Milestone Review: Metabolic dynamics of glutamate and GABA mediated neurotransmission—The essential roles of astrocytes

JV Andersen, A Schousboe - Journal of Neurochemistry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Since it was first generally accepted that the two amino acids glutamate and GABA act as
principal neurotransmitters, several landmark discoveries relating to this function have been …

Extensive astrocyte metabolism of γ‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) sustains glutamine synthesis in the mammalian cerebral cortex

JV Andersen, E Jakobsen, EW Westi, MEK Lie… - Glia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Synaptic transmission is closely linked to brain energy and neurotransmitter metabolism.
However, the extent of brain metabolism of the inhibitory neurotransmitter γ‐aminobutyric …

Involvement of cholinergic, adrenergic, and glutamatergic network modulation with cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease

YJ Cheng, CH Lin, HY Lane - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, is a progressive
neurodegenerative disease. The number of AD cases has been rapidly growing worldwide …

GABA‐containing compound gammapyrone protects against brain impairments in Alzheimer's disease model male rats and prevents mitochondrial dysfunction in cell …

V Pilipenko, K Narbute, I Amara… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, decreased glucose/energy metabolism, and disrupted
neurotransmission are changes that occur early in sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

GABA—from inhibition to cognition: emerging concepts

T Schmidt-Wilcke, E Fuchs, K Funke… - The …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Neural functioning and plasticity can be studied on different levels of organization and
complexity ranging from the molecular and synaptic level to neural circuitry of whole brain …

Amyloid‐beta1–42 induced glutamatergic receptor and transporter expression changes in the mouse hippocampus

JHY Yeung, B Calvo‐Flores Guzmán… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading type of dementia worldwide. With an increasing
burden of an aging population coupled with the lack of any foreseeable cure, AD warrants …

Knockout of GAD65 has major impact on synaptic GABA synthesized from astrocyte-derived glutamine

AB Walls, EM Eyjolfsson, OB Smeland… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) synthesis from glutamate is catalyzed by glutamate
decarboxylase (GAD) of which two isoforms, GAD65 and GAD67, have been identified. The …

Biomarkers associated with the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

H Wang, M Sun, W Li, X Liu, M Zhu… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive degenerative neurological illness with insidious
onset. Due to the complexity of the pathogenesis of AD and different pathological changes …

Increased glucose metabolism and impaired glutamate transport in human astrocytes are potential early triggers of abnormal extracellular glutamate accumulation in …

C Salcedo, V Pozo Garcia… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Glutamate recycling between neurons and astrocytes is essential to maintain
neurotransmitter homeostasis. Disturbances in glutamate homeostasis, resulting in …

Alzheimer's disease: an update and insights into pathophysiology

MB Abubakar, KO Sanusi, A Ugusman… - Frontiers in aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible brain disorder associated with slow, progressive
loss of brain functions mostly in older people. The disease processes start years before the …