The effects of pharmacologic doses of 2-deoxy- d-glucose on local cerebral blood flow in the awake, unrestrained rat

Previous study of the effects of acute insulin-induced hypoglycemia on cerebral blood flow (CBF) have resulted in conflicting results. An alternate approach to the study of glucoprivation is the administration of pharmacologic doses of the glucose analogue, 2-deoxy- d-glucose (2-DG). 2-DG is transpo...

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Published in:	Brain research 1993-08, Vol.618 (2), p.277-282
Main Authors:	Breier, Alan, Crane, Alison M., Kennedy, Charles, Sokoloff, Louis
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Animals Biological and medical sciences Blood Gas Analysis Blood Glucose - metabolism Blood Pressure - drug effects Cerebral circulation. Blood-brain barrier. Choroid plexus. Cerebrospinal fluid. Circumventricular organ. Meninges Cerebrovascular Circulation - drug effects Deoxyglucose Deoxyglucose - pharmacology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Glucose deprivation Glycolytic blocked Hematocrit Male Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
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Summary:	Previous study of the effects of acute insulin-induced hypoglycemia on cerebral blood flow (CBF) have resulted in conflicting results. An alternate approach to the study of glucoprivation is the administration of pharmacologic doses of the glucose analogue, 2-deoxy- d-glucose (2-DG). 2-DG is transported across the blood–brain barrier tissue where it is phosphorylated to 2-deoxy- d-6-phospahte (2-DG-6-P) but not metabolized further. The 2-DG-6-P accumulates and inhibits the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate, thus blocking glycolysis and glucose metabolism. In the present study we have employed the [ 14C]iodoantipyrine method to examine the effects of a pharmacologic dose (5 mg/kg) of 2-DG on local cerebral blood flow (ICBF) regions of the brain in conscious, unrestrained, adult male rats. The 2-DG treatment raised arterial plasma glucose levels from 8 to 17 mM without affecting arterial blood pO 2, pCO 2 or pH but increased lCBF in most brain regions examined. The largest increases were in the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, and thalamic nuclei (+65 to +157%). Smaller increases were found in most structures of the limbic system, brainstem, and white matter, and no changes in lCBF were seen in the cerebellar cortex and ventral medial hypothalamus. The results indicate that cerebral glucoprivation produced by pharmacological doses of 2-deoxyglucose is accompanied by substantial increase in blood flow in most regions of the brain.
ISSN:	0006-8993 1872-6240