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The effect of succinate on brain NADH/NAD+ redox state and high energy phosphate metabolism in acute traumatic brain injury

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Stovell, MG 
Carpenter, thomas 
Thelin, eric 

Abstract

A key pathophysiological process and therapeutic target in the critical early post-injury period of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is cell mitochondrial dysfunction; characterised by elevation of brain lactate/pyruvate (L/P) ratio in the absence of hypoxia. We previously showed that succinate can improve brain extracellular chemistry in acute TBI, but it was not clear if this translates to a change in downstream energy metabolism. We studied the effect of microdialysis-delivered succinate on brain energy state (phosphocreatine/ATP ratio (PCr/ATP)) with 31P MRS at 3T, and tissue NADH/NAD+ redox state using microdialysis (L/P ratio) in eight patients with acute major TBI (mean 7 days). Succinate perfusion was associated with increased extracellular pyruvate (+26%, p <0.0001) and decreased L/P ratio ( 13%, p <0.0001) in patients overall (baseline-vs-supplementation over time), but no clear-cut change in 31P MRS PCr/ATP in our cohort (p >0.4, supplemented voxel-vs-contralateral voxel). However, the percentage decrease in L/P ratio for each patient following succinate perfusion correlated significantly with their percentage increase in PCr/ATP ratio (Spearman's rank correlation, r =-0.86, p =0.024). Our findings support the interpretation that L/P ratio is linked to brain energy state, and that succinate may support brain energy metabolism in select TBI patients suffering from mitochondrial dysfunction.

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Keywords

Brain injuries, Molecular neuroscience, Neurochemistry, Translational research, Trauma

Journal Title

Scientific Reports

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Journal ISSN

2045-2322
2045-2322

Volume Title

8

Publisher

Nature Publishing Group
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TCC (None)
Medical Research Council (G1002277)
Medical Research Council (G0600986)
Wellcome Trust (110159/Z/15/Z)
Medical Research Council (MC_UU_00015/3)
Medical Research Council (MC_U105663142)
Medical Research Council (G0802251)
Medical Research Council (MR/N025792/1)
MRC Grant No. G1002277 ID98489. MRC Grant No. G0600986 ID79068. MRC, MC_U105663142. Wellcome Trust 110159/Z/15/Z. National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge (Neuroscience Theme; Brain Injury and Repair Theme. Medical Research Council Project code SRAG/071, ID RG87629. Swedish Society for Medical Research. Canadian Institute of Health Research Medical Research Council/Royal College of Surgeons of England Clinical Research Training Fellowship Grant no. G0802251.