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Metabolism of gamma-hydroxybutyrate to d-2-hydroxyglutarate in mammals: further evidence for d-2-hydroxyglutarate transhydrogenase.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16483879     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
gamma-Hydroxybutyratic acid (GHB), and its prodrugs 4-butyrolactone and 1,4-butanediol, represent expanding drugs of abuse, although GHB is also used therapeutically to treat narcolepsy and alcoholism. Thus, the pathway by which GHB is metabolized is of importance. The goal of the current study was to examine GHB metabolism in mice with targeted ablation of the GABA degradative enzyme succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH(-/-) mice), in whom GHB persistently accumulates, and in baboons intragastrically administered with GHB immediately and persistently. Three hypotheses concerning GHB metabolism were tested: (1) degradation via mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation; (2) conversion to 4,5-dihydroxyhexanoic acid (a putative condensation product of the GHB derivative succinic semialdehyde); and (3) conversion to d-2-hydroxyglutaric acid (d-2-HG) catalyzed by d-2-hydroxyglutarate transhydrogenase (a reaction previously documented only in rat). Both d-2-HG and 4,5-dihydroxyhexanoic acid were significantly increased in neural and nonneural tissue extracts derived from SSADH(-/-) mice. In vitro studies demonstrated the ability of 4,5-dihydroxyhexanoic acid to displace the GHB receptor ligand NCS-382 (IC(50) = 38 micromol/L), although not affecting GABA(B) receptor binding. Blood and urine derived from baboons administered with GHB also accumulated d-2-HG, but not 4,5-dihydroxyhexanoic acid. Our results indicate that d-2-HG is a prominent GHB metabolite and provide further evidence for the existence of d-2-hydroxyglutarate transhydrogenase in different mammalian species.
Authors:
Eduard A Struys; Nanda M Verhoeven; Erwin E W Jansen; Herman J Ten Brink; Maneesh Gupta; Terry G Burlingame; Lawrence S Quang; Timothy Maher; Piero Rinaldo; O Carter Snead; Amy K Goodwin; Elise M Weerts; P Rand Brown; Tonya C Murphy; Mathew J Picklo; Cornelius Jakobs; K Michael Gibson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Metabolism: clinical and experimental     Volume:  55     ISSN:  0026-0495     ISO Abbreviation:  Metab. Clin. Exp.     Publication Date:  2006 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-02-17     Completed Date:  2006-06-05     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375267     Medline TA:  Metabolism     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  353-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Chemistry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alcohol Oxidoreductases*
Animals
Glutarates / analysis,  metabolism*
Kinetics
Mammals
Mice
Mice, Knockout
Papio
Sodium Oxybate / metabolism*
Succinate-Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase / deficiency
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DA14919/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; DA14951/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; NS40270/NS/NINDS NIH HHS; P20 RR17699/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Glutarates; 2889-31-8/alpha-hydroxyglutarate; 502-85-2/Sodium Oxybate; EC 1.1.-/Alcohol Oxidoreductases; EC 1.1.99.24/hydroxyacid-oxoacid transhydrogenase; EC 1.2.1.24/Succinate-Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase

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