Brain energy rescue: an emerging therapeutic concept for neurodegenerative disorders of ageing

SC Cunnane, E Trushina, C Morland… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
The brain requires a continuous supply of energy in the form of ATP, most of which is
produced from glucose by oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria, complemented by …

The metabolic basis of epilepsy

JM Rho, D Boison - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
The brain is a highly energy-demanding organ and requires bioenergetic adaptability to
balance normal activity with pathophysiological fuelling of spontaneous recurrent seizures …

Crosstalk between mechanotransduction and metabolism

P Romani, L Valcarcel-Jimenez, C Frezza… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Mechanical forces shape cells and tissues during development and adult homeostasis. In
addition, they also signal to cells via mechanotransduction pathways to control cell …

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 …

Microglial hexokinase 2 deficiency increases ATP generation through lipid metabolism leading to β-amyloid clearance

L Leng, Z Yuan, R Pan, X Su, H Wang, J Xue… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microglial cells consume adenosine triphosphate (ATP) during phagocytosis to clear
neurotoxic β-amyloid in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the contribution of energy …

[HTML][HTML] The role of mitochondria in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

EF Smith, PJ Shaw, KJ De Vos - Neuroscience letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Mitochondria are unique organelles that are essential for a variety of cellular processes
including energy metabolism, calcium homeostasis, lipid biosynthesis, and apoptosis …

The secret life of predictive brains: what's spontaneous activity for?

G Pezzulo, M Zorzi, M Corbetta - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2021 - cell.com
Brains at rest generate dynamical activity that is highly structured in space and time. We
suggest that spontaneous activity, as in rest or dreaming, underlies top-down dynamics of …

The energetic brain–A review from students to students

MP Bordone, MM Salman, HE Titus… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The past 20 years have resulted in unprecedented progress in understanding brain energy
metabolism and its role in health and disease. In this review, which was initiated at the 14th …

Sodium rutin ameliorates Alzheimer's disease–like pathology by enhancing microglial amyloid-β clearance

RY Pan, J Ma, XX Kong, XF Wang, SS Li, XL Qi… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The accumulation of aggregated amyloid-β (Aβ) in the brain is the first critical step in the
pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which also includes synaptic impairment …

[HTML][HTML] Subcortical-cortical dynamical states of the human brain and their breakdown in stroke

C Favaretto, M Allegra, G Deco, NV Metcalf… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The mechanisms controlling dynamical patterns in spontaneous brain activity are poorly
understood. Here, we provide evidence that cortical dynamics in the ultra-slow frequency …