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
2020
Impaired neuronal and astroglial metabolic activity in chronic unpredictable mild stress model of depression: Reversal of behavioral and metabolic deficit with lanicemine
Mishra PK, Adusumilli M, Deolal P, Mason GF, Kumar A, Patel AB. Impaired neuronal and astroglial metabolic activity in chronic unpredictable mild stress model of depression: Reversal of behavioral and metabolic deficit with lanicemine. Neurochemistry International 2020, 137: 104750. PMID: 32360130, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2020.104750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic unpredictable mild stressCUMS micePrefrontal cortexChronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) modelNeurotransmitter cyclingThree-compartment metabolic modelUnpredictable mild stressCause of disabilityNMDA receptor antagonistPotential therapeutic roleMajor depressive disorderAstrocytic TCA cycleNeural metabolic activityMetabolic activityGABAergic neuronsInhibitory neurotransmissionReceptor antagonistSwim testSucrose preferenceC57BL6 miceDepressive disorderTherapeutic roleChronic depressionGlutamatergic pathwaysMetabolic deficits
2015
Integrated, Step-Wise, Mass-Isotopomeric Flux Analysis of the TCA Cycle
Alves TC, Pongratz RL, Zhao X, Yarborough O, Sereda S, Shirihai O, Cline GW, Mason G, Kibbey RG. Integrated, Step-Wise, Mass-Isotopomeric Flux Analysis of the TCA Cycle. Cell Metabolism 2015, 22: 936-947. PMID: 26411341, PMCID: PMC4635072, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 damageLactate 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
2010
Regional metabolite levels and turnover in the awake rat brain under the influence of nicotine
Wang J, Jiang L, Jiang Y, Ma X, Chowdhury GM, Mason GF. Regional metabolite levels and turnover in the awake rat brain under the influence of nicotine. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2010, 113: 1447-1458. PMID: 20345764, PMCID: PMC2903655, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06684.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat brainN-acetylaspartateAcute nicotine treatmentBrain glucose oxidationAmino acid neurotransmittersInfluence of nicotineConcentration of glutamateRegional metabolite levelsAwake rat brainRelated neurochemicalsNicotine treatmentInhibitory neurotransmissionAcute effectsOlfactory bulbOccipital cortexNeurotransmitter cyclingGABA synthesisNicotineStriatumBrainMetabolite levelsWidespread drugGABACortexPotential interplayEvaluation of Cerebral Acetate Transport and Metabolic Rates in the Rat Brain in vivo Using 1H-[13C]-NMR
Patel AB, de Graaf RA, Rothman DL, Behar KL, Mason GF. Evaluation of Cerebral Acetate Transport and Metabolic Rates in the Rat Brain in vivo Using 1H-[13C]-NMR. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2010, 30: 1200-1213. PMID: 20125180, PMCID: PMC2879471, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2010.2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Decrease in GABA synthesis rate in rat cortex following GABA-transaminase inhibition correlates with the decrease in GAD67 protein
Mason G, Martin D, Martin S, Manor D, Sibson N, Patel A, Rothman D, Behar K. Decrease in GABA synthesis rate in rat cortex following GABA-transaminase inhibition correlates with the decrease in GAD67 protein. Brain Research 2001, 914: 81-91. PMID: 11578600, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(01)02778-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal GAD activityGAD activityNon-treated control groupGABA-transaminase inhibitionNitrous oxide anesthesiaCortex of controlGlutamate-glutamine cyclingGlutamic acid decarboxylaseGABA synthesis rateGamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) synthesisVigabatrin treatmentOxide anesthesiaRat cortexGAD67 proteinControl groupBasal conditionsAcid decarboxylaseEx vivoNeuronal compartmentsVigabatrinQuantitative immunoblottingIsoform compositionRatsCortexInhibitionIn 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 changeRatsAdministrationCBFImpairment of GABAergic Transmission in Depression: New Insights from Neuroimaging Studies
Sanacora G, Mason G, Krystal J. Impairment of GABAergic Transmission in Depression: New Insights from Neuroimaging Studies. Critical Reviews In Neurobiology 2000, 14: 23. PMID: 11253954, DOI: 10.1615/critrevneurobiol.v14.i1.20.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNeurobiology of depressionGABAergic functionTechnique of PETCSF GABA concentrationsGABA-mimetic agentsNovel neuroimaging techniquesNondepressed comparison subjectsMood stabilizingChronic administrationGABAergic transmissionGABAergic neurotransmissionAntidepressant propertiesGABAergic abnormalitiesDepressed patientsAntidepressant drugsDisorder pathophysiologyLower plasmaComparison subjectsAnimal studiesGABAergic contributionGABA concentrationNovel imaging techniqueNeuroimaging studiesNeuroimaging techniquesDepression
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
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 Research
1992
NMR 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 ResearchNMR 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