[2] Lecture 12-Control Of Blood Flow Flashcards
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Rapid changes in local vasodilation/vasoconstriction
Acute control of local blood flow
Two basic theories of acute control of local blood flow:
- Vasodilator theory
2. oxygen (nutrient) lack theory
Increase in sizes/ number of vessels
Occurs over a period of days, weeks, or months.
Long-term control of local blood flow
Increased metabolism = decreased O2 availability
Formation of vasodilator [adenosine, CO2, Adenosine P compounds, histamine, K+ ions H+ ions]
Vasodilator theory
Decreased O2 = blood vessel relaxation
[vasodilation]
Oxygen [nutrient] lack theory
Cyclical opening and closing of precapillary sphincters
Vasomotion
What controls the number of precapillary sphincters open at any given time?
Roughly proportional to nutritional[O2] req’ments f tissues.
Tissue blood flow blocked [s to hrs or more]
When unblocked, blood flow increases 4-7x normal
Reactive hyperemia
When any tissue becomes active rate of blood flow increases
Active hyperemia
When there is a higher rate of metabolism, what happens to blood flow rate
Increased blood flow
When arterial oxygenation desats, what happens to blood flow?
Blood flow increases
Rapid increase in arterial pressure leads to increased blood flow
W/in minutes, blood flow returns to normal even with elevated pressure
What term would be used to describe this phenomenon
Autoregulation
2 theories/views to explain autoregulation:
Metabolic/myogenic theory
Increase in blood flow leads to:
Too much O2 or nutrients leads to:
Washes out vasodilators
Metabolic theory of autoregulation
Stretching of blood vessels leads to reactive vasculature constriction
Myogenic theory of autoregulation
Range that autoregulation typically operates at:
75 mmHg to 175 mm Hg
Higher arterial pressure has what effect on blood flow:
Increases blood flow [w/ higher arterial pressure]
What is the kidneys role in ACUTE blood flow control
Involves the macula densa / juxtaglomerular apparatus
Tubuloglomerular feedback
[CO2] increase and/or [H+] increase leads to:
Cerebral vessel dilation leads to:
Washing out of excess CO2/H+
Acute blood flow control mechanism: Brain
Blood flow linked to body temperature
Sympathetic nerves via CNS
(3ml/min/100g tissue->7-8 L/min for entire body)
Acute blood flow control mechanism: skin
What type of endothelial cells can help control blood flow to tissue?
Healthy Endothelial cells
Sequence of Helathy endothelial cell blood flow control mechanism:
Endothelial cell->Nitric Oxide->cGTP becomes cGMP in vascular smooth muscle->activation of protein kinases->VASODILATION
What happens in damaged endothelial cells?
Damages cells-> endothelin->vasoconstriction
21 AA peptide; effective in nanogram quantities
Endothelin-potent!