title: Aspects of astrocyte energy metabolism, amino acid neurotransmitter homoeostasis and metabolic compartmentation.
abstract: Astrocytes are key players in brain function; they are intimately involved in neuronal signalling processes and their metabolism is tightly coupled to that of neurons. In the present review, we will be concerned with a discussion of aspects of astrocyte metabolism, including energy-generating pathways and amino acid homoeostasis. A discussion of the impact that uptake of neurotransmitter glutamate may have on these pathways is included along with a section on metabolic compartmentation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biology, University of Ljubljana and Celica Biomedical Center, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kreft
authors.forename: Lasse K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Bak
authors.forename: Helle S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Waagepetersen
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schousboe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D002451:Cell Compartmentation / Q000502:physiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D018698:Glutamic Acid