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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
22
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-7
pubmed:abstractText
Elevated tissue lactate concentrations typically found in tumors can be measured by in vivo nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. In this study, lactate turnover in rat C6 glioma was determined from in vivo 1H NMR measurements of [3-13C]lactate buildup during steady-state hyperglycemia with [1-13C]glucose. With this tumor model, a narrow range of values was observed for the first-order rate constant that describes lactate efflux, k2 = 0.043 +/- 0.007 (n = 12) SD min-1. For individual animals, the standard error in k2 was small (< 18%), which indicated that the NMR data fit the kinetic model well. Lactate measurements before and after infusing [1-13C]glucose showed that the majority of the tumor lactate pool was metabolically active. Signals from 13C-labeled glutamate in tumors were at least 10-fold smaller than the [3-13C]lactate signal, whereas spectra of the contralateral hemispheres revealed the expected labeling of [4-13C]glutamate, as well as [2-13C] and [3-13C]glutamate, which indicates that label cycled through the tricarboxylic acid cycle in the brain tissue. Lack of significant 13C labeling of glutamate was consistent with low respiratory metabolism in this glioma. It is concluded that lactate in rat C6 glioma is actively turning over and that the kinetics of lactate efflux can be quantified noninvasively by 1H NMR detection of 13C label. This noninvasive NMR approach may offer a valuable tool to help evaluate tumor growth and metabolic responsiveness to therapies.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5083-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Lactate turnover in rat glioma measured by in vivo nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't