2022
Q-Flux: A method to assess hepatic mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase, methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, and glutaminase fluxes in vivo
Hubbard B, LaMoia T, Goedeke L, Gaspar R, Galsgaard K, Kahn M, Mason G, Shulman G. Q-Flux: A method to assess hepatic mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase, methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, and glutaminase fluxes in vivo. Cell Metabolism 2022, 35: 212-226.e4. PMID: 36516861, PMCID: PMC9887731, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
The human brain produces fructose from glucose
Hwang JJ, Jiang L, Hamza M, Dai F, Belfort-DeAguiar R, Cline G, Rothman DL, Mason G, Sherwin RS. The human brain produces fructose from glucose. JCI Insight 2017, 2: e90508. PMID: 28239653, PMCID: PMC5313070, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.90508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolyol pathwayFructose levelsIntracerebral glucoseBlood-brain barrierPathogenesis of obesityType 2 diabetesEffects of fructoseHuman brainRegression model analysisCNS deliveryCNS effectsHyperglycemic clampHealthy subjectsDietary consumptionGlucoseBaselineBrainMixed-effects regression model analysisFeeding behaviorMinutesCN productionObesityDiabetesLevelsPathogenesis
2013
Lactate preserves neuronal metabolism and function following antecedent recurrent hypoglycemia
Herzog RI, Jiang L, Herman P, Zhao C, Sanganahalli BG, Mason GF, Hyder F, Rothman DL, Sherwin RS, Behar KL. Lactate preserves neuronal metabolism and function following antecedent recurrent hypoglycemia. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 1988-1998. PMID: 23543056, PMCID: PMC3638906, DOI: 10.1172/jci65105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntecedent recurrent hypoglycemiaRecurrent hypoglycemiaHypoglycemic conditionsIntensive insulin therapyTight glycemic controlType 2 diabetesInsulin therapyGlycemic controlBrain metabolismElevated lactateNeuronal metabolismRodent modelsNeuronal activityGlucose metabolismHypoglycemiaLactate uptakeNeuronal functionType 1Metabolic regulatorOxidative capacityModest incrementLactateMetabolismUnexpected findingBrain
2006
Measurements of the anaplerotic rate in the human cerebral cortex using 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy and [1‐13C] and [2‐13C] glucose
Mason GF, Petersen KF, De Graaf RA, Shulman GI, Rothman DL. Measurements of the anaplerotic rate in the human cerebral cortex using 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy and [1‐13C] and [2‐13C] glucose. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2006, 100: 73-86. PMID: 17076763, PMCID: PMC2995551, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04200.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman cerebral cortexCerebral cortexArterial-venous differencesAwake humansNeurotransmitter cyclingGlutamine effluxNeurotransmitter traffickingOccipital-parietal regionsGlutamateCortexPyruvate carboxylase fluxRecent studiesGlutamine synthesisPyruvate carboxylaseMagnetic resonance spectroscopyMost studiesGlutaminePyruvate dehydrogenase
2001
In vivo13C NMR measurement of neurotransmitter glutamate cycling, anaplerosis and TCA cycle flux in rat brain during [2‐13C]glucose infusion
Sibson N, Mason G, Shen J, Cline G, Herskovits A, Wall J, Behar K, Rothman D, Shulman R. In vivo13C NMR measurement of neurotransmitter glutamate cycling, anaplerosis and TCA cycle flux in rat brain during [2‐13C]glucose infusion. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2001, 76: 975-989. PMID: 11181817, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00074.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamate/glutamine cyclingCerebral cortexAstrocytic tricarboxylic acid cycleGlutamine cyclingRat cerebral cortexGlutamine synthesisDe novo glutamine synthesisAnesthetized ratsRat brainNeurotransmitter glutamateHyperammonemic conditionsGlutamate cyclingInfusionGlutamate precursorCortexBrainTCA cycle fluxAnaplerosisMajor metabolic fluxTricarboxylic acid cycleCycle fluxDifferential increase in cerebral cortical glucose oxidative metabolism during rat postnatal development is greater in vivo than in vitro
Novotny E, Ariyan C, Mason G, O’Reilly J, Haddad G, Behar K. Differential increase in cerebral cortical glucose oxidative metabolism during rat postnatal development is greater in vivo than in vitro. Brain Research 2001, 888: 193-202. PMID: 11150475, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)03051-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose oxidative metabolismNeocortical slicesOxidative metabolismRat postnatal developmentCortical glutamateCerebral cortexCortex maturesPostnatal dayPostnatal developmentAge groupsCortexMitochondrial TCA cycleGreater increaseVivoGlucose oxidationTCA cycle fluxDifferential increaseAcid extractsMetabolismSlicesDeafferentiationCycle fluxRats
2000
Dependence of Oxygen Delivery on Blood Flow in Rat Brain: A 7 Tesla Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study
Hyder F, Kennan R, Kida I, Mason G, Behar K, Rothman D. Dependence of Oxygen Delivery on Blood Flow in Rat Brain: A 7 Tesla Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2000, 20: 485-498. PMID: 10724113, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200003000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingCapillary bedOxygen deliveryML xCerebral oxygen deliveryNicotine hydrogen tartrateRespective control conditionsValues of CBFMorphine anesthesiaSensorimotor cortexForepaw stimulationSodium pentobarbitalRat brainBlood flowCMRO2Mature ratsCortical activityResonance imagingBasal conditionsPercentage changeRatsAdministrationCBF
1999
Determination of the rate of the glutamate/glutamine cycle in the human brain by in vivo 13C NMR
Shen J, Petersen K, Behar K, Brown P, Nixon T, Mason G, Petroff O, Shulman G, Shulman R, Rothman D. Determination of the rate of the glutamate/glutamine cycle in the human brain by in vivo 13C NMR. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 8235-8240. PMID: 10393978, PMCID: PMC22218, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.14.8235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamate/glutamine cycleGlutamine cycleCerebral cortexMin/Rat cerebral cortexVivo 13C NMR spectraGlucose oxidation ratesHuman brainGlucose oxidationGlutamatergic activityRat modelTricarboxylic acid cycle rateParietal lobeHuman cortexCortexTime courseBrainGlutamine synthesisMajor metabolic fluxCycle rateTricarboxylic acid cycleHigh levelsInfusionRatsAcid cycle
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 resultsStoichiometric coupling of brain glucose metabolism and glutamatergic neuronal activity
Sibson N, Dhankhar A, Mason G, Rothman D, Behar K, Shulman R. Stoichiometric coupling of brain glucose metabolism and glutamatergic neuronal activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 316-321. PMID: 9419373, PMCID: PMC18211, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.1.316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamatergic neuronal activityGlutamate neurotransmitter cyclingNeuronal activityGln synthesisBrain glucose metabolismSynaptic glutamate releaseGlc metabolismGlutamate releaseRat cortexSynaptic activityGlucose metabolismNeuronal functionBrain activation studiesTricarboxylic acid cycleCortexMetabolismAcid cycleActivation studiesAstrocytesNeuronsActivity
1997
Oxidative Glucose Metabolism in Rat Brain During Single Forepaw Stimulation: A Spatially Localized 1H[13C] Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study
Hyder F, Rothman* D, Mason† G, Rangarajan A, Behar‡ K, Shulman R. Oxidative Glucose Metabolism in Rat Brain During Single Forepaw Stimulation: A Spatially Localized 1H[13C] Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1997, 17: 1040-1047. PMID: 9346428, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199710000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIn vivo 13C NMR measurements of cerebral glutamine synthesis as evidence for glutamate–glutamine cycling
Sibson N, Dhankhar A, Mason G, Behar K, Rothman D, Shulman R. In vivo 13C NMR measurements of cerebral glutamine synthesis as evidence for glutamate–glutamine cycling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 2699-2704. PMID: 9122259, PMCID: PMC20152, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.6.2699.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Simultaneous Determination of the Rates of the TCA Cycle, Glucose Utilization, α-Ketoglutarate/Glutamate Exchange, and Glutamine Synthesis in Human Brain by NMR
Mason G, Gruetter R, Rothman D, Behar K, Shulman R, Novotny E. Simultaneous Determination of the Rates of the TCA Cycle, Glucose Utilization, α-Ketoglutarate/Glutamate Exchange, and Glutamine Synthesis in Human Brain by NMR. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1995, 15: 12-25. PMID: 7798329, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1995.2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Localized 13C NMR Spectroscopy in the Human Brain of Amino Acid Labeling from d‐[1‐13C]Glucose
Gruetter R, Novotny E, Boulware S, Mason G, Rothman D, Shulman G, Prichard J, Shulman R. Localized 13C NMR Spectroscopy in the Human Brain of Amino Acid Labeling from d‐[1‐13C]Glucose. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1994, 63: 1377-1385. PMID: 7931289, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1994.63041377.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Rat Brain Glucose Concentration and Transport Kinetics Determined with 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mason G, Behar K, Martin M, Shulman R. Rat Brain Glucose Concentration and Transport Kinetics Determined with 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 1993, 331: 29-34. PMID: 8333345, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2920-0_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Invasive Measurements of the Cerebral Steady-State Glucose Concentration and Transport in Humans by 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Gruetter R, Novotny E, Boulware S, Rothman D, Mason G, Shulman G, Tamborlane W, Shulman R. Non-Invasive Measurements of the Cerebral Steady-State Glucose Concentration and Transport in Humans by 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 1993, 331: 35-40. PMID: 8333347, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2920-0_7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchNMR Determination of Intracerebral Glucose Concentration and Transport Kinetics in Rat Brain
Mason G, Behar K, Rothman D, Shulman R. NMR Determination of Intracerebral Glucose Concentration and Transport Kinetics in Rat Brain. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1992, 12: 448-455. PMID: 1569138, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1992.62.Peer-Reviewed Original Research