Abstract
The toxic effect of the macrolide immunosuppressant sirolimus on cell metabolism of primary astrocytes was studied by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy of viable cells and perchloric acid (PCA) extracts and compared to the effects of the immunosuppressant cyclosporine. The addition of 5 mg/L sirolimus (5.5 mumol/L) induced swelling of primary astrocytes to 110% of the original volume. Alteration in astrocyte volume in the presence of sirolimus was accompanied by reduction of the following important cell osmolytes and amino acid metabolites: myo-inositol, -58 +/- 12% (mean +/- standard deviation, n = 5); taurine, -44 +/- 5%; glutamine, -13 +/- 2%; compared with control. Sirolimus altered glucose metabolism and partially inhibited the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle: sigma TCA/sigma glycolyse = 1.36 +/- 0.09 (control, n = 3), 0.96 +/- 0.08 (with sirolimus). The increased concentration of phosphodiesters by sirolimus addition (glycerophosphoethanolamine, 52 +/- 18%; glycerophosphocholine, 61 +/- 14%; compared with control, n = 5) indicated disorders in phospholipid metabolism of cellular membranes. Addition of sirolimus led to a decline of the energy state in astrocytes: the concentration of phosphocreatine (PCr) decreased to 75% of co...Continue Reading
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