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Qi K, Lv Y, Xiong Y, Tian C, Liu C, Pan Y. Development of Transmission Ambient Pressure Laser Desorption Ionization/Postphotoionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging. Anal Chem 2024; 96:5489-5498. [PMID: 38527864 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
Abstract
Laser-based high-resolution mass spectrometry imaging at ambient conditions has promising applications in life science. However, the ion yield during laser desorption/ablation is poor. Here, transmission atmospheric pressure laser desorption ionization combined with a compact postphotoionization (t-AP-LDI/PI) assembly with a krypton discharge lamp was developed for the untargeted imaging of various biomolecules. The spatial distributions of numerous lipid classes, fatty acids, neurotransmitters, and amino acids in the subregions of mouse cerebellum tissue were obtained. Compared with single laser ablation, the sensitivities for most analytes were increased by 1 to 3 orders of magnitude by dopant-assisted postphotoionization. After careful optimization, a spatial resolution of 4 μm could be achieved for the metabolites in mouse hippocampus tissue. Finally, the melanoma tissue slices were analyzed using t-AP-LDI/PI MSI, which revealed the metabolic heterogeneity of the melanoma microenvironment and exhibited the phenomenon of abnormal proliferation and invasion trends in tumor cells.
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- Keke Qi
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, China
- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230029, China
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Sedlák F, Kvasnička A, Marešová B, Brumarová R, Dobešová D, Dostálová K, Šrámková K, Pehr M, Šácha P, Friedecký D, Konvalinka J. Parallel Metabolomics and Lipidomics of a PSMA/GCPII Deficient Mouse Model Reveal Alteration of NAAG Levels and Brain Lipid Composition. ACS Chem Neurosci 2024; 15:1342-1355. [PMID: 38377674 PMCID: PMC10995945 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII, also known as PSMA or FOLH1) is responsible for the cleavage of N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate (NAAG) to N-acetyl-aspartate and glutamate in the central nervous system and facilitates the intestinal absorption of folate by processing dietary folyl-poly-γ-glutamate in the small intestine. The physiological function of GCPII in other organs like kidneys is still not known. GCPII inhibitors are neuroprotective in various conditions (e.g., ischemic brain injury) in vivo; however, their utilization as potential drug candidates has not been investigated in regard to not yet known GCPII activities. To explore the GCPII role and possible side effects of GCPII inhibitors, we performed parallel metabolomic and lipidomic analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), urine, plasma, and brain tissue of mice with varying degrees of GCPII deficiency (fully deficient in Folh1, -/-; one allele deficient in Folh1, +/-; and wild type, +/+). Multivariate analysis of metabolites showed no significant differences between wild-type and GCPII-deficient mice (except for NAAG), although changes were observed between the sex and age. NAAG levels were statistically significantly increased in the CSF, urine, and plasma of GCPII-deficient mice. However, no difference in NAAG concentrations was found in the whole brain lysate likely because GCPII, as an extracellular enzyme, can affect only extracellular and not intracellular NAAG concentrations. Regarding the lipidome, the most pronounced genotype-linked changes were found in the brain tissue. In brains of GCPII-deficient mice, we observed statistically significant enrichment in phosphatidylcholine-based lipids and reduction of sphingolipids and phosphatidylethanolamine plasmalogens. We hypothesize that the alteration of the NAA-NAAG axis by absent GCPII activity affected myelin composition. In summary, the absence of GCPII and thus similarly its inhibition do not have detrimental effects on metabolism, with just minor changes in the brain lipidome.
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- František Sedlák
- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech
Academy of Sciences, Prague 6 166 10, Czechia
- Institute
of Biochemistry and Experimental Oncology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague 2 110 01, Czechia
- First
Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, Charles University General Hospital in Prague, Prague 110 01, Czechia
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- Laboratory
for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital Olomouc, and Faculty of Medicine
and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Zdravotníku° 248/7, Olomouc 779 00, Czechia
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech
Academy of Sciences, Prague 6 166 10, Czechia
- Institute
of Biochemistry and Experimental Oncology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague 2 110 01, Czechia
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- Laboratory
for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital Olomouc, and Faculty of Medicine
and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Zdravotníku° 248/7, Olomouc 779 00, Czechia
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- Laboratory
for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital Olomouc, and Faculty of Medicine
and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Zdravotníku° 248/7, Olomouc 779 00, Czechia
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- Laboratory
for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital Olomouc, and Faculty of Medicine
and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Zdravotníku° 248/7, Olomouc 779 00, Czechia
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech
Academy of Sciences, Prague 6 166 10, Czechia
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech
Academy of Sciences, Prague 6 166 10, Czechia
- Third
Department of Medicine − Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism
of the first Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital in
Prague, Charles University, Prague 110 01, Czechia
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech
Academy of Sciences, Prague 6 166 10, Czechia
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- Laboratory
for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital Olomouc, and Faculty of Medicine
and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Zdravotníku° 248/7, Olomouc 779 00, Czechia
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech
Academy of Sciences, Prague 6 166 10, Czechia
- Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles
University, Hlavova 8, Prague 128 00, Czechia
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Harris G, Rickard JJS, Butt G, Kelleher L, Blanch RJ, Cooper J, Oppenheimer PG. Review: Emerging Eye-Based Diagnostic Technologies for Traumatic Brain Injury. IEEE Rev Biomed Eng 2023; 16:530-559. [PMID: 35320105 PMCID: PMC9888755 DOI: 10.1109/rbme.2022.3161352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
The study of ocular manifestations of neurodegenerative disorders, Oculomics, is a growing field of investigation for early diagnostics, enabling structural and chemical biomarkers to be monitored overtime to predict prognosis. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) triggers a cascade of events harmful to the brain, which can lead to neurodegeneration. TBI, termed the "silent epidemic" is becoming a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. There is currently no effective diagnostic tool for TBI, and yet, early-intervention is known to considerably shorten hospital stays, improve outcomes, fasten neurological recovery and lower mortality rates, highlighting the unmet need for techniques capable of rapid and accurate point-of-care diagnostics, implemented in the earliest stages. This review focuses on the latest advances in the main neuropathophysiological responses and the achievements and shortfalls of TBI diagnostic methods. Validated and emerging TBI-indicative biomarkers are outlined and linked to ocular neuro-disorders. Methods detecting structural and chemical ocular responses to TBI are categorised along with prospective chemical and physical sensing techniques. Particular attention is drawn to the potential of Raman spectroscopy as a non-invasive sensing of neurological molecular signatures in the ocular projections of the brain, laying the platform for the first tangible path towards alternative point-of-care diagnostic technologies for TBI.
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- Georgia Harris
- School of Chemical Engineering, Advanced Nanomaterials Structures and Applications Laboratories, College of Engineering and Physical SciencesUniversity of BirminghamB15 2TTBirminghamU.K.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Advanced Nanomaterials Structures and Applications Laboratories, College of Engineering and Physical SciencesUniversity of BirminghamB15 2TTBirminghamU.K.
- Department of Physics, Cavendish LaboratoryUniversity of CambridgeCB3 0HECambridgeU.K.
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- Ophthalmology DepartmentUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustB15 2THBirminghamU.K.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Advanced Nanomaterials Structures and Applications Laboratories, College of Engineering and Physical SciencesUniversity of BirminghamB15 2TTBirminghamU.K.
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- Department of Military Surgery and TraumaRoyal Centre for Defence MedicineB15 2THBirminghamU.K.
- Neuroscience and Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustcBirminghamU.K.
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- School of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of GlasgowG12 8LTGlasgowU.K.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Advanced Nanomaterials Structures and Applications Laboratories, College of Engineering and Physical SciencesUniversity of BirminghamB15 2TTBirminghamU.K.
- Healthcare Technologies Institute, Institute of Translational MedicineB15 2THBirminghamU.K.
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Lu J, Mei Q, Hou X, Manaenko A, Zhou L, Liebeskind DS, Zhang JH, Li Y, Hu Q. Imaging Acute Stroke: From One-Size-Fit-All to Biomarkers. Front Neurol 2021; 12:697779. [PMID: 34630278 PMCID: PMC8497192 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.697779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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In acute stroke management, time window has been rigidly used as a guide for decades and the reperfusion treatment is only available in the first few limited hours. Recently, imaging-based selection of patients has successfully expanded the treatment window out to 16 and even 24 h in the DEFUSE 3 and DAWN trials, respectively. Recent guidelines recommend the use of imaging techniques to guide therapeutic decision-making and expanded eligibility in acute ischemic stroke. A tissue window is proposed to replace the time window and serve as the surrogate marker for potentially salvageable tissue. This article reviews the evolution of time window, addresses the advantage of a tissue window in precision medicine for ischemic stroke, and discusses both the established and emerging techniques of neuroimaging and their roles in defining a tissue window. We also emphasize the metabolic imaging and molecular imaging of brain pathophysiology, and highlight its potential in patient selection and treatment response prediction in ischemic stroke.
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- Jianfei Lu
- Central Laboratory, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Changzheng Hospital, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment on Brain Functional Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Neurovascular Imaging Research Core and University of California Los Angeles Stroke Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, United States
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Central Laboratory, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Vedel AG, Holmgaard F, Danielsen ER, Langkilde A, Paulson OB, Ravn HB, Rasmussen LS, Nilsson JC. Blood pressure and brain injury in cardiac surgery: a secondary analysis of a randomized trial. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 58:1035-1044. [PMID: 32840297 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Brain dysfunction is a serious complication after cardiac surgery. In the Perfusion Pressure Cerebral Infarcts trial, we allocated cardiac surgery patients to a mean arterial pressure of either 70-80 or 40-50 mmHg during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). In this secondary analysis, we compared selected cerebral metabolites using magnetic resonance spectroscopy hypothesizing that a postoperative decrease in occipital grey matter (GM) N-acetylaspartate-to-total-creatine ratio, indicative of ischaemic injury, would be found in the high-target group. METHODS Of the 197 patients randomized in the Perfusion Pressure Cerebral Infarcts trial, 55 and 42 patients had complete and useful data from GM and white matter (WM), respectively. Spectroscopies were done preoperatively and on postoperative days 3-6. Cognitive function was assessed prior to surgery, at discharge and at 3 months. We predefined the statistical significance level to be 0.01. RESULTS A postoperative decrease was found in GM N-acetylaspartate-to-total-creatine ratio in the high-target group [mean difference -0.09 (95% confidence interval -0.14 to -0.04), P = 0.014]. No significant differences were found in other metabolite ratios investigated in GM or WM. No significant association was found between changes in metabolite ratios and new cerebral infarcts, WM lesion score or cognitive dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS A higher mean arterial pressure during CPB was associated with signs of impaired cerebral metabolism, though not at the predefined significance level of 0.01. No significant association was found between metabolite ratio changes and neuroradiological pathology or change in cognitive function. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02185885.
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- Anne G Vedel
- D epartment of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology, Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,D epartment of Anaesthesia, Center of Head and Orthopedics, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- D epartment of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology, Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- D epartment of Radiology, Diagnostic Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- D epartment of Radiology, Diagnostic Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Neurobiology Research Unit, Neuroscience Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- D epartment of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology, Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- D epartment of Anaesthesia, Center of Head and Orthopedics, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- D epartment of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology, Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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El Khashab IH, Abdelsalam RM, Elbrairy AI, Attia AS. Chrysin attenuates global cerebral ischemic reperfusion injury via suppression of oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 112:108619. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.108619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Jurdáková H, Górová R, Addová G, Behúlová D, Ostrovský I. The state of treatment approach and diagnostics in Canavan disease with focus on the determination of N-acetylasparic acid. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-016-0033-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Basic Principles and Clinical Applications of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Neuroradiology. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2016; 40:1-13. [PMID: 26484954 DOI: 10.1097/rct.0000000000000322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Magnetic resonance spectroscopy is a powerful tool to assist daily clinical diagnostics. This review is intended to give an overview on basic principles of the technology, discuss some of its technical aspects, and present typical applications in daily clinical routine in neuroradiology.
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Zhang Q, Guo P, Wang J, Yang M, Kong L. Gender-specific metabolic responses in focal cerebral ischemia of rats and Huang-Lian-Jie-Du decoction treatment. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra19934d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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1H NMR based metabolomics approach combined with biochemical, histological and immunohistochemistry observations was successfully applied to explore gender-specific metabolic differences in ischemic stroke and the protective effect of HLJDD.
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- Qian Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines
- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 210009
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines
- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 210009
- PR China
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- Center for Molecular Metabolism
- Nanjing University of Science & Technology
- Nanjing 210094
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines
- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 210009
- PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines
- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry
- China Pharmaceutical University
- Nanjing 210009
- PR China
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Igarashi H, Suzuki Y, Huber VJ, Ida M, Nakada T. N-acetylaspartate decrease in acute stage of ischemic stroke: a perspective from experimental and clinical studies. Magn Reson Med Sci 2014; 14:13-24. [PMID: 25500779 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.2014-0039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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N-acetylaspartate (NAA) appears in a prominent peak in proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) of the brain. Exhibition by NAA of time-dependent attenuation that reflects energy metabolism during the acute stage of cerebral ischemia makes this metabolite a unique biomarker for assessing ischemic stroke. Although magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is a powerful technique for inspecting the pathological changes that occur during ischemic stroke, biomarkers that directly reflect the drastic metabolic changes associated with acute-stage ischemia are strongly warranted for appropriate therapeutic decision-making in daily clinical settings. In this review, we provide a brief overview of NAA metabolism and focus on the use of attenuation in NAA as a means for assessing the pathophysiological changes that occur during the acute stage of ischemic stroke.
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- Hironaka Igarashi
- Center for Integrated Human Brain Science, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata
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Berthet C, Xin L, Buscemi L, Benakis C, Gruetter R, Hirt L, Lei H. Non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers for estimating the onset time of permanent cerebral ischemia. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2014; 34:1848-55. [PMID: 25182663 PMCID: PMC4269763 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Revised: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The treatments for ischemic stroke can only be administered in a narrow time-window. However, the ischemia onset time is unknown in ~30% of stroke patients (wake-up strokes). The objective of this study was to determine whether MR spectra of ischemic brains might allow the precise estimation of cerebral ischemia onset time. We modeled ischemic stroke in male ICR-CD1 mice using a permanent middle cerebral artery filament occlusion model with laser Doppler control of the regional cerebral blood flow. Mice were then subjected to repeated MRS measurements of ipsilateral striatum at 14.1 T. A striking initial increase in γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and no increase in glutamine were observed. A steady decline was observed for taurine (Tau), N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) and similarly for the sum of NAA+Tau+glutamate that mimicked an exponential function. The estimation of the time of onset of permanent ischemia within 6 hours in a blinded experiment with mice showed an accuracy of 33±10 minutes. A plot of GABA, Tau, and neuronal marker concentrations against the ratio of acetate/NAA allowed precise separation of mice whose ischemia onset lay within arbitrarily chosen time-windows. We conclude that (1)H-MRS has the potential to detect the clinically relevant time of onset of ischemic stroke.
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- Carole Berthet
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurology Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 1] Laboratory for Functional and Metabolic Imaging, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland [2] Unit for Research in Schizophrenia, Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurology Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurology Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 1] Laboratory for Functional and Metabolic Imaging, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland [2] Department of Radiology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland [3] Department of Radiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland [4] AIT, Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM), Institute of the Physics of Biological Systems, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurology Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 1] Unit for Research in Schizophrenia, Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland [2] Department of Radiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Öz G, Alger JR, Barker PB, Bartha R, Bizzi A, Boesch C, Bolan PJ, Brindle KM, Cudalbu C, Dinçer A, Dydak U, Emir UE, Frahm J, González RG, Gruber S, Gruetter R, Gupta RK, Heerschap A, Henning A, Hetherington HP, Howe FA, Hüppi PS, Hurd RE, Kantarci K, Klomp DWJ, Kreis R, Kruiskamp MJ, Leach MO, Lin AP, Luijten PR, Marjańska M, Maudsley AA, Meyerhoff DJ, Mountford CE, Nelson SJ, Pamir MN, Pan JW, Peet AC, Poptani H, Posse S, Pouwels PJW, Ratai EM, Ross BD, Scheenen TWJ, Schuster C, Smith ICP, Soher BJ, Tkáč I, Vigneron DB, Kauppinen RA. Clinical proton MR spectroscopy in central nervous system disorders. Radiology 2014; 270:658-79. [PMID: 24568703 PMCID: PMC4263653 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.13130531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 419] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
A large body of published work shows that proton (hydrogen 1 [(1)H]) magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy has evolved from a research tool into a clinical neuroimaging modality. Herein, the authors present a summary of brain disorders in which MR spectroscopy has an impact on patient management, together with a critical consideration of common data acquisition and processing procedures. The article documents the impact of (1)H MR spectroscopy in the clinical evaluation of disorders of the central nervous system. The clinical usefulness of (1)H MR spectroscopy has been established for brain neoplasms, neonatal and pediatric disorders (hypoxia-ischemia, inherited metabolic diseases, and traumatic brain injury), demyelinating disorders, and infectious brain lesions. The growing list of disorders for which (1)H MR spectroscopy may contribute to patient management extends to neurodegenerative diseases, epilepsy, and stroke. To facilitate expanded clinical acceptance and standardization of MR spectroscopy methodology, guidelines are provided for data acquisition and analysis, quality assessment, and interpretation. Finally, the authors offer recommendations to expedite the use of robust MR spectroscopy methodology in the clinical setting, including incorporation of technical advances on clinical units.
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- Gülin Öz
- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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- From the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota,
2021 6th St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (G.O.)
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Baslow M, Guilfoyle D. Canavan disease, a rare early-onset human spongiform leukodystrophy: Insights into its genesis and possible clinical interventions. Biochimie 2013; 95:946-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2012.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2012] [Accepted: 10/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Ipser JC, Syal S, Bentley J, Adnams CM, Steyn B, Stein DJ. 1H-MRS in autism spectrum disorders: a systematic meta-analysis. Metab Brain Dis 2012; 27:275-87. [PMID: 22426803 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-012-9293-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2011] [Accepted: 02/24/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) studies comparing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) patients with healthy controls, with the aim of profiling ASD-associated changes in the metabolites N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) and Creatine (Cr). Meta-regression models of NAA and Cr levels were employed, using data from 20 eligible studies (N = 852), to investigate age-dependent differences in both global brain and region-specific metabolite levels, while controlling for measurement method (Cr-ratio versus absolute concentrations). Decreased NAA concentrations that were specific to children were found for whole-brain grey and white matter. In addition, a significant decrease in NAA was evident across age categories in the parietal cortex, the cerebellum, and the anterior cingulate cortex. Higher levels of Cr were observed for ASD adults than children in global grey matter, with specific increases for adults in the temporal lobe and decreased Cr in the occipital lobe in children. No differences were found for either NAA or Cr in the frontal lobes. These data provide some evidence that ASD is characterized by age-dependent fluctuations in metabolite levels across the whole brain and at the level of specific regions thought to underlie ASD-associated behavioural and affective deficits. Differences in Cr as a function of age and brain region suggests caution in the interpretation of Cr-based ratio measures of metabolites. Despite efforts to control for sources of heterogeneity, considerable variability in metabolite levels was observed in frontal and temporal regions, warranting further investigation.
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- Jonathan C Ipser
- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Metabolite profiles correlate closely with neurobehavioral function in experimental spinal cord injury in rats. PLoS One 2012; 7:e43152. [PMID: 22912814 PMCID: PMC3418274 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Accepted: 07/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) results in direct physical damage and the generation of local factors contributing to secondary pathogenesis. Untargeted metabolomic profiling was used to uncover metabolic changes and to identify relationships between metabolites and neurobehavioral functions in the spinal cord after injury in rats. In the early metabolic phase, neuronal signaling, stress, and inflammation-associated metabolites were strongly altered. A dynamic inflammatory response consisting of elevated levels of prostaglandin E2 and palmitoyl ethanolamide as well as pro- and anti-inflammatory polyunsaturated fatty acids was observed. N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate (NAAG) and N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) were significantly decreased possibly reflecting neuronal cell death. A second metabolic phase was also seen, consistent with membrane remodeling and antioxidant defense response. These metabolomic changes were consistent with the pathology and progression of SCI. Several metabolites, including NAA, NAAG, and the ω-3 fatty acids docosapentaenoate and docosahexaenoate correlated greatly with the established Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan locomotive score (BBB score). Our findings suggest the possibility of a biochemical basis for BBB score and illustrate that metabolites may correlate with neurobehavior. In particular the NAA level in the spinal cord might provide a meaningful biomarker that could help to determine the degree of injury severity and prognosticate neurologic recovery.
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Knapman A, Kaltwasser SF, Martins-de-Souza D, Holsboer F, Landgraf R, Turck CW, Czisch M, Touma C. Increased stress reactivity is associated with reduced hippocampal activity and neuronal integrity along with changes in energy metabolism. Eur J Neurosci 2012; 35:412-22. [PMID: 22288479 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07968.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Patients suffering from major depression have repeatedly been reported to have dysregulations in hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity along with deficits in cognitive processes related to hippocampal and prefrontal cortex (PFC) malfunction. Here, we utilized three mouse lines selectively bred for high (HR), intermediate, or low (LR) stress reactivity, determined by the corticosterone response to a psychological stressor, probing the behavioral and functional consequences of increased vs. decreased HPA axis reactivity on the hippocampus and PFC. We assessed performance in hippocampus- and PFC-dependent tasks and determined the volume, basal activity, and neuronal integrity of the hippocampus and PFC using in vivo manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The hippocampal proteomes of HR and LR mice were also compared using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. HR mice were found to have deficits in the performance of hippocampus- and PFC-dependent tests and showed decreased N-acetylaspartate levels in the right dorsal hippocampus and PFC. In addition, the basal activity of the hippocampus, as assessed by manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, was reduced in HR mice. The three mouse lines, however, did not differ in hippocampal volume. Proteomic analysis identified several proteins that were differentially expressed in HR and LR mice. In accordance with the notion that N-acetylaspartate levels, in part, reflect dysfunctional mitochondrial metabolism, these proteins were found to be involved in energy metabolism pathways. Thus, our results provide further support for the involvement of a dysregulated HPA axis and mitochondrial dysfunction in the etiology and pathophysiology of affective disorders.
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- Alana Knapman
- Research Group of Psychoneuroendocrinology, Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
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Cheung JS, Wang X, Zhe Sun P. Magnetic resonance characterization of ischemic tissue metabolism. Open Neuroimag J 2011; 5:66-73. [PMID: 22216079 PMCID: PMC3245409 DOI: 10.2174/1874440001105010066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2010] [Revised: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) are versatile diagnostic techniques capable of characterizing the complex stroke pathophysiology, and hold great promise for guiding stroke treatment. Particularly, tissue viability and salvageability are closely associated with its metabolic status. Upon ischemia, ischemic tissue metabolism is disrupted including altered metabolism of glucose and oxygen, elevated lactate production/accumulation, tissue acidification and eventually, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) depletion and energy failure. Whereas metabolism impairment during ischemic stroke is complex, it may be monitored non-invasively with magnetic resonance (MR)-based techniques. Our current article provides a concise overview of stroke pathology, conventional and emerging imaging and spectroscopy techniques, and data analysis tools for characterizing ischemic tissue damage.
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- Jerry S Cheung
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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Bar-Shir A, Shemesh N, Nossin-Manor R, Cohen Y. Late stimulation of the sphenopalatine-ganglion in ischemic rats: improvement in N-acetyl-aspartate levels and diffusion weighted imaging characteristics as seen by MR. J Magn Reson Imaging 2010; 31:1355-63. [PMID: 20512887 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess, by MR spectroscopy (MRS) and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), the ability of electrical stimulation of the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) to augment stroke recovery in transient middle cerebral artery occluded (t-MCAO) rats, when treatment is started 18 +/- 2 h post-occlusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS (1)H-MRS imaging ((1)H-MRSI) and DWI were used to evaluate ischemic brain tissue after SPG stimulation in rats subjected to 2 h of t-MCAO. Rats were examined by (1)H-MRSI, DWI, and behavioral tests at 16 +/- 2 h, 8 days, and 28 days post-MCAO. RESULTS N-Acetyl-aspartate (NAA) levels of the stimulated and control rats were the same 16 +/- 2 h post-MCAO (0.52 +/- 0.03, 0.54 +/- 0.03). At 28 days post-occlusion, NAA levels were significantly higher in the treated group (0.60 +/- 0.04) compared with those of the untreated animals (0.50 +/- 0.04; P < 0.05). This effect was more pronounced for regions with low NAA values (0.16 +/- 0.03) that changed to 0.32 +/- 0.03 (P = 0.04) for the treated group and to 0.10 +/- 0.03 (P = 0.20) for the controls. DWI data showed better ischemic tissue condition for the treated rats, but the measured parameters showed only a trend of improvement. The MR results were corroborated by behavioral examinations. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that SPG stimulation may ameliorate MR tissue characteristics following t-MCAO even if treatment is started 18 h post-occlusion.
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- Amnon Bar-Shir
- School of Chemistry, The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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Clauss R. Neurotransmitters in Coma, Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States, pharmacological interventions. Med Hypotheses 2010; 75:287-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2010] [Accepted: 03/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Yablonskiy DA, Sukstanskii AL. Theoretical models of the diffusion weighted MR signal. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2010; 23:661-81. [PMID: 20886562 PMCID: PMC6429954 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Diffusion MRI plays a very important role in studying biological tissue structure and functioning both in health and disease. Proper interpretation of experimental data requires development of theoretical models that connect the diffusion MRI signal to salient features of tissue microstructure at the cellular level. In this review, we present some models (mostly, relevant to the brain) for describing diffusion attenuated MR signals. These range from the simplest approach, where the signal is described in terms of an apparent diffusion coefficient, to rather complicated models, where consideration is given to signals originating from extra- and intracellular spaces and where account is taken of the specific geometry and orientation distribution of cells. To better understand the characteristics of the diffusion attenuated MR signal arising from the complex structure of whole tissue, it is instructive to appreciate first the characteristics of the signal arising from simple single-cell-like structures. For this purpose, we also present here a theoretical analysis of models allowing exact analytical calculation of the MR signal, specifically, a single-compartment model with impermeable boundaries and a periodic structure of identical cells separated by permeable membranes. Such pure theoretical models give important insights into mechanisms contributing to the MR signal formation in the presence of diffusion. In this review we targeted both scientists just entering the MR field and more experienced MR researchers interested in applying diffusion methods to study biological tissues.
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Serum biomarkers related to the cascade of inflammatory, hemostatic, glial and neuronal perturbations have been identifed to diagnose and characterize intracerebral hemorrhage and cerebral ischemia. Interpretation of most markers is confounded by their latent rise, blood-brain barrier effects, the heterogeneity of etiologies and the wide range of normal values, limiting their application for early diagnosis, lesion size estimation and long-term outcome prediction. Certain hemostatic and inflammatory constituents have been found to predict response to thrombolysis and worsening due to infarct progression and secondary hemorrhage, offering a potential role for improved treatment selection and individualization of therapy. Biomarkers will become increasingly relevant for developing targets for neuroprotective therapies, monitoring response to treatment and as surrogate end points for treatment trials.
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- Matthew B Maas
- 175 Cambridge Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02114, USA, Tel.: +1 617 643 2713; ;
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Cvoro V, Wardlaw JM, Marshall I, Armitage PA, Rivers CS, Bastin ME, Carpenter TK, Wartolowska K, Farrall AJ, Dennis MS. Associations between diffusion and perfusion parameters, N-acetyl aspartate, and lactate in acute ischemic stroke. Stroke 2009; 40:767-72. [PMID: 19150873 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.525626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In acute ischemic stroke, the amount of neuronal damage in hyperintense areas on MR diffusion imaging (DWI) is unclear. We used spectroscopic imaging to measure N-acetyl aspartate (NAA, a marker of normal neurons) and lactate (a marker of ischemia) to compare with diffusion and perfusion values in the diffusion lesion in acute ischemic stroke. METHODS We recruited patients with acute ischemic stroke prospectively and performed MR diffusion weighted (DWI), perfusion, and spectroscopic imaging. We coregistered the images, outlined the visible diffusion lesion, and extracted metabolite, perfusion, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values from the diffusion lesion. RESULTS 42 patients were imaged, from 1.5 to 24 hours after stroke. In the DWI lesion, although NAA was reduced, there was no correlation between NAA and ADC or perfusion values. However, raised lactate correlated with reduced ADC (Spearman rho=0.32, P=0.04) and prolonged mean transit time (MTT, rho=0.31, P=0.04). Increasing DWI lesion size was associated with lower NAA and higher lactate (rho=-0.44, P=0.003; rho=0.49, P=0.001 respectively); NAA fell with increasing times to imaging (rho=-0.3, P=0.03), but lactate did not change. CONCLUSIONS Although larger confirmatory studies are needed, the correlation of ADC and MTT with lactate but not NAA suggests that ADC and MTT are better markers of the presence of ischemia than of cumulative neuronal loss. Further studies should define more precisely the rate of neuronal loss and relationship to diffusion and perfusion parameters with respect to the depth and duration of ischemia.
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- Vera Cvoro
- Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, UK
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Port JD, Unal SS, Mrazek DA, Marcus SM. Metabolic alterations in medication-free patients with bipolar disorder: a 3T CSF-corrected magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging study. Psychiatry Res 2008; 162:113-21. [PMID: 18164911 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2006] [Revised: 07/05/2007] [Accepted: 08/06/2007] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The objective of this study was to determine whether cerebrospinal fluid(CSF)-corrected concentrations of N-acetylaspartate are lower in several brain regions of drug- and medication-free subjects with bipolar disorder as compared with matched healthy controls. Bipolar subjects (n=21) and age- and sex-matched healthy control (n=21) were studied using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging on a 3T magnetic resonance (MR) scanner. Spectra were quantified using the LCModel, and metabolite values were CSF-corrected to yield metabolite concentrations. Fourteen regions of interest and five metabolite concentrations in each subject were selected for statistical analysis. We found that bipolar subjects had significantly decreased N-acetylaspartate concentrations in both caudate heads and the left lentiform nucleus. Choline and creatine in the head of the right caudate were also significantly decreased in bipolar subjects. Significantly increased myo-inositol was found in the left caudate head in bipolar subjects. Bipolar subjects showed significantly decreased glutamate/glutamine concentrations in the frontal white matter bilaterally and in the right lentiform nucleus. No differences were found for other metabolites examined. These preliminary findings suggest decreased neuronal density or viability in the basal ganglia and neurometabolic abnormalities in the frontal lobes of subjects with bipolar disorder.
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- John D Port
- Department of Radiology (Mayo E2A), Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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Duarte JMN, Cunha RA, Carvalho RA. Different metabolism of glutamatergic and GABAergic compartments in superfused hippocampal slices characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Neuroscience 2007; 144:1305-13. [PMID: 17197104 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2006] [Revised: 10/24/2006] [Accepted: 11/15/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We investigated intermediary metabolism using (13)C-glucose and (13)C-acetate tracers followed by (13)C-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) isotopomer analysis in rat hippocampal slice preparations, the most widely used preparation for electrophysiological studies. Slices displayed a stable metabolic activity over a wide range of superfusion periods in the absence or presence of 50 muM 4-aminopyridine (4AP), which triggers an intermittent burst-like neuronal firing. This caused an increase of tricarboxylic acid (TCA)-related amino acids (glutamate, aspartate and GABA) and shortened the time required to reach metabolic and isotopic steady state (3 h in the presence of 4AP and 7 h in its absence). (13)C-NMR isotopomer analysis revealed an increase in TCA flux in astrocytes and in GABA compartments greater than in putative glutamatergic neurons and the fitting of these data further indicated that the metabolic network in GABAergic and glutamatergic compartments has a different design and reacts differently to the stimulation by the presence of 4AP. These results show that (13)C-isotopomer analysis allows estimating metabolic parameters/fluxes under both steady- and non-steady-state metabolic conditions in hippocampal slices, opening the possibility of combining electrophysiological and metabolic studies in the same preparation.
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- J M N Duarte
- Centre for Neurosciences of Coimbra, Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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Moffett JR, Ross B, Arun P, Madhavarao CN, Namboodiri AMA. N-Acetylaspartate in the CNS: from neurodiagnostics to neurobiology. Prog Neurobiol 2007; 81:89-131. [PMID: 17275978 PMCID: PMC1919520 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2006.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 977] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2006] [Revised: 12/07/2006] [Accepted: 12/11/2006] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The brain is unique among organs in many respects, including its mechanisms of lipid synthesis and energy production. The nervous system-specific metabolite N-acetylaspartate (NAA), which is synthesized from aspartate and acetyl-coenzyme A in neurons, appears to be a key link in these distinct biochemical features of CNS metabolism. During early postnatal central nervous system (CNS) development, the expression of lipogenic enzymes in oligodendrocytes, including the NAA-degrading enzyme aspartoacylase (ASPA), is increased along with increased NAA production in neurons. NAA is transported from neurons to the cytoplasm of oligodendrocytes, where ASPA cleaves the acetate moiety for use in fatty acid and steroid synthesis. The fatty acids and steroids produced then go on to be used as building blocks for myelin lipid synthesis. Mutations in the gene for ASPA result in the fatal leukodystrophy Canavan disease, for which there is currently no effective treatment. Once postnatal myelination is completed, NAA may continue to be involved in myelin lipid turnover in adults, but it also appears to adopt other roles, including a bioenergetic role in neuronal mitochondria. NAA and ATP metabolism appear to be linked indirectly, whereby acetylation of aspartate may facilitate its removal from neuronal mitochondria, thus favoring conversion of glutamate to alpha ketoglutarate which can enter the tricarboxylic acid cycle for energy production. In its role as a mechanism for enhancing mitochondrial energy production from glutamate, NAA is in a key position to act as a magnetic resonance spectroscopy marker for neuronal health, viability and number. Evidence suggests that NAA is a direct precursor for the enzymatic synthesis of the neuron specific dipeptide N-acetylaspartylglutamate, the most concentrated neuropeptide in the human brain. Other proposed roles for NAA include neuronal osmoregulation and axon-glial signaling. We propose that NAA may also be involved in brain nitrogen balance. Further research will be required to more fully understand the biochemical functions served by NAA in CNS development and activity, and additional functions are likely to be discovered.
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- John R Moffett
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Building C, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
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Nagel J, Belozertseva I, Greco S, Kashkin V, Malyshkin A, Jirgensons A, Shekunova E, Eilbacher B, Bespalov A, Danysz W. Effects of NAAG peptidase inhibitor 2-PMPA in model chronic pain - relation to brain concentration. Neuropharmacology 2006; 51:1163-71. [PMID: 16926034 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2006.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2006] [Revised: 06/27/2006] [Accepted: 07/13/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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N-acetylated-alpha-linked-acidic peptidase (NAAG peptidase) converts N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate (NAAG, mGluR3 agonist) into N-acetyl-aspartate and glutamate. The NAAG peptidase inhibitor 2-PMPA (2-(phosphonomethyl)pentanedioic acid) had neuroprotective activity in an animal model of stroke and anti-allodynic activity in CCI model despite its uncertain ability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier. The NAAG concentration in brain ECF under basal conditions and its alteration in relation to the brain ECF concentration of 2-PMPA is unclear. We therefore assessed those brain concentrations after i.p. administration of 2-PMPA, using in vivo microdialysis combined with LC/MS/MS analysis. Administration of 2-PMPA (50mg/kg) produced a mean peak concentration of 2-PMPA of 29.66+/-8.1microM. This concentration is about 100,000 fold more than is needed for inhibition of NAAG peptidase, and indicates very good penetration to the brain. Application of 2-PMPA was followed by a linear increase of NAAG-concentration reaching a maximum of 2.89+/-0.42microM at the end of microdialysis. However, during the time the anti-allodynic effects of 2-PMPA were observed, the NAAG concentration in the ECF did not reach levels which are likely to have an impact on any known target. It appears therefore that the observed behavioural effects of 2-PMPA may not be mediated by NAAG nor, in turn, by mGluR3 receptors.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic/administration & dosage
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic/pharmacokinetics
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic/pharmacology
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic/therapeutic use
- Animals
- Biotransformation/drug effects
- Blood-Brain Barrier
- Brain Chemistry/drug effects
- Chronic Disease
- Dipeptides/analysis
- Dipeptides/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
- Extracellular Fluid/chemistry
- Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II/antagonists & inhibitors
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Ligation
- Male
- Microdialysis
- Models, Animal
- Neuralgia/drug therapy
- Neuralgia/etiology
- Neuroprotective Agents/administration & dosage
- Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacokinetics
- Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology
- Neuroprotective Agents/therapeutic use
- Organophosphorus Compounds/administration & dosage
- Organophosphorus Compounds/pharmacokinetics
- Organophosphorus Compounds/pharmacology
- Organophosphorus Compounds/therapeutic use
- Pain Threshold/drug effects
- Pyridazines/pharmacology
- Quinolines/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate/physiology
- Sciatic Nerve/injuries
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Affiliation(s)
- Jens Nagel
- Preclinical R & D, Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Eckenheimer Landstrasse 100, 60318 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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One of the main reasons for the soaring interest in acute ischemic stroke among radiologists is the advent of new magnetic resonance techniques such as diffusion-weighted imaging. This new modality has prompted us to seek a better understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms of cerebral ischemia/infarction. The ischemic penumbra is an important concept and tissue region because this is the target of various recanalization treatments during the acute phase of stroke. In this context, it is high time for a thorough review of the concept, especially from the imaging point of view.
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- Deok Hee Lee
- Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Boska MD, Lewis TB, Destache CJ, Benner EJ, Nelson JA, Uberti M, Mosley RL, Gendelman HE. Quantitative 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging determines therapeutic immunization efficacy in an animal model of Parkinson's disease. J Neurosci 2005; 25:1691-700. [PMID: 15716405 PMCID: PMC6725925 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4364-04.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Nigrostriatal degeneration, the pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD), is mirrored by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) intoxication. MPTP-treated animals show the common behavioral, motor, and pathological features of human disease. We demonstrated previously that adoptive transfer of Copaxone (Cop-1) immune cells protected the nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway in MPTP-intoxicated mice. Herein, we evaluated this protection by quantitative proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (1H MRSI). 1H MRSI performed in MPTP-treated mice demonstrated that N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) was significantly diminished in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and striatum, regions most affected in human disease. When the same regions were coregistered with immunohistochemical stains for tyrosine hydroxylase, numbers of neuronal bodies and termini were similarly diminished. MPTP-intoxicated animals that received Cop-1 immune cells showed NAA levels, in the SNpc and striatum, nearly equivalent to PBS-treated animals. Moreover, adoptive transfer of immune cells from ovalbumin-immunized to MPTP-treated mice failed to alter NAA levels or protect dopaminergic neurons and their projections. These results demonstrate that 1H MRSI can evaluate dopaminergic degeneration and its protection by Cop-1 immunization strategies. Most importantly, the results provide a monitoring system to assess therapeutic outcomes for PD.
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- Michael D Boska
- Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5215, USA
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Kroenke CD, Ackerman JJH, Yablonskiy DA. On the nature of the NAA diffusion attenuated MR signal in the central nervous system. Magn Reson Med 2005; 52:1052-9. [PMID: 15508157 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In the brain, on a macroscopic scale, diffusion of the intraneuronal constituent N-acetyl-L-aspartate (NAA) appears to be isotropic. In contrast, on a microscopic scale, NAA diffusion is likely highly anisotropic, with displacements perpendicular to neuronal fibers being markedly hindered, and parallel displacements less so. In this report we first substantiate that local anisotropy influences NAA diffusion in vivo by observing differing diffusivities parallel and perpendicular to human corpus callosum axonal fibers. We then extend our measurements to large voxels within rat brains. As expected, the macroscopic apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of NAA is practically isotropic due to averaging of the numerous and diverse fiber orientations. We demonstrate that the substantially non-monoexponential diffusion-mediated MR signal decay vs. b value can be quantitatively explained by a theoretical model of NAA confined to an ensemble of differently oriented neuronal fibers. On the microscopic scale, NAA diffusion is found to be strongly anisotropic, with displacements occurring almost exclusively parallel to the local fiber axis. This parallel diffusivity, ADCparallel, is 0.36 +/- 0.01 microm2/ms, and ADCperpendicular is essentially zero. From ADCparallel the apparent viscosity of the neuron cytoplasm is estimated to be twice as large as that of a temperature-matched dilute aqueous solution.
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Hatazawa J. [Imaging of acute stroke]. Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi 2004; 60:1644-50. [PMID: 15614210 DOI: 10.6009/jjrt.kj00003560623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jun Hatazawa
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Tracer Kinetics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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Panarello GL, Dewey CW, Barone G, Stefanacci JD. Magnetic resonance imaging of two suspected cases of global brain ischemia. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2004. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2004.04007.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Signoretti S, Marmarou A, Tavazzi B, Dunbar J, Amorini AM, Lazzarino G, Vagnozzi R. The Protective Effect of Cyclosporin A upon N-Acetylaspartate and Mitochondrial Dysfunction following Experimental Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2004; 21:1154-67. [PMID: 15453986 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2004.21.1154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Pre- and post-injury Cyclosporin A (CsA) administration has shown neuroprotective properties by ameliorating mitochondrial damage. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of CsA upon N-acetylaspartate (NAA) reduction and ATP loss, two sensitive markers of mitochondrial dysfunction and bioenergetic impairment. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to impact acceleration traumatic brain injury (2 m/450 g) and randomized into the following experimental groups: intrathecal CsA/vehicle treated (n = 12), intravenous CsA/vehicle treated (n = 18) and sham (n = 12). Intrathecal treatment consisted of post-injury (30 min) cisternal bolus of CsA or Vehicle (0.15 mL, 10 mg/kg). Intravenous administration consisted of 30 min post-injury continuous 1 hour infusion of either 20 or 35 mg/kg CsA or Vehicle. Quantitative HPLC analysis of whole brain samples was performed 6 h post-injury for levels of NAA and ATP. Following intrathecal delivery CsA demonstrated significant neuroprotection blunting a 30% NAA reduction (p < 0.001) and restoring 26% of the ATP loss (p < 0.005). The 20 mg/kg intravenous dose failed to ameliorate the biochemical damages while the 35 mg/kg dosage showed 36% NAA recovery and 39% ATP restoration (p < 0.001). In conclusion, CsA is capable of restoring ATP and blunting NAA reduction. Intravenous infusion of 35 mg/kg appears to be the optimal therapeutic strategy in this model. These findings contribute to the notion that CsA achieves neuroprotection, preserving mitochondrial function, and provides a rationale for the assessment of CsA in the clinical setting where MR spectroscopy can monitor NAA and ATP in brain-injured patients.
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- Stefano Signoretti
- Division of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0508, USA
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Kettunen MI, Gröhn OHJ, Kauppinen RA. Quantitative T1rho NMR spectroscopy of rat cerebral metabolites in vivo: effects of global ischemia. Magn Reson Med 2004; 51:875-80. [PMID: 15122667 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The NMR relaxation times (T(1rho), T(2), and T(1)) of water, N-acetylaspartate (NAA), creatine (Cr), choline-containing compounds (Cho), and lactate (Lac) were quantified in rat brain at 4.7 T. In control animals, the cerebral T(1rho) figures, as determined with a spin-lock field of 1.0 G, were 575 +/- 30 ms, 380 +/- 19 ms, 705 +/- 53 ms, and 90 +/- 1 ms for NAA, Cr, Cho, and water, respectively. The T(1rho) figures were 62-103% longer than their respective T(2) values determined by a multiecho method. In global (ischemic) ischemia, T(1rho) of NAA declined by 34%, that of Cr and Cho did not change, and that of water increased by 10%. The T(1rho) of lactate in ischemic brain was 367 +/- 44 ms. Similar patterns of changes were observed in the multiecho T(2) of these cerebral metabolites. The T(1) of water and NAA changed in a fashion similar to that of T(1rho) and T(2). These results show differential responses in metabolite and water T(1rho) relaxation times following ischemia, and indicate that metabolite T(1rho) and T(2) relaxation times behave similarly in the ischemic brain. The contributions of dipolar and nondipolar effects on T(1rho) relaxation in vivo are discussed in this work.
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- Mikko I Kettunen
- Department of Biomedical NMR and National Bio-NMR Facility, A.I.Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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Sandager-Nielsen K, Andersen MB, Sager TN, Werge T, Scheel-Krüger J. Effects of postnatal anoxia on striatal dopamine metabolism and prepulse inhibition in rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2004; 77:767-74. [PMID: 15099922 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2004.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2003] [Revised: 01/16/2004] [Accepted: 01/27/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Various evidence indicate that schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder. Epidemiological observations point to oxygen deficiencies during delivery as one of the early risk factors for developing schizophrenia. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of postnatal anoxia in rats. Anoxia was experimentally induced by placing 9-day-old rat pups for 6 min in a chamber saturated with 100% nitrogen (N(2)). Exposure to anoxia on postnatal day (PND) 9 resulted in significantly reduced subcortical dopamine metabolism and turnover, as measured by striatal 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and homovanillic acid (HVA) concentrations. Furthermore, in the anoxic group only, striatal HVA concentrations were negatively correlated to prefrontal cortical N-acetylaspartate (NAA) levels. Similar findings of distorted prefrontal-subcortical interactions have recently been reported in schizophrenic patients. There was no effect of postnatal anoxia on either baseline or d-amphetamine-induced deficit in the prepulse inhibition (PPI) paradigm in adulthood. Accordingly, although oxygen deficiency early in life has been discussed as vulnerability factor in developing schizophrenia, exposure to postnatal anoxia in the rat does not show clear-cut phenomenological similarities with the disorder.
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- Karin Sandager-Nielsen
- Department of Behavioural Pharmacology, NeuroSearch A/S, Pederstrupvej 93, DK-2750 Ballerup, Denmark.
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Konaka K, Ueda H, Li JY, Matsumoto M, Sakoda S, Yanagihara T. N-acetylaspartate to total creatine ratio in the hippocampal CA1 sector after transient cerebral ischemia in gerbils: influence of neuronal elements, reactive gliosis, and tissue atrophy. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2003; 23:700-8. [PMID: 12796718 DOI: 10.1097/01.wcb.0000071888.63724.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The authors compared temporal profiles of N-acetylaspartate (NAA) and the NAA/total creatine ratio with neuronal and astrocytic densities and with tissue atrophy in the hippocampal CA1 sector of gerbils after 5-minute bilateral forebrain ischemia and subsequent reperfusion for up to 6 months. The CA1 sector was dissected from 20- micro m lyophilized sections (n = 5) for NAA, phosphocreatine, and creatine assays using high-performance liquid chromatography. Adjacent 10- micro m sections were used for immunohistochemical analysis to follow neuronal and astrocytic responses. The NAA concentration was significantly (P<0.01) decreased after 7 days but leveled off thereafter. The NAA/total creatine (phosphocreatine + creatine) ratio was significantly decreased after 7 days and further decreased (P<0.05) after 6 months. Extensive neuronal damage developed beyond 7 days, while reactive astrogliosis progressed throughout the observation period. There was a good linear correlation (P<0.01) between astroglial density and the NAA/total creatine ratio beyond 7 days. The thickness of the CA1 sector was significantly reduced after 1 month and further reduced after 6 months. Although both NAA level and the NAA/total creatine ratio seemed to be indicators of neuronal damage, the latter could be influenced by reactive astrogliosis with progression of tissue atrophy.
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- Kuni Konaka
- Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Schwarcz A, Natt O, Watanabe T, Boretius S, Frahm J, Michaelis T. Localized proton MRS of cerebral metabolite profiles in different mouse strains. Magn Reson Med 2003; 49:822-7. [PMID: 12704764 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Localized proton MR spectroscopy (MRS) was used to quantify cerebral metabolite concentrations in NMRI (n = 8), BALB/c (n = 7), and C57BL/6 (n = 8) mice in vivo and 1 hr after global irreversible ischemia (2.35 T, STEAM, TR/TE/TM = 6000/20/10 ms, 4 x 3 x 4 mm(3) volume, corrections for cerebrospinal fluid). Anatomical MRI and proton MRS revealed significant differences of the C57BL/6 strain in comparison with both BALB/c and NMRI mice. While MRI volumetry yielded larger ventricular spaces of the C57BL/6 strain, proton MRS resulted in elevated concentrations of N-acetylaspartate (tNAA), creatine and phosphocreatine (tCr), choline-containing compounds (Cho), glucose (Glc), and lactate (Lac) relative to BALB/c mice and elevated Glc relative to NMRI mice. Apart from the expected decrease of Glc and increase of Lac 1 hr post mortem, C57BL/6 mice presented with significant reductions of tNAA, tCr, and Cho, whereas these metabolites remained unchanged in BALB/c and NMRI mice. The results support the hypothesis that the more pronounced vulnerability of C57BL/6 mice to brain ischemia is linked to strain-dependent differences of the cerebral energy metabolism.
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- Attila Schwarcz
- Biomedizinische NMR Forschungs GmbH am Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie, Göttingen, Germany
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Demougeot C, Bertrand N, Prigent-Tessier A, Garnier P, Mossiat C, Giroud M, Marie C, Beley A. Reversible loss of N-acetyl-aspartate in rats subjected to long-term focal cerebral ischemia. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2003; 23:482-9. [PMID: 12679725 DOI: 10.1097/01.wcb.0000050066.57184.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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To evaluate the true meaning of N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) measurements in ischemic stroke, the authors followed the temporal changes in brain NAA content in rats subjected to permanent focal ischemia. Ischemia was induced by photothrombotic cortical occlusion. At 1, 3, 8, and 30 d after onset of ischemia, NAA was measured in the infarct by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to ultraviolet detection and histologic damage was examined. Cerebral content of NAA was markedly reduced in the lesioned tissue, reaching -90% after 3 d, a time at which viable neurons were no longer detected. N-Acetyl-aspartate concentrations after 8 and 30 d were higher than that observed after 3 d. This metabolic change coincided with an important microglial and astroglial activation. The results of this study raise questions regarding the use of NAA as a specific neuronal marker in chronic stage of stroke.
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- Céline Demougeot
- Laboratoire de Pharmacodynamie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Dijon, France
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Abe O, Aoki S, Shirouzu I, Kunimatsu A, Hayashi N, Masumoto T, Mori H, Yamada H, Watanabe M, Masutani Y, Ohtomo K. MR imaging of ischemic penumbra. Eur J Radiol 2003; 46:67-78. [PMID: 12648803 DOI: 10.1016/s0720-048x(02)00329-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Cerebral ischemic stroke is one of the most fatal diseases despite current advances in medical science. Recent demonstration of efficacy using intravenous and intra-arterial thrombolysis demands therapeutic intervention tailored to the physiologic state of the individual tissue and stratification of patients according to the potential risks for therapies. In such an era, the role of the neuroimaging becomes increasingly important to evaluate the extent and location of tissues at risk of infarction (ischemic penumbra), to distinguish it from unsalvageable infarcted tissues or doomed hemorrhagic parenchyma. In this review, we present briefly the current role and limitation of computed tomography and conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We also present the possible applications of advanced MR techniques, such as diffusion and perfusion imaging, concentrating on the delineation or detection of ischemic penumbra.
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- Osamu Abe
- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
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Demougeot C, Walker P, Beley A, Marie C, Rouaud O, Giroud M, Brunotte F. Spectroscopic data following stroke reveal tissue abnormality beyond the region of T2-weighted hyperintensity. J Neurol Sci 2002; 199:73-8. [PMID: 12084446 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(02)00109-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cerebral tissue with T2 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities following stroke is generally considered infarcted, while surrounding regions with normal MRI appearance are believed to be healthy. To assess whether these surrounding regions consist of normal tissue, we explored the distribution of N-acetylaspartate (NAA) and lactate within and around the hyperintense area on T2-weighted MRI using proton MR spectroscopy. The study was carried out in 25 patients with middle cerebral artery occlusion imaged between 1 and 42 days after stroke onset. NAA/choline (Cho) ratios were significantly reduced in both areas of T2 hyperintensity and in surrounding tissue. The reduction was greater in the region of T2 hyperintensity than in the surrounding region (-50% vs. -28%, respectively) and was unrelated to the delay after the ictus. Lactate/Cho ratios increased massively within the abnormal T2 area, but did not differ from control values beyond the margin of hyperintensity. Overall data indicate that T2 visible lesions on MRI do not infer the entire injured tissue.
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- Céline Demougeot
- Laboratoire de Pharmacodynamie, Faculté de Pharmacie, BP 87 900, 21079 Dijon Cedex, France
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Heath JA, Broxson EH, Dole MG, Filippa DA, George D, Lyden D, Dunkel IJ. Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoma in a child undergoing an autologous stem cell rescue. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2002; 24:160-3. [PMID: 11998794 DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200202000-00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disease (EBV-LPD) is a serious disorder seen in various states of immunodeficiency, often with a fatal outcome. In this article, a patient with EBV-lymphoma after autologous stem cell rescue for treatment of a nonhematologic solid tumor is described. The child, a 4-year-old boy, had unilateral retinoblastoma with metastatic spread to the central nervous system. He had previously received both local tumor bed and craniospinal radiation therapy together with intensive myeloablative alkylator chemotherapy before autologous stem cell rescue. Histologically confirmed lymphoma with evidence of active EBV proliferation developed within cervical lymph nodes 3 weeks after his first autologous stem cell rescue. A complete clinical remission of the lymphadenopathy was obtained after infusions of rituximab (an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody), acyclovir, and high-titer anticytomegalovirus immunoglobulin. The patient died approximately 6 months later of persistent and progressive retinoblastoma without any clinical evidence of lymphoma. It is concluded that EBV-LPD should be included in the differential diagnosis in patients in whom lymphadenopathy develops after autologous stem cell rescue.
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MESH Headings
- Acyclovir/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/therapeutic use
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use
- Carboplatin/administration & dosage
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms/radiotherapy
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms/secondary
- Child, Preschool
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use
- Disease Progression
- Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/complications
- Epstein-Barr Virus Infections/drug therapy
- Etoposide/administration & dosage
- Eye Enucleation
- Eye Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Eye Neoplasms/pathology
- Eye Neoplasms/radiotherapy
- Eye Neoplasms/surgery
- Fatal Outcome
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/isolation & purification
- Humans
- Immunocompromised Host
- Immunoglobulins, Intravenous/therapeutic use
- Immunosuppressive Agents/adverse effects
- Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use
- Immunotherapy
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/drug therapy
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/etiology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/therapy
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/virology
- Male
- Meningeal Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Meningeal Neoplasms/radiotherapy
- Meningeal Neoplasms/secondary
- Meningeal Neoplasms/therapy
- Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/drug therapy
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/etiology
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/therapy
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/virology
- Optic Nerve Neoplasms/radiotherapy
- Optic Nerve Neoplasms/secondary
- Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
- Retinoblastoma/drug therapy
- Retinoblastoma/radiotherapy
- Retinoblastoma/secondary
- Retinoblastoma/surgery
- Retinoblastoma/therapy
- Rituximab
- Thiotepa/therapeutic use
- Vincristine/therapeutic use
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- John A Heath
- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Signoretti S, Marmarou A, Tavazzi B, Lazzarino G, Beaumont A, Vagnozzi R. N-Acetylaspartate reduction as a measure of injury severity and mitochondrial dysfunction following diffuse traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma 2001; 18:977-91. [PMID: 11686498 DOI: 10.1089/08977150152693683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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N-Acetylaspartate (NAA) is considered a neuron-specific metabolite and its reduction a marker of neuronal loss. The objective of this study was to evaluate the time course of NAA changes in varying grades of traumatic brain injury (TBI), in concert with the disturbance of energy metabolites (ATP). Since NAA is synthesized by the mitochondria, it was hypothesized that changes in NAA would follow ATP. The impact acceleration model was used to produce three grades of TBI. Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into the following four groups: sham control (n = 12); moderate TBI (n = 36); severe TBI (n = 36); and severe TBI coupled with hypoxia-hypotension (n = 16). Animals were sacrificed at different time points ranging from 1 min to 120 h postinjury, and the brain was processed for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of NAA and ATP. After moderate TBI, NAA reduced gradually by 35% at 6 h and 46% at 15 h, accompanied by a 57% and 45% reduction in ATP. A spontaneous recovery of NAA to 86% of baseline at 120 h was paralleled by a restoration in ATP. In severe TBI, NAA fell suddenly and did not recover, showing critical reduction (60%) at 48 h. ATP was reduced by 70% and also did not recover. Maximum NAA and ATP decrease occurred with secondary insult (80% and 90%, respectively, at 48 h). These data show that, at 48 h post diffuse TBI, reduction of NAA is graded according to the severity of insult. NAA recovers if the degree of injury is moderate and not accompanied by secondary insult. The highly similar time course and correlation between NAA and ATP supports the notion that NAA reduction is related to energetic impairment.
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- S Signoretti
- Division of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0508, USA
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Kettunen MI, Gröhn OH, Penttonen M, Kauppinen RA. Cerebral T1rho relaxation time increases immediately upon global ischemia in the rat independently of blood glucose and anoxic depolarization. Magn Reson Med 2001; 46:565-72. [PMID: 11550250 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Time-dependent changes of T1 in the rotating frame (T1rho), diffusion, T2, and magnetization transfer contrast on cardiac arrest-induced global ischemia in rat were investigated. T1rho, as acquired with spin lock amplitudes >0.6 G, started to increase 10-20 sec after cardiac arrest followed by an increase within 3-4 min to a level that was 6-8% greater than in normal brain. The ischemic T1rho response coincided with the drop of water diffusion coefficient in normoglycemic animals. However, unlike the rate of diffusion, the kinetics of T1rho were not affected by either preischemic hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. Similar to diffusion, the kinetics of anoxic depolarization were dependent on preischemic blood glucose levels. Ischemia caused a reduction in the Hahn spin echo T2 as a result of blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) effect; maximal negative BOLD seen by 40 sec. In the animals injected with an ironoxide particle contrast agent, AMI-227, prior to the insult, both T1rho and T2 immediately increased in concert on induction of ischemia. In contrast to the T1rho and diffusion changes, a much slower change in magnetization transfer contrast was evident over the first 20 min of ischemia. These data demonstrate that T1rho immediately increases following ischemia and that the pathophysiological mechanisms affecting this relaxation time may not directly involve magnetization transfer. The mechanisms prolonging T1rho differ from those affecting water diffusion with respect to their sensitivities to glucose and are apparently independent of membrane depolarization.
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- M I Kettunen
- National Bio-NMR Facility, A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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Igarashi H, Kwee IL, Nakada T, Katayama Y, Terashi A. 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of permanent focal cerebral ischemia in rat: longitudinal metabolic changes in ischemic core and rim. Brain Res 2001; 907:208-21. [PMID: 11430904 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(01)02579-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether regional differences in metabolites can be seen chronologically in permanent focal cerebral ischemia using 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI), and whether these changes reflect pathological outcome. Regional variation in metabolites after permanent focal ischemia were investigated longitudinally in rats using 1H MRSI for a total of 7 days and then compared to histopathological findings. Four hours after the induction of ischemia, N-acetyl-L-aspartate (NAA) levels in the lateral caudo-putamen and the somatosensory cortex, core ischemic regions, decreased 22 and 40%, respectively. This reduction in NAA was coupled with a marked rise in lactate. In the medial caudo-putamen, the ischemic rim, however, NAA was preserved in spite of a marked increase in lactate. By 24 h post ischemia, the levels of NAA in medial caudo-putamen (ischemic rim in caudate) also decreased significantly. However NAA in cingulated cortex (ischemic rim in cortex) decreased more gradually between 24 and 48 h. This regional difference can reflect the severity of metabolic derangement in the acute stage. After 96 h following ischemia, the levels of all metabolites detected by 1H MRSI had decreased and the levels of NAA decline reflected the severity of histopathological damage. In conclusion, the regional metabolic differences could be assessed by 1H MRSI chronologically, and the depth of NAA decline reflected histopathological changes in the chronic stage.
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- H Igarashi
- Neurochemistry and Magnetic Resonance Research Laboratories, VANCHCS, Martinez, CA 94553, USA.
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Demougeot C, Garnier P, Mossiat C, Bertrand N, Giroud M, Beley A, Marie C. N-Acetylaspartate, a marker of both cellular dysfunction and neuronal loss: its relevance to studies of acute brain injury. J Neurochem 2001; 77:408-15. [PMID: 11299303 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00285.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To evaluate the contribution of cellular dysfunction and neuronal loss to brain N-acetylaspartate (NAA) depletion, NAA was measured in brain tissue by HPLC and UV detection in rats subjected to cerebral injury, associated or not with cell death. When lesion was induced by intracarotid injection of microspheres, the fall in NAA was related to the degree of embolization and to the severity of brain oedema. When striatal lesion was induced by local injection of malonate, the larger the lesion volume, the higher the NAA depletion. However, reduction of brain oedema and striatal lesion by treatment with the lipophilic iron chelator dipyridyl (20 mg/kg, 1 h before and every 8 h after embolization) and the inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor aminoguanidine (100 mg/kg given 1 h before malonate and then every 9 h), respectively, failed to ameliorate the fall in NAA. Moreover, after systemic administration of 3-nitropropionic acid, a marked reversible fall in NAA striatal content was observed despite the lack of tissue necrosis. Overall results show that cellular dysfunction can cause higher reductions in NAA level than neuronal loss, thus making of NAA quantification a potential tool for visualizing the penumbra area in stroke patients.
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- C Demougeot
- Unité de Biochimie-Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, Laboratoire de Pharmacodynamie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Dijon, France Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Dijon, France
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Rumpel H, Khoo JB, Chang HM, Lim WE, Chen C, Wong MC, Tan KP. Correlation of the apparent diffusion coefficient and the creatine level in early ischemic stroke: a comparison of different patterns by magnetic resonance. J Magn Reson Imaging 2001; 13:335-43. [PMID: 11241804 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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It has been reported that reduction of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) after stroke can persist for several days, after which the ADC increases gradually to an abnormally high level. We evaluated ADC values of stroke lesions and compared the results to the cellular density of the lesion by means of the creatine (Cre) level. This two-parameter estimation is of particular relevance in ascertaining the underlying cellular status. Lesion-to-contralateral ADC ratios (ADCn) were obtained based on diffusion-weighted echo-planar and fast spin-echo imaging. Single-voxel localized spectroscopy was used for quantification of cerebral metabolites in infarcted regions. Their levels were also compared to that in homotopic contralateral regions. Fifteen patients with ischemic stroke were examined at times ranging from 18-88 hours following the onset of symptoms. In the stroke lesion, there was a significant correlation between the ADC and the Cre level showing that the higher the cell density the lower the ADC value. For ADCn vs. the lesion Cre concentration and the lesion-to-contralateral Cre ratio (Cre(n)), the strengths of relationship were R2 = 0.70 and 0.58, respectively. It is concluded that ADC is a good reflection of cell density. Greatly lowered ADC values occur within the context of a stable cellularity. ADC and the Cre level have complementary roles in the characterization of stroke lesion with regard to the sequential stage.
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- H Rumpel
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
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Sager TN, Topp S, Torup L, Hanson LG, Egestad B, Møller A. Evaluation of CA1 damage using single-voxel 1H-MRS and un-biased stereology: Can non-invasive measures of N-acetyl-asparate following global ischemia be used as a reliable measure of neuronal damage? Brain Res 2001; 892:166-75. [PMID: 11172761 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)03274-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Global brain ischemia provoked by transient occlusion of the carotid arteries (2VO) in gerbils results in a severe loss of neurons in the hippocampal CA1 region. We measured the concentration of the neuron specific N-acetyl-aspartate, [NAA], in the gerbil dorsal hippocampus by proton MR spectroscopy (1H-MRS) in situ, and HPLC, 4 days after global ischemia. The [NAA] was correlated with graded hippocampus damage scoring and stereologically determined neuronal density. A basal hippocampal [NAA] of 8.37+/-0.10 and 9.81+/-0.44 mmol/l were found from HPLC and 1H-MRS, respectively. HPLC measurements of [NAA] obtained from hippocampus 4 days after 2VO showed a 20% reduction in the [NAA] following 4 min of ischemia (P<0.001). 1H-MRS measurements on gerbils subjected to 4 or 8 min of ischemia showed a similar 24% decline in the [NAA] (P<0.05). Thus, there was correlation between the HPLC and 1H-MRS determined NAA decline. There was also a significant correlation between 1H-MRS [NAA] and the corresponding reduction in CA1 neuronal density (P<0.004). In summary our findings show that single voxel 1H-MRS can be used as a supplement to histological evaluation of neuronal injury in studies after global brain ischemia. Accordingly, volume selective spectroscopy has a potential for assessment of neuroprotective therapeutic compounds/strategies with respect to neuronal rescue for delayed ischemic brain damage.
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- T N Sager
- Department of Neurodegeneration and Recovery, NeuroSearch A/S, Ballerup, Denmark.
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Ashwal S, Holshouser BA, Shu SK, Simmons PL, Perkin RM, Tomasi LG, Knierim DS, Sheridan C, Craig K, Andrews GH, Hinshaw DB. Predictive value of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in pediatric closed head injury. Pediatr Neurol 2000; 23:114-25. [PMID: 11020636 DOI: 10.1016/s0887-8994(00)00176-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We studied 26 infants (1-18 months old) and 27 children (18 months or older) with acute nonaccidental (n = 21) or other forms (n = 32) of traumatic brain injury using clinical rating scales, a 15-point MRI scoring system, and occipital gray matter short-echo proton MRS. We compared the differences between the acutely determined variables (metabolite ratios and the presence of lactate) and 6- to 12-month outcomes. The metabolite ratios were abnormal (lower NAA/Cre or NAA/Cho; higher Cho/Cre) in patients with a poor outcome. Lactate was evident in 91% of infants and 80% of children with poor outcomes; none of the patients with a good outcome had lactate. At best, the clinical variables alone predicted the outcome in 77% of infants and 86% of children, and lactate alone predicted the outcome in 96% of infants and 96% of children. No further improvement in outcome prediction was observed when the lactate variable was combined with MRI ratios or clinical variables. The findings of spectral sampling in areas of brain not directly injured reflected the effects of global metabolic changes. Proton MRS provides objective data early after traumatic brain injury that can improve the ability to predict long-term neurologic outcome.
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- S Ashwal
- Division of Child Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California 92350, USA
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Sager TN, Hansen AJ, Laursen H. Correlation between N-acetylaspartate levels and histopathologic changes in cortical infarcts of mice after middle cerebral artery occlusion. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2000; 20:780-8. [PMID: 10826528 DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200005000-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the use of the endogenous neuronal compound N-acetylaspartate (NAA) as a marker of neuronal damage after focal cerebral ischemia in mice. After occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCAO) the ischemic cortex was sampled, guided by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining, and the NAA concentration was measured by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). Conventional histology and immunohistological methods using antibodies against neuron-specific enolase (NSE), neurofilaments (NF), synaptophysin, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and carbodiamide-linked NAA and N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG). The level of NAA rapidly declined to 50% and 20% of control levels in infarcted tissue after 6 hours and 24 hours, respectively. No further decrease was observed during the observation period of 1 week. Within the first 6 hours the number of normal-appearing neurons in the infarcted cortical tissue decreased to 70% of control, of which the majority were eosinophilic. After 24 hours almost no normal-appearing neurons were seen. The number of eosinophilic neurons decreased steadily to virtually zero after 7 days. The number of immunopositive cells in the NSE, NF, and synaptophysin staining within the infarct was progressively reduced, and after 3 to 7 days the immunoreactions were confined to discrete granulomatous structures in the center of the infarct, which otherwise was infested with macrophages. This granulomatous material also stained positive for NAA. The number of cells with positive GFAP immunoreactions progressively increased in the circumference of the infarct. They also showed increased immunoreaction against NAA and NSE. The study shows that the level of NAA 7 days after ischemia does not decline to zero but remains at 10% to 20% of control values. The fact NAA is trapped in cell debris and NAA immunoreactivity is observed in the peri-infarct areas restricts its use as a marker of neuronal density.
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- T N Sager
- Department of Pharmacology, Novo Nordisk A/S Maaloev, Denmark
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Drury SS, Sathiapalan RK, Warrier RP. Central nervous system involvement of Epstein-Barr virus lymphoproliferative disease in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2000; 22:167-70. [PMID: 10779033 DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200003000-00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Epstein-Barr virus-related lymphoproliferative disease (EBV-LPD) is a serious and often fatal complication of a variety of immune-suppressed conditions. A 6-year-old boy undergoing chemotherapy for standard-risk acute lymphocytic leukemia experienced separate episodes of EBV-LPD in different organ systems. The patient experienced three separate episodes of EBV-LPD in the cervical lymph node, the central nervous system (CNS), and the liver occurring, respectively, in January 1992, February 1992, and November 1993 after the completion of chemotherapy in May 1993. The EBV presence was confirmed by in situ hybridization in the biopsy samples from each lesion. Several different treatment modalities, including acyclovir, intravenous gamma globulin, and surgery were used to combat the EBV-LPD. The patient has recovered completely, with normal CNS and liver function, and for the past 6 years has experienced leukemia remission while not receiving chemotherapy. Careful monitoring of patients and the use of new immune therapies offer the highest chance for successful outcomes in such patients.
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- S S Drury
- Department of Biometry and Genetics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, USA
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Tavazzi B, Vagnozzi R, Di Pierro D, Amorini AM, Fazzina G, Signoretti S, Marmarou A, Caruso I, Lazzarino G. Ion-pairing high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the detection of N-acetylaspartate and N-acetylglutamate in cerebral tissue extracts. Anal Biochem 2000; 277:104-8. [PMID: 10610694 DOI: 10.1006/abio.1999.4386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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An ion-pairing high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of N-acetylaspartate and N-acetylglutamate using a C-18 column and a UV detection at 210 nm wavelength, by means of a diode array detector, is presented. A buffer containing 2.8 mM tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, 25 mM KH(2)PO(4), 1.25% methanol, pH 7. 00, is utilized for the isocratic separation of these N-acetylated amino acids, at a flow rate of 1 ml/min and a column temperature of 23 degrees C. The suitability of this chromatographic separation (without additional chromatographic steps prior to HPLC assay) to monitor variations both of N-acetylaspartate and of N-acetylglutamate in perchloric acid brain extracts from rats subjected to the impact acceleration model of diffuse brain injury is also reported. According to the data presented, this HPLC method allows the separation of the two N-acetylated amino acids considered from the many possible interfering compounds, commonly present in extracts of cerebral tissue, which have high extinction coefficients at 210 nm wavelength. Values of N-acetylaspartate and N-acetylglutamate determined by this method showed that cerebral trauma negatively affects both compounds, according to the severity of trauma itself.
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- B Tavazzi
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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