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Oxygen saturation and pH changes in cremaster microvessels of the rat.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8967389     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Recent studies have shown a considerable extent of diffusive O2 transfer from precapillary vessels, but the occurrence of O2 influx into postcapillary vessels (diffusive shunting) is still controversial. In this study, we investigated diffusive shunting between pre- and postcapillary vessels in muscle tissue and pH changes in the microvessels in an attempt to determine the physiological significance of the parallel arrangement of arterial and venous vessels in tissue oxygenation. We used rat cremaster muscles and controlled the breathing of anesthetized rats using urethane with FIO2 set at 0.3 and 0.12. We employed a noninvasive spectrophotometric method of measuring pH, using a pH-sensitive dye (1-hydroxypyrene-3,6,8-trisulfonic acid) and the O2 saturation level of hemoglobin (SO2) in microvessels from small arteries down to arterioles and from venules up to small veins. At FIO2 0.30, pH significantly decreased from 7.39 +/- 0.02 to 7.26 +/- 0.05 (SD) in precapillary vessels and remained close to constant during passage through postcapillary vessels. At FIO2 0.12, pH decreased from 7.36 +/- 0.03 to 7.01 +/- 0.06 in precapillary vessels and then increased in postcapillary vessels from 6.75 +/- 0.19 to 7.27 +/- 0.08. At FIO2 0.30, SO2 decreased from 98.6 +/- 5.4 to 64.2 +/- 4.5% in precapillary vessels and increased from 62.5 +/- 6.5 to 89.4 +/- 4.1% in postcapillary vessels. At FIO2 0.12, SO2 decreased from 47.0 +/- 5.5 to 25.1 +/- 3.8% in precapillary vessels and remained close to constant in postcapillary vessels. In conclusion, during hyperoxia, diffusive shunting of O2 was enhanced, and during hypoxia, acid was accumulated in peripheral vessels. It is speculated that acid accumulated due to back-diffusion of CO2 from venous to arterial microvessels, liberating O2 bound to hemoglobin via the Bohr effect. The diffusive shunting of O2 and counterdiffusion and accumulation of CO2 may contribute to the homeostasis of tissue oxygenation levels.
Authors:
H Kobayashi; N Takizawa
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  270     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1996 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-12-04     Completed Date:  1996-12-04     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  H1453-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abdominal Muscles / blood supply*
Animals
Arylsulfonates
Coloring Agents
Diffusion
Gases / blood
Hemoglobins / analysis
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Male
Microcirculation
Oxygen / blood*
Photometry
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Arylsulfonates; 0/Coloring Agents; 0/Gases; 0/Hemoglobins; 6358-69-6/pyranine; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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