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
2014
Glutamate Metabolism in Major Depressive Disorder
Abdallah CG, Jiang L, De Feyter HM, Fasula M, Krystal JH, Rothman DL, Mason GF, Sanacora G. Glutamate Metabolism in Major Depressive Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2014, 171: 1320-1327. PMID: 25073688, PMCID: PMC4472484, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14010067.Peer-Reviewed Original Research