PMID- 25372971 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150629 LR - 20181113 IS - 1643-3750 (Electronic) IS - 1234-1010 (Print) IS - 1234-1010 (Linking) VI - 20 DP - 2014 Nov 5 TI - Oxygen tension variation in ischemic gastrocnemius muscle, marrow, and different hypoxic conditions in vitro. PG - 2171-6 LID - 10.12659/MSM.892354 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) play an important role in ischemic limb angiogenesis. BMSCs cultured in vitro can be exposed to oxygen tension much higher than that experienced in vivo. This study assessed oxygen tension in bone marrow and ischemic muscle in vivo, and then identified an appropriate oxygen concentration for culturing BMSCs. MATERIAL/METHODS: Unilateral hind limb ischemia was surgically induced in 30 mice, and tissue oxygen tension in bilateral gastrocnemius muscles and femoral bone marrow was monitored in vivo using a micro-electrode at 24 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, and 3 weeks after modeling. Media used for culturing normal marrow, muscle, and artery tissue were incubated with various oxygen concentrations, and O2 tension was continuously monitored. Oxygen tension in aortic arterial blood was monitored using a micro-electrode and blood gas analyzer, and the results were compared. RESULTS: Oxygen tension in ischemic gastrocnemius muscle reached a nadir at 1 week after ischemic modeling, when histological changes were most noticeable. Culture media incubated with 3%, 6%, and 14% oxygen (the normal oxygen levels of bone marrow, muscle, and arterial blood, respectively) required 9, 6, and 2 hours, respectively, to reach an equilibrated oxygen tension, and oxygen tension was elevated by 1.6-, 1.2-, and 0.4-fold, respectively, upon re-exposure of the media to air. CONCLUSIONS: Physiological oxygen tension differs in different tissues. A 3% O2 concentration mimics the physiological O2 exposure experienced by BMSCs and represents the hypoxic concentration. Culture medium incubated under hypoxic conditions requires a prolonged period of time to regain equilibrated oxygen tension. FAU - Huang, Ying AU - Huang Y AD - Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (mainland). FAU - Chen, Bing AU - Chen B AD - Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (mainland). FAU - Zhang, Jian AU - Zhang J AD - Department of Vascular Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China (mainland). LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20141105 PL - United States TA - Med Sci Monit JT - Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research JID - 9609063 RN - 0 (Culture Media) RN - S88TT14065 (Oxygen) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Arteries/metabolism MH - Bone Marrow/*blood supply/pathology MH - Culture Media/chemistry MH - Femur/drug effects/pathology MH - Hypoxia/*complications/*metabolism MH - Ischemia/*complications/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Muscle, Skeletal/*blood supply/pathology MH - Oxygen/*metabolism MH - Time Factors PMC - PMC4301230 EDAT- 2014/11/06 06:00 MHDA- 2015/06/30 06:00 PMCR- 2014/11/05 CRDT- 2014/11/06 06:00 PHST- 2014/11/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/11/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/06/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/11/05 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 892354 [pii] AID - 10.12659/MSM.892354 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Med Sci Monit. 2014 Nov 5;20:2171-6. doi: 10.12659/MSM.892354.