2006
Evidence that GAD65 mediates increased GABA synthesis during intense neuronal activity in vivo
Patel AB, de Graaf RA, Martin DL, Battaglioli G, Behar KL. Evidence that GAD65 mediates increased GABA synthesis during intense neuronal activity in vivo. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2006, 97: 385-396. PMID: 16539672, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03741.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4-Aminobutyrate TransaminaseAnimalsAnticonvulsantsBicucullineBlotting, WesternDose-Response Relationship, DrugGABA AntagonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamate DecarboxylaseIsoenzymesMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleProtein IsoformsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySeizuresTime FactorsVigabatrin
2001
Decrease in GABA synthesis rate in rat cortex following GABA-transaminase inhibition correlates with the decrease in GAD67 protein
Mason G, Martin D, Martin S, Manor D, Sibson N, Patel A, Rothman D, Behar K. Decrease in GABA synthesis rate in rat cortex following GABA-transaminase inhibition correlates with the decrease in GAD67 protein. Brain Research 2001, 914: 81-91. PMID: 11578600, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(01)02778-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal GAD activityGAD activityNon-treated control groupGABA-transaminase inhibitionNitrous oxide anesthesiaCortex of controlGlutamate-glutamine cyclingGlutamic acid decarboxylaseGABA synthesis rateGamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) synthesisVigabatrin treatmentOxide anesthesiaRat cortexGAD67 proteinControl groupBasal conditionsAcid decarboxylaseEx vivoNeuronal compartmentsVigabatrinQuantitative immunoblottingIsoform compositionRatsCortexInhibition
1994
Measurement of GABA following GABA‐transaminase inhibition by gabaculine: A 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopic study of rat brain in vivo
Behar K, Boehm D. Measurement of GABA following GABA‐transaminase inhibition by gabaculine: A 1H and 31P NMR spectroscopic study of rat brain in vivo. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 1994, 31: 660-667. PMID: 7914662, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910310612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4-Aminobutyrate TransaminaseAnimalsAspartic AcidBrainBrain ChemistryCreatineCyclohexanecarboxylic AcidsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamatesGlutamic AcidHydrogenHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleNucleotidesPhosphatesPhosphocreatinePhosphorusRatsRats, Sprague-Dawley