2010
Regional metabolite levels and turnover in the awake rat brain under the influence of nicotine
Wang J, Jiang L, Jiang Y, Ma X, Chowdhury GM, Mason GF. Regional metabolite levels and turnover in the awake rat brain under the influence of nicotine. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2010, 113: 1447-1458. PMID: 20345764, PMCID: PMC2903655, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06684.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat brainN-acetylaspartateAcute nicotine treatmentBrain glucose oxidationAmino acid neurotransmittersInfluence of nicotineConcentration of glutamateRegional metabolite levelsAwake rat brainRelated neurochemicalsNicotine treatmentInhibitory neurotransmissionAcute effectsOlfactory bulbOccipital cortexNeurotransmitter cyclingGABA synthesisNicotineStriatumBrainMetabolite levelsWidespread drugGABACortexPotential interplay
2006
Measurements of the anaplerotic rate in the human cerebral cortex using 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy and [1‐13C] and [2‐13C] glucose
Mason GF, Petersen KF, De Graaf RA, Shulman GI, Rothman DL. Measurements of the anaplerotic rate in the human cerebral cortex using 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy and [1‐13C] and [2‐13C] glucose. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2006, 100: 73-86. PMID: 17076763, PMCID: PMC2995551, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04200.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman cerebral cortexCerebral cortexArterial-venous differencesAwake humansNeurotransmitter cyclingGlutamine effluxNeurotransmitter traffickingOccipital-parietal regionsGlutamateCortexPyruvate carboxylase fluxRecent studiesGlutamine synthesisPyruvate carboxylaseMagnetic resonance spectroscopyMost studiesGlutaminePyruvate dehydrogenase
1999
Determination of the rate of the glutamate/glutamine cycle in the human brain by in vivo 13C NMR
Shen J, Petersen K, Behar K, Brown P, Nixon T, Mason G, Petroff O, Shulman G, Shulman R, Rothman D. Determination of the rate of the glutamate/glutamine cycle in the human brain by in vivo 13C NMR. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 8235-8240. PMID: 10393978, PMCID: PMC22218, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.14.8235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamate/glutamine cycleGlutamine cycleCerebral cortexMin/Rat cerebral cortexVivo 13C NMR spectraGlucose oxidation ratesHuman brainGlucose oxidationGlutamatergic activityRat modelTricarboxylic acid cycle rateParietal lobeHuman cortexCortexTime courseBrainGlutamine synthesisMajor metabolic fluxCycle rateTricarboxylic acid cycleHigh levelsInfusionRatsAcid cycle
1994
Localized 13C NMR Spectroscopy in the Human Brain of Amino Acid Labeling from d‐[1‐13C]Glucose
Gruetter R, Novotny E, Boulware S, Mason G, Rothman D, Shulman G, Prichard J, Shulman R. Localized 13C NMR Spectroscopy in the Human Brain of Amino Acid Labeling from d‐[1‐13C]Glucose. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1994, 63: 1377-1385. PMID: 7931289, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1994.63041377.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research