In vivo investigation of glutamate-glutamine metabolism in hyperammonemic monkey brain using 13C-magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
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Authors: | Y Tsukada T Kanamatsu H Watanabe K Okamoto |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Life Science, Soka University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. |
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Abstract: | To investigate the metabolism of glutamate and glutamine in living monkey brain, a system of in vivo 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) using 1H-decoupled 13C spectroscopy combined with monitoring temperature changes in the brain by MR phase mapping was developed. Serial 13C-NMR spectra of the amino acids glutamate and glutamine were acquired non-invasively over 4 h from anesthetized monkey brain after the intravenous administration of [1-13C]glucose (0.5-1.0 g/kg). In the acute hyperammonemic state induced by the administration of ammonium acetate (77 mg/kg bolus), it was observed that 13C incorporation into glutamine-4 was clearly accelerated, without changes of 13C incorporation into glutamate-4. During hyperammonemia, it was shown directly by [2-13C]glucose administration that the anaplerotic pathway for the TCA cycle was also augmented, contributing to the formation of glutamine in the astroglia. |
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