Contribution of branched-chain amino acids to uteroplacental ammonia production in sheep

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Józwik, M
Teng, C
Meschia, G
Battaglia, FC
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[1] Univ Colorado, Div Perinatal Med, Denver, CO 80262 USA
[2] Bialystok Med Univ, Dept Gynecol, PL-15276 Bialystok, Poland
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10.1095/biolreprod61.3.792
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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The uteroplacental tissues are a principal site of ammonia production for the conceptus. The goal of this study was to examine the effect of the composition of maternal amino acid (AA) infusate on uteroplacental ammonia production. Seven pregnant ewes (126 +/- 1.4 days gestation) were infused through the maternal femoral vein (duration 3.5 h, rate 240 mi per hour) with three solutions of AAs. The first infusate was comparable to commercial parenteral nutrition preparations, the second infusate contained the same solution without branched-chain AAs (BCAAs), and the third infusate contained only BCAAs. Blood samples were simultaneously collected from the maternal artery, uterine vein, fetal artery, and umbilical vein to determine plasma AA concentrations and whole blood ammonia concentrations, before (control) and 2 h after (experimental) the start of infusion. Uterine and umbilical blood flows were measured using the ethanol steady-state diffusion method. Results showed that fetal arterial and venous ammonia concentrations increased significantly after infusions with all AAs or only BCAAs, but not without BCAAs. Uteroplacental ammonia production increased in response to each of the three infusates. However, this increase was much greater when the BCAAs were present in infusates, We conclude that there is a significant contribution of BCAAs to the uteroplacental ammonia production. Maternal AA infusions containing BCAAs can result in increased fetal blood ammonia concentrations.
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