Determination of the intracellular sodium concentration in perfused mouse liver by 31P and 23Na magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Jean Marie Colet, Janice D. Makos, Craig R. Malloy, A. Dean Sherry

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Abstract

A combination of 31P and 23Na NMR spectroscopy has been used to quantify the concentration of intracellular sodium, [Na](IC) in the isolated and perfused mouse liver. The 31P resonances of dimethyl methylphosphonate and LaDOTP6-, markers of total tissue space and extracellular space, respectively, were used to determine the intracellular liver volume. For a mean wet weight of 1.7 ± 0.3 g, the intracellular liver volume as measured by 31P NMR averaged 1.2 ± 0.2 ml. The amount of intracellular sodium was measured from the baseline-resolved intracellular 23Na resonance during perfusion of the shift reagent, TmDOTP5-. These two measurements resulted in an NMR-determined value for [Na](IC) of 29.0 ± 5.2 mM. Separate measurement of total tissue Tm and Na by atomic absorption spectroscopy on the same samples provided an AAS-determined value for [Na](IC) of 32.1 ± 7.4 mM. These results indicate that intracellular sodium in the isolated, perfused liver is 100% visible by 23Na NMR spectroscopy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)155-159
Number of pages5
JournalMagnetic resonance in medicine
Volume39
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1998

Keywords

  • Liver
  • NMR
  • Phosphorus space markers
  • Shift reagent

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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