Age dependent accumulation of N-acyl-ethanolamine phospholipids in ischemic rat brain: A P NMR and enzyme activity study
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Age dependent accumulation of N-acyl-ethanolamine phospholipids in ischemic rat brain : A P NMR and enzyme activity study. / Moesgaard, B.; Petersen, G.; Hansen, Harald S.; Jaroszewski, J.W.
In: Journal of Lipid Research, Vol. 41, No. 6, 01.06.2000, p. 985-990.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Age dependent accumulation of N-acyl-ethanolamine phospholipids in ischemic rat brain
T2 - A P NMR and enzyme activity study
AU - Moesgaard, B.
AU - Petersen, G.
AU - Hansen, Harald S.
AU - Jaroszewski, J.W.
PY - 2000/6/1
Y1 - 2000/6/1
N2 - N-acyl-ethanolamine phospholipids (NAPE) can be formed as a stress response during neuronal injury, and they are precursors for N-acyl- ethanolamines (NAE), some of which are endocannabinoids. The levels of NAPE accumulated during post-decapitative ischemia (6 h at 37°C) were studied in rat brains of various age (1, 6, 12, 19, 30, and ~70 days) by the use of P NMR spectroscopy of lipid extracts. This ability to accumulate NAPE was compared with the activity of N-acyltransferase and of NAPE-hydrolyzing phospholipase D (NAPE-PLD) in brain microsomes. These two enzymes are involved in the formation and degradation of NAPE, respectively. The results showed that 1) the ability to accumulate NAPE during post-decapitative ischemia is especially high in the youngest rats and is markedly reduced in older brains [in 1-day-old rat brains NAPE accumulated to 1.5% of total phospholipids, while in 30-day-old rat brains NAPE accumulation could not be detected (detection limit 0.09 %)]; and 2) this age pattern of accumulation can be explained by a combination of the decreased activity of N- acyltransferase and the increased activity of NAPE-PLD during development. These results point out that it would be advantageous to investigate a potential cytoprotective role of NAPE in the brains of very young rats.
AB - N-acyl-ethanolamine phospholipids (NAPE) can be formed as a stress response during neuronal injury, and they are precursors for N-acyl- ethanolamines (NAE), some of which are endocannabinoids. The levels of NAPE accumulated during post-decapitative ischemia (6 h at 37°C) were studied in rat brains of various age (1, 6, 12, 19, 30, and ~70 days) by the use of P NMR spectroscopy of lipid extracts. This ability to accumulate NAPE was compared with the activity of N-acyltransferase and of NAPE-hydrolyzing phospholipase D (NAPE-PLD) in brain microsomes. These two enzymes are involved in the formation and degradation of NAPE, respectively. The results showed that 1) the ability to accumulate NAPE during post-decapitative ischemia is especially high in the youngest rats and is markedly reduced in older brains [in 1-day-old rat brains NAPE accumulated to 1.5% of total phospholipids, while in 30-day-old rat brains NAPE accumulation could not be detected (detection limit 0.09 %)]; and 2) this age pattern of accumulation can be explained by a combination of the decreased activity of N- acyltransferase and the increased activity of NAPE-PLD during development. These results point out that it would be advantageous to investigate a potential cytoprotective role of NAPE in the brains of very young rats.
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M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:0033919878
VL - 41
SP - 985
EP - 990
JO - Journal of Lipid Research
JF - Journal of Lipid Research
SN - 0022-2275
IS - 6
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