Abstract

We will measure the functional caliber of alveolar septal microvessels in isolated rat lungs which have been prepared so that lung inflation pressure exceeds perfusion pressure (zone 1). This causes the microvessels to compress nearly to the point of collapse. The measurements will be made by perfusion isolated rat lungs with fluorescent latex particles of specific diameters (0.010- 10.0 micrometers). The lungs will then be frozen, fixed by freeze substitution and embedded. Sections will be examined using a laser confocal fluorescence microscope. From the images, latex particle density will be measured in individual alveolar septa. Data will be compared from lungs perfused with different particle diameters and used to calculate the functional septal microvascular syncytial caliber under the conditions in which the lungs were perfused. Using a newly developed method, we plan to reconstruct three dimensionally the perfusion characteristics of intravenous ruscitation and hemoglobin solutions in isolated rat lungs. It is of medical importance to follow these pathways to see if perfusion exists at the capillary level. If these solutions can enter capillaries under high lung inflation pressures, it will be very useful as an oxygen carrying agent in treating hypovolemic shock patients.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
3P41RR000570-28S1
Application #
6117317
Study Section
Project Start
1998-09-30
Project End
2000-06-30
Budget Start
1997-10-01
Budget End
1998-09-30
Support Year
28
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Wisconsin Madison
Department
Type
DUNS #
161202122
City
Madison
State
WI
Country
United States
Zip Code
53715

  Publications

Mavroudi, Maria; Zarogoulidis, Paul; Porpodis, Konstantinos et al. (2014) Stem cells' guided gene therapy of cancer: New frontier in personalized and targeted therapy. J Cancer Res Ther (Manch) 2:22-33
Malecki, Marek; Putzer, Emily; Sabo, Chelsea et al. (2014) Directed cardiomyogenesis of autologous human induced pluripotent stem cells recruited to infarcted myocardium with bioengineered antibodies. Mol Cell Ther 2:
Malecki, Marek (2014) 'Above all, do no harm': safeguarding pluripotent stem cell therapy against iatrogenic tumorigenesis. Stem Cell Res Ther 5:73
Malecki, Marek; LaVanne, Christine; Alhambra, Dominique et al. (2013) Safeguarding Stem Cell-Based Regenerative Therapy against Iatrogenic Cancerogenesis: Transgenic Expression of DNASE1, DNASE1L3, DNASE2, DFFB Controlled By POLA1 Promoter in Proliferating and Directed Differentiation Resisting Human Autologous Pluripotent J Stem Cell Res Ther Suppl 9:
Malecki, Marek; Tombokan, Xenia; Anderson, Mark et al. (2013) TRA-1-60(+), SSEA-4(+), POU5F1(+), SOX2(+), NANOG(+) Clones of Pluripotent Stem Cells in the Embryonal Carcinomas of the Testes. J Stem Cell Res Ther 3:
Malecki, Marek (2013) Improved targeting and enhanced retention of the human, autologous, fibroblast-derived, induced, pluripotent stem cells to the sarcomeres of the infarcted myocardium with the aid of the bioengineered, heterospecific, tetravalent antibodies. J Stem Cell Res Ther 3:
Malecki, Marek; Dahlke, Jessica; Haig, Melissa et al. (2013) Eradication of Human Ovarian Cancer Cells by Transgenic Expression of Recombinant DNASE1, DNASE1L3, DNASE2, and DFFB Controlled by EGFR Promoter: Novel Strategy for Targeted Therapy of Cancer. J Genet Syndr Gene Ther 4:152
Zarogoulidis, Paul; Darwiche, Kaid; Sakkas, Antonios et al. (2013) Suicide Gene Therapy for Cancer - Current Strategies. J Genet Syndr Gene Ther 4:
Malecki, Marek; Sabo, Chelsea; Putzer, Emily et al. (2013) Recruitment and retention of human autologous CD34+ CD117+ CD133+ bone marrow stem cells to infarcted myocardium followed by directed vasculogenesis: Novel strategy for cardiac regeneration. Mol Cell Ther 1:
Malecki, Marek; Malecki, Bianca (2012) Routing of Biomolecules and Transgenes' Vectors in Nuclei of Oocytes. J Fertili In Vitro 2012:108-118

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