Kevin Behar, PhD
Senior Research Scientist in PsychiatryDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Psychiatry
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Director, MRRC Neurometabolism Research Laboratory
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Yale School of Medicine
MRRC-TAC, N151, PO Box 208043
New Haven, CT 06510-8043
United States
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Psychiatry
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Additional Titles
Director, MRRC Neurometabolism Research Laboratory
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Yale School of Medicine
MRRC-TAC, N151, PO Box 208043
New Haven, CT 06510-8043
United States
Appointments
Psychiatry
Primary
Additional Titles
Director, MRRC Neurometabolism Research Laboratory
Contact Info
Yale School of Medicine
MRRC-TAC, N151, PO Box 208043
New Haven, CT 06510-8043
United States
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Senior Research Scientist in Psychiatry
Director, MRRC Neurometabolism Research Laboratory
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Psychiatry
Senior Research ScientistPrimary
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Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Yale University (1986)
- PhD
- Yale University (1985)
Research
Overview
- NMR studies to elucidate the role of glucose and alternate fuel substrates in support of brain activity and glutamate/GABA/glutamine cycling in diabetes and mood disorders.
- NMR studies of GABA synthesis in the brain
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Central Nervous System; Glutamates; Glutamine; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; Psychiatry
ORCID
0000-0003-1467-0446
Research at a Glance
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Douglas Rothman, PhD
Graeme Mason, PhD
Ognen Petroff, MD, FAAN (Neurology), FACNS, FAES, FANA
D. S. Fahmeed Hyder, PhD
Robin de Graaf, PhD
Elizabeth Sanchez Rangel, MD
76Publications
8,746Citations
Glutamine
Glutamates
Publications
2024
Deficits in brain glucose transport among younger adults with obesity
Gunawan F, Matson B, Coppoli A, Jiang L, Ding Y, Perry R, Sanchez‐Rangel E, DeAguiar R, Behar K, Rothman D, Mason G, Hwang J. Deficits in brain glucose transport among younger adults with obesity. Obesity 2024, 32: 1329-1338. PMID: 38764181, DOI: 10.1002/oby.24034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsBrain glucose transportLean participantsMarkers of insulin resistanceMagnetic resonance spectroscopy scansEffect of obesityAssociated with alterationsLong-term brain functionCerebral glucose metabolic rateGlucose transportGlucose metabolic rateCardiometabolic comorbiditiesBrain energy utilizationPeripheral markersHyperglycemic clampInsulin resistanceObesityBrain glucose uptakeHuman findingsEating behaviorsYounger ageYoung healthy participantsNeurocognitive functionGlucose transport capacityBrain functionNonesterified fatty acids
2023
The early days of ex vivo 1H, 13C, and 31P nuclear magnetic resonance in the laboratory of Dr. Robert G. Shulman from 1975 to 1995
Rothman D, Behar K, Petroff O, Shulman R. The early days of ex vivo 1H, 13C, and 31P nuclear magnetic resonance in the laboratory of Dr. Robert G. Shulman from 1975 to 1995. NMR In Biomedicine 2023, 36: e4879. PMID: 36424353, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.4879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2021
Methods | 13C MRS Measurements of in Vivo Rates of the Glutamate/Glutamine and GABA/Glutamine Neurotransmitter Cycles
Rothman D, De Feyter H, Mason G, de Graaf R, Hyder F, Behar K. Methods | 13C MRS Measurements of in Vivo Rates of the Glutamate/Glutamine and GABA/Glutamine Neurotransmitter Cycles. 2021, 688-700. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-819460-7.00341-8.ChaptersCitations
2008
Glial pathology in an animal model of depression: reversal of stress-induced cellular, metabolic and behavioral deficits by the glutamate-modulating drug riluzole
Banasr M, Chowdhury GM, Terwilliger R, Newton SS, Duman RS, Behar KL, Sanacora G. Glial pathology in an animal model of depression: reversal of stress-induced cellular, metabolic and behavioral deficits by the glutamate-modulating drug riluzole. Molecular Psychiatry 2008, 15: 501-511. PMID: 18825147, PMCID: PMC3347761, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2008.106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAcetatesAnimalsAvoidance LearningBehavioral SymptomsDepressionDisease Models, AnimalFood PreferencesGene Expression RegulationGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGlutamic AcidIsotopesMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleNeurogliaNeuroprotective AgentsPrefrontal CortexRadionuclide ImagingRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRiluzoleRNA, MessengerStatistics, NonparametricStress, PsychologicalSucroseSweetening AgentsConceptsChronic unpredictable stressPrefrontal cortexGlial dysfunctionGlial functionBehavioral deficitsDrug riluzoleOpen-label clinical trialMRNA expressionAmino acid neurotransmissionAntidepressant drug developmentDepressive-like behaviorPathophysiology of depressionEffects of riluzoleGlial cell metabolismMajor depressive disorderRat prefrontal cortexGFAP mRNA expressionProtein mRNA expressionNeurotransmitter system abnormalitiesGlia pathologyGlial pathologyRiluzole treatmentAntidepressant actionChronic treatmentGlutamate release
2007
Glutamatergic and GABAergic Neurotransmitter Cycling and Energy Metabolism in Rat Cerebral Cortex during Postnatal Development
Chowdhury G, Patel AB, Mason GF, Rothman DL, Behar KL. Glutamatergic and GABAergic Neurotransmitter Cycling and Energy Metabolism in Rat Cerebral Cortex during Postnatal Development. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2007, 27: 1895-1907. PMID: 17440492, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAcetatesAlgorithmsAmino AcidsAnimalsBlood GlucoseBrain ChemistryCerebral CortexCitric Acid CycleData Interpretation, StatisticalEnergy MetabolismGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlucoseGlutamic AcidKineticsMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleNeurogliaNeuronsNeurotransmitter AgentsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsNeurotransmitter cyclingThree-compartment metabolic modelEnergy metabolismRat cerebral cortexUrethane-anesthetized ratsPostnatal day 10Gamma-aminobutyric acidGABA neuronsTCA cycle fluxCerebral cortexAdult cortexPostnatal developmentDay 10Oxidative energy metabolismCycle fluxIndividual neuronsAcid levelsContribution of glutamatergicGrowth spurtNeuronsTricarboxylic acid cycle fluxAmino acid levelsTotal cyclingTime courseCortexAltered cerebral glucose and acetate metabolism in succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase‐deficient mice: evidence for glial dysfunction and reduced glutamate/glutamine cycling
Chowdhury GM, Gupta M, Gibson KM, Patel AB, Behar KL. Altered cerebral glucose and acetate metabolism in succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase‐deficient mice: evidence for glial dysfunction and reduced glutamate/glutamine cycling. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2007, 103: 2077-2091. PMID: 17854388, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04887.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAcetatesAmino AcidsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBlood GlucoseCarbon IsotopesCerebral CortexGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamate-Ammonia LigaseGlutamic AcidGlutamineImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMiceMice, KnockoutNeurogliaSodium OxybateSuccinate-Semialdehyde DehydrogenaseTime FactorsConceptsSSADH deficiencyLevels of GABAGlutamate/glutamine cyclingSuccinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase‐deficient miceGlutamine-C4Cerebral metabolismCerebral glucoseCortical extractsGlial dysfunctionIntraperitoneal infusionSuccinic semialdehyde dehydrogenaseGABA-C2Excessive elevationNeurotransmitter glutamateGABA synthesisGABAMiceGHBGlutamateGlutamine metabolismAspartate C3GliaCortexGlutamine cyclingGlial substrate
2006
Neuronal–Glial Glucose Oxidation and Glutamatergic–GABAergic Function
Hyder F, Patel AB, Gjedde A, Rothman DL, Behar KL, Shulman RG. Neuronal–Glial Glucose Oxidation and Glutamatergic–GABAergic Function. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2006, 26: 865-877. PMID: 16407855, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9600263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsGamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) neuronsNeuronal glucose oxidationGlutamate-glutamine cyclingRelease of lactateGlucose oxidationNeuronal oxidationGlial uptakeGABAergic neuronsGlutamate uptakeGliaNeuronsGlycolytic ATPLactateGlucoseTotal glucoseVivo rateIsoelectricityCulture studiesATPNeurotransmittersUptakeEvidence that GAD65 mediates increased GABA synthesis during intense neuronal activity in vivo
Patel AB, de Graaf RA, Martin DL, Battaglioli G, Behar KL. Evidence that GAD65 mediates increased GABA synthesis during intense neuronal activity in vivo. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2006, 97: 385-396. PMID: 16539672, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03741.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH Keywords4-Aminobutyrate TransaminaseAnimalsAnticonvulsantsBicucullineBlotting, WesternDose-Response Relationship, DrugGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamate DecarboxylaseIsoenzymesMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleProtein IsoformsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySeizuresTime FactorsVigabatrin
2005
Cerebral pyruvate carboxylase flux is unaltered during bicuculline‐seizures
Patel A, Chowdhury G, de Graaf R, Rothman D, Shulman R, Behar K. Cerebral pyruvate carboxylase flux is unaltered during bicuculline‐seizures. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2005, 80: 738-738. DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2001
Quantitative functional imaging of the brain: towards mapping neuronal activity by BOLD fMRI
Hyder F, Kida I, Behar K, Kennan R, Maciejewski P, Rothman D. Quantitative functional imaging of the brain: towards mapping neuronal activity by BOLD fMRI. NMR In Biomedicine 2001, 14: 413-431. PMID: 11746934, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingNeuronal activityBOLD functional MRIFunctional MRICerebral cortexPharmacological treatmentGlutamate release inhibitorNeuronal glucose oxidationRat cerebral cortexRelease of glutamateRat forepaw stimulation modelFMRI signalsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingQuantitative magnetic resonance imagingBlood oxygenation levelBOLD fMRI studiesEnergy metabolismBOLD fMRI signalMulti-modal magnetic resonance imagingGlutamatergic neuronsRelease inhibitorChannel blockersRat brainOxygen deliveryNeurochemical basis
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