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    Intravital microscopy of the capillary perfusion in the corium limbi of the third toe of the minipig (2009)

    Art
    Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag
    Autoren
    Hiebl, B
    Mrowietz, C
    Braune, S
    Franke, R P
    Plendl, J (WE 1)
    Jung, F
    Quelle
    Clinical hemorheology and microcirculation : blood flow and vessels
    Bandzählung: 43
    Heftzählung: 1-2
    Seiten: 173 – 9
    ISSN: 1386-0291
    Sprache
    Englisch
    Verweise
    DOI: 10.3233/CH-2009-1232
    Pubmed: 19713612
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    Institut für Veterinär-Anatomie

    Koserstr. 20
    14195 Berlin
    +49 30 838 75784
    anatomie@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

    Abstract / Zusammenfassung

    Several methods are available today for the investigation of microcirculation in animal models, but they can be invasive and time-consuming depending on the area investigated. In particular, non-invasive methods that can be conducted rapidly and without dye or tracer injections are in demand. The cutaneous microcirculation can be easily studied in the dorsal corium limbi of the third toe of the porcine forelimb using intravital microscopy - analogous to nail fold capillary microscopy in humans. The capillary microscopy system consists of a reflected-light microscope with a cold light source, green and infrared filters and a video camera. The video sequences were recorded using the image capture system Framegrabber (Imagenation PXC-200) and a PC (with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1024 MB RAM, 160 GB hard disk, Windows XP Pro), and stored via a DVD recorder (Panasonic LQ-MD800). Quantification of capillary erythrocyte flow velocities was performed using the computer-assisted image analysis system Cap Image Version 8.5 which includes a movie tool as a video sequence storage medium. The method allows estimation of capillary density and tortuosity as well as capillary circulation in the anesthetized pig within a few minutes. First measurements were made after anesthesia induction followed by further measurements during anesthesia maintenance (3 minutes each). No differences in capillary circulation were found. The present method is thus very well suited for long-term microcirculation measurements in pigs, e.g., to evaluate therapeutic interventions in the ischemic limb model.