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 flux
1999
In vivo nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies of the relationship between the glutamate--glutamine neurotransmitter cycle and functional neuroenergetics
Rothman D, Sibson N, Hyder F, Shen J, Behar K, Shulman R. In vivo nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies of the relationship between the glutamate--glutamine neurotransmitter cycle and functional neuroenergetics. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1999, 354: 1165-1177. PMID: 10466144, PMCID: PMC1692640, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1999.0472.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGlutamate-glutamine cycleNerve terminalsNeurotransmitter cycleGlucose metabolismBlood oxygenation level-dependent magnetic resonance imagingLevel-dependent magnetic resonance imagingBrain glucose oxidationCortical glucose metabolismMagnetic resonance spectroscopy studyCortex of ratsMagnetic resonance imagingFunctional imaging studiesSpecific neuronal activityOxidative glucose metabolismGlial cellsNeuronal activityResonance imagingImaging studiesHuman cortexBrain functionBrain activityRatsCortexGlucose oxidationGlutamate
1998
15N-NMR Spectroscopy Studies of Ammonia Transport and Glutamine Synthesis in the Hyperammonemic Rat Brain
Shen J, Sibson N, Cline G, Behar K, Rothman D, Shulman R. 15N-NMR Spectroscopy Studies of Ammonia Transport and Glutamine Synthesis in the Hyperammonemic Rat Brain. Developmental Neuroscience 1998, 20: 434-443. PMID: 9778582, DOI: 10.1159/000017341.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
In 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
1989
Effects of Acute Hyperammonemia on Cerebral Amino Acid Metabolism and pHi In Vivo, Measured by 1H and 31P Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Fitzpatrick S, Hetherington H, Behar K, Shulman R. Effects of Acute Hyperammonemia on Cerebral Amino Acid Metabolism and pHi In Vivo, Measured by 1H and 31P Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1989, 52: 741-749. PMID: 2563756, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1989.tb02517.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmmonia infusionCerebral amino acid metabolismCerebral glutamate levelsAcute intravenous infusionBrain glutamate concentrationsBrain lactate levelsMin of infusionContent of phosphocreatineBrain lactate contentGlutamine concentrationPreinfusion controlAcute hyperammonemiaIntravenous infusionCerebral glutamateControl infusionGlutamate levelsInfusion protocolArterial PCO2Lactate levelsPreinfusion valuesBrain glutamineBlood ammoniaMagnetic resonanceInfusionGlutamate concentration