PUBLICATION
Evaluating the physiological significance of hypoxic hyperventilation in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio)
- Authors
- Pan, Y.K., Mandic, M., Zimmer, A.M., Perry, S.F.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-190615-1
- Date
- 2019
- Source
- The Journal of experimental biology 222(Pt 13): (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Perry, Steve F.
- Keywords
- Control of breathing, Critical PO2, Cutaneous gas transfer, Gill, Oxygen consumption
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Oxygen Consumption*
- Respiratory Rate/physiology*
- Zebrafish/physiology*
- PubMed
- 31196977 Full text @ J. Exp. Biol.
Citation
Pan, Y.K., Mandic, M., Zimmer, A.M., Perry, S.F. (2019) Evaluating the physiological significance of hypoxic hyperventilation in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio). The Journal of experimental biology. 222(Pt 13):.
Abstract
In water-breathing fishes, the hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) represents an increase in water flow over the gills during exposure to lowered ambient O2 levels. The HVR is a critical defense mechanism that serves to delay the negative consequences of hypoxia on aerobic respiration. However, the physiological significance of the HVR in larval fishes is unclear as they do not have a fully developed gill and rely primarily on cutaneous gas transfer. Using larval zebrafish (4, 7, 10, and 15 days post fertilization; dpf), we examined their HVR under three levels of hypoxia (25, 45 and 60 mmHg). The larvae exhibited widely different HVRs as a function of developmental age and level of the hypoxia. Yet, critical O2 tensions (Pcrit) remained constant (30 - 34 mmHg) over the same period of development. Micro-optrode O2 sensors were used to measure a significant decrease in buccal cavity water O2 tensions in 4 and 7 dpf larvae compared to the water they inspired, demonstrating significant extraction of O2 from the buccal cavity. To assess the physiological significance of the HVR, ventilatory water flow was prevented in larvae at 4 and 7 dpf by embedding their heads in agar. An increase in Pcrit was observed in 7 but not 4 dpf larvae, suggesting that buccal ventilation is important for O2 extraction by 7 dpf. Combined, these data indicate that branchial/buccal gas transfer plays a significant role in O2 uptake during hypoxia, and supports a physiological benefit of the HVR in early life stages of zebrafish.
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