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Brain cell swelling during hypocapnia increases with hyperglycemia or ketosis

Journal

PEDIATRIC DIABETES
Volume 15, Issue 7, Pages 484-493

Publisher

WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12114

Keywords

brain injury; CBF; cerebral edema; DKA; hypocapnia

Funding

  1. American Diabetes Association [1-09-RA-52]
  2. NSF [OSTI 97-24412]
  3. Research Facilities Improvement Program from National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health [C06 RR17348-01]

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Background: Severe hypocapnia reduces cerebral blood flow (CBF) and is known to be a risk factor for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)-related cerebral edema and cerebral injury in children. Reductions in CBF resulting from hypocapnia alone, however, would not be expected to cause substantial cerebral injury. We hypothesized that either hyperglycemia or ketosis might alter the effects of hypocapnia on CBF and/or cerebral edema associated with CBF reduction. Methods: We induced hypocapnia (pCO(2) 20 +/- 3 mmHg) via mechanical ventilation in three groups of juvenile rats: 25 controls, 22 hyperglycemic rats (serum glucose 451 +/- 78 mg/dL), and 15 ketotic rats (beta-hydroxy butyrate 3.0 +/- 1.0 mmol/L). We used magnetic resonance imaging to measure CBF and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in these groups and in 17 ventilated rats with normal pCO(2) (40 +/- 3 mmHg). In a subset (n= 35), after 2 h of hypocapnia, pCO(2) levels were normalized (40 +/- 3 mmHg) and ADC and CBF measurements were repeated. Results: Declines in CBF with hypocapnia occurred in all groups. Normalization of pCO(2) after hypocapnia resulted in hyperemia in the striatum. These effects were not substantially altered by hyperglycemia or ketosis. Declines in ADC (suggesting brain cell swelling) during hypocapnia, however, were greater during both hyperglycemia and ketosis. Conclusions: We conclude that brain cell swelling associated with hypocapnia is increased by both hyperglycemia and ketosis, suggesting that these metabolic conditions may make the brain more vulnerable to injury during hypocapnia.

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