Friend or foe: Lactate in neurodegenerative diseases

MY Wang, Y Zhou, WL Li, LQ Zhu, D Liu - Ageing Research Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Lactate, a byproduct of glycolysis, was considered as a metabolic waste until identified by
studies on the Warburg effect. Increasing evidence elucidates that lactate functions as …

Healthy brain aging: Interplay between reactive species, inflammation and energy supply

O Garaschuk, HM Semchyshyn, VI Lushchak - Ageing research reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Brains' high energy expenditure with preferable utilization of glucose and ketone bodies,
defines the specific features of its energy homeostasis. The extensive oxidative metabolism …

Decreased pH in the aging brain and Alzheimer's disease

Y Decker, E Németh, R Schomburg, A Chemla… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Using publicly available data sets, we compared pH in the human brain and the
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of postmortem control and Alzheimer's disease cases. We further …

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals abnormalities of glucose metabolism in the Alzheimer's brain

R Mullins, D Reiter… - Annals of clinical and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Brain glucose hypometabolism is a prominent feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD),
and in this case–control study we used Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) to assess …

Aerobic glycolysis in the frontal cortex correlates with memory performance in wild-type mice but not the APP/PS1 mouse model of cerebral amyloidosis

RA Harris, L Tindale, A Lone, O Singh… - Journal of …, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
Aerobic glycolysis and lactate production in the brain plays a key role in memory, yet the role
of this metabolism in the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains …

[HTML][HTML] Lactate dehydrogenase expression modulates longevity and neurodegeneration in Drosophila melanogaster

DM Long, AK Frame, PN Reardon… - Aging (Albany …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) catalyzes the conversion of glycolysis-derived pyruvate to
lactate. Lactate has been shown to play key roles in brain energetics and memory formation …

MR spectroscopy findings in retired professional rugby league players

AJ Gardner, GL Iverson, M Wojtowicz… - … journal of sports …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
The aim of this study was to examine brain neurometabolite concentrations in retired rugby
league players who had a history of numerous self-reported concussions. Participants were …

The cleavage-specific tau 12A12mAb exerts an anti-amyloidogenic action by modulating the endocytic and bioenergetic pathways in Alzheimer's disease mouse …

V Latina, A Atlante, F Malerba, F La Regina… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Beyond deficits in hippocampal-dependent episodic memory, Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
features sensory impairment in visual cognition consistent with extensive neuropathology in …

Exploring mitochondrial blood-based and genetic markers in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and remitted major depressive disorder

J Choi, EL Beroncal, T Chernega, HJ Brooks… - Translational …, 2024 - nature.com
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a prodromal stage in aging to possible progression to
Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD), where co-occurrence of major …

Amyloid-β42 stimulated hippocampal lactate release is coupled to glutamate uptake

ER Hascup, LN Sime, MR Peck, KN Hascup - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Since brain glucose hypometabolism is a feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression,
lactate utilization as an energy source may become critical to maintaining central …