Pathophysiology, mechanisms, and managements of tissue hypoxia - 26/07/22
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Oxygen is needed to generate aerobic adenosine triphosphate and energy that is required to support vital cellular functions. Oxygen delivery (DO2) to the tissues is determined by convective and diffusive processes. The ability of the body to adjust oxygen extraction (ERO2) in response to changes in DO2 is crucial to maintain constant tissue oxygen consumption (VO2). The capability to increase ERO2 is the result of the regulation of the circulation and the effects of the simultaneous activation of both central and local factors. The endothelium plays a crucial role in matching tissue oxygen supply to demand in situations of acute drop in tissue oxygenation. Tissue oxygenation is adequate when tissue oxygen demand is met. When DO2 is severely compromised, a critical DO2 value is reached below which VO2 falls and becomes dependent on DO2, resulting in tissue hypoxia. The different mechanisms of tissue hypoxia are circulatory, anaemic, and hypoxic, characterised by a diminished DO2 but preserved capacity of increasing ERO2. Cytopathic hypoxia is another mechanism of tissue hypoxia that is due to impairment in mitochondrial respiration that can be observed in septic conditions with normal overall DO2. Sepsis induces microcirculatory alterations with decreased functional capillary density, increased number of stopped-flow capillaries, and marked heterogeneity between the areas with large intercapillary distance, resulting in impairment of the tissue to extract oxygen and to satisfy the increased tissue oxygen demand, leading to the development of tissue hypoxia. Different therapeutic approaches exist to increase DO2 and improve microcirculation, such as fluid therapy, transfusion, vasopressors, inotropes, and vasodilators. However, the effects of these agents on microcirculation are quite variable.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.List of abbreviations : DO2, DO2Crit, VO2, ERO2, CO, ATP, ADP, Pi, DNA, Hb, SaO2, CaO2, CvO2, PaO2, PCO2, 2,3-DPG, iNOS, NO, NADH, FADH2, PDH, TCA, O2−, ONOO−, PARP-1, LPS, CLP, RBC, MAP, RCT, SSC, SVR, CI, PGI2
Keywords : Tissue hypoxia, Oxygen delivery, Oxygen extraction, Oxygen consumption, Microcirculation, Cytopathic hypoxia, Mitochondrial respiration
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Vol 41 - N° 4
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