Glutamate (Glu) neurotransmitter is involved in the excitotoxic damage after spinal cord injury (SCI). Glu is transformed into glutamine (Gln) by glutamine synthetase (GS) enzyme in glial cells. Once into the neurons, Gln is transformed back into Glu by phosphate-activated glutaminase (PAG). Glu is also a precursor for the synthesis of γ-aminobutyric acid through the action of the glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) enzyme. The contribution of all these Glu biotransformations after SCI has not been determined. The aim of this work is to characterize the role of GS, PAG, and GAD in the acute phase after SCI. Female Wistar rats were subjected to SCI by contusion and killed 2, 4, 8, and 12 h after surgery. Sham-injury animals, killed at the same time points served as controls. PAG and GAD activities were analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography, whereas GS activity was determined by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. GS activity showed a significant decrease in animals with SCI at all time points evaluated versus the sham group. Similarly, the activity of the PAG was decreased at all time points compared with the control group. Finally, GAD activity was significantly increased in the SCI group when measured at 2, 4, and 8 h after lesion. The results of this study suggest that excitotoxicity is highly regulated through Glu/Gln and Glu/γ-aminobutyric acid cycles as an important mechanism to prevent further damage in the acute phase after lesion.
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