2009
Medium-Chain Fatty Acids Improve Cognitive Function in Intensively Treated Type 1 Diabetic Patients and Support In Vitro Synaptic Transmission During Acute Hypoglycemia
Page KA, Williamson A, Yu N, McNay EC, Dzuira J, McCrimmon RJ, Sherwin RS. Medium-Chain Fatty Acids Improve Cognitive Function in Intensively Treated Type 1 Diabetic Patients and Support In Vitro Synaptic Transmission During Acute Hypoglycemia. Diabetes 2009, 58: 1237-1244. PMID: 19223595, PMCID: PMC2671041, DOI: 10.2337/db08-1557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 diabetic subjectsMedium-chain triglyceridesSynaptic transmissionDiabetic subjectsMedium-chain triglyceride ingestionType 1 diabetic patientsRat hippocampal slice preparationHippocampal synaptic transmissionBeta-hydroxybutyrate levelsType 1 diabetesHypoglycemic clamp studiesHippocampal slice preparationControl glucose concentrationsTriglyceride ingestionDiabetic patientsFatty acidsAcute hypoglycemiaSymptomatic responseHippocampal slicesSlice preparationFree fatty acidsGlucose levelsClamp studiesTherapeutic advantageNeuronal activity
2008
Effect of Acute and Recurrent Hypoglycemia on Changes in Brain Glycogen Concentration
Herzog RI, Chan O, Yu S, Dziura J, McNay EC, Sherwin RS. Effect of Acute and Recurrent Hypoglycemia on Changes in Brain Glycogen Concentration. Endocrinology 2008, 149: 1499-1504. PMID: 18187548, PMCID: PMC2276713, DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-1252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoglycemia-associated autonomic failureRecurrent hypoglycemiaAcute hypoglycemiaAutonomic failureBrain glycogenGlycogen levelsBrain glucoseGlucose levelsRH groupInsulin-induced acute hypoglycemiaSimilar blood glucose levelsIntensive insulin treatmentHyperinsulinemic-hypoglycemic clamp studyBrain glycogen concentrationHypoglycemic clamp studiesBlood glucose levelsBrain glucose levelsCounterregulatory failureDiabetic patientsGlycogen supercompensationRecurrent episodesSingle boutInsulin treatmentClamp studiesAnimal models