Brain glucose metabolism: integration of energetics with function
GA Dienel - Physiological reviews, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Glucose is the long-established, obligatory fuel for brain that fulfills many critical functions,
including ATP production, oxidative stress management, and synthesis of neurotransmitters …
including ATP production, oxidative stress management, and synthesis of neurotransmitters …
Sugar for the brain: the role of glucose in physiological and pathological brain function
P Mergenthaler, U Lindauer, GA Dienel… - Trends in neurosciences, 2013 - cell.com
The mammalian brain depends upon glucose as its main source of energy, and tight
regulation of glucose metabolism is critical for brain physiology. Consistent with its critical …
regulation of glucose metabolism is critical for brain physiology. Consistent with its critical …
Resveratrol and brain mitochondria: a review
FR Jardim, FT de Rossi, MX Nascimento… - Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Resveratrol (3, 4', 5-trihydroxystilbene; C 14 H 12 O 3) is a polyphenolic phytoalexin
found in grapes, berries, peanuts, and wines. Resveratrol has been viewed as an …
found in grapes, berries, peanuts, and wines. Resveratrol has been viewed as an …
[HTML][HTML] Lifestyle and nutritional imbalances associated with Western diseases: causes and consequences of chronic systemic low-grade inflammation in an …
B Ruiz-Núñez, L Pruimboom, DAJ Dijck-Brouwer… - The Journal of nutritional …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this review, we focus on lifestyle changes, especially dietary habits, that are at the basis of
chronic systemic low grade inflammation, insulin resistance and Western diseases. Our …
chronic systemic low grade inflammation, insulin resistance and Western diseases. Our …
[HTML][HTML] Astrocytic glycogen metabolism in the healthy and diseased brain
LK Bak, AB Walls, A Schousboe… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
The brain contains a fairly low amount of glycogen, mostly located in astrocytes, a fact that
has prompted the suggestion that glycogen does not have a significant physiological role in …
has prompted the suggestion that glycogen does not have a significant physiological role in …
An information-theoretic perspective on the costs of cognition
In statistics and machine learning, model accuracy is traded off with complexity, which can
be viewed as the amount of information extracted from the data. Here, we discuss how …
be viewed as the amount of information extracted from the data. Here, we discuss how …
Astrocytic Gq-GPCR-linked IP3R-dependent Ca2+ signaling does not mediate neurovascular coupling in mouse visual cortex in vivo
DE Bonder, KD McCarthy - Journal of Neuroscience, 2014 - Soc Neuroscience
Local blood flow is modulated in response to changing patterns of neuronal activity, a
process termed neurovascular coupling. It has been proposed that the central cellular …
process termed neurovascular coupling. It has been proposed that the central cellular …
Lack of appropriate stoichiometry: Strong evidence against an energetically important astrocyte–neuron lactate shuttle in brain
GA Dienel - Journal of Neuroscience Research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Glutamate‐stimulated aerobic glycolysis in astrocytes coupled with lactate shuttling to
neurons where it can be oxidized was proposed as a mechanism to couple excitatory …
neurons where it can be oxidized was proposed as a mechanism to couple excitatory …
Aerobic glycolysis during brain activation: adrenergic regulation and influence of norepinephrine on astrocytic metabolism
GA Dienel, NF Cruz - Journal of neurochemistry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aerobic glycolysis occurs during brain activation and is characterized by preferential up‐
regulation of glucose utilization compared with oxygen consumption even though oxygen …
regulation of glucose utilization compared with oxygen consumption even though oxygen …
Astrocytes in stress accumulate lipid droplets
T Smolič, P Tavčar, A Horvat, U Černe… - Glia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
When the brain is in a pathological state, the content of lipid droplets (LDs), the lipid storage
organelles, is increased, particularly in glial cells, but rarely in neurons. The biology and …
organelles, is increased, particularly in glial cells, but rarely in neurons. The biology and …