[13C]bicarbonate labelled from hyperpolarized [1-13C]pyruvate is an in vivo marker of hepatic gluconeogenesis in fasted state.
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Authors
Bastiaansen, Jessica AM
Couturier, Dominique-Laurent
Gruetter, Rolf
Publication Date
2022-01-10Journal Title
Commun Biol
ISSN
2399-3642
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
5
Issue
1
Language
eng
Type
Article
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Can, E., Bastiaansen, J. A., Couturier, D., Gruetter, R., Yoshihara, H. A., & Comment, A. (2022). [13C]bicarbonate labelled from hyperpolarized [1-13C]pyruvate is an in vivo marker of hepatic gluconeogenesis in fasted state.. Commun Biol, 5 (1) https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02978-2
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Funder: EC | EC Seventh Framework Programm | FP7 People: Marie-Curie Actions (FP7-PEOPLE - Specific Programme "People" Implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013)); Grant(s): 264780
Abstract
Hyperpolarized [1-13C]pyruvate enables direct in vivo assessment of real-time liver enzymatic activities by 13C magnetic resonance. However, the technique usually requires the injection of a highly supraphysiological dose of pyruvate. We herein demonstrate that liver metabolism can be measured in vivo with hyperpolarized [1-13C]pyruvate administered at two- to three-fold the basal plasma concentration. The flux through pyruvate dehydrogenase, assessed by 13C-labeling of bicarbonate in the fed condition, was found to be saturated or partially inhibited by supraphysiological doses of hyperpolarized [1-13C]pyruvate. The [13C]bicarbonate signal detected in the liver of fasted rats nearly vanished after treatment with a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) inhibitor, indicating that the signal originates from the flux through PEPCK. In addition, the normalized [13C]bicarbonate signal in fasted untreated animals is dose independent across a 10-fold range, highlighting that PEPCK and pyruvate carboxylase are not saturated and that hepatic gluconeogenesis can be directly probed in vivo with hyperpolarized [1-13C]pyruvate.
Sponsorship
European Commission (264780)
European Research Council (682574)
Swiss National Science Foundation (133562)
Identifiers
35013537, PMC8748681
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02978-2
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/333956
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