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ArticleScience advances2026

A simple, anesthesia-free infusion technique for in vivo metabolic tracing.

Yumi Kim, Samantha Caldwell, Meredith Long, Dominique Abrahams, Margi Baldwin, Gina M DeNicola

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Article in Science advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. PHGDH is a targetable driver of PDAC progression.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Yumi KimDepartment of Metabolism and Physiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8815-3121
Samantha CaldwellDepartment of Metabolism and Physiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Meredith LongDepartment of Metabolism and Physiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-3413-4354
Dominique AbrahamsDivision of Comparative Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 12901, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-4116-1255
Margi BaldwinDivision of Comparative Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 12901, USA.
Gina M DeNicolaDepartment of Metabolism and Physiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6611-6696

Funding

TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCHP30CA076292 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI John L. Cleveland · 1998 to 2026
$93.5M
Project 4P01CA250984 · NCI · H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST · PI RODRIGUEZ, PAULO CESAR · 2021 to 2025
$10.1M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA250984NCI NIH HHS P30 CA076292
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate metabolic flux analysis requires tracer delivery that preserves physiological metabolism. Current methods may distort metabolism through isoflurane anesthesia, surgical stress, or complex procedures. We demonstrate that isoflurane anesthesia profoundly alters serum and tissue metabolism across multiple pathways. In serum, acylcarnitines and fatty acids were broadly decreased, whereas amino acid metabolites and select nucleotide species were increased. Across multiple organs, isoflurane induced coordinated metabolic remodeling and distinct tissue-specific responses, including glycolytic remodeling in the brain and amino acid accumulation in the pancreas. To address these metabolic disturbances, we established a nonsurgical tail vein catheterization method completed in minutes under brief isoflurane anesthesia that enables multihour tracer infusion in awake, freely moving mice. Using U-

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IsofluraneMetabolic Flux AnalysisAmino AcidsAnesthesiaAnimalsCarbon IsotopesCarnitineCysteineCystineFatty AcidsIsotope LabelingMiceacylcarnitineAmino AcidsCarbon IsotopesCarnitineCysteineCystineFatty AcidsIsoflurane

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PMID42726876
PMCPMC13564915

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