2021
Small loci of astroglial glutamine synthetase deficiency in the postnatal brain cause epileptic seizures and impaired functional connectivity
Farina MG, Sandhu MRS, Parent M, Sanganahalli BG, Derbin M, Dhaher R, Wang H, Zaveri HP, Zhou Y, Danbolt NC, Hyder F, Eid T. Small loci of astroglial glutamine synthetase deficiency in the postnatal brain cause epileptic seizures and impaired functional connectivity. Epilepsia 2021, 62: 2858-2870. PMID: 34536233, PMCID: PMC9006438, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostnatal brainFunctional connectivityContinuous video-electroencephalographic recordingSpontaneous recurrent seizuresPathogenesis of epilepsyGlutamine synthetase deficiencyVideo-electroencephalographic recordingsSpecific animal modelsEx vivo studySeizure thresholdAdult patientsRecurrent seizuresFocal epilepsyAdeno-associated virusHippocampal formationAnimal modelsFocal mannerEpileptic seizuresGS deficiencySmall lociSynthetase deficiencyEpilepsyGradual returnVivo studiesBrain
2015
Distribution of temperature changes and neurovascular coupling in rat brain following 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “ecstasy”) exposure
Coman D, Sanganahalli BG, Jiang L, Hyder F, Behar KL. Distribution of temperature changes and neurovascular coupling in rat brain following 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “ecstasy”) exposure. NMR In Biomedicine 2015, 28: 1257-1266. PMID: 26286889, PMCID: PMC4573923, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurovascular couplingBlood flowNeuronal activityNeural activityWhole-body hyperthermiaAbused psychostimulantMethylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) exposureNeurovascular responseCortex temperatureMDMA effectsRat cortexRat brainBrain temperatureSubcortical regionsBrain regionsCortexSubcortexMDMA actionSkeletal muscleMonoaminergic stimulationBrainMDMACBFBody temperatureThermogenesis
2013
Mapping phosphorylation rate of fluoro-deoxy-glucose in rat brain by 19F chemical shift imaging
Coman D, Sanganahalli BG, Cheng D, McCarthy T, Rothman DL, Hyder F. Mapping phosphorylation rate of fluoro-deoxy-glucose in rat brain by 19F chemical shift imaging. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2013, 32: 305-313. PMID: 24581725, PMCID: PMC3965601, DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2013.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsBrainFluorodeoxyglucose F18Glucose-6-PhosphateMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMetabolic Clearance RateMolecular ImagingPhosphorylationPhosphotransferasesRadionuclide ImagingRadiopharmaceuticalsRatsRats, Inbred LewReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue DistributionConceptsRat brainChemical shift imagingHalothane-anesthetized ratsMagnetic resonance spectroscopy studyTotal glucose metabolismMinimal side effectsMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurementsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measurementsFDG phosphorylationFMRI BOLD responsesCerebral physiologyForepaw stimulationShift imagingGlucose metabolismSide effectsBrain tissueFDGExtracted tissuesTumor pathophysiologyBrainMRS measurementsTissue componentsVivo detectionVivoD-glucoseLactate 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