2013
Oxidation of ethanol in the rat brain and effects associated with chronic ethanol exposure
Wang J, Du H, Jiang L, Ma X, de Graaf RA, Behar KL, Mason GF. Oxidation of ethanol in the rat brain and effects associated with chronic ethanol exposure. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 14444-14449. PMID: 23940368, PMCID: PMC3761635, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1306011110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic ethanol exposureEthanol-naïve ratsAlcohol exposureEthanol exposureAdult male Sprague-Dawley ratsMale Sprague-Dawley ratsMin/Chronic alcohol exposureCerebral glucose metabolismAcute alcohol exposureEthanol-treated ratsSprague-Dawley ratsCortical astrogliaOverall oxidative metabolismRat brainGlucose metabolismRatsRoom airLiving brainAstrogliaSubcortical tissueOxidative metabolismNeuronsBrainOxidative damage
1998
Functional Energy Metabolism:In vivo 13C-NMR Spectroscopy Evidence for Coupling of Cerebral Glucose Consumption and Gl utamatergic Neuronal Activity
Sibson N, Shen J, Mason G, Rothman D, Behar K, Shulman R. Functional Energy Metabolism:In vivo 13C-NMR Spectroscopy Evidence for Coupling of Cerebral Glucose Consumption and Gl utamatergic Neuronal Activity. Developmental Neuroscience 1998, 20: 321-330. PMID: 9778568, DOI: 10.1159/000017327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat brain cortexGlucose metabolismBrain cortexNeurotransmitter cyclingTotal glucose oxidationGlutamatergic synaptic activityCerebral glucose consumptionCerebral glucose metabolismFunctional activityFunctional imaging methodsGlucose oxidationOxidative glucose metabolismGlutamate neurotransmitter cyclingSynaptic activityNeuronal activityMild anesthesiaGlutamine synthesisMammalian brainNeurotransmitter releaseGlutamate cyclingEEG activityAmmonia metabolismNeurophysiological basisDetoxification componentsVivo results
1992
NMR Determination of the TCA Cycle Rate and α-Ketoglutarate/Glutamate Exchange Rate in Rat Brain
Mason G, Rothman D, Behar K, Shulman R. NMR Determination of the TCA Cycle Rate and α-Ketoglutarate/Glutamate Exchange Rate in Rat Brain. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1992, 12: 434-447. PMID: 1349022, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1992.61.Peer-Reviewed Original Research