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  • Title: Effects of fasting and insulin-induced hypoglycemia on brain cell membrane function and energy metabolism during hypoxia-ischemia in newborn piglets.
    Author: Chang YS, Park WS, Ko SY, Kang MJ, Han JM, Lee M, Choi J.
    Journal: Brain Res; 1999 Oct 09; 844(1-2):135-42. PubMed ID: 10536269.
    Abstract:
    This study was done to determine the effects of 12 h fasting-induced mild hypoglycemia (blood glucose 60 mg/dl) and insulin-induced moderate hypoglycemia (blood glucose 35 mg/dl) on brain cell membrane function and energy metabolism during hypoxia-ischemia in newborn piglets. Sixty-three ventilated piglets were divided into six groups; normoglycemic control (NC, n=8), fasting-induced mildly hypoglycemic control (FC, n=10), insulin-induced moderately hypoglycemic control (IC, n=10), normoglycemic/hypoxic-ischemic (NH, n=11), fasting-induced mildly hypoglycemic/hypoxic-ischemic (FH, n=12) and insulin-induced moderately hypoglycemic/hypoxic-ischemic (IH, n=12) group. Cerebral hypoxia-ischemia was induced by occlusion of bilateral common carotid arteries and simultaneous breathing with 8% oxygen for 30 min. The brain lactate level was elevated in NH group and this change was attenuated in FH and IH groups. The extent of cerebral lactic acidosis during hypoxic-ischemic insult showed significant positive correlation with blood glucose level (r=0.55, p<0.001). Cerebral Na+, K+-ATPase activity and concentrations of high-energy phosphate compounds were reduced in NH group and these changes were not ameliorated in FH or IH group. Cortical levels of conjugated dienes, measured as an index of lipid peroxidation of brain cell membrane, were significantly elevated in NH, FH and IH groups compared with NC, FC and IC groups and these increases were more profound in FH and IH with respect to NH. Blood glucose concentration showed significant inverse correlation with levels of conjugated dienes (r=-0.35, p<0.05). These findings suggest that, unlike in adults, mild or moderate hypoglycemia, regardless of methods of induction such as fasting or insulin-induced, during cerebral hypoxia-ischemia is not beneficial and may even be harmful in neonates.
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