In the next year we'll continue to use the Electron Beam CT scanner to estimate myocardial perfusion and blood volume. We will study pigs after ten weeks of a diet high in cholesterol so as to simulate early atherosclerosis. Such feeding has been shown to result in altered endothelial function and increased angiogenesis of the myocardial microcirculation so we hope to be able to detect and quantitate these changes via the altered heterogeneity and blood flow-to-volume relationship of the myocardial perfusion distribution. We will also use our recently developed double gamma-variate model of myocardial contrast distribution to evaluate altered microcirculatory permeability, may also change in early atherosclerosis.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR001243-18
Application #
6319675
Study Section
Project Start
1998-12-16
Project End
1999-11-30
Budget Start
1998-10-01
Budget End
1999-09-30
Support Year
18
Fiscal Year
1999
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Bassingthwaighte, James B; Butterworth, Erik; Jardine, Bartholomew et al. (2012) Compartmental modeling in the analysis of biological systems. Methods Mol Biol 929:391-438
Dash, Ranjan K; Bassingthwaighte, James B (2010) Erratum to: Blood HbO2 and HbCO2 dissociation curves at varied O2, CO2, pH, 2,3-DPG and temperature levels. Ann Biomed Eng 38:1683-701
Bassingthwaighte, James B; Raymond, Gary M; Butterworth, Erik et al. (2010) Multiscale modeling of metabolism, flows, and exchanges in heterogeneous organs. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1188:111-20
Dash, Ranjan K; Bassingthwaighte, James B (2006) Simultaneous blood-tissue exchange of oxygen, carbon dioxide, bicarbonate, and hydrogen ion. Ann Biomed Eng 34:1129-48
Dash, Ranjan K; Bassingthwaighte, James B (2004) Blood HbO2 and HbCO2 dissociation curves at varied O2, CO2, pH, 2,3-DPG and temperature levels. Ann Biomed Eng 32:1676-93
Kellen, Michael R; Bassingthwaighte, James B (2003) Transient transcapillary exchange of water driven by osmotic forces in the heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285:H1317-31
Kellen, Michael R; Bassingthwaighte, James B (2003) An integrative model of coupled water and solute exchange in the heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285:H1303-16
Wang, C Y; Bassingthwaighte, J B (2001) Capillary supply regions. Math Biosci 173:103-14
Swanson, K R; True, L D; Lin, D W et al. (2001) A quantitative model for the dynamics of serum prostate-specific antigen as a marker for cancerous growth: an explanation for a medical anomaly. Am J Pathol 158:2195-9
Swanson, K R; Alvord Jr, E C; Murray, J D (2000) A quantitative model for differential motility of gliomas in grey and white matter. Cell Prolif 33:317-29

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