2005
Extracellular metabolites in the cortex and hippocampus of epileptic patients
Cavus I, Kasoff WS, Cassaday MP, Jacob R, Gueorguieva R, Sherwin RS, Krystal JH, Spencer DD, Abi‐Saab W. Extracellular metabolites in the cortex and hippocampus of epileptic patients. Annals Of Neurology 2005, 57: 226-235. PMID: 15668975, DOI: 10.1002/ana.20380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamate-glutamine cyclingEpileptogenic hippocampusGlutamate levelsEpileptic patientsImpaired glutamate reuptakeBasal glutamate levelsBrain energy metabolismHigher lactate levelsGlutamine/glutamate ratioPoor glucose utilizationEnergy metabolismNeurometabolic processesNonepileptogenic cortexEpileptogenic cortexGlutamate reuptakeNeocortical epilepsyExtracellular glutamateSeizure generationInterictal periodLactate levelsMicrodialysis methodExtracellular levelsNeuronal toxicityGlucose utilizationDepth electrodes
2002
Striking Differences in Glucose and Lactate Levels Between Brain Extracellular Fluid and Plasma in Conscious Human Subjects: Effects of Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia
Abi-Saab WM, Maggs DG, Jones T, Jacob R, Srihari V, Thompson J, Kerr D, Leone P, Krystal JH, Spencer DD, During MJ, Sherwin RS. Striking Differences in Glucose and Lactate Levels Between Brain Extracellular Fluid and Plasma in Conscious Human Subjects: Effects of Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2002, 22: 271-279. PMID: 11891432, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200203000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConscious human subjectsBrain extracellular fluidLactate levelsECF levelsExtracellular fluidBasal conditionsGlucose-derived lactateEffects of hyperglycemiaHuman subjectsECF glucoseElectrophysiologic evaluationIntracerebral microdialysisIntractable epilepsyBrain levelsMetabolic milieuClamp studiesBrainAnaerobic glycolysisHuman dataLactateGlucoseLow levelsSubjectsHigh levelsLevels