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Effects of acetyl-L-carnitine and myo-inositol on high-energy phosphate and membrane phospholipid metabolism in zebra fish: A 31P-NMR-spectroscopy study

  • J. Levine
  • , K. Panchalingam
  • , R. J. McClure
  • , S. Gershon
  • , J. W. Pettegrew

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Abstract

Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR) and myo-inositol are reported to enhance motor activity in animal models; modulate membrane phospholipid metabolism (ALCAR and myo-inositol) and highenergy phosphate metabolism (ALCAR) back to normal; and be effective treatments of major depression in humans. Fish in general and zebra fish in particular present unique animal models for the in vivo study of high-energy phosphate and membrane phospholipid metabolism by noninvasive in vivo 31P NMR. This 31P NMR study of free-swimming zebra fish showed that both ALCAR and myo-inositol decreased levels of phosphodiesters and inorganic orthophosphate and increased levels of PCr in the fish. These findings demonstrate both ALCAR and myo-inositol modulate membrane phospholipid and high-energy phosphate metabolism in freeswimming zebra fish.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)687-690
Number of pages4
JournalNeurochemical Research
Volume28
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2003

Keywords

  • Acetyl-L-carnitine
  • High-energy phosphate metabolism
  • Membrane phospholipid metabolism
  • Myo-inositol
  • P NMR
  • Zebra fish

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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