A scanning phosphorescence quenching microscopy technique, designed to prevent accumulated O(2) consumption by the method, was applied to Po(2) measurements in mesenteric tissue. In an attempt to further increase the accuracy of the measurements, albumin-bound probe was topically applied to the tissue and an objective-mounted pressurized bag was used to reduce the oxygen transport bypass through the thin layer of fluid over the mesentery. Po(2) was measured at multiple sites perpendicular to the blood/wall interface in the vicinity of 84 mesenteric arterioles (7-39 microm in diameter) at distances of 5, 15, 30, 60, 120, and 180 microm in seven anesthetized Sprague-Dawley rats, thereby creating Po(2) profiles. Interstitial Po(2) above and immediately beside arterioles was found to agree with known intravascular values. No significant difference in Po(2) profiles was found between small and large arterioles, indicating a small longitudinal Po(2) gradient in the precapillary mesenteric microvasculature. In addition, the Po(2) profiles were used to calculate oxygen consumption in the mesenteric tissue (56-65 nl O(2) x cm(-3) x s(-1)). Correction of these values for contamination with ambient oxygen yielded an oxygen consumption rate of 60-68 nl O(2) x cm(-3) x s(-1), the maximal limit for consumption in the mesentery. The results were compared with measurements made by other workers in regard to the employed techniques.
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