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Coefficient of energy balance, a new parameter for basic investigation of the cerebrospinal fluid

  • Petr Kelbich EMAIL logo , Aleš Hejčl , Iva Selke Krulichová , Jan Procházka , Eva Hanuljaková , Jitka Peruthová , Martina Koudelková , Martin Sameš and Jan Krejsek

Abstract

Background: The concentrations of glucose and lactate in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) provide important information about energy metabolism in the CSF compartment. To improve our understanding of this information we introduced a new parameter resulting from a formula for calculating the fictitious production of adenosine triphosphate, i.e., the coefficient of energy balance (KEB).

Methods: We evaluated cytology, the concentrations of glucose and lactate and the KEB in the CSF of 948 patients, who were divided into five groups. For statistical analysis we used the Kruskal-Wallis test with post-hoc analysis using the Dunn method and multinomial regression analysis. We determined the specificities and sensitivities of the cytological pictures and the KEB.

Results: A KEB>28.0 corresponded to normal energy metabolism in the CSF. A KEB<28.0 corresponded to an increased level of anaerobic metabolism in the CSF during inflammation in the CNS. A KEB<10.0 corresponded to a high level of anaerobic metabolism in the CSF during severe inflammation with an oxidative burst of professional phagocytes in the CNS. The KEB parameter increased the specificities of cytological examinations of the CSF in all cases.

Conclusions: The KEB represents an equation for calculating the fictitious average number of ATP molecules produced in the CSF compartment from one molecule of glucose, and we used it successfully as a new parameter for evaluating energy metabolism status in the CSF.


Corresponding author: Petr Kelbich, Hospital Kadaň, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Haematology and Immunology, Golovinova 1559. Kadaň. 432 01, Czech Republic, E-mail: ; Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic; Masaryk Hospital in Ústí nad Labem, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic; and Laboratory for Liquorology and Neuroimmunology Topelex, Prague, Czech Republic

Acknowledgments

We thank James Dutt for critical reading of the article. This work was supported by Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, the projects “PRVOUK” P37/09 and P37/10, by the European Regional Development Fund – Project FNUSA-ICRC (No. CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0123), by the Grant of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic IGA NT 13883/4-2012 and Human Resources for Neurosciences in the Hradec Králové and Ústí Regions, CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0274. This project is co-financed by the European social fund and the state budget of the Czech Republic.

Conflict of interest statement

Authors’ conflict of interest disclosure: The authors stated that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article. Research support played no role in thestudy design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretationof data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision tosubmit the report for publication.

Research funding: None declared.

Employment or leadership: None declared.

Honorarium: None declared.

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Received: 2013-11-4
Accepted: 2014-2-12
Published Online: 2014-3-13
Published in Print: 2014-7-1

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