Methamphetamine inhibits the glucose uptake by human neurons and astrocytes: Stabilization by Acetyl-I-Carnitine

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Muneer, P M Abdul ^a   Alikunju, Saleena ^a   Szlachetka, Adam M ^a   Haorah, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 1; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 3; LEVACECARNINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; ACETYLCARNITINE;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BIOENERGY; BRAIN CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROTOXICITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METHAMPHETAMINE; NEURONS;

EID: 79955687144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019258     Document Type: Article

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