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Background:

  • Impaired cerebral tissue oxygenation is implicated in age-related cognitive decline.
  • Changes in brain tissue partial pressure of oxygen (pO2) with aging remain poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate age-related changes in cerebral tissue oxygenation in the mouse barrel cortex.
  • To identify the mechanisms underlying age-related decreases in brain oxygenation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized in vivo measurements in healthy, awake aged mice.
  • Examined arteriolar, tissue, and capillary oxygen levels.
  • Assessed hematocrit, capillary density, and capillary transit time.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated decreased arteriolar and tissue pO2 with age, exacerbated after middle age.
  • Identified hypoxic micro-pockets in the cortex of aged mice.
  • Found that capillary networks fail to compensate for reduced arterial pO2 post-middle age due to decreased hematocrit, capillary density, and increased transit time heterogeneity.

Conclusions:

  • Age-related decreases in brain tissue pO2 and the presence of hypoxic micro-pockets after middle age are significant.
  • These oxygenation changes may be linked to cognitive decline in the elderly.