In Vivo 19 F Mr Spectroscopic Study of Metabolism of 5-Fluorotryptophan in Rat Liver

Abstract

The metabolism of 5-fluorotryptophan in rat liver was examined by in vivo ¹⁹F MR spectroscopy. After i.v. injection of 200 mg/kg b.w. of 5-fluorotryptophan the substance was noted immediately as a strong peak, which decreased gradually. Another peak appeared about 40 min after the injection. The chemical shift value of this peak was 1.6 ppm from that of 5-fluorotryptophan. Kynurenine is known to be a major metabolite of tryptophan in the liver. We synthesized 5-fluorokynurenine from 5-fluorotryptophan by ozonolysis. The chemical shift value of 5-fluorokynurenine was confirmed to be coincident with that of the metabolite peak. This strongly suggests that the metabolite peak of 5-fluorotryptophan observed in this study was the 5-fluorokyrurenine signal. We also applied this method for the CCl₄-injured liver. In the liver injury group, the metabolite peak appeared slowly and the intensity was low compared to that of the normal group, though the peak of 5-fluorotryptophan decreased similarly as in the normal liver. These results suggest that the decrease of 5-fluorotryptophan is due mainly to the renal excretion, as the injured liver could not metabolize 5-fluorotryptophan.

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Liver MR studies effects of drug on experimental magnetic resonance (MR)spectroscopy fluorine studies

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