Sandeep Khurana is supported by NIH (K08DKO81479). Vikrant Rachakonda is supported by (T32DK067872).

The examples shown here are from experiments approved by IACUC at Georgia Regents University - Protocol No: # 2011-0408
1. Preparation of Reagents
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	<li>Prepare dissection solution stock: For 500 ml of stock dissection solution (5x), dissolve 21.18 g NaCl, 0.875 g KCl, 0.739 g MgSO4, 1.049 g MOPS and 0.019 g EDTA in 450 ml of Milli-Q water. Adjust pH to 7.3-7.4 using 1 N NaOH. Make up the volume to 500 ml with Milli-Q water. Stock solution can be stored up to 7-10 days. See <s...

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Critical steps, troubleshooting and modifications
In a typical isobaric vessel preparation, the artery is pressurized at 70 mmHg between two glass cannulas perfused with warm (37 &#176;C) PSS. After 30-45 min, arteries develop MT, characterized by spontaneous decrease in diameter that stabilizes in 20-30 min. The resistance arteries from various vascular beds develop variable MT. For example rat resistance mesenteric arteries develop MT ~25% of PD, while cremastric arteries may achieve MT ~40% of...

Small resistance arteries are major determinants of SVR and play an important role in pathophysiology of many diseases1,2. Conditions such as diabetes3, pregnancy4, ischemia-reperfusion5,obesity and hypertension6,7 are frequently associated with altered microvascular function. Vascular myography can not only provide important insights into changes in microvascular function in various diseases but also help identify therapeutic targets and evaluate the efficacy of vasoactive compounds. Vascular function has been studied using isolated small arteries under isometric or isobaric vessel conditions8. Detailed description of isometric myography is provided elsewhere9. However there are differences in data obtained from isometric versus isobaric preparations10-12. Since pressurized arterial preparations allow the study of microvascular function in near-physiological conditions, the obtained findings may correlate better with in vivo behavior of the vascular bed8,13.
In 1902 Bayliss first described the effect of transmural pressure on vascular diameter14. He observed in small resistance arteries from various vascular beds of rabbits, cats and dogs that a decrease in pressure was followed by vasodilation, and an increase in pressure was followed by vasoconstriction. This phenomenon is known as myogenic response. Bayliss and subsequent investigators observed that in isobaric conditions small resistance arteries develop sustained constriction known as MT15,16. Both myogenic response and MT can be assessed by using pressure myography (PM) technique. PM is used primarily to determine vasoactivity of small arteries, veins and other vessels. In addition to assessing the effect of vasoactive compounds on vascular diameter, PM - as the name indicates - is used to assess intravascular pressure-mediated changes on vascular diameter. Over the last few decades advances in computer software, which enhanced video microscopy and glass pipette pulling, have made PM easier to perform. However, dissection of viable intact segments of small blood vessels remains tedious and sometimes challenging. Here we outline a detailed protocol to study myogenic response in small mesenteric resistance arteries isolated from rats.

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			<td>Chemical</td>
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		 <tr>
			<td>Acetylcholine</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>A6625</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Calcium chloride (CaCl2)</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>223506</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>D-(+)-Glucose</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>G5767</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Ethylene glycol-bis(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N',N'-tetra acetic acid (EGTA)</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>E3889</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA)</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>E9884</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>HEPES</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>H3784</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4)</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>M7506</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>MOPS</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>M5162</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Phenylephrine</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>P6126</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Potassium chloride (KCl)</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>P3911</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Potassium phosphate (KH2PO4)</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>P5655</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3 )</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>S6014</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Sodium chloride (NaCl)</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>S7653</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Sodium hydroxide (NaOH)</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>S5881</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Sodium nitroprusside</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>13451</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate (NaH2PO4)</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>S9638</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Sodium pyruvate</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich</td>
			<td>P8574</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
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			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Table 1.</td>
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		 <td></td>
		 <td></td>
		 <td></td>
		 <td>
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			<td>Physiological salt solution (1000 ml)</td>
			<td> mM</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>KCl</td>
			<td>4.9</td>
			<td>0.365 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>NaCl</td>
			<td>112</td>
			<td>6.545 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>MgSO4.7H2O</td>
			<td>1.2</td>
			<td>0.296 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>KH2PO4</td>
			<td>1.2</td>
			<td>0.163 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Glucose</td>
			<td>11.5</td>
			<td>2.072 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>NaHCO3</td>
			<td>26</td>
			<td>2.184 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>HEPES</td>
			<td>10</td>
			<td>2.383 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>CaCl2</td>
			<td>2</td>
			<td>2 ml (1M stock)</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>De-ionized water</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>998 ml</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Ca2+ free physiological salt solution (100 ml)</td>
			<td> mM</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>KCl</td>
			<td>4.9</td>
			<td>0.036 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>NaCl</td>
			<td>112</td>
			<td>0.645 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>MgSO4.7H2O</td>
			<td>1.2</td>
			<td>0.029 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>KH2PO4</td>
			<td>1.2</td>
			<td>0.016 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Glucose</td>
			<td>11.5</td>
			<td>0.207 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>NaHCO3</td>
			<td>26</td>
			<td>0.218 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>HEPES</td>
			<td>10</td>
			<td>0.238 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>EGTA </td>
			<td>0.39</td>
			<td>0.015 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Sodium nitroprusside </td>
			<td>0.1</td>
			<td>0.0026 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>De-ionized water</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>100 ml</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Dissection solution, stock (500 ml)</td>
			<td> mM</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>NaCl</td>
			<td>145</td>
			<td>21.18 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>KCl</td>
			<td>4.7</td>
			<td>0.875 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>MgSO4</td>
			<td>1.2</td>
			<td>0.739 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>MOPS</td>
			<td>2</td>
			<td>1.049 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>EDTA</td>
			<td>0.02</td>
			<td>0.019 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>De-ionized water</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>500 ml</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Working dissection solution (100 ml)</td>
			<td> mM</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Dissection solution stock</td>
			<td>20 ml</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Glucose</td>
			<td>1.2</td>
			<td>0.091 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>NaH2PO4</td>
			<td>5</td>
			<td>0.016 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Sodium pyruvate</td>
			<td>2</td>
			<td>0.022 g</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>CaCl2</td>
			<td>2</td>
			<td>0.2 ml (1M stock)</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>De-ionized water</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>79.8 ml</td>
		 </tr>
	 </tbody>
</table>
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		 <td></td>
		 <td></td>
		 <td></td>
		 <td>Table 2. Composition of Experimetnal solutions</td>
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			<td></td>
			<td>Equipment</td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>CCD Monochrome Camera</td>
			<td>The imaging Source</td>
			<td>DMK 21AU04</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Single inline solution heater</td>
			<td>Warner Instruments</td>
			<td>64-0102</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Thermistor</td>
			<td>Warner Instruments</td>
			<td>64-0108</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Dual automatic temperature controller</td>
			<td>Warner Instruments</td>
			<td>TC-344B</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Flaming/Brown micropipette puller</td>
			<td>Sutter Instruments </td>
			<td>P-97</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Fluorescence System Interface</td>
			<td>IonOptix</td>
			<td>model FSI-700</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Forceps and scissors </td>
			<td>World Precision Instruments</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Ion Wizard-Core and Analysis</td>
			<td>IonOptix</td>
			<td>Ion Wizard 6.0</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Laboratory tubing</td>
			<td>Silastic </td>
			<td>508-005</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Male Sprague Dawley rat</td>
			<td>Harlan Laboratories</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Master flex console drive</td>
			<td>Cole-parmer</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Milli-Q Plus Ultrapure Water System</td>
			<td>Millipore</td>
			<td>ZD5211584</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Ophthalmic monofilament nylon suture </td>
			<td>Ethicon </td>
			<td>9007G</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Photometry and Dimensioning Microscope</td>
			<td>Motic</td>
			<td>AE31</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Pressure Servo Controller with peristaltic pump and pressure transducer</td>
			<td>Living Systems Instrumentation</td>
			<td>PS-200</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Stereomicroscope</td>
			<td>Nikon Instruments Inc</td>
			<td>SMZ660</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Vessel Chamber</td>
			<td>Living Systems Instrumentation</td>
			<td>CH-1</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Dissection dish</td>
			<td>Living Systems Instrumentation</td>
			<td>DD-90-S</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Thin Wall Glass Capillaries</td>
			<td>World Precision Instruments</td>
			<td>TW120-6</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td>Microforge</td>
			<td>Stoelting</td>
			<td>51550</td>
			<td></td>
		 </tr>
		 <tr>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Table 3.</td>
		 </tr>
	 </tbody>
</table>

assessing myogenic response and vasoactivity in resistance mesenteric arteries using pressure myography

Small resistance arteries constrict and dilate respectively in response to increased or decreased intraluminal pressure; this phenomenon known as myogenic response is a key regulator of local blood flow. In isobaric conditions small resistance arteries develop sustained constriction known as myogenic tone (MT), which is a major determinant of systemic vascular resistance (SVR). Hence, ex vivo&#160;pressurized preparations of small resistance arteries are major tools to study microvascular function in near-physiological states. To achieve this, a freshly isolated intact segment of a small resistance artery (diameter ~260 &#956;m) is mounted onto two small glass cannulas and pressurized. These arterial preparations retain most in vivo characteristics and permit assessment of vascular tone in real-time. Here we provide a detailed protocol for assessing vasoactivity in pressurized small resistance mesenteric arteries from rats; these arteries develop sustained vasoconstriction - approximately 25% of maximal diameter - when pressurized at 70 mmHg. These arterial preparations may be used to study the effect of investigational compounds on relationship between intra-arterial pressure and vasoactivity and determine changes in microvascular function in animal models of various diseases.

Schematic representation of a typical pressure myograph set-up is shown in Figure 1. The two ends of the vessel are cannulated with a glass micropipette and secured with sutures on both sides. Via tubing and an open stopcock, one cannula is connected to a servo-controlled pressure-regulator; the other cannula is connected to a closed stopcock. The chamber is perfused with PSS and vascular diameter changes are observed by an inverted microscope connected to a CCD camera.
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Assessing Myogenic Response and Vasoactivity In Resistance Mesenteric Arteries Using Pressure Myography

Pressure myography is used to assess vasoactivity of small arteries that develop sustained constriction when pressurized. This manuscript provides a detailed protocol to assess in isolated segments of small mesenteric arteries from rats, vasoactivity and the effect of intraluminal pressure on vascular diameter.

Small resistance arteries constrict and dilate respectively in response to increased or decreased intraluminal pressure; this phenomenon known as myogenic ...

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16.5K Views.  Georgia Regents University.  Myography pressione è utilizzato per valutare vasoactivity di piccole arterie che si sviluppano costrizione sostenuta quando sotto pressione. Questo manoscritto fornisce un protocollo dettagliato per valutare in segmenti isolati di piccole arterie mesenterici di ratto, vasoactivity e l'effetto della pressione intraluminale del diametro vascolare. 