Sodium valproate-induced hyperammonemia in the rat: role of the kidney

European Journal of Pharmacology
J M WarterJ Krieger

Abstract

The intravenous injection of sodium valproate (VPA) 200 mg/kg provoked in fasting rats a 100% increase in the arterial NH+4 concentration by the 10th min. The increase persisted at this level for at least 100 min. Simultaneous measurements of NH+4 and glutamine concentrations in the carotid artery, renal vein and suprahepatic vein showed that there were increases in the release of NH+4 and the uptake of glutamine by the kidney while the [NH+4] of suprahepatic venous blood remained stable. In binephrectomized rats injected with VPA, NH+4 levels did not change. These results suggest that the VPA-induced arterial hyperammonemia depended on the accelerated catabolism or possibly the reduced synthesis of glutamine by the kidneys. The liver of fasting rats does not seem to play a preponderant role in the VPA-induced hyperammonemia.

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