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Microcirculation. The microcirculation is the circulation of the blood in the smallest blood vessels, the microvessels of the microvasculature present within organ tissues. [1] The microvessels include terminal arterioles, metarterioles, capillaries, and venules. Arterioles carry oxygenated blood to the capillaries, and blood flows out of the

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The microcirculation is the final destination of the cardiovascular system and is ultimately responsible for oxygen transfer from the red blood cells (RBC) in the capillaries to the parenchymal cells where oxygen is delivered to meet the energy requirements of the tissue cells in support of their functional activity.

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/circresaha.115.305364
Abstract. The microcirculation is responsible for orchestrating adjustments in vascular tone to match local tissue perfusion with oxygen demand. Beyond this metabolic dilation, the microvasculature plays a critical role in modulating vascular tone by endothelial release of an unusually diverse family of compounds including nitric oxide, other

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The microcirculation is the terminal vascular network of the systemic circulation consisting of microvessels with diameters <20 µm. These microvessels consist of arterioles, post-capillary venules, capillaries, and their (sub) cellular constituents (Fig. 1).The microcirculation is the final destination of the cardiovascular system and is ultimately responsible for oxygen transfer from the red

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The microcirculation is responsible for orchestrating adjustments in vascular tone to match local tissue perfusion with oxygen demand. Beyond this metabolic dilation, the microvasculature plays a critical role in modulating vascular tone by endothelial release of an unusually diverse family of compounds including nitric oxide, other reactive oxygen species, and arachidonic acid metabolites.

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Spontaneous and stretch-activated vasomotion is present, which serves to pump lymph out of the tissue. Sympathetic nerves can modulate vasomotion and cause contraction. One-way valves direct lymph away from the tissue and eventually back into the systemic circulation via the thoracic duct and subclavian veins (2-4 liters/day returned).

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Abstract. This paper briefly reviews the physiological components of the microcirculation, focusing on its function in homeostasis and its central function in the realization of oxygen transport to tissue cells. Its pivotal role in the understanding of circulatory compromise in states of shock and renal compromise is discussed.

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The principal function of the microcirculation is to permit the transfer of substances between the tissues and the circulation. This transfer occurs predominantly across the walls of the capillaries but some exchange occurs in the small venules also. Substances involved include water, electrolytes, gases (O 2, CO 2 ), nitrogenous wastes

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CFR, or the ratio of hyperemic myocardial blood flow - i.e., at peak stress - to myocardial blood flow at rest, 7 evaluates the whole hemodynamics of coronary circulation, from epicardial arteries to microcirculation, including endothelial and vascular smooth muscle function. 7 Reduced CFR has been shown to be an independent predictor of

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338036254_Microcirculation_Physiology_Pathophysiology_and_Clinical_Application
Abstract. This paper briefly reviews the physiological components of. the microcirculation, focusing on its function in homeostasis. and its central function in the realization of oxygen transport

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Microcirculation. William F. Jackson, in Muscle, 2012 Capillaries and Pericytes. Capillaries that branch off terminal arterioles lack smooth muscle cells, but may be invested with pericytes that are capable of contraction and changing the luminal diameter of capillaries (8,11,12,17,80).Pericytes are elongated cells with multiple branches that envelop the underlying endothelial cell tube (8

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The second challenge is that specific therapies targeting either the macro- or microcirculation may actually affect each other adversely. In this way, the macro- and microcirculations may be like "Batman" and "Superman.". Both fight the crime of sepsis-induced hemodynamic instability, but differ in their approach and methods.

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Tan Z, Zhao Y, Zheng Y and Pan Y (2022) The Effect of Blood Flow-Restricted Low Resistance Training on Microvascular Circulation of Myocardium in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats, Frontiers in Physiology, 10.3389/fphys.2022.829718, 13

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Microcirculation is a vascular biology journal that contributes significant new findings in vascular and lymphatic microcirculation. The scope covers research at the intact animal, organ, cellular, or molecular level, as well as state-of-the-art reviews addressing advances in technology in the fields of microcirculatory disease and function.

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17962
The cerebral circulation (as well as the renal one, as seen below) is particularly susceptible to pressure damage, since this is a torrential circulation with minimal vascular resistance; therefore, mean and PPs are easily transmitted from the aorta to small cerebral (and renal) arteries. 35 Two studies reported that an increased arterial

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From fluid mechanical point of view, the distinction between micro and macro circulation can be based on the Reynolds number, VD/v, and Womersley number, \ (\left ( {D/2} \right)\sqrt {\omega /\nu } \) (Sec. 5.16), where V represents the mean velocity of flow in the vessel, D is the vessel diameter, v is the kinematic viscosity of the blood, co

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circulation physiology be understood without such a study of mechanics. It cannot! I recommend this book to all physiology teachers and students. Y. C. FUNG, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering Here is a book on the mechanics of the circulation that is equally accessible to those trained in the life sciences and in the mechanical sciences.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5665123/
The microcirculation also plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of homeostasis throughout the body including the autoregulation of blood flow to all organ systems, and temperature regulation by control of cutaneous blood flow. Under physiological conditions, microcirculatory flow is controlled by both systemic and local mechanisms.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25870123/
Abstract. Macrovasculature, microvasculature, and the heart are the main determinants of the structure and function of the circulatory system. Due to viscoelastic properties of large arteries, the pulsatile pressure and flow that result from intermittent ventricular ejection are smoothed out, so that microvasculature mediates steadily the

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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circulationaha.106.648329
Macro- and Micro Circulation in Hypertension. Michel E. Safar, ed . 151 pages. London, UK: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006. ISBN: -7817-8178-7. This book outlines contributions to the field of systemic arterial hypertension by Professor Michel Safar, his students in France, and his colleagues abroad throughout the past 25 years.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28298-5
In the cortex, the number of micro-vessels with blood flow and the velocity in each vessel gradually decrease as the ICP increases, with a particularly noticeable reduction from 40 to 46 mmHg. The

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Microcirculation is a branch of the circulatory system that deals with the flow of blood within small vessels. This is in contrast to macrocirculation, which is deals with the flow of blood in larger vessels such as veins and arteries. Capillaries are vessels that are linked to microcirculation because microcirculation is a vital link between