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. 1981 Jul;68(1):21–27. doi: 10.1172/JCI110237

In vivo comparison of cerebral tissue PO2 and cytochrome aa3 reduction-oxidation state in cats during hemorrhagic shock.

K Kariman, F G Hempel, F F Jöbsis, S R Burns, H A Saltzman
PMCID: PMC370768  PMID: 6265497

Abstract

To assess the adequacy of oxygen availability and utilization within the cerebral cortex in vivo, we have measured the partial pressure of oxygen in tissue (PtO2), as well as the reduction oxidation state of cytochrome c oxidase (cyt aa3) during shock induced by slow or rapid hemorrhage in anesthetized cats. PtO2 was measured with pyrenebutyric acid-generated fluorescence in cerebral cortical cells. Cyt aa3 redox state was measured by the absorption of monochromatic light at 605 nm absorption peak of the enzyme reflected from the same cortical field. The PtO2 remained within the normal range until either 30 +/- 1.5 ml blood/kg was removed or the mean arterial pressure fell by 70 +/- 5% of base line. Beyond either point, the PtO2 fell rapidly to a low value approximating zero. By contrast, the reduction of cyt aa3 began early when as little as 5 ml blood/kg was removed. Thereafter, the shift toward reduction was progressive and continuous with a slow rate at first and a rapid rate later. This accelerated rate of cyt aa3 reduction preceded the rapid fall of PtO2. We concluded that, under these experimental conditions, cyt aa3 reduction is a much earlier and more sensitive indicator of perturbed intracellular aerobic metabolism due to hemorrhage that is PtO2.

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