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Abstract #0119

Rates of Human Hepatic Oxidative Metabolism Estimated in Vivo Using a Novel 13C-MRS Method

Douglas E. Befroy1, 2, Nimit Jain3, Kitt Falk Petesen2, Gerald I. Shulman2, 4, Douglas L. Rothman3, 5

1Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States; 2Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States; 3Diagnostic Radiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States; 4Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States; 5Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States

We have previously demonstrated that oxidative metabolism can be observed in human liver in vivo using 13C-MRS in conjunction with a novel 13C-labeling strategy. In this study we describe the implementation of this methodology to determine rates of hepatic TCA cycle flux and anaplerosis in healthy individuals. To accurately simulate the kinetics of 13C-label turnover and generate robust estimates of these fluxes we also developed a model of hepatic metabolism that includes phenomena which distinguish the liver from other tissues. These studies provide the first direct estimates of liver TCA cycle flux and anaplerosis in vivo.

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