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ABSTRACT: Using intravital microscopy we studied the responses of the jejunal and ileal mesenteric microcirculation to hypertonic meals in neonatal piglets. Test meals were infused through a cannulated segment of proximal jejunum. The intestinal segments were observed under conditions of controlled temperature and humidity, and the velocity of red blood cells through mesenteric arterioles was measured and blood flow calculated. Jejunal flow was not altered from baseline by saline or hypertonic manitol infusion, while significant increases in flow were observed during hypertonic glucose infusion (3.8 × 10-6 versus 10.7 × 10-6 ml/s, p<0.01). Jejunal glucose infusion did not cause shunting from the ileal microcirculatory bed. We conclude that the infusion of hypertonic glucose causes an increase in jejunal blood flow, but does not result in a change in ileal flow. The increase in flow is a local phenomenon related to glucose absorption in neonatal piglets.
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Meller, J., Wolf, S., Ferguson, M. et al. The Microvascular Response of the Neonatal Mesentery to Hypertonic Feedings. Pediatr Res 20, 1136–1138 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198611000-00014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198611000-00014
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