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J Appl Physiol 66: 837-843, 1989;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 66, Issue 2 837-843, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Increased hemoglobin O2 affinity does not improve O2 consumption in hypoxemia

G. Gutierrez and J. M. Andry
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston 77030.

We perfused an isolated rabbit hindlimb preparation with suspensions of human erythrocytes (RBC) having different O2 affinities. Our objective was to compare the effect of changes in P50, the PO2 at which hemoglobin is 50% saturated, on tissue O2 consumption during severe hypoxemia. A high-affinity (HA) group (n = 9) was perfused with RBC incubated in NaCNO (P50 = 21.4 +/- 1.9 Torr). This was compared with a low-affinity (LA) group (n = 9) perfused with rejuvenated RBC (P50 = 31.1 +/- 1.8 Torr). The arterial PO2 of the perfusate was decreased to approximately 24 Torr in both preparations. Perfusion flow and hemoglobin concentration were maintained constant. During hypoxemia arterial O2 saturation and total O2 transport (TO2) were greater in the HA than the LA group (P less than 0.05). O2 consumption and effluent venous PO2 decreased with hypoxemia in both groups to similar levels. Consequently, the LA group showed a greater O2 extraction ratio than the HA group (P less than 0.05). The ratio of phosphocreatine to inorganic phosphate, measured with 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy, decreased at a comparable rate in both groups. As shown by a mathematical model of peripheral O2 transport, these experimental results can be explained on the basis of peripheral limitation to O2 diffusion. We conclude that increased hemoglobin affinity does not appreciably improve tissue oxygenation in hypoxemia, since the increase in TO2 is offset by diffusion limitation at the tissues.


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