title: Coenzyme A and short-chain acyl-CoA species in control and ischemic rat brain.
abstract: A rapid and reliable method was developed to quantify brain concentrations of coenzyme A (CoA) and short-chain acyl-CoAs having chain length < or = 4 carbon atoms. The method employs tissue extraction and isolation using an oligonucleotide purification cartridge and quantifies concentrations by peak area analysis following high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). In adult anesthetized rats subjected to 4-s high-energy microwave irradiation to stop brain metabolism, the brain concentrations of CoA, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA), acetyl-CoA, and butyryl-CoA equaled 68.7 +/- 18.5, 2.7 +/- 1.5, 7.6 +/- 2.3, and 30.6 +/- 15.9 nmol x g(-1), respectively. After 5 min of complete ischemia, the brain concentrations of CoA and HMG-CoA increased 2- and 12-fold compared to controls, whereas acetyl-CoA and butyryl-CoA concentrations did not change. Markedly elevated levels of CoA and HMG-CoA following cerebral ischemia may reflect disturbed energy metabolism and altered formation of cholesterol and isoprenoids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, David R. Bloom Center for Pharmacy, The Hebrew University School of Pharmacy, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deutsch
authors.forename: Stanley I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Rapoport
authors.forename: Thad A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Rosenberger
mesh_terms: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003065:Coenzyme A / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D000214:Acyl Coenzyme A; C008047:3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A; D003065:Coenzyme A