Assessment of newly developed perfluorocarbon emulsion: oxygen carrying capacity as the blood substitute in vivo

Artif Cells Blood Substit Immobil Biotechnol. 2001 Sep;29(5):389-97. doi: 10.1081/bio-100106922.

Abstract

This study provides the evaluation of oxygen carrying capacity of the novel perfluorocarbon emulsion (Neo-PFC) produced by the new emulsifying technology named High Pressure Process. For the performance comparison of oxygen carrying abilities of Neo-PFC and a representative PFC emulsion, the oxidation states of cerebral tissues in substituted animals were measured by near-infrared spectrometry. After the 70% exchange transfusion of whole blood of rats by Neo-PFC and Fluosol-DA, fractional inspired oxygen (FiO2) was gradually decreased from 100% to 0%. As the control experiments, the blood was substituted by Krebs Ringer bicarbonate buffer containing 3% BSA. When the blood of rats was substituted by Neo-PFC, Cyt. ox., a terminal enzyme in mitochondrial respiratory chain maintained fully oxidized state with FiO2 values between 100 to 40%. By contrast, in the models substituted by Fluosol-DA and BSA-buffer. Cyt. ox. was gradually reduced with FiO2 values below 60% and 80%, respectively. This specific advantage of Neo-PFC was explained by its higher oxygen solubility in arterial blood. The novel PFC emulsion prepared by the new emulsifying technology is a potential basis for blood substitutes.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous
  • Blood Substitutes / chemistry
  • Blood Substitutes / pharmacokinetics*
  • Blood Substitutes / standards
  • Cell Respiration
  • Electron Transport Complex IV / metabolism
  • Emulsions
  • Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood
  • Fluorocarbons / chemistry
  • Fluorocarbons / pharmacokinetics*
  • Fluorocarbons / standards
  • Mitochondria / enzymology
  • Models, Animal
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oxygen / metabolism
  • Rats

Substances

  • Blood Substitutes
  • Emulsions
  • Fluorocarbons
  • Electron Transport Complex IV
  • Oxygen