STUDIES ON THE LINKAGE OF ENERGY-METABOLISM AND NEURONAL-ACTIVITY IN THE ISOLATED PERFUSED RAT-BRAIN
STUDIES ON THE LINKAGE OF ENERGY-METABOLISM AND NEURONAL-ACTIVITY IN THE ISOLATED PERFUSED RAT-BRAIN
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1471-4159.1980.tb06266.x
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
WICKOP, G
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作者:
DIRKS, B;HANKE, J;WICKOP, G
An isolated rat brain preparation was perfused using glucose-free (aglycemic) media. The high-energy phosphates [creatine phosphate, ATP, ADP, AMP], substrates of the glycolytic pathway [glycogen, glucose, glucose-6-phosphate, fructose-6-phosphate, lactate, pyruvate], free amino acids [glutamate, glutamine, aspartate], acetylcholine and the intracellular distribution of hexokinase activity were determined in brain tissues. The EEG was evaluated visually. The levels of glycolytic substrates, glutamate and glutamine in cortical tissue decreased after aglycemic perfusion; the aspartate level increased and the GABA level remained unchanged. The high-energy phosphate content seemed unaffected for about 15 min of aglycemic perfusion and fell significantly after 20 min. The EEG of the isolated brain changed rapidly after starting aglycemic perfusion and became isoelectric after 12-15 min. Hyperglycemic perfusion (35 mmol glucose/l perfusion medium) did not alter the energy metabolism of the isolated brain. The breakdown of cerebral energy metabolism and EEG activity was postponed when thiopental was added to the perfusion medium. The soluble hexokinase activity measured in cortical tissue was reduced after aglycemic perfusion and was enhanced after thiopental. Hyperglycemic perfusion did not influence the intracellular hexokinase distribution. The acetylcholine level in the striatum of the isolated rat brain was significantly decreased by aglycemia and was increased in hypothalamus by thiopental. Hexokinase bound to the mitochondrial membrane may play an important role in the relationship of energy metabolism and neuronal activity.