2008
Glial pathology in an animal model of depression: reversal of stress-induced cellular, metabolic and behavioral deficits by the glutamate-modulating drug riluzole
Banasr M, Chowdhury GM, Terwilliger R, Newton SS, Duman RS, Behar KL, Sanacora G. Glial pathology in an animal model of depression: reversal of stress-induced cellular, metabolic and behavioral deficits by the glutamate-modulating drug riluzole. Molecular Psychiatry 2008, 15: 501-511. PMID: 18825147, PMCID: PMC3347761, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2008.106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetatesAnimalsAvoidance LearningBehavioral SymptomsDepressionDisease Models, AnimalFood PreferencesGene Expression RegulationGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGlutamic AcidIsotopesMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleNeurogliaNeuroprotective AgentsPrefrontal CortexRadionuclide ImagingRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRiluzoleRNA, MessengerStatistics, NonparametricStress, PsychologicalSucroseSweetening AgentsConceptsChronic unpredictable stressPrefrontal cortexGlial dysfunctionGlial functionBehavioral deficitsDrug riluzoleOpen-label clinical trialMRNA expressionAmino acid neurotransmissionAntidepressant drug developmentDepressive-like behaviorPathophysiology of depressionEffects of riluzoleGlial cell metabolismMajor depressive disorderRat prefrontal cortexGFAP mRNA expressionProtein mRNA expressionNeurotransmitter system abnormalitiesGlia pathologyGlial pathologyRiluzole treatmentAntidepressant actionChronic treatmentGlutamate release
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainGlucoseGlutamatesGlutamic AcidGlutamineHypoxia, BrainLactatesMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyRabbitsRadionuclide ImagingSpectrum Analysis