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Acute metabolic effects of ammonia in mouse brain

Acute metabolic effects of ammonia in mouse brain Acute effects of intraperitoneal administration of ammonium chloride (200 mg/kg) on Na+,K+-ATPase and amino acid content of the glutamate family (glutamate, aspartate, alanine, glutamine, and GABA), as well as the enzymes involved in the metabolism of these amino acids, have been studied in the different regions of brain and liver in mice. A significant increase in the activity of Na+,K+-ATPase was observed in the cerebellum, cerebral cortex, and brain stem. A similar increase in the activity of glutamate dehydrogenase was observed in the brain stem, while a moderate increase in the activity of this enzyme was observed in the cerebral cortex and liver in the mice treated with ammonium chloride. In all three regions of brain, a 50% decrease was observed in the activity of alanine aminotransferase, while the activity of aspartate aminotransferase significantly rose in the brain stem. The activity of glutamine synthetase did not change much in the three regions of brain, and a significant fall was registered in the liver. The activity of tyrosine aminotransferase showed a rise in the cerebellum, brain stem, and in liver. Not much change was observed in the protein content in either brain or liver, whereas there was a 1.5-fold increase in the total RNA content in the liver of the animals treated with ammonium chloride. Under the experimental conditions, there was an increase only in the content of glutamine, of all the amino acids tested, in the cerebral cortex and liver. Similar results were obtained with homogenates of tissues enriched with ammonium chloride (in vitro) for the enzyme systems studied. These results are discussed, and the probable metabolic and functional significance of ammonia in brain is indicated. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Neurochemical Research Springer Journals

Acute metabolic effects of ammonia in mouse brain

Sadasivudu, B.; Rao, T.; Murthy, C.
Neurochemical Research , Volume 2 (6) – Dec 24, 2004
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Biomedicine; Neurosciences; Neurochemistry; Biochemistry, general; Cell Biology; Neurology
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0364-3190
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1573-6903
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10.1007/BF00963777
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Abstract

Acute effects of intraperitoneal administration of ammonium chloride (200 mg/kg) on Na+,K+-ATPase and amino acid content of the glutamate family (glutamate, aspartate, alanine, glutamine, and GABA), as well as the enzymes involved in the metabolism of these amino acids, have been studied in the different regions of brain and liver in mice. A significant increase in the activity of Na+,K+-ATPase was observed in the cerebellum, cerebral cortex, and brain stem. A similar increase in the activity of glutamate dehydrogenase was observed in the brain stem, while a moderate increase in the activity of this enzyme was observed in the cerebral cortex and liver in the mice treated with ammonium chloride. In all three regions of brain, a 50% decrease was observed in the activity of alanine aminotransferase, while the activity of aspartate aminotransferase significantly rose in the brain stem. The activity of glutamine synthetase did not change much in the three regions of brain, and a significant fall was registered in the liver. The activity of tyrosine aminotransferase showed a rise in the cerebellum, brain stem, and in liver. Not much change was observed in the protein content in either brain or liver, whereas there was a 1.5-fold increase in the total RNA content in the liver of the animals treated with ammonium chloride. Under the experimental conditions, there was an increase only in the content of glutamine, of all the amino acids tested, in the cerebral cortex and liver. Similar results were obtained with homogenates of tissues enriched with ammonium chloride (in vitro) for the enzyme systems studied. These results are discussed, and the probable metabolic and functional significance of ammonia in brain is indicated.

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Published: Dec 24, 2004

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