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. 1983;5(5):593-7.
doi: 10.1016/0197-0186(83)90051-7.

Acute metabolic effects of ammonia on the enzymes of glutamate metabolism in isolated astroglial cells

G Y Subbalakshmi  1 , C R Murthy
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Acute metabolic effects of ammonia on the enzymes of glutamate metabolism in isolated astroglial cells

G Y Subbalakshmi et al. Neurochem Int. 1983.

Abstract

Enzymes of glutamate metabolism were studied in the astrocytes isolated from rats injected with a large dose of ammonium acetate and compared with those isolated from controls. The activities of glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and glutaminase decreased while those of glutamine synthetase (GS) and aspartate aminotransferase (AAT) increased both in convulsive and comatose states. The activity of alanine aminotransferase (A1AT) increased only in convulsive state. The results suggested that glutamate required for the formation of glutamine in astrocytes might have its origin in nerve endings and the depletion of citric acid cycle intermediates might occur in nerve endings at least in acute ammonia toxicity.

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