Jae Mo Park1,2, Chalermchai Khemtong1, Shie-Chau Liu2, Ralph E Hurd3, Daniel M Spielman2. 1. Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. 2. Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA. 3. Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Menlo Park, California, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The intracellular lactate to pyruvate concentration ratio is a commonly used tissue assay biomarker of redox, being proportional to free cytosolic [NADH]/[NAD+ ]. In this study, we assessed the use of hyperpolarized [1-13 C]alanine and the subsequent detection of the intracellular products of [1-13 C]pyruvate and [1-13 C]lactate as a useful substrate for assessing redox levels in the liver in vivo. METHODS: Animal experiments were conducted to measure in vivo metabolism at baseline and after ethanol infusion. A solution of 80-mM hyperpolarized [1-13 C]alanine was injected intravenously at baseline (n = 8) and 45 min after ethanol infusion (n = 4), immediately followed by the dynamic acquisition of 13 C MRS spectra. RESULTS: In vivo rat liver spectra showed peaks from [1-13 C] alanine and the products of [1-13 C]lactate, [1-13 C]pyruvate, and 13 C-bicarbonate. A significantly increased 13 C-lactate/13 C-pyruvate ratio was observed after ethanol infusion (8.46 ± 0.58 at baseline versus 13.58 ± 0.69 after ethanol infusion; P < 0.001) consistent with the increased NADH produced by liver metabolism of ethanol to acetaldehyde and then acetate. A decrease in 13 C-bicarbonate production was also noted, potentially reflecting ethanol-induced mitochondrial redox changes. CONCLUSION: A method to measure in vivo tissue redox using hyperpolarized [1-13 C]alanine is presented, with the validity of the proposed 13 C-pyruvate/13 C-lactate metric tested using an ethanol challenge to alter liver redox state. Magn Reson Med 77:1741-1748, 2017.
PURPOSE: The intracellular lactate to pyruvate concentration ratio is a commonly used tissue assay biomarker of redox, being proportional to free cytosolic [NADH]/[NAD+ ]. In this study, we assessed the use of hyperpolarized [1-13 C]alanine and the subsequent detection of the intracellular products of [1-13 C]pyruvate and [1-13 C]lactate as a useful substrate for assessing redox levels in the liver in vivo. METHODS: Animal experiments were conducted to measure in vivo metabolism at baseline and after ethanol infusion. A solution of 80-mM hyperpolarized [1-13 C]alanine was injected intravenously at baseline (n = 8) and 45 min after ethanol infusion (n = 4), immediately followed by the dynamic acquisition of 13 CMRS spectra. RESULTS: In vivo rat liver spectra showed peaks from [1-13 C] alanine and the products of [1-13 C]lactate, [1-13 C]pyruvate, and 13 C-bicarbonate. A significantly increased 13 C-lactate/13 C-pyruvate ratio was observed after ethanol infusion (8.46 ± 0.58 at baseline versus 13.58 ± 0.69 after ethanol infusion; P < 0.001) consistent with the increased NADH produced by liver metabolism of ethanol to acetaldehyde and then acetate. A decrease in 13 C-bicarbonate production was also noted, potentially reflecting ethanol-induced mitochondrial redox changes. CONCLUSION: A method to measure in vivo tissue redox using hyperpolarized [1-13 C]alanine is presented, with the validity of the proposed 13 C-pyruvate/13 C-lactate metric tested using an ethanol challenge to alter liver redox state. Magn Reson Med 77:1741-1748, 2017.
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