In vivo31P NMR spectroscopy of the rat cerebral cortex during acute hepatic encephalopathy
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in NMR in Biomedicine
- Vol. 1 (2), 101-106
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nbm.1940010208
Abstract
During the development of acute hepatic encephalopathy, induced by acute liver ischemia, changes in brain 31P NMR spectra and EEG spectra were studied over 8:45 h in eight rats. At the end of this period the brain amino acid concentrations were determined. The results were compared with the same measurements in four normal and three portacaval shunted rats. Signs of acute HE, as judged by the EEG left index, started 5 h after the induction of acute liver ischemia. No accompanying significant changes in the cortical relative phosphocreatine and ATP concentration and intracellular pH were observed. The cortical relative Pi concentration had only slightly increased at t = 8 h. The concentrations of almost all measured brain amino acids, especially glutamine had increased at t = 8:45 h. At t = 8 h, rats with very severe HE had a small, but significant decrease of brain ATP concentrations. Their brain amino acid concentrations were more disturbed than in rats with less severe HE. It is concluded that a change in the cortical cerebral energy rich phosphate concentration is not an important pathophysiological mechanism during the development of acute HE. The observed changes in brain amino acids concentrations could be either part of a multifactorial pathogenesis or could be epiphenomena.Keywords
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