{"title":"Reply to Comment by Quistorff: ATP is not consumed solely by hydrolytic reactions.","authors":"Gerald A Dienel, Martin Lauritzen","doi":"10.1186/s12987-025-00711-3","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A Comment to our recent paper that described a budget for brain metabolic water production claimed that all ATP produced by oxidation of glucose is consumed by hydrolysis, and that the net calculated production of metabolic water is equal to that obtained by combustion of glucose. However, ATP is synthesized and consumed by enzymatic reactions that do not involve water in the mechanism. Not all ATP consumed is hydrolyzed.</p>","PeriodicalId":12321,"journal":{"name":"Fluids and Barriers of the CNS","volume":"22 1","pages":"105"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12548155/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Fluids and Barriers of the CNS","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12987-025-00711-3","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"NEUROSCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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A Comment to our recent paper that described a budget for brain metabolic water production claimed that all ATP produced by oxidation of glucose is consumed by hydrolysis, and that the net calculated production of metabolic water is equal to that obtained by combustion of glucose. However, ATP is synthesized and consumed by enzymatic reactions that do not involve water in the mechanism. Not all ATP consumed is hydrolyzed.
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"Fluids and Barriers of the CNS" is a scholarly open access journal that specializes in the intricate world of the central nervous system's fluids and barriers, which are pivotal for the health and well-being of the human body. This journal is a peer-reviewed platform that welcomes research manuscripts exploring the full spectrum of CNS fluids and barriers, with a particular focus on their roles in both health and disease.
At the heart of this journal's interest is the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), a vital fluid that circulates within the brain and spinal cord, playing a multifaceted role in the normal functioning of the brain and in various neurological conditions. The journal delves into the composition, circulation, and absorption of CSF, as well as its relationship with the parenchymal interstitial fluid and the neurovascular unit at the blood-brain barrier (BBB).