PMID- 30575159 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191206 LR - 20191217 IS - 1099-1492 (Electronic) IS - 0952-3480 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 2 DP - 2019 Feb TI - Real-time ALT and LDH activities determined in viable precision-cut mouse liver slices using hyperpolarized [1-(13) C]pyruvate-Implications for studies on biopsied liver tissues. PG - e4043 LID - 10.1002/nbm.4043 [doi] AB - Precision-cut liver slices (PCLS) are widely used in liver research as they provide a liver model with all liver cell types in their natural architecture. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the use of PCLS for hyperpolarized metabolic investigation in a mouse model, for potential future application in liver biopsy cores. Fresh normal liver was harvested from six mice. 500 mum PCLS were prepared and placed in a 10 mm NMR tube in an NMR spectrometer and perfused continuously. (31) P spectra were acquired to evaluate the presence of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and validate viability in all samples. Hyperpolarized [1-(13) C]pyruvate was flushed into the NMR tube in the spectrometer. Consecutive (13) C NMR spectra were acquired immediately after the injection using both non-selective (five injections, two livers) and selective RF excitation (six injections, three livers). The (31) P spectra showed the characteristic signals of ATP, confirming the viability of the PCLS for more than 2.5 h in the spectrometer. After each of the [1-(13) C]pyruvate injections, both [1-(13) C]lactate and [1-(13) C]alanine signals were detected. Selective RF excitation aimed at both [1-(13) C]lactate and [1-(13) C]alanine enabled better visualization and quantification of the metabolic activity. Using this acquisition approach only the newly formed metabolites are observed upon excitation, and their intensities relative to those of hyperpolarized pyruvate enable quantification of metabolite production rates. This rate of lactate and alanine production appeared to be constant throughout the measurement time, with alanine production about 2.3 times higher than lactate. In summary, the viability of PCLS in an NMR spectrometer was demonstrated and hyperpolarized [1-(13) C]pyruvate metabolism was recorded. This study opens up the possibility of evaluating alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities in human liver biopsies, while preserving the tissue architecture and viability. In healthy, well-perfused liver slices the ratio of ALT to LDH activity is about 2.3. CI - (c) 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. FAU - Lev-Cohain, Naama AU - Lev-Cohain N AD - Department of Radiology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Sapir, Gal AU - Sapir G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6267-5933 AD - Department of Radiology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Harris, Talia AU - Harris T AD - Department of Radiology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Azar, Assad AU - Azar A AD - Department of Radiology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Gamliel, Ayelet AU - Gamliel A AD - Department of Radiology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Nardi-Schreiber, Atara AU - Nardi-Schreiber A AD - Department of Radiology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Uppala, Sivaranjan AU - Uppala S AD - Department of Radiology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Sosna, Jacob AU - Sosna J AD - Department of Radiology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Gomori, J Moshe AU - Gomori JM AD - Department of Radiology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. FAU - Katz-Brull, Rachel AU - Katz-Brull R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4850-1616 AD - Department of Radiology, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. LA - eng GR - 338040/FP7 Ideas: European Research Council/International PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20181221 PL - England TA - NMR Biomed JT - NMR in biomedicine JID - 8915233 RN - 0 (Carbon Isotopes) RN - 8558G7RUTR (Pyruvic Acid) RN - EC 1.1.1.27 (L-Lactate Dehydrogenase) RN - EC 2.6.1.2 (Alanine Transaminase) RN - FDJ0A8596D (Carbon-13) SB - IM MH - Alanine Transaminase/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Biopsy MH - Carbon Isotopes/*metabolism MH - L-Lactate Dehydrogenase/*metabolism MH - Liver/*enzymology/*pathology MH - Male MH - Metabolome MH - Mice, Inbred ICR MH - Pyruvic Acid/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - 31P and 13C-NMR OT - alanine OT - dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization OT - lactate OT - liver OT - metabolism OT - perfusion OT - pyruvate EDAT- 2018/12/24 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/18 06:00 CRDT- 2018/12/22 06:00 PHST- 2018/06/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/10/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/10/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/12/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/12/22 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/nbm.4043 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - NMR Biomed. 2019 Feb;32(2):e4043. doi: 10.1002/nbm.4043. Epub 2018 Dec 21.