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
Determination of the rate of the glutamate/glutamine cycle in the human brain by in vivo 13C NMR
Shen J, Petersen K, Behar K, Brown P, Nixon T, Mason G, Petroff O, Shulman G, Shulman R, Rothman D. Determination of the rate of the glutamate/glutamine cycle in the human brain by in vivo 13C NMR. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 8235-8240. PMID: 10393978, PMCID: PMC22218, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.14.8235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamate/glutamine cycleGlutamine cycleCerebral cortexMin/Rat cerebral cortexVivo 13C NMR spectraGlucose oxidation ratesHuman brainGlucose oxidationGlutamatergic activityRat modelTricarboxylic acid cycle rateParietal lobeHuman cortexCortexTime courseBrainGlutamine synthesisMajor metabolic fluxCycle rateTricarboxylic acid cycleHigh levelsInfusionRatsAcid cycle
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
1986
Detection of metabolites in rabbit brain by 13C NMR spectroscopy following administration of [1‐13C]glucose
Behar K, Petroff O, Prichard J, Alger J, Shulman R. Detection of metabolites in rabbit brain by 13C NMR spectroscopy following administration of [1‐13C]glucose. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 1986, 3: 911-920. PMID: 2881185, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910030611.Peer-Reviewed Original Research