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 ResearchMeSH 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 ResearchMeSH 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 ResearchMeSH 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 ResearchConceptsGamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) neuronsNeuronal glucose oxidationGlutamate-glutamine cyclingRelease of lactateGlucose oxidationNeuronal oxidationGlial uptakeGABAergic neuronsGlutamate uptakeGliaNeuronsGlycolytic ATPLactateGlucoseTotal glucoseVivo rateIsoelectricityCulture studiesATPNeurotransmittersUptake