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Abstract #1889

Hepatic Metabolism of Hyperpolarized [1- 13 C]Pyruvate in the Zucker Rat

Jian-Xiong Wang 1,2 , Leila Fidelino 3 , Karlos Moreno 3 , A. Dean Sherry 3,4 , Craig Malloy 3,5 , and Matthew E Merritt 1,6

1 AIRC, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States, 2 Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States, 3 AIRC, UT Southwestern Medical Center, TX, United States, 4 Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, TX, United States, 5 Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, TX, United States, 6 Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States

Hyperpolarized [1- 13 C]pyruvate can be metabolized in the liver via flux through pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) or pyruvate carboxylase (PC). In normal rats, PDH dominates the generation of [ 13 C]bicarbonate in vivo . The Zucker rat is a model of diabetes that displays high levels of hepatic gluconeogenesis. In fasting, [ 13 C]bicarbonate production is maintained, contrary to the normal animal. Sources of the [ 13 C]bicarbonate production (PDH versus PC) will be identified.

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