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Query: UMLS:C0022116 (ischemia)
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Heterogenous stock mice in addition to mice selectively bred to maximally differ in their severity of alcohol withdrawal seizures (withdrawal seizure-resistant (WSR) and withdrawal seizure-prone (WSP] were used to provide evidence in favor of the importance of the rapidly changing distribution of brain hexokinase (ATP: D-hexose 6-phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.1) (HK). An ischemic response at 15, 30, 60 and 120 s after killing showed a decreasing cerebellar cytosolic HK concentration of 31%, 15%, 14% and 10% while the cerebral concentrations were 23%, 13%, 13% and 14%, respectively. WSR and WSP mice given an acute i.p. dose of 4 g/kg of alcohol showed opposite HK responses. Cytosolic HK in WSR mice decreased 18.5%, while WSP mice showed an increase of 20.3% over paired saline-injected controls. When ischemia was allowed to proceed in WSP mice following an in vivo alcohol treatment, cytosolic HK decreased in parallel to mice not given alcohol. These data suggest that alcohol can cause an HK redistribution in vivo which could play a role in the differing sensitivities of WSR and WSP mice to alcohol related seizures.
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PMID:Hexokinase redistribution in vivo. 232 57

Based on the neurotrophic properties of astrocytes in response to ischemia, the current work focuses on the mechanism for cultured astrocytes to adapt to a hypoxic environment. Intracellular glucose levels in primary cultured rat astrocytes exposed to hypoxia fell by 30% within 24 h, in parallel with a decrease in glycogen stores. Glycolytic metabolism was crucial for cell survival during hypoxia, as 2-deoxyglucose resulted in rapid ATP depletion and cell death. The mechanism for maintaining glucose levels under these conditions appeared to be mobilization of glycogen stores, rather than increased extracellular uptake of glucose, as gluconolactone (an inhibitor of beta1-4 amyloglucosidase) induced a rapid fall in cellular ATP in cultures subjected to hypoxia, whereas cytochalasin B was without affect. Addition of cycloheximide diminished the viability of astrocytes in hypoxia, suggesting an obligatory role of de-novo gene expression to respond to hypoxia. Consistently, the results of differential display suggested the induction of glycolytic enzymes, including aldolase A (EC 4.1.2.13), hexokinase II (ATP: D-hexose 6-phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.1), and triosephosphate isomerase (EC 5.3.1.1) in the hypoxic culture. Marked induction of these glycolytic enzymes in hypoxic astrocytes was confirmed by Northern blot analysis. These data provide a theoretical basis to understand the ability of astrocytes to tolerate ischemic condition.
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PMID:Exposure of cultured primary rat astrocytes to hypoxia results in intracellular glucose depletion and induction of glycolytic enzymes. 1064 Jun 73

Hexokinase-2 (HK2) was recently found to produce increased metabolic flux through glycolysis in hyperglycemia without concurrent transcriptional or other functional regulation. Rather, stabilization to proteolysis by increased glucose substrate binding produced unscheduled increased glucose metabolism in response to high cytosolic glucose concentration. This produces abnormal increases in glycolytic intermediates or glycolytic overload, driving cell dysfunction and vulnerability to the damaging effects of hyperglycemia in diabetes, explaining tissue-specific pathogenesis. Glycolytic overload is also activated in ischemia-reperfusion injury and cell senescence. A further key feature is HK2 displacement from mitochondria by increased glucose-6-phosphate concentration, inducing mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress. This pathogenic mechanism suggested new targets for therapeutics development that gave promising outcomes in initial clinical evaluation.
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PMID:Hexokinase-2 Glycolytic Overload in Diabetes and Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. 3122 Dec 72