TY - JOUR
T1 - In vivo effect of chronic hypoxia on the neurochemical profile of the developing rat hippocampus
AU - Raman, Lakshmi
AU - Tkac, Ivan
AU - Ennis, Kathleen
AU - Georgieff, Michael K.
AU - Gruetter, Rolf
AU - Rao, Raghavendra
N1 - Funding Information:
The assistance of Jeff Long, Ph.D., with statistical analysis and that of Ann Fandrey with manuscript preparation are gratefully acknowledged. Supported in part by grants from the National Institutes of Health (HD33692 and HD29421), the Center for Neurobehavioral Development and the University Pediatrics Foundation, University of Minnesota. The Center for Magnetic Resonance Research is supported by the MIND Institute, the National Institutes of Health (RR08079), and the W.M. Keck Foundation.
PY - 2005/5/12
Y1 - 2005/5/12
N2 - The cognitive deficits observed in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease suggest involvement of the developing hippocampus. Chronic postnatal hypoxia present during infancy in these children may play a role in these impairments. To understand the biochemical mechanisms of hippocampal injury in chronic hypoxia, a neurochemical profile consisting of 15 metabolite concentrations and 2 metabolite ratios in the hippocampus was evaluated in a rat model of chronic postnatal hypoxia using in vivo 1H NMR spectroscopy at 9.4 T. Chronic hypoxia was induced by continuously exposing rats (n = 23) to 10% O2 from postnatal day (P) 3 to P28. Fifteen metabolites were quantified from a volume of 9-11 μl centered on the left hippocampus on P14, P21, and P28 and were compared with normoxic controls (n = 14). The developmental trajectory of neurochemicals in chronic hypoxia was similar to that seen in normoxia. However, chronic hypoxia had an effect on the concentrations of the following neurochemicals: aspartate, creatine, phosphocreatine, GABA, glutamate, glutamine, glutathione, myo-inositol, N-acetylaspartate (NAA), phosphorylethanolamine, and phosphocreatine/creatine (PCr/Cr) and glutamate/glutamine (Glu/Gln) ratios (P < 0.001 each, except glutamate, P = 0.04). The increased PCr/Cr ratio is consistent with decreased brain energy consumption. Given the well-established link between excitatory neurotransmission and brain energy metabolism, we postulate that elevated glutamate, Glu/Gln ratio, and GABA indicate suppressed excitatory neurotransmission in an energy-limited environment. Decreased NAA and phosphorylethanolamine suggest reduced neuronal integrity and phospholipid metabolism. The altered hippocampal neurochemistry during its development may underlie some of the cognitive deficits present in human infants at risk of chronic hypoxia.
AB - The cognitive deficits observed in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease suggest involvement of the developing hippocampus. Chronic postnatal hypoxia present during infancy in these children may play a role in these impairments. To understand the biochemical mechanisms of hippocampal injury in chronic hypoxia, a neurochemical profile consisting of 15 metabolite concentrations and 2 metabolite ratios in the hippocampus was evaluated in a rat model of chronic postnatal hypoxia using in vivo 1H NMR spectroscopy at 9.4 T. Chronic hypoxia was induced by continuously exposing rats (n = 23) to 10% O2 from postnatal day (P) 3 to P28. Fifteen metabolites were quantified from a volume of 9-11 μl centered on the left hippocampus on P14, P21, and P28 and were compared with normoxic controls (n = 14). The developmental trajectory of neurochemicals in chronic hypoxia was similar to that seen in normoxia. However, chronic hypoxia had an effect on the concentrations of the following neurochemicals: aspartate, creatine, phosphocreatine, GABA, glutamate, glutamine, glutathione, myo-inositol, N-acetylaspartate (NAA), phosphorylethanolamine, and phosphocreatine/creatine (PCr/Cr) and glutamate/glutamine (Glu/Gln) ratios (P < 0.001 each, except glutamate, P = 0.04). The increased PCr/Cr ratio is consistent with decreased brain energy consumption. Given the well-established link between excitatory neurotransmission and brain energy metabolism, we postulate that elevated glutamate, Glu/Gln ratio, and GABA indicate suppressed excitatory neurotransmission in an energy-limited environment. Decreased NAA and phosphorylethanolamine suggest reduced neuronal integrity and phospholipid metabolism. The altered hippocampal neurochemistry during its development may underlie some of the cognitive deficits present in human infants at risk of chronic hypoxia.
KW - Chronic hypoxia
KW - H NMR spectroscopy
KW - Hippocampus
KW - Phosphocreatine
KW - Rat
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U2 - 10.1016/j.devbrainres.2005.02.013
DO - 10.1016/j.devbrainres.2005.02.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 16099307
AN - SCOPUS:23644441139
SN - 0165-3806
VL - 156
SP - 202
EP - 209
JO - Developmental Brain Research
JF - Developmental Brain Research
IS - 2
ER -