Sequential morphological and permeability changes in the rete capillaries during hyperglycaemia.
Microsc Res Tech
; 57(5): 408-17, 2002 Jun 01.
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| ID: mdl-12112446
ABSTRACT
With the rete model of the eel swimbladder, we have studied the appearance and development of a microangiopathy during a 2-year period of hyperglycaemia. Hyperglycaemia was induced in the eel by chronic exposure to cold water. At 3-5 months, basement membrane thickness was twice the normal value and increased only slightly thereafter. Diffusion coefficients of permeability were measured in counter-current perfusion experiments for a variety of tracers that are believed to use different pathways of transcapillary transport. The permeability to sucrose was the first to significantly increase, at 6-8 months, followed by that of albumin, insulin, and inulin, at 9-11 months and that of sodium, at 18-24 months. The permeability to water and antipyrine remained stable throughout the study. The results indicate that in the rete model, chronic hyperglycaemia induces a rapid thickening of the capillary basement membrane and selective permeability increments in the various paths of transcapillary transport.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Capilares
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Permeabilidade Capilar
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Sacos Aéreos
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Hiperglicemia
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Microsc Res Tech
Ano de publicação:
2002
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Article