PMID- 28695014 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180423 LR - 20181113 IS - 1687-5443 (Electronic) IS - 2090-5904 (Print) IS - 1687-5443 (Linking) VI - 2017 DP - 2017 TI - Impaired Hippocampal Glutamate and Glutamine Metabolism in the db/db Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. PG - 2107084 LID - 10.1155/2017/2107084 [doi] LID - 2107084 AB - Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease, and changes in brain energy metabolism have been suggested as a causative mechanism. The aim of this study was to investigate the cerebral metabolism of the important amino acids glutamate and glutamine in the db/db mouse model of T2DM. Glutamate and glutamine are both substrates for mitochondrial oxidation, and oxygen consumption was assessed in isolated brain mitochondria by Seahorse XFe96 analysis. In addition, acutely isolated cerebral cortical and hippocampal slices were incubated with [U-(13)C]glutamate and [U-(13)C]glutamine, and tissue extracts were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The oxygen consumption rate using glutamate and glutamine as substrates was not different in isolated cerebral mitochondria of db/db mice compared to controls. Hippocampal slices of db/db mice exhibited significantly reduced (13)C labeling in glutamate, glutamine, GABA, citrate, and aspartate from metabolism of [U-(13)C]glutamate. Additionally, reduced (13)C labeling were observed in GABA, citrate, and aspartate from [U-(13)C]glutamine metabolism in hippocampal slices of db/db mice when compared to controls. None of these changes were observed in cerebral cortical slices. The results suggest specific hippocampal impairments in glutamate and glutamine metabolism, without affecting mitochondrial oxidation of these substrates, in the db/db mouse. FAU - Andersen, Jens Velde AU - Andersen JV AD - Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Nissen, Jakob Dahl AU - Nissen JD AD - Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Christensen, Sofie Kjellerup AU - Christensen SK AD - Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Markussen, Kia Hjulmand AU - Markussen KH AD - Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Waagepetersen, Helle Sonderby AU - Waagepetersen HS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4583-8379 AD - Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170614 PL - United States TA - Neural Plast JT - Neural plasticity JID - 100883417 RN - 0RH81L854J (Glutamine) RN - 3KX376GY7L (Glutamic Acid) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*metabolism MH - Glutamic Acid/*metabolism MH - Glutamine/*metabolism MH - Hippocampus/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mitochondria/metabolism MH - Oxygen Consumption/physiology PMC - PMC5488168 EDAT- 2017/07/12 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/24 06:00 PMCR- 2017/06/14 CRDT- 2017/07/12 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/04/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/07/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/07/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2017/2107084 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neural Plast. 2017;2017:2107084. doi: 10.1155/2017/2107084. Epub 2017 Jun 14.