title: Effects of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate on morphological and functional neuronal integrity in rat hippocampal slices during energy deprivation.
abstract: D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate, a high energy glycolytic intermediate, attenuates ischemic damage in a variety of tissues, including brain. To determine whether D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate serves as an alternate energy substrate in the CNS, rat hippocampal slices were treated with D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate during glucose deprivation. Unlike pyruvate, an endproduct of glycolysis, 10 mM D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate did not preserve synaptic transmission or morphological integrity of CA1 pyramidal neurons during glucose deprivation. Moreover, during glucose deprivation, 10-mM D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate failed to maintain adenosine triphosphate levels in slices. D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate, however, attenuated acute neuronal degeneration produced by 200 microM iodoacetate, an inhibitor of glycolysis downstream of D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate. Because (5S, 10R)-(+)-5-methyl-10, 11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo [a,d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine, an antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors, exhibited similar protection against iodoacetate damage, we examined whether (5S, 10R)-(+)-5-methyl-10, 11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo [a,d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine and D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate share a common neuroprotective mechanism. Indeed, D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate diminished N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-mediated synaptic responses and partially attenuated neuronal degeneration induced by 100-microM N-methyl-D-aspartate. Taken together, these results indicate that D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate is unlikely to serve as an energy substrate in the hippocampus, and that neuroprotective effects of D-fructose-1,6-bisphosphate are mediated by mechanisms other than anaerobic energy supply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63310, USA. izumiy@psychiatry.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Benz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katsuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsukawa
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Clifford
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Zorumski
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000494:pharmacology; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D019706:Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D005635:Fructosediphosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D019289:Pyruvic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D005635:Fructosediphosphates; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; D019289:Pyruvic Acid; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D005947:Glucose; C029063:fructose-1,6-diphosphate