Abstract
Mitochondrial oxygen tension can be measured in vivo by means of oxygen-dependent quenching of delayed fluorescence of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX). Here we demonstrate that mitochondrial PO2 (mitoPO(2)) can be measured in the skin of a rat after topical application of the PpIX precursor 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA). Calibration of mitoPO(2) measurements was done by comparison with simultaneous measurements of the cutaneous microvascular PO2 This was done under three different conditions: in normal skin tissue, in nonrespiration skin tissue due to the application of cyanide, and in anoxic skin tissue after the ventilation with 100% nitrogen. The results of this study show that it is feasible to measure the mitoPO(2) after the topical application of ALA cream by means of the PpIX-triplet state lifetime technique. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America
| Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2625-2627 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Research programs
- EMC COEUR-09