J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 91(1): 77-85, 1990

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Original article

³¹P NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE STUDY OF INTRAHEPATIC ENERGY METABOLISM IN ACUTE LIVER FAILURE

Changes in phosphorous metabolites and intracellular pH in acute liver failure induced by Dgalactosamine (GAL) were evaluated non-destructively and continuously using ³¹P-NMR spectroscopy. Furthermore, changes in these parameters under ischemia were also examined. GAL (1.0g/kg) was injected intravenously to male Wistar rats. NMR measurements in perfused livers were performed with a GX-270FT NMR spectrometer (JEOL).
Typical changes in ³¹P-NMR spectra were observed after GAL administration. ATP levels decreased to 57.4±12.4% at 12 hours and to 65.4±7.7% at 24 hours after the administration compared with that in control rats. Pi levels increased remarkably to 632.1±76.4% at 3 hours and recovered to 127.5±22% at 24 hours. NAD⁺/NADH and UDP-sugar levels gradually increased to 253.5±33.4 and 456.3±60.9%, respectively, at 24 hours. In GAL treated livers, ATP levels fell rapidly and Pi levels rose correspondingly during ischemia, and they rapidly recovered by reperfusion. The intracellular pH decreased to 7.16±0.032 from 7.38±0.065 at 3 hours after GAL administration. However, significant changes in pH were not observed until 24 hours. In GAL treated livers, slight changes in pH were observed under ischemia.
These results indicate that ³¹P-NMR is a useful method to evaluate the damage of acute liver failure, and to diagnose liver diseases involving the intrahepatic energy metabolism.

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