2013
Lactate preserves neuronal metabolism and function following antecedent recurrent hypoglycemia
Herzog RI, Jiang L, Herman P, Zhao C, Sanganahalli BG, Mason GF, Hyder F, Rothman DL, Sherwin RS, Behar KL. Lactate preserves neuronal metabolism and function following antecedent recurrent hypoglycemia. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 1988-1998. PMID: 23543056, PMCID: PMC3638906, DOI: 10.1172/jci65105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntecedent recurrent hypoglycemiaRecurrent hypoglycemiaHypoglycemic conditionsIntensive insulin therapyTight glycemic controlType 2 diabetesInsulin therapyGlycemic controlBrain metabolismElevated lactateNeuronal metabolismRodent modelsNeuronal activityGlucose metabolismHypoglycemiaLactate uptakeNeuronal functionType 1Metabolic regulatorOxidative capacityModest incrementLactateMetabolismUnexpected findingBrain
1998
Functional Energy Metabolism:In vivo 13C-NMR Spectroscopy Evidence for Coupling of Cerebral Glucose Consumption and Gl utamatergic Neuronal Activity
Sibson N, Shen J, Mason G, Rothman D, Behar K, Shulman R. Functional Energy Metabolism:In vivo 13C-NMR Spectroscopy Evidence for Coupling of Cerebral Glucose Consumption and Gl utamatergic Neuronal Activity. Developmental Neuroscience 1998, 20: 321-330. PMID: 9778568, DOI: 10.1159/000017327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat brain cortexGlucose metabolismBrain cortexNeurotransmitter cyclingTotal glucose oxidationGlutamatergic synaptic activityCerebral glucose consumptionCerebral glucose metabolismFunctional activityFunctional imaging methodsGlucose oxidationOxidative glucose metabolismGlutamate neurotransmitter cyclingSynaptic activityNeuronal activityMild anesthesiaGlutamine synthesisMammalian brainNeurotransmitter releaseGlutamate cyclingEEG activityAmmonia metabolismNeurophysiological basisDetoxification componentsVivo resultsStoichiometric coupling of brain glucose metabolism and glutamatergic neuronal activity
Sibson N, Dhankhar A, Mason G, Rothman D, Behar K, Shulman R. Stoichiometric coupling of brain glucose metabolism and glutamatergic neuronal activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 316-321. PMID: 9419373, PMCID: PMC18211, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.1.316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamatergic neuronal activityGlutamate neurotransmitter cyclingNeuronal activityGln synthesisBrain glucose metabolismSynaptic glutamate releaseGlc metabolismGlutamate releaseRat cortexSynaptic activityGlucose metabolismNeuronal functionBrain activation studiesTricarboxylic acid cycleCortexMetabolismAcid cycleActivation studiesAstrocytesNeuronsActivity