2014
Glutamate Metabolism in Major Depressive Disorder
Abdallah CG, Jiang L, De Feyter HM, Fasula M, Krystal JH, Rothman DL, Mason GF, Sanacora G. Glutamate Metabolism in Major Depressive Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2014, 171: 1320-1327. PMID: 25073688, PMCID: PMC4472484, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14010067.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Oxidation of ethanol in the rat brain and effects associated with chronic ethanol exposure
Wang J, Du H, Jiang L, Ma X, de Graaf RA, Behar KL, Mason GF. Oxidation of ethanol in the rat brain and effects associated with chronic ethanol exposure. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 14444-14449. PMID: 23940368, PMCID: PMC3761635, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1306011110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol-Related DisordersAnimalsBrainEthanolGlutamic AcidGlycineMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleOxidation-ReductionRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsChronic ethanol exposureEthanol-naïve ratsAlcohol exposureEthanol exposureAdult male Sprague-Dawley ratsMale Sprague-Dawley ratsMin/Chronic alcohol exposureCerebral glucose metabolismAcute alcohol exposureEthanol-treated ratsSprague-Dawley ratsCortical astrogliaOverall oxidative metabolismRat brainGlucose metabolismRatsRoom airLiving brainAstrogliaSubcortical tissueOxidative metabolismNeuronsBrainOxidative damageLactate 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
2011
Intravenous Ethanol Infusion Decreases Human Cortical γ-Aminobutyric Acid and N-Acetylaspartate as Measured with Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at 4 Tesla
Gomez R, Behar KL, Watzl J, Weinzimer SA, Gulanski B, Sanacora G, Koretski J, Guidone E, Jiang L, Petrakis IL, Pittman B, Krystal JH, Mason GF. Intravenous Ethanol Infusion Decreases Human Cortical γ-Aminobutyric Acid and N-Acetylaspartate as Measured with Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at 4 Tesla. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 71: 239-246. PMID: 21855054, PMCID: PMC3227760, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAspartic AcidBreath TestsCerebral CortexDipeptidesEthanolFemaleGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansInfusions, IntravenousMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleConceptsIntravenous ethanol infusionProton magnetic resonance spectroscopyEthanol infusionNAA levelsN-acetylaspartateCortical γ-aminobutyric acidAcute pharmacologic effectsLevels of GABAHealthy social drinkersBreath alcohol levelsN-acetylaspartyl-glutamateCortical GABAEthanol modulatesFirst infusionΓ-aminobutyric acidGABA levelsPharmacologic effectsBrain ethanolOccipital GABAInfusionAlcohol levelsMagnetic resonance spectroscopyReceptor functionBreath ethanolHuman cortex
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino AcidsAnimalsAspartic AcidBrainIsotopesMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleModels, BiologicalNicotineNicotinic AgonistsPlasmaRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTime FactorsWakefulnessConceptsRat 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 interplayEvaluation 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
2009
Altered Brain Mitochondrial Metabolism in Healthy Aging as Assessed by in vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Boumezbeur F, Mason GF, de Graaf RA, Behar KL, Cline GW, Shulman GI, Rothman DL, Petersen KF. Altered Brain Mitochondrial Metabolism in Healthy Aging as Assessed by in vivo Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2009, 30: 211-221. PMID: 19794401, PMCID: PMC2949111, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2009.197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAgingAspartic AcidBrainBrain ChemistryFemaleGlucose Tolerance TestGlutamic AcidHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleMitochondriaConceptsNeuronal mitochondrial metabolismHealthy agingBrain mitochondrial metabolismElderly subjectsYoung subjectsBrain functionBrain mitochondrial functionGlutamate-glutamine cyclingMitochondrial metabolismVivo magnetic resonance spectroscopyAge-related changesChronic reductionLabeling of glutamineGlutamate concentrationYoung volunteersBiologic basisMagnetic resonance spectroscopyMitochondrial functionMetabolismSubjectsIndividual subjectsResonance spectroscopyTricarboxylic acid cycleCycle fluxAging
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarbon IsotopesCerebral CortexFemaleGlucoseGlutamic AcidGlutamineHumansKetone OxidoreductasesMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleModels, BiologicalPyruvate CarboxylaseTime FactorsConceptsHuman cerebral cortexCerebral cortexArterial-venous differencesAwake humansNeurotransmitter cyclingGlutamine effluxNeurotransmitter traffickingOccipital-parietal regionsGlutamateCortexPyruvate carboxylase fluxRecent studiesGlutamine synthesisPyruvate carboxylaseMagnetic resonance spectroscopyMost studiesGlutaminePyruvate dehydrogenase
2005
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Studies of Alcoholism: From Heavy Drinking to Alcohol Dependence and Back Again
Mason G, Bendszus M, Meyerhoff D, Hetherington H, Schweinsburg B, Ross B, Taylor M, Krystal J. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Studies of Alcoholism: From Heavy Drinking to Alcohol Dependence and Back Again. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2005, 29: 150-158. PMID: 15895489, DOI: 10.1097/01.alc.0000150010.72739.58.Chapters
2001
In 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
2000
Dependence of Oxygen Delivery on Blood Flow in Rat Brain: A 7 Tesla Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study
Hyder F, Kennan R, Kida I, Mason G, Behar K, Rothman D. Dependence of Oxygen Delivery on Blood Flow in Rat Brain: A 7 Tesla Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2000, 20: 485-498. PMID: 10724113, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200003000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological AvailabilityBrainCerebrovascular CirculationGlucoseMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyModels, CardiovascularModels, NeurologicalOxygenRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingCapillary bedOxygen deliveryML xCerebral oxygen deliveryNicotine hydrogen tartrateRespective control conditionsValues of CBFMorphine anesthesiaSensorimotor cortexForepaw stimulationSodium pentobarbitalRat brainBlood flowCMRO2Mature ratsCortical activityResonance imagingBasal conditionsPercentage changeRatsAdministrationCBFImpairment of GABAergic Transmission in Depression: New Insights from Neuroimaging Studies
Sanacora G, Mason G, Krystal J. Impairment of GABAergic Transmission in Depression: New Insights from Neuroimaging Studies. Critical Reviews In Neurobiology 2000, 14: 23. PMID: 11253954, DOI: 10.1615/critrevneurobiol.v14.i1.20.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntidepressive AgentsBrainDepressive DisorderHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyRatsReceptors, GABATomography, Emission-ComputedTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsNeurobiology of depressionGABAergic functionTechnique of PETCSF GABA concentrationsGABA-mimetic agentsNovel neuroimaging techniquesNondepressed comparison subjectsMood stabilizingChronic administrationGABAergic transmissionGABAergic neurotransmissionAntidepressant propertiesGABAergic abnormalitiesDepressed patientsAntidepressant drugsDisorder pathophysiologyLower plasmaComparison subjectsAnimal studiesGABAergic contributionGABA concentrationNovel imaging techniqueNeuroimaging studiesNeuroimaging techniquesDepression
1999
Measurement of the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Rate in Human Grey and White Matter in Vivo by 1H-[13C] Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at 4.1T
Mason G, Pan J, Chu W, Newcomer B, Zhang Y, Orr R, Hetherington H. Measurement of the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Rate in Human Grey and White Matter in Vivo by 1H-[13C] Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at 4.1T. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1999, 19: 1179-1188. PMID: 10566964, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199911000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDetermination 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
1998
Functional Energy Metabolism:In vivo 13C-NMR Spectroscopy Evidence for Coupling of Cerebral Glucose Consumption and Gl utamatergic Neuronal Activity
Sibson N, Shen J, Mason G, Rothman D, Behar K, Shulman R. Functional Energy Metabolism:In vivo 13C-NMR Spectroscopy Evidence for Coupling of Cerebral Glucose Consumption and Gl utamatergic Neuronal Activity. Developmental Neuroscience 1998, 20: 321-330. PMID: 9778568, DOI: 10.1159/000017327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCarbon IsotopesEnergy MetabolismGlucoseGlutamic AcidGlutamineGlycolysisHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyModels, BiologicalNeuronsOxidation-ReductionConceptsRat brain cortexGlucose metabolismBrain cortexNeurotransmitter cyclingTotal glucose oxidationGlutamatergic synaptic activityCerebral glucose consumptionCerebral glucose metabolismFunctional activityFunctional imaging methodsGlucose oxidationOxidative glucose metabolismGlutamate neurotransmitter cyclingSynaptic activityNeuronal activityMild anesthesiaGlutamine synthesisMammalian brainNeurotransmitter releaseGlutamate cyclingEEG activityAmmonia metabolismNeurophysiological basisDetoxification componentsVivo resultsLateralization of human temporal lobe epilepsy by 31P NMR spectroscopic imaging at 4.1 T
Chu W, Hetherington H, Kuzniecky R, Simor T, Mason G, Elgavish G. Lateralization of human temporal lobe epilepsy by 31P NMR spectroscopic imaging at 4.1 T. Neurology 1998, 51: 472-479. PMID: 9710021, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.51.2.472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal lobeTemporal lobe epilepsy patientsTemporal lobe epilepsyPCr/PiTemporal lobeClinical lateralizationLobe epilepsySeizure focusEpilepsy patientsHealthy volunteersHuman temporal lobe epilepsyPi ratioSubgroup of patientsIpsilateral lobePresurgical lateralizationContralateral lobeLateralization resultsPatientsMetabolite ratiosNoninvasive modalityNoninvasive methodLateralizationScalp EEGAnterior regionIntracranial EEGEvaluation of 31P metabolite differences in human cerebral gray and white matter
Mason G, Chu W, Vaughan J, Ponder S, Twieg D, Adams D, Hetherington H. Evaluation of 31P metabolite differences in human cerebral gray and white matter. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 1998, 39: 346-353. PMID: 9498589, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910390303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAdultAlgorithmsBrainBrain DiseasesEnergy MetabolismEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleFourier AnalysisHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMalePhosphatesPhosphocreatinePhosphorusPhosphorus IsotopesRegression AnalysisStoichiometric coupling of brain glucose metabolism and glutamatergic neuronal activity
Sibson N, Dhankhar A, Mason G, Rothman D, Behar K, Shulman R. Stoichiometric coupling of brain glucose metabolism and glutamatergic neuronal activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 316-321. PMID: 9419373, PMCID: PMC18211, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.1.316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamatergic neuronal activityGlutamate neurotransmitter cyclingNeuronal activityGln synthesisBrain glucose metabolismSynaptic glutamate releaseGlc metabolismGlutamate releaseRat cortexSynaptic activityGlucose metabolismNeuronal functionBrain activation studiesTricarboxylic acid cycleCortexMetabolismAcid cycleActivation studiesAstrocytesNeuronsActivity
1997
Biological and clinical MRS at ultra‐high field
Hetherington H, Pan J, Chu W, Mason G, Newcomer B. Biological and clinical MRS at ultra‐high field. NMR In Biomedicine 1997, 10: 360-371. PMID: 9542734, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1492(199712)10:8<360::aid-nbm477>3.0.co;2-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainElectromagnetic FieldsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopySignal Processing, Computer-AssistedOxidative Glucose Metabolism in Rat Brain During Single Forepaw Stimulation: A Spatially Localized 1H[13C] Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study
Hyder F, Rothman* D, Mason† G, Rangarajan A, Behar‡ K, Shulman R. Oxidative Glucose Metabolism in Rat Brain During Single Forepaw Stimulation: A Spatially Localized 1H[13C] Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1997, 17: 1040-1047. PMID: 9346428, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199710000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBrainElectric StimulationForelimbFunctional LateralityGlucoseMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleOxidation-ReductionRatsRats, Sprague-Dawley