2020
Impaired neuronal and astroglial metabolic activity in chronic unpredictable mild stress model of depression: Reversal of behavioral and metabolic deficit with lanicemine
Mishra PK, Adusumilli M, Deolal P, Mason GF, Kumar A, Patel AB. Impaired neuronal and astroglial metabolic activity in chronic unpredictable mild stress model of depression: Reversal of behavioral and metabolic deficit with lanicemine. Neurochemistry International 2020, 137: 104750. PMID: 32360130, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2020.104750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic unpredictable mild stressCUMS micePrefrontal cortexChronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) modelNeurotransmitter cyclingThree-compartment metabolic modelUnpredictable mild stressCause of disabilityNMDA receptor antagonistPotential therapeutic roleMajor depressive disorderAstrocytic TCA cycleNeural metabolic activityMetabolic activityGABAergic neuronsInhibitory neurotransmissionReceptor antagonistSwim testSucrose preferenceC57BL6 miceDepressive disorderTherapeutic roleChronic depressionGlutamatergic pathwaysMetabolic deficits
2010
Evaluation of Cerebral Acetate Transport and Metabolic Rates in the Rat Brain in vivo Using 1H-[13C]-NMR
Patel AB, de Graaf RA, Rothman DL, Behar KL, Mason GF. Evaluation of Cerebral Acetate Transport and Metabolic Rates in the Rat Brain in vivo Using 1H-[13C]-NMR. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2010, 30: 1200-1213. PMID: 20125180, PMCID: PMC2879471, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2010.2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 compositionRatsCortexInhibitionIn 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