A novel mouse-driven ex vivo flow chamber for the study of leukocyte and platelet function
Open Access
- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Physiological Society in American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
- Vol. 286 (4), C876-C892
- https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.00500.2003
Abstract
Various in vitro and in vivo techniques exist for study of the microcirculation. Whereas in vivo systems impress with their physiological fidelity, in vitro systems excel in the amount of reduction that can be achieved. Here we introduce the autoperfused ex vivo flow chamber designed to study murine leukocytes and platelets under well-defined hemodynamic conditions. In our model, the murine heart continuously drives the blood flow through the chamber, providing a wide range of physiological shear rates. We used a balance of force approach to quantify the prevailing forces at the chamber walls. Numerical simulations show the flow characteristics in the chamber based on a shear-thinning fluid model. We demonstrate specific rolling of wild-type leukocytes on immobilized P-selectin, abolished by a blocking MAb. When uncoated, the surfaces having a constant shear rate supported individual platelet rolling, whereas on areas showing a rapid drop in shear platelets interacted in previously unreported grapelike conglomerates, suggesting an influence of shear rate on the type of platelet interaction. In summary, the ex vivo chamber amounts to an external vessel connecting the arterial and venous systems of a live mouse. This method combines the strengths of existing in vivo and in vitro systems in the study of leukocyte and platelet function.Keywords
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