Role of glutamate transporters in the modulation of stress-induced lactate metabolism in the rat brain.
BACKGROUND
Lactate, like glucose, has recently been found to be an energy substrate for neural activity. It is indicated that lactate is produced by astrocytes under the regulation of glutamatergic tone.


OBJECTIVE
Using in vivo microdialysis technique, we measured extracellular lactate concentrations in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and basolateral amygdala (BLA) of rats. To investigate the role of the glutamate transporter in the modulation of footshock stress-induced energy demands in both brain regions, we attempted to determine whether the footshock stress-induced changes of extracellular lactate concentrations are attenuated by local perfusion of the glutamate uptake inhibitor dihydrokainate (DHK).


RESULTS
Perfusion of 1.0 mM DHK produced an increase in basal extracellular lactate levels in the mPFC and BLA, whereas 0.1 mM DHK did not affect lactate concentrations in either region. DHK also attenuated stress-induced increment of extracellular lactate concentrations in the mPFC, and completely prevented it in the BLA.


CONCLUSIONS
These results suggest that glutamate transporters regulate lactate availability in astrocytes and indicate that the rapid energy demand induced by glutamate contributes to local lactate production.
Uehara
Takashi
T
Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan. uehara@med.u-toyama.ac.jp
Sumiyoshi
Tomiki
T
Itoh
Hiroko
H
Kurachi
Masayoshi
M
D000679:Amygdala / Q000378:metabolism; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D027342:Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D007608:Kainic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D017551:Microdialysis; D014179:Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000378:metabolism*
D027342:Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2; D014179:Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors; D019344:Lactic Acid; C020889:dihydrokainic acid; D007608:Kainic Acid
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