Cortical glutamate metabolism is enhanced in a genetic model of absence epilepsy

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism : Official Journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
Torun M MeløA Nehlig

Abstract

Disturbances in GABAergic and glutamatergic neurotransmission in the thalamocortical loop are involved in absence seizures. Here, we examined potential disturbances in metabolism and interactions between neurons and glia in 5-month-old genetic absence epilepsy rats from Strasbourg (GAERS) and nonepileptic rats (NER). Animals received [1-(13)C]glucose and [1,2-(13)C]acetate, the preferential substrates of neurons and astrocytes, respectively. Extracts from cerebral cortex, thalamus, and hippocampus were analyzed by (13)C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Most changes were detected in the cortex. Pyruvate metabolism was enhanced as evidenced by increases of lactate, and labeled and unlabeled alanine. Neuronal mitochondrial metabolism was also enhanced as detected by elevated amounts of N-acetylaspartate and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide as well as increased incorporation of label from [2-(13)C]acetyl CoA into glutamate, glutamine, and aspartate. Likewise, mitochondrial metabolism in astrocytes was increased. Changes in thalamus were restricted to increased concentration and labeling of glutamine. Changes in the hippocampus were similar to those in the cortex. This increase in glutamate-glutamine metabolism in cortical ...Continue Reading

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
nuclear magnetic resonance
NMR

Software Mentioned

XWINNMR
GAERS

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