Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to compare the effects of hypoxia, asphyxia, and ischemia on brain cortical oxidative metabolism. This study was carried out using 14 New Zealand White rabbits. The effects of episodic stress were measured simultaneously on brain functional metabolism by monitoring cortical oxygen tension (brain pO2), cortical cerebral blood flow (cCBF), cortical blood volume, and mitochondrial oxidative metabolism. During hypoxia (when the fraction of inspired O2 (FiO2) was reduced to 10%) and asphyxia (induced by turning the respirator off), there was a decrease of brain pO2 but an increase of cCBF and blood volume. Similarly, there was a reduction of cortical oxidative metabolism. In post-asphyxic conditions, an overshoot of brain pO2 and post-asphyxic oxidation of cytochrome (Cyt.) aa3 were usually shown. Under ischemic conditions (induced by sudden severe hypotension plus bilateral common carotid occlusion), cCBF and blood volume were decreased. There was also a decrease of brain pO2 and a reduction of Cyt. aa3 following ischemia. These techniques are applicable in intraoperative monitoring of patients.
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