2007
Altered cerebral glucose and acetate metabolism in succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase‐deficient mice: evidence for glial dysfunction and reduced glutamate/glutamine cycling
Chowdhury GM, Gupta M, Gibson KM, Patel AB, Behar KL. Altered cerebral glucose and acetate metabolism in succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase‐deficient mice: evidence for glial dysfunction and reduced glutamate/glutamine cycling. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2007, 103: 2077-2091. PMID: 17854388, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04887.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetatesAmino AcidsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBlood GlucoseCarbon IsotopesCerebral CortexGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamate-Ammonia LigaseGlutamic AcidGlutamineImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMiceMice, KnockoutNeurogliaSodium OxybateSuccinate-Semialdehyde DehydrogenaseTime FactorsConceptsSSADH deficiencyLevels of GABAGlutamate/glutamine cyclingSuccinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase‐deficient miceGlutamine-C4Cerebral metabolismCerebral glucoseCortical extractsGlial dysfunctionIntraperitoneal infusionSuccinic semialdehyde dehydrogenaseGABA-C2Excessive elevationNeurotransmitter glutamateGABA synthesisGABAMiceGHBGlutamateGlutamine metabolismAspartate C3GliaCortexGlutamine cyclingGlial substrate
2001
In Vivo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Glutamate-γ-Aminobutyric Acid-Glutamine Cycling in Rodent and Human Cortex: the Central Role of Glutamine
Behar K, Rothman D. In Vivo Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Glutamate-γ-Aminobutyric Acid-Glutamine Cycling in Rodent and Human Cortex: the Central Role of Glutamine. Journal Of Nutrition 2001, 131: 2498s-2504s. PMID: 11533301, DOI: 10.1093/jn/131.9.2498s.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidGlutamate-GABACortical glucose utilizationCortical electrical activityNet glutamine synthesisCerebral cortexInhibitory neurotransmitterMajor excitatoryBrain glutamateGlutamine synthesisNeurotransmitter glutamateRodent cortexGlucose utilizationHuman cortexGlutamine cycleElectrical activityCortexCentral roleGlutamine cyclingCommon mechanismGlucose oxidationGlutamateVivo nuclear magnetic resonance studiesRodentsGlutamineIn 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 fluxDifferential increase in cerebral cortical glucose oxidative metabolism during rat postnatal development is greater in vivo than in vitro
Novotny E, Ariyan C, Mason G, O’Reilly J, Haddad G, Behar K. Differential increase in cerebral cortical glucose oxidative metabolism during rat postnatal development is greater in vivo than in vitro. Brain Research 2001, 888: 193-202. PMID: 11150475, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)03051-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlucose oxidative metabolismNeocortical slicesOxidative metabolismRat postnatal developmentCortical glutamateCerebral cortexCortex maturesPostnatal dayPostnatal developmentAge groupsCortexMitochondrial TCA cycleGreater increaseVivoGlucose oxidationTCA cycle fluxDifferential increaseAcid extractsMetabolismSlicesDeafferentiationCycle fluxRats
1999
In vivo nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies of the relationship between the glutamate--glutamine neurotransmitter cycle and functional neuroenergetics
Rothman D, Sibson N, Hyder F, Shen J, Behar K, Shulman R. In vivo nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies of the relationship between the glutamate--glutamine neurotransmitter cycle and functional neuroenergetics. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1999, 354: 1165-1177. PMID: 10466144, PMCID: PMC1692640, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1999.0472.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGlutamate-glutamine cycleNerve terminalsNeurotransmitter cycleGlucose metabolismBlood oxygenation level-dependent magnetic resonance imagingLevel-dependent magnetic resonance imagingBrain glucose oxidationCortical glucose metabolismMagnetic resonance spectroscopy studyCortex of ratsMagnetic resonance imagingFunctional imaging studiesSpecific neuronal activityOxidative glucose metabolismGlial cellsNeuronal activityResonance imagingImaging studiesHuman cortexBrain functionBrain activityRatsCortexGlucose oxidationGlutamateDetermination 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 ResearchConceptsRat 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 results
1997
In vivo 13C NMR measurements of cerebral glutamine synthesis as evidence for glutamate–glutamine cycling
Sibson N, Dhankhar A, Mason G, Behar K, Rothman D, Shulman R. In vivo 13C NMR measurements of cerebral glutamine synthesis as evidence for glutamate–glutamine cycling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 2699-2704. PMID: 9122259, PMCID: PMC20152, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.6.2699.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
The13C isotope and nuclear magnetic resonance: unique tools for the study of brain metabolism
Mason G, Behar K, Lai J. The13C isotope and nuclear magnetic resonance: unique tools for the study of brain metabolism. Metabolic Brain Disease 1996, 11: 283-313. PMID: 8979250, DOI: 10.1007/bf02029492.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
1995
Simultaneous Determination of the Rates of the TCA Cycle, Glucose Utilization, α-Ketoglutarate/Glutamate Exchange, and Glutamine Synthesis in Human Brain by NMR
Mason G, Gruetter R, Rothman D, Behar K, Shulman R, Novotny E. Simultaneous Determination of the Rates of the TCA Cycle, Glucose Utilization, α-Ketoglutarate/Glutamate Exchange, and Glutamine Synthesis in Human Brain by NMR. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1995, 15: 12-25. PMID: 7798329, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1995.2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Rat Brain Glucose Concentration and Transport Kinetics Determined with 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mason G, Behar K, Martin M, Shulman R. Rat Brain Glucose Concentration and Transport Kinetics Determined with 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 1993, 331: 29-34. PMID: 8333345, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2920-0_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological TransportBrainCarbon IsotopesGlucoseKineticsMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleRatsRats, Sprague-Dawley
1992
NMR Determination of the TCA Cycle Rate and α-Ketoglutarate/Glutamate Exchange Rate in Rat Brain
Mason G, Rothman D, Behar K, Shulman R. NMR Determination of the TCA Cycle Rate and α-Ketoglutarate/Glutamate Exchange Rate in Rat Brain. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1992, 12: 434-447. PMID: 1349022, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1992.61.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNMR Determination of Intracerebral Glucose Concentration and Transport Kinetics in Rat Brain
Mason G, Behar K, Rothman D, Shulman R. NMR Determination of Intracerebral Glucose Concentration and Transport Kinetics in Rat Brain. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1992, 12: 448-455. PMID: 1569138, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1992.62.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
The Flux from Glucose to Glutamate in the Rat Brain in vivo as Determined by 1-Observed, 13C-Edited NMR Spectroscopy
Fitzpatrick S, Hetherington H, Behar K, Shulman R. The Flux from Glucose to Glutamate in the Rat Brain in vivo as Determined by 1-Observed, 13C-Edited NMR Spectroscopy. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1990, 10: 170-179. PMID: 1968068, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1990.32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNMR spectroscopyNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyMagnetic resonance spectroscopyFirst-order rate constantsResonance spectroscopySpectroscopyRate constantsRapid exchangeDifference spectraTotal glutamate concentrationCarbonIsotopic enrichmentMin-1SpectraResonanceUnresolved resonancesMeasured intensitySteady stateComplete time courseConstants
1985
1H-Observe/13C-decouple spectroscopic measurements of lactate and glutamate in the rat brain in vivo.
Rothman D, Behar K, Hetherington H, Hollander J, Bendall M, Petroff O, Shulman R. 1H-Observe/13C-decouple spectroscopic measurements of lactate and glutamate in the rat brain in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1985, 82: 1633-1637. PMID: 2858850, PMCID: PMC397326, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.6.1633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCarbon IsotopesGlutamatesGlutamic AcidHydrogenLactatesLactic AcidMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyRats
1981
In Vivo Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Mammals
Alger J, Sillerud L, Behar K, Gillies R, Shulman R, Gordon R, Shaw D, Hanley P. In Vivo Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Mammals. Science 1981, 214: 660-662. PMID: 7292005, DOI: 10.1126/science.7292005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research