title: Lesion-remote metabolic changes after neocortical cold injury in rats.
abstract: Lesion-remote metabolic changes were examined 1-7 days after neocortical cold injury using tissue ATP, glucose and lactate bioluminescent imaging, pH-dependent fluoroscopy and cerebral protein synthesis (CPS) autoradiography. One day after lesioning an alkaline pH shift (0.35 +/- 0.19 units above contralateral) was noticed in the lesion-remote cortex, the underlying white matter, the striatum, hippocampus and thalamus, which slowly resolved within 7 days and probably reflected the spread of vasogenic edema. Closely associated with the pH shift, elevations in tissue glucose and lactate levels were found, which reached maximum levels after 3 days (7.4 +/- 2.4 vs 4.2 +/- 1.2 micromol/g glucose, 6.6 +/- 2.3 vs 2.1 +/- 0.6 micromol/g lactate) but, in contrast to the alkalosis, remained elevated after 1 week. Thus, neocortical trauma is associated with long-lasting metabolic changes, which are intimately linked with the distribution of post-traumatic alkalosis.
authors: Max-Planck-Institute for Neurological Research, Department of Experimental Neurology, Cologne, Germany.
authors: D M
authors: DM
authors: Hermann
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Mies
authors: K A
authors: KA
authors: Hossmann
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008297:Male; D019579:Neocortex / Q000293:injuries* / Q000378:metabolism*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D019344:Lactic Acid; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D005947:Glucose