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
1995
Vigabatrin: effect on brain GABA levels measured by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Mattson R, Petroff O, Rothman D, Behar K. Vigabatrin: effect on brain GABA levels measured by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. Supplementum 1995, 92: 27-30. PMID: 7495186, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1995.tb00496.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsBrain GABA levelsGABA levelsBrain concentrationsNerve terminalsAdministration of vigabatrinClear dose-response relationshipLevels of GABAPartial epileptic seizuresAnti-epilepsy drugsPresynaptic nerve terminalsDose-response relationshipConcentration of GABASecondary generalizationClinical effectsClinical outcomesVigabatrin administrationClinical trialsPatient responseClinical studiesSynaptic transmissionBaseline valuesOptimal doseVigabatrin levelsVigabatrinEpileptic seizures