Effect of glutamine synthetase inhibition on brain and interorgan ammonia metabolism in bile duct ligated rats

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Effect of glutamine synthetase inhibition on brain and interorgan ammonia metabolism in bile duct ligated rats. / Fries, Andreas W; Dadsetan, Sherry; Keiding, Susanne; Bak, Lasse Kristoffer; Schousboe, Arne; Waagepetersen, Helle S; Simonsen, Mette; Ott, Peter; Vilstrup, Hendrik; Sørensen, Michael.

In: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Vol. 34, No. 3, 03.2014, p. 460-6.

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Fries, AW, Dadsetan, S, Keiding, S, Bak, LK, Schousboe, A, Waagepetersen, HS, Simonsen, M, Ott, P, Vilstrup, H & Sørensen, M 2014, 'Effect of glutamine synthetase inhibition on brain and interorgan ammonia metabolism in bile duct ligated rats', Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 460-6. https://doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2013.218

APA

Fries, A. W., Dadsetan, S., Keiding, S., Bak, L. K., Schousboe, A., Waagepetersen, H. S., Simonsen, M., Ott, P., Vilstrup, H., & Sørensen, M. (2014). Effect of glutamine synthetase inhibition on brain and interorgan ammonia metabolism in bile duct ligated rats. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 34(3), 460-6. https://doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2013.218

Vancouver

Fries AW, Dadsetan S, Keiding S, Bak LK, Schousboe A, Waagepetersen HS et al. Effect of glutamine synthetase inhibition on brain and interorgan ammonia metabolism in bile duct ligated rats. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 2014 Mar;34(3):460-6. https://doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2013.218

Author

Fries, Andreas W ; Dadsetan, Sherry ; Keiding, Susanne ; Bak, Lasse Kristoffer ; Schousboe, Arne ; Waagepetersen, Helle S ; Simonsen, Mette ; Ott, Peter ; Vilstrup, Hendrik ; Sørensen, Michael. / Effect of glutamine synthetase inhibition on brain and interorgan ammonia metabolism in bile duct ligated rats. In: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 2014 ; Vol. 34, No. 3. pp. 460-6.

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abstract = "Ammonia has a key role in the development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). In the brain, glutamine synthetase (GS) rapidly converts blood-borne ammonia into glutamine which in high concentrations may cause mitochondrial dysfunction and osmolytic brain edema. In astrocyte-neuron cocultures and brains of healthy rats, inhibition of GS by methionine sulfoximine (MSO) reduced glutamine synthesis and increased alanine synthesis. Here, we investigate effects of MSO on brain and interorgan ammonia metabolism in sham and bile duct ligated (BDL) rats. Concentrations of glutamine, glutamate, alanine, and aspartate and incorporation of (15)NH4(+) into these amino acids in brain, liver, muscle, kidney, and plasma were similar in sham and BDL rats treated with saline. Methionine sulfoximine reduced glutamine concentrations in liver, kidney, and plasma but not in brain and muscle; MSO reduced incorporation of (15)NH4(+) into glutamine in all tissues. It did not affect alanine concentrations in any of the tissues but plasma alanine concentration increased; incorporation of (15)NH4(+) into alanine was increased in brain in sham and BDL rats and in kidney in sham rats. It inhibited GS in all tissues examined but only in brain was an increased incorporation of (15)N-ammonia into alanine observed. Liver and kidney were important for metabolizing blood-borne ammonia.",
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AU - Keiding, Susanne

AU - Bak, Lasse Kristoffer

AU - Schousboe, Arne

AU - Waagepetersen, Helle S

AU - Simonsen, Mette

AU - Ott, Peter

AU - Vilstrup, Hendrik

AU - Sørensen, Michael

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N2 - Ammonia has a key role in the development of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). In the brain, glutamine synthetase (GS) rapidly converts blood-borne ammonia into glutamine which in high concentrations may cause mitochondrial dysfunction and osmolytic brain edema. In astrocyte-neuron cocultures and brains of healthy rats, inhibition of GS by methionine sulfoximine (MSO) reduced glutamine synthesis and increased alanine synthesis. Here, we investigate effects of MSO on brain and interorgan ammonia metabolism in sham and bile duct ligated (BDL) rats. Concentrations of glutamine, glutamate, alanine, and aspartate and incorporation of (15)NH4(+) into these amino acids in brain, liver, muscle, kidney, and plasma were similar in sham and BDL rats treated with saline. Methionine sulfoximine reduced glutamine concentrations in liver, kidney, and plasma but not in brain and muscle; MSO reduced incorporation of (15)NH4(+) into glutamine in all tissues. It did not affect alanine concentrations in any of the tissues but plasma alanine concentration increased; incorporation of (15)NH4(+) into alanine was increased in brain in sham and BDL rats and in kidney in sham rats. It inhibited GS in all tissues examined but only in brain was an increased incorporation of (15)N-ammonia into alanine observed. Liver and kidney were important for metabolizing blood-borne ammonia.

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