Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 65, Issue 2 608-616, Copyright © 1988 by American Physiological Society

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Bioenergetics of rabbit skeletal muscle during hypoxemia and ischemia

G. Gutierrez, R. J. Pohil, J. M. Andry, R. Strong and P. Narayana
Pulmonary Division, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston 77030.

A blood-perfused rabbit hindlimb preparation was exposed to total ischemia (n = 4) or to severe hypoxemia (n = 4) where arterial PO2 was 5 +/- 2 (SE) Torr. O2 consumption (VO2), O2 transport (TO2), venous PO2 (PVO2), venous lactate concentration, and venous glucose concentration were measured. The relative concentration of ATP, phosphocreatine (PCr), inorganic phosphate (Pi), and intracellular pH (pHi) were monitored with 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy. PCr/Pi decreased with the onset of ischemia or hypoxemia. The preparation was reoxygenated and allowed to recover for 30 min once PCr/Pi was less than 1.0. The periods of hypoxemia and ischemia lasted 56.0 +/- 10.0 and 63.8 +/- 2.5 min, respectively (NS). During ischemia PCr decreased and Pi increased compared with control (P less than 0.05) but returned to control with reperfusion. With hypoxemia PCr also decreased and Pi increased with respect to control (P less than 0.01) but did not recover with reoxygenation. VO2 and PVO2 in both groups returned to control during recovery. ATP did not change with ischemia but decreased with hypoxemia (P less than 0.05). Venous lactate concentration did not change with ischemia but increased with hypoxemia (P less than 0.05) and continued to rise during recovery. During recovery pHi decreased in the hypoxemic group (P less than 0.05) but not in the ischemic group. These data show that, under the conditions tested, rabbit skeletal muscle does not resynthesize PCr after a severe hypoxemic episode. Furthermore it appears that VO2 and PVO2 fail to portray the true state of cellular bioenergetics after a severe hypotemic insult.

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