Abstract
Changes in the uptake of pyruvate by nonsynaptic and synaptic mitochondria from brains of young adult and old rats were investigated. An age-dependent decrease in State 3 respiration in the presence of pyruvate plus malate as substrate was observed in cerebral mitochondrial populations but not in liver mitochondria. Addition of exogenous cytochrome c to nonsynaptic and synaptic mitochondria enhanced the rate of State 3 respiration but the age-dependent decrease in State 3 respiration persisted in both types of mitochondria. A decrease in the uptake of pyruvate as measured by the inhibitor-stop and rapid centrifugation techniques was observed in both nonsynaptic and synaptic mitochondria from 24-month-old rats compared to 3-month-old rats. The results suggest that the decrease in the uptake of pyruvate may be one of the factors responsible for the observed reduction in State 3 respiration in the presence of pyruvate plus malate by both nonsynaptic and synaptic mitochondria from brains of senescent rats compared to young adults.
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