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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
Volume 292, Issue 6, Pages E1607-E1615Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00512.2006
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ketone bodies; monocarboxylate transporter-1; GLUT-1; beta-hydroxybutyrate; brain metabolism; blood-brain barrier
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM-066309] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS-46074] Funding Source: Medline
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It is recognized that ketone bodies, such as R-beta-hydroxybutyrate (beta-HB) and acetoacetate, are energy sources for the brain. As with glucose metabolism, monocarboxylate uptake by the brain is dependent on the function and regulation of its own transporter system. We concurrently investigated ketone body influx, blood flow, and regulation of monocarboxylate transporter ( MCT-1) and glucose transporter ( GLUT-1) in diet-induced ketotic ( KG) rat brain. Regional blood-to-brain beta-HB influx ( mu mol . g(-1) . min(-1)) increased 40- fold with ketosis ( 4.8 +/- 1.8 plasma beta- HB; mM) in all regions compared with the nonketotic groups ( standard and no- fat diets); there were no changes in regional blood flow. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that GLUT- 1 density ( number/ mm(2)) in the cortex was significantly elevated ( 40%) in the ketotic group compared with the standard and no- fat diet groups. MCT-1 was also markedly ( 3-fold) upregulated in the ketotic group compared with the standard diet group. In the standard diet group, 40% of the brain capillaries stained positive for MCT- 1; this amount doubled with the ketotic diet. Western blot analysis of isolated microvessels from ketotic rat brain showed an eightfold increase in GLUT- 1 and a threefold increase in MCT- 1 compared with the standard diet group. These data suggest that diet- induced ketosis results in increased vascular density at the blood- brain barrier without changes in blood flow. The increase in extraction fraction and capillary density with increased plasma ketone bodies indicates a significant flux of substrates available for brain energy metabolism.
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