Hyperoxia induces glutamine-fuelled anaplerosis in retinal Müller cells

Autor: Youstina Bolok, Vincent Tran, Alex Yuan, Leah McCollum, Henri Brunengraber, George Hoppe, Jonathan E. Sears, Charandeep Singh, Kristin Allan
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nature Communications
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
ISSN: 2041-1723
Popis: Although supplemental oxygen is required to promote survival of severely premature infants, hyperoxia is simultaneously harmful to premature developing tissues such as in the retina. Here we report the effect of hyperoxia on central carbon metabolism in primary mouse Müller glial cells and a human Müller glia cell line (M10-M1 cells). We found decreased flux from glycolysis entering the tricarboxylic acid cycle in Müller cells accompanied by increased glutamine consumption in response to hyperoxia. In hyperoxia, anaplerotic catabolism of glutamine by Müller cells increased ammonium release two-fold. Hyperoxia induces glutamine-fueled anaplerosis that reverses basal Müller cell metabolism from production to consumption of glutamine.
Prematurely born babies need extra oxygen to survive, but this can cause damage to the eyes and lead to infant blindness. Here the authors show that this hyperoxia changes the metabolism of Müller cells in the retina such that they use up, rather than produce, glutamine and secrete excess ammonium.
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