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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2013

Inner retinal oxygen delivery and metabolism under normoxia and hypoxia in rat.

Justin Wanek, Pang-Yu Teng, Norman P Blair, Mahnaz Shahidi

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  20. A Model for Graded Retinal Ischemia in Rats.Translational vision science & technology · 2018
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Justin WanekDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
Pang-Yu Teng
Norman P Blair
Mahnaz Shahidi

Funding

Translational Core for Therapeutic and Diagnostic DevelopmentP30EY001792 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI MCANANY, JAMES JASON · 1985 to 2025
$14.8M
Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceUL1TR000050 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI AZAR, DIMITRI T, MERMELSTEIN, ROBIN J. · 2012 to 2014
$9.8M
Noninvasive Imaging of Chorioretinal Oxygen TensionR01EY017918 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI SHAHIDI, MAHNAZ · 2007 to 2022
$6.2M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000050NCATS NIH HHS UL1TR000050NEI NIH HHS EY001792NEI NIH HHS EY017918NEI NIH HHS P30 EY001792NEI NIH HHS R01 EY017918
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Abstract

purposeRetinal hypoxia is a common pathological condition usually caused by ischemia that may result in alterations in oxidative energy metabolism. We report measurements of oxygen delivery by the retinal circulation (DO2_IR) and inner retinal oxygen metabolism (MO2_IR) under systemic normoxia and hypoxia in rat.

methodsRats were ventilated with fractions of inspired oxygen (FiO2) to induce either normoxia (n = 10), moderate hypoxia (n = 14), or severe hypoxia (n = 10). Oxygen tension was measured in retinal vessels using phosphorescence lifetime imaging and converted to arterial (O2A) and venous (O2V) oxygen contents. Total retinal blood flow (F) was assessed by red-free and fluorescent microsphere imaging. DO2_IR and MO2_IR were calculated as the products of F and O2A, and F and the arteriovenous oxygen content difference (O2A-V), respectively.

resultsMeasurements of O2A, O2V, and O2A-V were significantly reduced with decreased FiO2 (P < 0.001). In response to reduced oxygen availability, F increased under moderate hypoxia (P < 0.001) but did not increase further under severe hypoxia (P = 0.5). DO2_IR was similar under normoxia and moderate hypoxia (P = 0.7), but significantly lower under severe hypoxia (P < 0.001). Likewise, MO2_IR under normoxia and moderate hypoxia was similar (P = 0.1), but significantly reduced under severe hypoxia (P ≤ 0.02).

conclusionsDO2_IR and MO2_IR were maintained during moderate hypoxia, but reduced under severe hypoxia, indicating blood flow compensation became insufficient for the reduced oxygen availability. Future studies may aid our understanding of retinal metabolic function in ischemic conditions.

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Analysis of VarianceAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHypoxiaOxygenOxygen ConsumptionRatsRats, Long-EvansRegional Blood FlowRetinaRetinal VesselsOxygendeliveryhypoxiametabolismoxygenretina

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PMID23821203
PMCPMC3723378

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