2013
Increased brain uptake and oxidation of acetate in heavy drinkers
Jiang L, Gulanski BI, De Feyter HM, Weinzimer SA, Pittman B, Guidone E, Koretski J, Harman S, Petrakis IL, Krystal JH, Mason GF. Increased brain uptake and oxidation of acetate in heavy drinkers. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 1605-1614. PMID: 23478412, PMCID: PMC3613911, DOI: 10.1172/jci65153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeavy drinkersBrain uptakeN-acetylaspartateLight drinkersChronic heavy drinkingNew therapeutic approachesGreater brain uptakeAlcohol detoxificationConsequences of drinkingTherapeutic approachesMagnetic resonance spectroscopyMore brainHeavy drinkingDrinkersBrainWeeksBloodDrinksGlutamateDrinkingResonance spectroscopy
2002
Striking Differences in Glucose and Lactate Levels Between Brain Extracellular Fluid and Plasma in Conscious Human Subjects: Effects of Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia
Abi-Saab WM, Maggs DG, Jones T, Jacob R, Srihari V, Thompson J, Kerr D, Leone P, Krystal JH, Spencer DD, During MJ, Sherwin RS. Striking Differences in Glucose and Lactate Levels Between Brain Extracellular Fluid and Plasma in Conscious Human Subjects: Effects of Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2002, 22: 271-279. PMID: 11891432, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200203000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConscious human subjectsBrain extracellular fluidLactate levelsECF levelsExtracellular fluidBasal conditionsGlucose-derived lactateEffects of hyperglycemiaHuman subjectsECF glucoseElectrophysiologic evaluationIntracerebral microdialysisIntractable epilepsyBrain levelsMetabolic milieuClamp studiesBrainAnaerobic glycolysisHuman dataLactateGlucoseLow levelsSubjectsHigh levelsLevels