title: Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate reduces ATP loss from hypoxic astrocytes.
abstract: Hypoxia caused injury and metabolic dysfunction of astrocytes, as indicated by a time-dependent loss of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and ATP content. The combination of 3.5 mM fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (FBP) and 7.5 mM glucose (GLC) reduced the decrease of ATP and prevented the loss of LDH. These data indicate that the combination of GLC + FBP protects astrocytes from hypoxia. The results also suggest that the maintainance of ATP concentration is the mechanism by which FBP prevents hypoxic injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Welsh
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D015687:Cell Hypoxia / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005635:Fructosediphosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006598:Hexosediphosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D005635:Fructosediphosphates; D006598:Hexosediphosphates; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; C029063:fructose-1,6-diphosphate