Hyperpolarized [5-(13)C,4,4-(2)H(2),5-(15)N]-L-glutamine provides a means of annotating in vivo metabolic utilization of glutamine Journal Article


Authors: Eskandari, R.; Kim, N.; Mamakhanyan, A.; Saoi, M.; Zhang, G.; Berisaj, M.; Granlund, K. L.; Poot, A. J.; Cross, J.; Thompson, C. B.; Keshari, K. R.
Article Title: Hyperpolarized [5-(13)C,4,4-(2)H(2),5-(15)N]-L-glutamine provides a means of annotating in vivo metabolic utilization of glutamine
Abstract: SignificanceGlutamine is the most abundant amino acid in human plasma, although it is challenging to determine glutamine's metabolic fate noninvasively. In this work, we utilize established chemical methods to develop a platform for imaging glutamine metabolism using hyperpolarized magnetic resonance imaging. Using this strategy, we are able to spatially measure glutaminolysis in vivo as well as develop a biomarker for the inhibition of glutaminase. Combining this biomarker with isotope tracing metabolomics connects this inhibition to reduced glutamine contribution to the tricarboxylic acid cycle. This provides an approach for future imaging of glutamine metabolism in humans.
Keywords: magnetic resonance imaging; biomarkers; biological marker; metabolism; pancreatic cancer; glutamine; metabolic imaging; citric acid cycle; metabolomics; cancer metabolism; humans; human; glutaminase
Journal Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume: 119
Issue: 19
ISSN: 0027-8424
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences  
Date Published: 2022-05-10
Start Page: e2120595119
Language: English
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2120595119
PUBMED: 35512101
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC9172133
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Notes: PDF misspelled the author: Marjan Berishaj’s last name -- Source: Scopus
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  2. Craig Bernie Thompson
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  3. Alex Johannes Poot
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  4. Nathaniel Tae-Sik Kim
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  5. Guannan Zhang
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  6. Michelle Saoi
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