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Davoodi H, Jouda M, Korvink JG, MacKinnon N, Badilita V. Broadband and multi-resonant sensors for NMR. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 112-113:34-54. [PMID: 31481158 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2019.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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It has always been of considerable interest to study the nuclear magnetic resonance response of multiple nuclei simultaneously, whether these signals arise from internuclear couplings within the same molecule, or from uncoupled nuclei within sample mixtures. The literature contains numerous uncorrelated reports on techniques employed to achieve multi-nuclear NMR detection. This paper consolidates the subset of techniques in which single coil detectors are utilized, and highlights the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, at the same time pointing the way towards future developments in the field of multi-nuclear NMR. We compare the different multi-nuclear NMR techniques in terms of performance, and present a guide to NMR probe designers towards application-based optimum design. We also review the applicability of micro-coils in the context of multi-nuclear methods. Micro-coils benefit from compact geometries and exhibit lower impedance, which provide new opportunities and challenges for the NMR probe designer.
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- Hossein Davoodi
- Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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- Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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- Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Rispoli JV, Dimitrov IE, Cheshkov S, Malloy C, Wright SM, McDougall MP. Trap Design and Construction for High-Power Multinuclear Magnetic Resonance Experiments. CONCEPTS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE. PART B, MAGNETIC RESONANCE ENGINEERING 2016; 46B:162-168. [PMID: 28529464 PMCID: PMC5436609 DOI: 10.1002/cmr.b.21345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Performing multinuclear experiments requires one or more radiofrequency (RF) coils operating at both the proton and second-nucleus frequencies; however, inductive coupling between coils must be mitigated to retain proton sensitivity and coil tuning stability. The inclusion of trap circuits simplifies placement of multinuclear RF coils while maintaining inter-element isolation. Of the commonly investigated non-proton nuclei, perhaps the most technically demanding is carbon-13, particularly when applying a proton decoupling scheme to improve the resulting spectra. This work presents experimental data for trap circuits withstanding high-power broadband proton decoupling of carbon-13 at 7 T. The advantages and challenges of building trap circuits with various inductor and capacitor components are discussed. Multiple trap designs are evaluated on the bench and utilized on an RF coil at 7 T to detect broadband proton-decoupled carbon-13 spectra from a lipid phantom. A particular trap design, built from a coaxial stub inductor and high-voltage ceramic chip capacitors, is highlighted owing to both its performance and adaptability for planar array coil elements with diverse spatial orientations.
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- Joseph V. Rispoli
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Philips Medical Systems, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Hu S, Chen AP, Zierhut ML, Bok R, Yen YF, Schroeder MA, Hurd RE, Nelson SJ, Kurhanewicz J, Vigneron DB. In vivo carbon-13 dynamic MRS and MRSI of normal and fasted rat liver with hyperpolarized 13C-pyruvate. Mol Imaging Biol 2009; 11:399-407. [PMID: 19424761 PMCID: PMC2763080 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-009-0218-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2008] [Revised: 12/26/2008] [Accepted: 02/03/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Background The use of in vivo13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in probing metabolic pathways to study normal metabolism and characterize disease physiology has been limited by its low sensitivity. However, recent technological advances have enabled greater than 50,000-fold enhancement of liquid-state polarization of metabolically active 13C substrates, allowing for rapid assessment of 13C metabolism in vivo. The present study applied hyperpolarized 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy to the investigation of liver metabolism, demonstrating for the first time the feasibility of applying this technology to detect differences in liver metabolic states. Procedures [1-13C]pyruvate was hyperpolarized with a dynamic nuclear polarization instrument and injected into normal and fasted rats. The uptake of pyruvate and its conversion to the metabolic products lactate and alanine were observed with slice-localized dynamic magnetic resonance spectroscopy and 3D magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (3D-MRSI). Results Significant differences in lactate to alanine ratio (P < 0.01) between normal and fasted rat liver slice dynamic spectra were observed. 3D-MRSI localized to the fasted livers demonstrated significantly decreased 13C-alanine levels (P < 0.01) compared to normal. Conclusions This study presents the initial demonstration of characterizing metabolic state differences in the liver with hyperpolarized 13C spectroscopy and shows the ability to detect physiological perturbations in alanine aminotransferase activity, which is an encouraging result for future liver disease investigations with hyperpolarized magnetic resonance technology.
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- Simon Hu
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158-2512, USA
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a well known diagnostic tool in radiology that produces unsurpassed images of the human body, in particular of soft tissue. However, the medical community is often not aware that MRI is an important yet limited segment of magnetic resonance (MR) or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) as this method is called in basic science. The tremendous morphological information of MR images sometimes conceal the fact that MR signals in general contain much more information, especially on processes on the molecular level. NMR is successfully used in physics, chemistry, and biology to explore and characterize chemical reactions, molecular conformations, biochemical pathways, solid state material, and many other applications that elucidate invisible characteristics of matter and tissue. In medical applications, knowledge of the molecular background of MRI and in particular MR spectroscopy (MRS) is an inevitable basis to understand molecular phenomenon leading to macroscopic effects visible in diagnostic images or spectra. This review shall provide the necessary background to comprehend molecular aspects of magnetic resonance applications in medicine. An introduction into the physical basics aims at an understanding of some of the molecular mechanisms without extended mathematical treatment. The MR typical terminology is explained such that reading of original MR publications could be facilitated for non-MR experts. Applications in MRI and MRS are intended to illustrate the consequences of molecular effects on images and spectra.
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- C Boesch
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
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Morikawa S, Inubushi T, Takahashi K, Ishii H, Ozawa K. Gluconeogenesis and phosphoenergetics in rat liver during endotoxemia. J Surg Res 1998; 74:179-86. [PMID: 9587358 DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1997.5253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND During endotoxemia, glucose and energy metabolism varies depending on the stage, severity, and other conditions. In this study, gluconeogenesis from 13C-labeled alanine and phosphoenergetic state in rat liver during the acute phase of endotoxemia were concurrently observed by in vivo 13C and 31P NMR spectroscopy in a noninvasive manner. MATERIALS AND METHODS Lipopolysaccharide from Escherichia coli (10 mg/kg) was injected intravenously followed by infusion of [3-13C]alanine. In vivo 13C and 31P NMR spectra were alternately collected for 90 min with a 2.0 Tesla CSI Omega System. RESULTS In our experimental model, endotoxin increased the pulse rate without decreasing the blood pressure and elevated the blood sugar level, which suggests the so-called hyperdynamic state. Even under such conditions, a slight, but significant, impairment of the phosphoenergetic state in the liver (a decrease in ATP and an increase in Pi) was detected with 31P NMR spectroscopy. The 13C peaks of glucose C6 and Glu/Gln C2 of the liver in endotoxemia were significantly lower than those of the control, despite hyperglycemia in endotoxemia. CONCLUSIONS NMR spectroscopic studies suggest that the endotoxin caused the inhibition of gluconeogenic activity from the infused [3-13C]alanine and the TCA cycle accompanied by a deterioration in the phosphoenergetic state even in the hyperglycemic phase. Since the blood sugar level might be influenced by the systemic utilization of glucose, such direct measurements should prove important in the in vivo evaluation of glucose and energy metabolism in the liver.
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- S Morikawa
- Molecular Neurobiology Research Center, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan.
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Morikawa S, Inubushi T, Takahashi K, Shigemori S, Ishii H. Relationship between gluconeogenesis and phosphoenergetics in rat liver assessed by in vivo 13C and 31P NMR spectroscopy. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 1997; 10:18-24. [PMID: 9251111 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1492(199701)10:1<18::aid-nbm444>3.0.co;2-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The relationship between the phosphoenergetic state and gluconeogenesis in the liver after ischemic damage was investigated using living rats. The ATP level was determined with in vivo 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and gluconeogenesis was evaluated with in vivo 31C NMR spectroscopy using L-[3-13C]alanine as a tracer. These two measurements were alternated repeatedly. The rats were divided into three groups: without ischemia (group A); with 10 min ischemia (group B); and with 30 min ischemia (group C). ATP was depleted to 20% of the preischemic state after 10 min ischemia and this level was maintained during 30 min ischemia. After reperfusion, the ATP level was partially restored, but the recovery was smaller in group C. Infusion of [3-13C]alanine was started immediately after the reperfusion. In vivo 13C NMR disclosed changes in the alanine C3, glutamine/glutamate C2 and C3, glucose C1-6, and glycogen C1 signals in the liver. After 60 min infusion of [3-13C]alanine, the ATP level correlated negatively with the signal intensity of alanine (r = -0.664, p = 0.008) and positively with those of glucose and glyogen (r = 0.586, p = 0.023, and r = 0.643, p = 0.011, respectively). These results suggest that the ATP level participates in gluconeogenesis and glycogenesis in the liver. Such multinuclear in vivo NMR observations might uncover new aspects of the metabolic function of the liver in the in vivo state.
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- S Morikawa
- Molecular Neurobiology Research Center, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan
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Jehenson P, Canioni P, Hantraye P, Syrota A. Carbon 13 NMR study of glycogen metabolism in the baboon liver in vivo. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1992; 182:900-5. [PMID: 1734889 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(92)91817-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In vivo glycogen metabolism was investigated at 2 Tesla by 13C NMR in the baboon liver. Two concentric surface coils were used for 13C observation and proton decoupling, respectively. Spectra were acquired in 2 to 10 minutes with a 60 ms repetition time. After 3 hours of glucose infusion in the 48 hr fasted animal, 3 g of 99%-enriched [1-13C]glucose were injected. The distribution of the label on C-1 and also C-2, C-5 and C-6 of glycogen indicated 65% and 35% contributions of the direct and indirect pathways to glycogen synthesis from glucose, respectively. The results show that hepatic metabolic pathways and rates can be followed in vivo in large animals by 13C NMR at 2 Tesla.
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- P Jehenson
- Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, CEA, Orsay, France
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Lanens D, Muller HJ, Van de Vyver F, de Cock-Bunning T, Spanoghe M, Van der Linden A, Mulder GJ, Dommisse R, Lugtenburg J. Noninvasive in vivo 13C-NMR spectroscopy of a 13C-labeled xenobiotic in the rat. Magn Reson Imaging 1992; 10:975-81. [PMID: 1461095 DOI: 10.1016/0730-725x(92)90452-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This study demonstrates that the xenobiotic product, 1-(o-chlorophenyl)-1-(p-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dichloro-3-13C-propane can be monitored in the liver of an intact animal by in vivo 13C surface coil NMR spectroscopy after intraperitoneal administration. The carbon-13 label could be detected after a single dose of only 200 mg/kg of the product. The intrahepatic changes of the signal intensity of the labeled product were monitored as a function of time. No signals corresponding to metabolites could be detected.
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- D Lanens
- Research Group for Biomedical NMR, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
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Altered gluconeogenesis is frequently observed in cancerous hosts. To define its derangements in the liver, we studied glucose and glycogen production in the perfused livers of tumor-bearing rats using 13C NMR spectroscopy. Nine Fischer 344 rats were inoculated with mammary adenocarcinoma. After 5 weeks, the livers were removed and perfused with Krebs buffer containing 8 mM L-[3-13C]alanine, and 13C NMR spectroscopy was performed. Nine pair-fed rats were studied as controls. The peak heights of glucose and glycogen in the 13C NMR spectra of the perfused livers and final perfusates of the two groups of rats were compared. We found comparable amounts of C1-labeled glucose and glycogen in the two groups, but C2- to C5-labeled and C6-labeled glucose and glycogen, as well as total 13C-labeled glucose and glycogen, appeared in smaller quantities in the tumor rats than in the pair-fed rats. These findings suggest that appreciable amounts of unlabeled glycerol were utilized by both groups, but less so by the tumor rats than the pair-fed rats. In addition, there was decreased production of oxaloacetate through pyruvate dehydrogenase and the Krebs cycle in the livers of the tumor rats, where the overall metabolism of alanine into glucose and glycogen was also reduced.
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- K J Liu
- Department of Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago
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Gründer W, Krumbiegel P, Buchali K, Blesin HJ. Nitrogen-15 NMR studies of rat liver in vitro and in vivo. Phys Med Biol 1989; 34:457-63. [PMID: 2710811 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/34/4/004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In the present 2.1 T15N NMR study two different kinds of experiments are presented. In one we show that metabolic reactions of 15N-labelled glycine can be followed in the isolated rat liver. In the second we demonstrate that [15N]glycine can be detected using NMR in vivo. For quantification and identification of glycine and metabolites 15N-isotope analysis (emission spectrometry technique) was used. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of 15N NMR for study of the metabolism of 15N-labelled compounds in vivo.
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- W Gründer
- Sektion Physik der Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig, GDR
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- N E MacKenzie
- Upjohn Company, Control Division, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001
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- R G Shulman
- Department of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511
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Chang LH, Chew W, Weinstein P, James T. A balanced-matched double-tuned probe for in vivo1H and 331P NMR. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1987. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-2364(87)90184-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Griffiths RD, Edwards RH. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the recognition of metabolic disease. J Inherit Metab Dis 1987; 10 Suppl 1:147-58. [PMID: 3119937 DOI: 10.1007/bf01812854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Magnetic resonance (MR) is rapidly entering many fields of clinical medicine following a long history as a powerful tool in physics and chemistry. The non-invasive and non-destructive property of this technique has enabled the chemical shift in higher magnetic fields to be exploited to identify and quantitate metabolites in both in vitro and in vivo analysis. High resolution proton spectroscopy of body fluids has been shown to be complementary with established analytical techniques, while the development of whole body large bore magnets is enabling both the study of structure and metabolism in humans in vivo. Phosphorus MR spectroscopy has provided a method of monitoring ATP production and utilisation in situ in both perfused preparation and intact tissue. In human muscle it has been possible to test established theories of tissue energy metabolism. It provides a unique method with which to evaluate the state of tissue oxidative metabolism. The opportunities afforded by other nuclei are being studied, but the low sensitivity of the MR technique forces limitations. Recent technical advances in tissue localization have as yet only been applied in a limited way. The use of MR in metabolic disease will be considered with specific reference to disorders of skeletal muscle metabolism.
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- R D Griffiths
- University Department of Medicine, University, Liverpool, UK
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Behar KL, Petroff OA, Prichard JW, Alger JR, Shulman RG. Detection of metabolites in rabbit brain by 13C NMR spectroscopy following administration of [1-13C]glucose. Magn Reson Med 1986; 3:911-20. [PMID: 2881185 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910030611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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1H-decoupled 13C NMR spectra (20.2 MHz) of the living rabbit brain were collected with a surface coil following the intravenous infusion of [1-13C]glucose. Within 15 min of infusion, the alpha and beta anomers of glucose were detected and, shortly thereafter, the carbon atoms at positions C4, C3, and C2 of glutamate and(or) glutamine. After reductions of inspired oxygen from 30 to 5%, lactate C3 was detected. The intensity of the lactate resonance rose progressively during hypoxia and later fell during recovery with oxygen. The 13C fractional isotopic enrichment of arterial blood glucose was measured by 1H NMR providing information on the rate and extent of blood glucose labeling.
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Pahl-Wostl C, Seelig J. Metabolic pathways for ketone body production. 13C NMR spectroscopy of rat liver in vivo using 13C-multilabeled fatty acids. Biochemistry 1986; 25:6799-807. [PMID: 3801392 DOI: 10.1021/bi00370a011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The hormonal regulation of ketogenesis in the liver of living rat has been studied noninvasively with 13C nuclear magnetic resonance. The protocol involved the use of a surface coil that was placed on the skin of the rat, directly over the normal location of the liver. Signals from superficial tissue were suppressed with a 180 degrees pulse at the center of the coil. A resolution of 0.6 ppm was obtained in the 13C NMR spectra at 20.1 MHz, which was equal to or better than that observed in experiments where the liver was surgically exposed and surrounded with radiofrequency coil. The spatial selection for the liver was better than 90%, with extrahepatic adipose tissue contributing only a very small amount of signal. The metabolic activities of the liver were investigated by infusion of 13C-labeled butyrate in the jugular vein of the anesthetized rat. The rate of butyrate infusion was chosen to be close to the maximum oxidative capacity of the rat liver, and the 13C signal intensities were enhanced by using doubly labeled [1,3-13C]butyrate as a substrate. Different 13C NMR spectra and hence different metabolites were observed depending on the hormonal state of the animal. In the fasted rat, the most intense 13C signal came from the end product of the Krebs cycle, namely, HCO3, with additional resonances from glutamine and glutamate. Weak resonances of the ketone bodies 3-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate could also be detected and allowed an evaluation of the "redox state" of the in vivo liver.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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