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Dev Med Child Neurol ; 58(1): 57-62, 2016 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26205194

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AIM: Fetal blood contains higher concentrations of glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT; a blood enzyme able to metabolize glutamate) than maternal blood. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between GOT and glutamate levels in arterial blood samples from umbilical cord in control newborn infants and newborn infants with hypoxic-ischaemic insult and/or symptoms of hypoxia-ischemia after delivery. METHOD: A total of 46 newborn infants (28 females, 18 males) were prospectively included in the study. Twenty-three infants (18 females, five males) were included as control participants and 23 (10 females, 13 males) were included as newborn infants at risk of adverse neurological outcome (defined as umbilical blood with pH <7.1). RESULTS: Analysis of glutamate concentration and GOT activity in umbilical blood samples showed that newborn infants with pH <7.1 had higher levels of glutamate (142.4 µmol/L [SD 61.4] vs 62.8 µmol/L [SD 25.5]; p<0.001) and GOT (83.1 U/L [SD 60.9] vs 34.9 U/L [SD 18.2]; p<0.001) compared to newborn infants without fetal distress. Analysis of Apgar scores and blood pH values (markers of perinatal distress) showed that conditions of severe distress were associated with higher glutamate and GOT levels. INTERPRETATION: During fetal development, the ability of GOT to metabolize glutamate suggests that this enzyme can act as an endogenous protective mechanism in the control of glutamate homeostasis.


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Aspartato Aminotransferasas/sangre , Asfixia Neonatal/sangre , Sangre Fetal/metabolismo , Ácido Glutámico/sangre , Hipoxia-Isquemia Encefálica/sangre , Asfixia Neonatal/enzimología , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Sangre Fetal/enzimología , Humanos , Hipoxia-Isquemia Encefálica/enzimología , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Neuroprotección/fisiología , Neurotoxinas/sangre
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