title: Metabolic effects of kynurenate during reversible forebrain ischemia studied by in vivo 31P-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
abstract: The metabolic effects of kynurenate, an endogenous excitatory amino acid antagonist, were studied by in vivo 31P-NMR spectroscopy before, during and after reversible forebrain ischemia in the rat. Kynurenate had no effect on cerebral metabolism before ischemia. During a 30-min ischemia, kynurenate protected against the decrease in phosphocreatine (up to -55 +/- 3% vs -73 +/- 3% in the reference group) and the increase in inorganic phosphate (up to +479 +/- 39% vs +805 +/- 66%), whereas there was no statistical difference in the decrease in intracellular pH (up to 6.37 +/- 0.05 vs 6.30 +/- 0.03) and ATP (up to -60 +/- 3% vs -60 +/- 7%). The recovery of PCr, Pi, and pHi to control levels during recirculation was faster in the treated group than in the reference group, whereas the time course of ATP recovery was similar in both groups. We conclude that kynurenate protects against neuronal loss, as previously reported, by mechanisms other than metabolic protection.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physiologie et Physiopathologie Cérébrovasculaire, I.N.S.E.R.M. U.182 - C.N.R.S. Paris, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roucher
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meric
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Correze
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mispelter
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tiffon
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lhoste
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seylaz
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000378:metabolism*; D007736:Kynurenic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D010710:Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D010725:Phosphocreatine / Q000378:metabolism; D010758:Phosphorus; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D015424:Reperfusion; D012265:Ribonucleotides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D012265:Ribonucleotides; D010725:Phosphocreatine; D009243:NAD; D010758:Phosphorus; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D007736:Kynurenic Acid