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Benveniste H, Dienel G, Jacob Z, Lee H, Makaryus R, Gjedde A, Hyder F, Rothman DL. Trajectories of Brain Lactate and Re-visited Oxygen-Glucose Index Calculations Do Not Support Elevated Non-oxidative Metabolism of Glucose Across Childhood. Front Neurosci 2018; 12:631. [PMID: 30254563 PMCID: PMC6141825 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Brain growth across childhood is a dynamic process associated with specific energy requirements. A disproportionately higher rate of glucose utilization (CMRglucose) compared with oxygen consumption (CMRO2) was documented in children's brain and suggestive of non-oxidative metabolism of glucose. Several candidate metabolic pathways may explain the CMRglucose-CMRO2 mismatch, and lactate production is considered a major contender. The ~33% excess CMRglucose equals 0.18 μmol glucose/g/min and predicts lactate release of 0.36 μmol/g/min. To validate such scenario, we measured the brain lactate concentration ([Lac]) in 65 children to determine if indeed lactate accumulates and is high enough to (1) account for the glucose consumed in excess of oxygen and (2) support a high rate of lactate efflux from the young brain. Across childhood, brain [Lac] was lower than predicted, and below the range for adult brain. In addition, we re-calculated the CMRglucose-CMRO2 mismatch itself by using updated lumped constant values. The calculated cerebral metabolic rate of lactate indicated a net influx of 0.04 μmol/g/min, or in terms of CMRglucose, of 0.02 μmol glucose/g/min. Accumulation of [Lac] and calculated efflux of lactate from brain are not consistent with the increase in non-oxidative metabolism of glucose. In addition, the value for the lumped constant for [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose has a high impact on calculated CMRglucose and use of updated values alters or eliminates the CMRglucose-CMRO2 mismatch in developing brain. We conclude that the presently-accepted notion of non-oxidative metabolism of glucose during childhood must be revisited and deserves further investigations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Helene Benveniste
- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States.,Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States
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- Department of Translational Neurobiology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering & Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering & Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
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Plecko B, Stoeckler-Ipsiroglu S, Schober E, Harrer G, Mlynarik V, Gruber S, Moser E, Moeslinger D, Silgoner H, Ipsiroglu O. Oral beta-hydroxybutyrate supplementation in two patients with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia: monitoring of beta-hydroxybutyrate levels in blood and cerebrospinal fluid, and in the brain by in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Pediatr Res 2002; 52:301-6. [PMID: 12149510 DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200208000-00025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy, ketone body concentrations are abnormally low at times of hypoglycemia, depriving the brain of its most important alternative fuel. The neuroprotective effect of endogenous ketone bodies is evidenced by animal and human studies, but knowledge about exogenous supply is limited. Assuming that exogenous ketone body compounds as a dietetic food might replace this alternative energy source for the brain, we have monitored the fate of orally supplemented DL sodium beta-hydroxybutyrate (beta-OHB) in two 6-mo-old infants with persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia for 5 and 7 mo, while on frequent tube-feedings and treatment with octreotide. Near total (95%) pancreatectomy had been ineffective in one patient and was refused in the other. In blood, concentrations of beta-OHB increased to levels comparable to a 16- to 24-h fast while on DL sodium beta-OHB 880 to 1000 mg/kg per day. In cerebrospinal fluid, concentrations of beta-OHB increased to levels comparable to a 24- to 40-h fast, after single dosages of 4 and 8 g, respectively. High ratios of beta-OHB to acetoacetate indicated exogenous origin of beta-OHB. An increase of intracerebral concentrations of beta-OHB could be demonstrated by repetitive single-voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy by a clear doublet at 1.25 ppm. Oral DL sodium beta-OHB was tolerated without side effects. This first report on oral supplementation of DL sodium beta-OHB in two patients with persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia demonstrates effective uptake across the blood-brain barrier and could provide the basis for further evaluation of the neuroprotective effect of beta-OHB in conditions with hypoketotic hypoglycemia.
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- Barbara Plecko
- Division of Metabolism and Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Graz, Austria
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Lamers KJ, Doesburg WH, Gabreëls FJ, Romsom AC, Lemmens WA, Wevers RA, Renier WO. CSF concentration and CSF/blood ratio of fuel related components in children after prolonged fasting. Clin Chim Acta 1987; 167:135-45. [PMID: 3665092 DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(87)90366-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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In order to obtain information about blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations, and CSF/blood ratio data of fuel related substrates at the end of a prolonged fast in children, we have selected biochemical data from fasting test procedures in 11 control children aged 3-5 yr, fasted 24 h, and 58 control children aged 6-15 yr, fasted 40 h. There was a good correlation between blood and CSF concentrations for glucose, acetoacetate and beta-hydroxybutyrate. The relation with age and sex has been analyzed only in the older children. CSF and blood values for glucose are positively related with age, and both ketones are negatively related with age. Lactate, pyruvate and alanine concentrations in blood and CSF are not related with age, except for CSF pyruvate. With respect to the CSF/blood ratio for the above mentioned components, only the value for acetoacetate is sex and age related. The calculated median caloric values for the sum of glucose, lactate, pyruvate and ketones in CSF are independent of age at the end of a 40-h fast. The diminished glucose contribution on the CSF caloric homeostasis in younger children is fully compensated by the ketone bodies.
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- K J Lamers
- Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Radboud Hospital, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Edmond J, Robbins RA, Bergstrom JD, Cole RA, de Vellis J. Capacity for substrate utilization in oxidative metabolism by neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes from developing brain in primary culture. J Neurosci Res 1987; 18:551-61. [PMID: 3481403 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.490180407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Neuron, astrocyte, and oligodendrocyte cultures which were established from developing rat brain were examined for their utilization of glucose, ketone bodies, and free fatty acids by oxidative processes. 14CO2 production was measured in these cells from [1-14C] or [6-14C]glucose; [1-14C]octanoate and [1-14C], [6-14C], or [16-14C]palmitate; and [3-14C]acetoacetate and D(-)-3-hydroxy[3-14C]butyrate. Pyruvate dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.4.1.) and 3-oxoacid-CoA transferase (EC 2.8.3.5) activities were found at high levels in each of the cell populations. Astrocytes and oligodendrocytes produced much more 14CO2 from [1-14C]glucose than from [6-14C]glucose, indicating substantial hexose monophosphate shunt activity. This process was not as active in neurons. All three cell populations readily utilized the ketone bodies for oxidative metabolism at rates 7-9 times greater than they utilized glucose. Only astrocytes were able to utilize fatty acids for 14CO2 production, and the rate of utilization was greater than that of the ketone bodies. We found that the metabolic patterns of these brain cells which were derived from the developing brain complement the nature of the diet of the suckling animal which is rich in fat and low in carbohydrate. They readily utilized the ketone bodies or fatty acids and spared glucose for processes that metabolites of fat cannot fulfill.
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- J Edmond
- Department of Biological Chemistry, UCLA School of Medicine 90024
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Settergren G, Lindblad BS, Persson B. Cerebral blood flow and exchange of oxygen, glucose ketone bodies, lactate, pyruvate and amino acids in anesthetized children. ACTA PAEDIATRICA SCANDINAVICA 1980; 69:457-65. [PMID: 7446094 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1980.tb07114.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral av differences of oxygen, glucose, 3-hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetate, lactate, pyruvate and amino acids were measured in anaesthetized children before elective surgery in order to study possible age-dependent variations. CBF was measured in 70 children, aged 11 days to 15 years. Cerebral av differences were studied in approximately 50% of the subjects. Mean values were: CBF 0.65 ml x g-1 x min-1, cerebral exchange in nmoles x g-1 x min-1; 1348, glucose 248, acetoacetate 12,3-hydroxybutyrate 34 (uptake), lactate-48, pyruvate-8 (release). No net exchange of amino acids was found with the exception of histidine (uptake). Neither CBF nor the cerebral exchange of oxygen and circulating substrates showed any correlation to age within the group. Compared with adults anesthetized by the same technique (barbiturate induction, nitrous oxide-oxygen relaxant) the children had a slightly higher mean CBF, while the cerebral uptake of oxygen and glucose were equal to values in adults. The cerebral uptake of ketone bodies was higher in children than reported values in adults investigated in the awake state after comparable periods of fasting.
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Dahlquist G. Cerebral utilization of glucose, ketone bodies and oxygen in starving infant rats and the effect of intrauterine growth retardation. ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA 1976; 98:237-47. [PMID: 983734 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1976.tb00242.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cerebral arteriovenous differences of acetoacetate, D-beta-hydroxybutyrate, glucose, lactate and oxygen and brain DNA content was measured at 20 days of age in intrauterine growth retarded (IUGR) rats and normal littermates after 48 and 72 h of starvation. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measured with labeled microspheres in other comparable groups of IUGR and control rats. CBF was similar in IUGR and normal littermates (0.57+/-0.09 and 0.58+/-0.10 ml/min respectively). After 48 h of starvation, arterial glucose was significantly lower in IUGR than control animals but the arterial concentrations of ketone bodies were similar. After 48 h of starvation, cerebral arteriovenous difference of beta-hydroxybutyrate was significantly higher in control than IUGR rats also when expressed per mg brain DNA as was the fractional uptake of D-beta-hydroxybutyrate. After 72 h of starvation, arterial concentrations of ketone bodies were significantly lower in IUGR rats than controls but the fractional uptake of D-beta-hydroxybutyrate was increased compared to IUGR rats starved for 48 h. The average percentage of calculated total substrate uptake (mumol/min) accounted for by ketone bodies increased in control animals from 31.1% after 48 h of starvation to 41.0% after 72 h of starvation. In IUGR rats these percentage values were 26.5 and 25.7 respectively. After 72 h of starvation the fraction of total cerebral uptake of substrates accounted for by ketone bodies was significantly higher in control that IUGR rats. As total cerebral uptake of substrates was similar between IUGR and control animals it is concluded that IUGR rats are more dependent on glucose as a substrate for the brain during starvation.
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Settergren G, Lindblad BS, Persson B. Cerebral blood flow and exchange of oxygen, glucose, ketone bodies, lactate, pyruvate and amino acids in infants. Acta Paediatr 1976; 65:343-53. [PMID: 5840 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1976.tb04896.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral av-differences of oxygen and circulating substrates were measured in normocapnic infants during general anaesthesia before elective surgery in order to study possible age-dependent variations. CBF was determined by a minor modification of the Kety-Schmidt technique from desaturation curves of nitrous oxide (N2O) in arterial and cerebral venous blood (N2O analysed by gas chromatography on 15 mul blood samples) after reduction of inhaled N2O from 75 to 50%. The reproducibility was +/-4.6%. Lactate, pyruvate and oxygen were determined in whole blood and amino acids in plasma by ion-exchange chromatography. Reliable av-differences of glucose, acetoacetate and D-beta-hydroxybutyrate could be calculated from plasma values and hematocrits. Mean values from 12 infants (age 11 days-12 months) were: CBF 69 ml/100 g0min-1; cerebral uptake (in mumoles/100 g-min-1): oxygen 104, glucose 27, acetoacetate 0.9, D-beta-hydroxybutyrate 2.3; cerebral release: lactate 2.4 and pyruvate 0.8. Significant uptake of amino acids was found only for histidine 0.95 and arginine 0.7. Significant correlations between arterial concentration and cerebral exchange were found for: ornithine, arginine, phenylalanine, aspartic acid, serine, glutamine and acetoacetate. CBF and substrate exchange were unrelated to age within the group. Infants had higher mean CBF and greater uptake of ketone bodies than has been reported in adults.
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Patel MS, Johnson CA, Rajan R, Owen OE. The metabolism of ketone bodies in developing human brain: development of ketone-body-utilizing enzymes and ketone bodies as precursors for lipid synthesis. J Neurochem 1975; 25:905-8. [PMID: 1206409 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1975.tb04428.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Persson B. Carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in the newborn infant. ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. SUPPLEMENTUM 1974; 55:50-7. [PMID: 4531809 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1974.tb00706.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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