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Determination of kynurenic acid levels in rat brain microdialysis samples and changes in kynurenic acid levels induced by N-acetylaspartic acid.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19816853     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The levels of kynurenic acid, an endogenous antagonist of alpha(7) nicotinic acetylcholine and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors, were measured in microdialysis samples obtained from the prefrontal cortices of rats using column-switching high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. When the perfusate was constantly infused at a rate of 1.0 mu/min, the in vitro recovery of kynurenic acid through the dialysis membrane was approximately 20.4%, and the precision was within 1.31%. Endogenous kynurenic acid in the microdialysis sample was clearly detected using column-switching high-performance liquid chromatography. As an application study, N-acetyl-L-aspartic acid, an endogenous metabolite and precursor of N-acetyl-L-aspartyl-L-glutamic acid, which is an agonist of metabotropic glutamate receptors, was infused for 120 min through the microdialysis probe. The kynurenic acid level significantly increased during the infusion of N-acetyl-L-aspartic acid, suggesting that kynurenic acid might have some association with N-acetyl-L-aspartic acid in vivo.
Authors:
Masayuki Tomiya; Takeshi Fukushima; Tadahiro Ogaya; Yukiko Sone; Shogo Mitsuhashi; Toshimasa Toyo'oka
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biomedical chromatography : BMC     Volume:  24     ISSN:  1099-0801     ISO Abbreviation:  Biomed. Chromatogr.     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-20     Completed Date:  2010-08-09     Revised Date:  2011-02-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8610241     Medline TA:  Biomed Chromatogr     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  569-73     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Affiliation:
Division of Bio-Analytical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aspartic Acid / analogs & derivatives*,  analysis
Brain Chemistry*
Kynurenic Acid / analysis*
Male
Microdialysis / methods*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
492-27-3/Kynurenic Acid; 56-84-8/Aspartic Acid; 997-55-7/N-acetylaspartate

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