ERC Consolidator Grant · 2018
Assessing cellular compartmentation of brain lactate using diffusion MR spectroscopy in vivo
The idea has emerged that compartmentation of brain lactate, i.e. its distribution between different cell types and the extracellular space, plays a critical role in neurotransmission and brain plasticity. Dysregulations of lactate metabolism have also been reported in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. However, these notions remain challenged, and even fundamental mechanisms such as the astrocyte-to-neuron lactate shuttle, whereby astrocytes are supposed to export lactate to neurons to sustain neuronal energy needs, are still fiercely debated. This is largely due the lack of tools to evaluate cell-specific compartmentation of lactate in the living brain, in particular…
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