Nerve growth factor (NGF) acts on various classes of central and peripheral neurons to
promote cell survival, stimulate neurite outgrowth and modulate differentiation. NGF is …

Abstract Leif Hertz, MD, D. Sc.(honōris causā)(1930–2018), was one of the original and
noteworthy participants in the International Conference on Brain Energy Metabolism …

Liraglutide, an anti-diabetic drug and agonist of the glucagon-like peptide one receptor
(GLP1R), has recently been approved to treat obesity in individuals with or without type 2 …

Glutamate uptake and metabolism was studied in cerebral cortical astrocytes. The
expression of the astrocytic glutamate transporter GLAST was found to be stimulated by …

Primary cultures of cerebral cortical astrocytes and neurons, as well as neurons growing on
top of the astrocytes (sandwich co-cultures), were incubated with 1-[13 C] glucose or 2-[13 …

Methyl mercury (MeHg) is highly neurotoxic and may lead to numerous neurodegenerative
disorders. In this study, we investigated the role of glutathione (GSH) and reactive oxygen …

The glutamate transporters in the plasma membranes of neural cells secure termination of
the glutamatergic synaptic transmission and keep the glutamate levels below toxic …

High-affinity glutamate transporters ensure termination of glutamatergic neurotransmission
and keep the synaptic concentration of this amino acid below excitotoxic levels. However …

Despite the mechanical blood‐brain barrier, activated T‐cells can cross brain vessels. Thus,
the CNS is routinely surveyed by immune competent cells; yet the healthy brain is not a …

Primary cultures of cerebral cortical astrocytes were incubated with [U‐13C] glutamate (0.5
mM) in modified Dulbecco's medium for 2 h. Perchloric acid (PCA) extracts of the cells as …