Profile of organic acid concentrations in the digestive gland and hemolymph of Biomphalaria glabrata under estivation

Using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis it was possible to determine simultaneously the concentration of organic acids (pyruvate, lactate, succinate, fumarate, malate, acetate, propionate, acetoacetate, and ß-hydroxybutyrate) in the digestive gland and the extracellular concentr...

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Main Authors: José Clecildo Barreto Bezerra, Andreas Kemper, Wilhelm Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1999-11-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000600012
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author José Clecildo Barreto Bezerra
Andreas Kemper
Wilhelm Becker
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description Using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis it was possible to determine simultaneously the concentration of organic acids (pyruvate, lactate, succinate, fumarate, malate, acetate, propionate, acetoacetate, and ß-hydroxybutyrate) in the digestive gland and the extracellular concentration of these same acids in the hemolymph of estivating Biomphalaria glabrata, the intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni. After a 7 day period of estivation, there was a significant increase in the tissue levels of lactate, succinate, malate and acetate compared to non-estivating snails. After 14 days of estivation, the levels of lactate and acetate were also significantly elevated. The hemolymph concentrations of pyruvate and acetate increased significantly after 7 days and acetate concentrations continued to be significantly increased up to 14 days of estivation. The other organic acids studied, such as ketone body acetoacetate and ß-hydroxybutyrate or the volatile acid propionate, did not accumulate. Their tissue concentrations, however, increased on the 7th day of estivation and reached normal levels within two weeks of estivation for some of them. One should take into consideration how the reduction in metabolism can be handled under aerobic conditions, and what role anaerobic pathways may play in both energy formation and redox balance processes.
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spelling doaj.art-074d1b2b5aa446babbebfa6d6d90709d2023-09-02T19:06:56ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80601999-11-0194677978410.1590/S0074-02761999000600012Profile of organic acid concentrations in the digestive gland and hemolymph of Biomphalaria glabrata under estivationJosé Clecildo Barreto BezerraAndreas KemperWilhelm BeckerUsing high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis it was possible to determine simultaneously the concentration of organic acids (pyruvate, lactate, succinate, fumarate, malate, acetate, propionate, acetoacetate, and ß-hydroxybutyrate) in the digestive gland and the extracellular concentration of these same acids in the hemolymph of estivating Biomphalaria glabrata, the intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni. After a 7 day period of estivation, there was a significant increase in the tissue levels of lactate, succinate, malate and acetate compared to non-estivating snails. After 14 days of estivation, the levels of lactate and acetate were also significantly elevated. The hemolymph concentrations of pyruvate and acetate increased significantly after 7 days and acetate concentrations continued to be significantly increased up to 14 days of estivation. The other organic acids studied, such as ketone body acetoacetate and ß-hydroxybutyrate or the volatile acid propionate, did not accumulate. Their tissue concentrations, however, increased on the 7th day of estivation and reached normal levels within two weeks of estivation for some of them. One should take into consideration how the reduction in metabolism can be handled under aerobic conditions, and what role anaerobic pathways may play in both energy formation and redox balance processes.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000600012Biomphalaria glabrataestivationhigh performance liquid chromatographyorganic acidSchistosoma mansoni
spellingShingle José Clecildo Barreto Bezerra
Andreas Kemper
Wilhelm Becker
Profile of organic acid concentrations in the digestive gland and hemolymph of Biomphalaria glabrata under estivation
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Biomphalaria glabrata
estivation
high performance liquid chromatography
organic acid
Schistosoma mansoni
title Profile of organic acid concentrations in the digestive gland and hemolymph of Biomphalaria glabrata under estivation
title_full Profile of organic acid concentrations in the digestive gland and hemolymph of Biomphalaria glabrata under estivation
title_fullStr Profile of organic acid concentrations in the digestive gland and hemolymph of Biomphalaria glabrata under estivation
title_full_unstemmed Profile of organic acid concentrations in the digestive gland and hemolymph of Biomphalaria glabrata under estivation
title_short Profile of organic acid concentrations in the digestive gland and hemolymph of Biomphalaria glabrata under estivation
title_sort profile of organic acid concentrations in the digestive gland and hemolymph of biomphalaria glabrata under estivation
topic Biomphalaria glabrata
estivation
high performance liquid chromatography
organic acid
Schistosoma mansoni
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000600012
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