Active lymphatic pumping and sheep lung lymph flow.
J Appl Physiol (1985)
; 71(1): 99-103, 1991 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Active (intrinsic) lymphatic pumping may be an important factor determining lymph flow from the lungs. Unfortunately, in most experiments, it is very difficult to determine the influence of active pumping vs. passive factors on lymph flow. However, 1) the pumping activity (stroke volume and frequency) of isolated lymphatic segments varies nonlinearly with transmural pressure, and 2) the lung lymph flow from awake sheep varies nonlinearly with lymphatic outflow pressure. Accordingly, if lymphatic pumping significantly influences lung lymph flow, then it should be possible to describe the sheep lung lymph flow vs. outflow pressure data with the pumping activity data. To test this, we used published lymphatic pumping activity data to develop a mathematical model of the lymphatic pump for a segment of lymphatic vessel. Flow vs. outflow pressure relationships obtained from simulations with this model were very similar to the data from sheep. Our results indicate that both passive factors and active lymphatic pumping contribute to lymph flow, and our model may allow investigators to distinguish the effects of active pumping vs. passive factors in the regulation of lymph flow.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pulmón
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Linfa
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Sistema Linfático
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Appl Physiol (1985)
Asunto de la revista:
FISIOLOGIA
Año:
1991
Tipo del documento:
Article