[Ultra-fast response polymer optical fiber oxygen measurement device and its preliminary experimental report on continuous dynamic change of arterial oxygen partial pressure under mechanical ventilation in living animals]

Zhongguo Ying Yong Sheng Li Xue Za Zhi. 2021 Jan;37(1):104-112. doi: 10.12047/j.cjap.0088.2021.112.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: We tried to implant the ultra-fast polymer optical fiber chemical oxygen sensor (POFCOS) into arterial blood vessel,connect with photoelectric conversion measurement system to record the continuous dynamic rapid changes of arterial PO2(PaO2) in whole living animals. It should be the experimental evidence for the new theory of holistic integrative physiology and medicine(HIPM) forexplain the mechanism of respiratory control and regulation in whole circusof respiration-circulation-metabolism. Methods: ①Fabrication of ultrafast POFCOS, calibration and its measuring system: The distal part of 2 m optical fiber was heated and pulled until it became a tapered tip. After cleaning and drying, the tip of 1 mm tapered optical fiber was dip-coated into the luminophore doped polymer solution, then was slowly pumped out while solvent was quickly evaporated to form an oxygen sensing tip, which was dried at room temperature for 24 hours. ②Animal experiments: Under general anesthesia and intubation, goatwas mechanically ventilated with 40%~60% oxygen. We exposed both right and left carotid arteries and the left femoral artery by skin cutting, and inserted the POFCOS directly into the arteries via indwelling catheter. The end of POFCOS were connected to the personal computer through optical fiber, excitation and detection Y-type optical fiber coupler through photoelectric conversion, so as we can realize the continuous dynamic response of living goat carotid PaO2 under mechanical ventilation. We mainly analyzed the intra-breath wave-form alternate increase and decrease of PaO2 and their time delay between lung and carotid arteries.We completes breathing control whole loop to explain the mechanism of mutual breathing and the switching of inspiration and exhalation. Results: The POFCOS has a very fast T90 response time was set 100 ms for liquid. When the heart rate of 40%~60% oxygen mechanical ventilated living goat was ~110 bpm, the PaO2 of left and right carotid artery showed a same wave-sizeup and down following with the inspiration and expiration of ventilator, with a range of up to 15 mmHg. There weresignificant noises of PaO2 change recorded in the left femoral artery. The lung-carotid artery time delay is 1.5~1.7 s after inhalation and exhalation, PaO2 at both left and right carotid arteries starts toincrease and decrease. After two-three heartbeats after the start of lung ventilation, thealternate up-down wave-form information of the arterialized pulmonary vein blood after pulmonary capillaries waspumpedby left ventricle to the position of peripheral chemoreceptors,thus realizing the whole cycle of inhalation and exhalation. It alternately interrupted inhalation, i.e. switching inhalation to exhalation, and then interrupted exhalation,i.e. switching exhalation to inhalation. Conclusion: The ultra-fast reactive implantableoxygen sensor and its measuring system can measure the physiological waveform changes of PaO2 in living animals, which can provide experimental evidence for explaining the mechanism of switching of inspiration-expiration in HIPM.

目的: 我们在中国尝试使用超快反应聚合物光纤氧感受器置入整体活体动物动脉血管,再通过光电转换测定系统以记录活体动物颈动脉PO2(PaO2)连续动态的快速变化,为完善整体整合生理学理论体系中循环参与呼吸调控和呼吸循环代谢一体化调控提供实验依据。方法: ①超快反应氧感受器制作、性能及其测定系统标定:在实验室加热总长2 m光纤的远端5 mm部分,拉动直到它成锥形尖端,清洁并干燥后,将1 mm锥形光纤尖端浸涂到发光体掺杂聚合物溶液中,在溶剂快速蒸发同时将其缓慢抽出来形成氧气感测尖端,室温干燥24 h。对完成制作的感受器进行性能标定,并于第37日重复标定。②动物实验:在潍坊医学院实验室对山羊全麻气管插管氧气机械通气下,切皮暴露双颈动脉和左侧股动脉,分别把超快反应氧传感器直接插入动脉中,通过光导纤维、激发与检测Y型光纤耦合器经光电转换连接到个人电脑,实现机械通气下活体山羊颈动脉PaO2的连续动态反应,主要分析PaO2的呼吸间波浪式交替升降和肺-颈动脉时间延迟。结果: 该置入式超快反应氧传感器在液相的响应时间为100 ms。活体山羊实验40%~60%氧气机械通气心率和血压稳定,左和右颈动脉PaO2随着呼吸机的吸气和呼气呈现波浪式上升和下降的呼吸交替现象,幅度高达15 mmHg;左侧股动脉位置记录的信息噪音显著干扰PaO2变化。肺-颈动脉时间延迟是在吸气和呼气开始后1.5~1.7 s左侧和右侧颈动脉PaO2都开始上升和下降;即肺通气开始后3次心跳,左心室可把肺毛细血管后动脉化的肺静脉血液送到外周化学感受器位置中断吸气切换为呼气和中断呼气切换为吸气,如此实现吸呼周而复始。结论: 活体动物置入动脉的超快反应氧传感器及其测定系统可测定PaO2生理性波浪式变化,能为整体整合生理学医学新理论体系中解释吸气和呼气相互切换的机制提供实验依据。.

Keywords: fluctuation of arterial oxygen partial pressure; holistic integrative physiology and medicine; living whole animal; lung-artery time delay; mechanism of inspiration-expiration switching; respiratory regulation control signal; ultra-fast reaction polymer optical fiber oxygen sensor.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Optical Fibers
  • Oxygen
  • Partial Pressure
  • Polymers*
  • Respiration, Artificial*

Substances

  • Polymers
  • Oxygen