Abstract
Experimental acute liver ischemia in pigs induces an increment in plasma free tryptophan with decreased total tryptophan. Brain tryptophan is elevated in all brain areas. A slight, but significant increase of brain serotonin is demonstrated in the striatum only, while 5-HIAA (5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid) is significantly lower in the hypothalamus. Other brain areas do not show significant changes in serotonin and 5-HIAA levels. Neither the high plasma free tryptophan levels, nor the decreased sum of neutral competitive amino acids are consistent with such an elevation of brain tryptophan. Hemodialysis was carried out with two different kinds of membranes: cuprophan (with an efficient removal of molecules up to molecular weight 1300) and AN 69 polyacrylonitrile (efficient removal up to 15,000). Ammonia and aminoacid clearance are similar for both membranes. After AN 69, plasmatic free tryptophan and brain tryptophan are lower than after liver devascularization, but still higher than normal. Serotonin significantly increases in the cortex, midbrain and hypothalamus without concomitant rise of 5-HIAA levels. After cuprophan hemodialysis, plasma total tryptophan is lower than in normal and even comatose animals, whereas free tryptop...Continue Reading
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