Journal article

Pyruvate: immunonutritional effects on neutrophil intracellular amino or alpha-keto acid profiles and reactive oxygen species production


Authors listMathioudakis, D.; Engel, J.; Welters, I. D.; Dehne, M. G.; Matejec, R.; Harbach, H.; Henrich, M.; Schwandner, T.; Fuchs, M.; Weismueller, K.; Scheffer, G. J.; Muhling, Jorg

Publication year2011

Pages1077-1090

JournalAmino Acids

Volume number40

Issue number4

ISSN0939-4451

eISSN1438-2199

Open access statusHybrid

DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-010-0731-z

PublisherSpringer


Abstract
For the first time the immunonutritional role of pyruvate on neutrophils (PMN), free alpha-keto and amino acid profiles, important reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced [superoxide anion (O-2 (-)), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)] as well as released myeloperoxidase (MPO) acitivity has been investigated. Exogenous pyruvate significantly increased PMN pyruvate, alpha-ketoglutarate, asparagine, glutamine, aspartate, glutamate, arginine, citrulline, alanine, glycine and serine in a dose as well as duration of exposure dependent manner. Moreover, increases in O-2 (-) formation, H2O2-generation and MPO acitivity in parallel with intracellular pyruvate changes have also been detected. Regarding the interesting findings presented here we believe, that pyruvate fulfils considerably the criteria for a potent immunonutritional molecule in the regulation of the PMN dynamic alpha-keto and amino acid pools. Moreover it also plays an important role in parallel modulation of the granulocyte-dependent innate immune regulation. Although further research is necessary to clarify pyruvate's sole therapeutical role in critically ill patients' immunonutrition, the first scientific successes seem to be very promising.



Citation Styles

Harvard Citation styleMathioudakis, D., Engel, J., Welters, I., Dehne, M., Matejec, R., Harbach, H., et al. (2011) Pyruvate: immunonutritional effects on neutrophil intracellular amino or alpha-keto acid profiles and reactive oxygen species production, Amino Acids, 40(4), pp. 1077-1090. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-010-0731-z

APA Citation styleMathioudakis, D., Engel, J., Welters, I., Dehne, M., Matejec, R., Harbach, H., Henrich, M., Schwandner, T., Fuchs, M., Weismueller, K., Scheffer, G., & Muhling, J. (2011). Pyruvate: immunonutritional effects on neutrophil intracellular amino or alpha-keto acid profiles and reactive oxygen species production. Amino Acids. 40(4), 1077-1090. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00726-010-0731-z



Keywords


alpha-Keto acidsERYTHROCYTE-MEMBRANESethyl pyruvateFUNCTIONS IN-VITROIMMUNE FUNCTIONLIVER-MITOCHONDRIANEUTROPHILPERITONEAL-DIALYSIS SOLUTIONSPOLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTESpyruvateQUANTITATIVE-DETERMINATIONRAT SMALL-INTESTINERESPIRATORY BURSTSEVERE ACUTE-PANCREATITIS

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