A novel method to determine lean body water using localized skin biopsies: correlation between lean skin water and lean body water in an overhydration model.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol
; 291(5): R1539-44, 2006 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16728465
ABSTRACT
To determine the relationship between total body water (TBW) fraction and local water content measured in the skin (SW) this study assessed eight anesthetized piglets in an overhydration model. TBW was assessed by deuterium oxide dilution and body mass measurements taken throughout the experiments, and by whole body carcass analysis at the end of each experiment. Additionally, extracellular water and plasma volume were assessed using bromide dilution and Evan's blue dilution, respectively. SW was assessed by tissue biopsies taken at 60-min intervals throughout the experiment. Lean body water (LBW) fraction and lean skin water (LSW) fraction were assessed by extracting the fat from the carcass and biopsy samples. A correlation does exist between TBW fraction and SW fraction with r2=0.58 (P<0.05); however, the strongest correlation occurred between the LBW fraction and LSW fraction with r2=0.87 (P<0.05) and an SE of prediction of 0.77%. These data demonstrate that LSW gives an accurate and precise estimate of LBW and could therefore be used to determine the hydration index in appropriate research settings.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Skin
/
Body Water
/
Drinking
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Evaluation_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol
Journal subject:
FISIOLOGIA
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States