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J Appl Physiol 67: 291-299, 1989;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 67, Issue 1 291-299, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Evidence for tissue diffusion limitation of VO2max in normal humans

J. Roca, M. C. Hogan, D. Story, D. E. Bebout, P. Haab, R. Gonzalez, O. Ueno and P. D. Wagner
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.

We recently found [at approximately 90% maximal O2 consumption (VO2max)] that as inspiratory PO2 (PIO2) was reduced, VO2 and mixed venous PO2 (PVO2) fell together along a straight line through the origin, suggesting tissue diffusion limitation of VO2max. To extend these observations to VO2max and directly examine effluent venous blood from muscle, six normal men cycled at VO2max while breathing air, 15% O2 and 12% O2 in random order on a single day. From femoral venous, mixed venous, and radial arterial samples, we measured PO2, PCO2, pH, and lactate and computed mean muscle capillary PO2 by Bohr integration between arterial (PaO2) and femoral venous PO2 (PfvO2). VO2 and CO2 production (VCO2) were measured by expired gas analysis, VO2max averaged 61.5 +/- 6.2 (air), 48.6 +/- 4.8 (15% O2), and 38.1 +/- 4.1 (12% O2) ml.kg-1.min-1. Corresponding values were 16.8 +/- 5.6, 14.4 +/- 5.0, and 12.0 +/- 5.0 Torr for PfVO2; 23.6 +/- 3.2, 19.1 +/- 4.2, and 16.2 +/- 3.5 Torr for PVO2; and 38.5 +/- 5.4, 30.3 +/- 4.1, and 24.5 +/- 3.6 Torr for muscle capillary PO2 (PmCO2). Each of the PO2 variables was linearly related to VO2max (r = 0.99 each), with an intercept not different from the origin. Similar results were obtained when the subjects were pushed to a work load 30 W higher to ensure that VO2max had been achieved. By extending our prior observations 1) to maximum VO2 and 2) by direct sampling of femoral venous blood, we conclude that tissue diffusion limitation of VO2max may be present in normal humans. In addition, since PVO2, PfVO2, and PmCO2 all linearly relate to VO2max, we suggest that whichever of these is most readily obtained is acceptable for further evaluation of the hypothesis.


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