title: Glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation in neurons and astrocytes during network activity in hippocampal slices.
abstract: Network activation triggers a significant energy metabolism increase in both neurons and astrocytes. Questions of the primary neuronal energy substrate (e.g., glucose vs. lactate) as well as the relative contributions of glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation and their cellular origin (neurons vs. astrocytes) are still a matter of debates. Using simultaneous measurements of electrophysiological and metabolic parameters during synaptic stimulation in hippocampal slices from mature mice, we show that neurons and astrocytes use both glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation to meet their energy demands. Supplementation or replacement of glucose in artificial cerebrospinal fluid (ACSF) with pyruvate or lactate strongly modifies parameters related to network activity-triggered energy metabolism. These effects are not induced by changes in ATP content, pH(i), [Ca(2+)](i) or accumulation of reactive oxygen species. Our results suggest that during network activation, a significant fraction of NAD(P)H response (its overshoot phase) corresponds to glycolysis and the changes in cytosolic NAD(P)H and mitochondrial FAD are coupled. Our data do not support the hypothesis of a preferential utilization of astrocyte-released lactate by neurons during network activation in slices--instead, we show that during such activity glucose is an effective energy substrate for both neurons and astrocytes.
authors: INSERM UMR1106, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
authors: Anton I
authors: AI
authors: Ivanov
authors: 1] INSERM UMR1106, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France [2] Institute Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Pushchino, Russia.
authors: Anton E
authors: AE
authors: Malkov
authors: 1] INSERM UMR1106, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France [2] Insitute of Biophysics and Cell Engineering, Minsk, Belarus.
authors: Tatsiana
authors: T
authors: Waseem
authors: 1] INSERM UMR1106, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France [2] Laboratory of Neurobiology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia.
authors: Marat
authors: M
authors: Mukhtarov
authors: INSERM UMR1106, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
authors: Svetlana
authors: S
authors: Buldakova
authors: INSERM UMR1106, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
authors: Olena
authors: O
authors: Gubkina
authors: 1] INSERM UMR1106, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France [2] Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors: Misha
authors: M
authors: Zilberter
authors: INSERM UMR1106, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
authors: Yuri
authors: Y
authors: Zilberter
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D005182:Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006019:Glycolysis / Q000502:physiology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D010085:Oxidative Phosphorylation; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D055366:Synaptic Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D046509:Tissue Culture Techniques
chemical_list: D005182:Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide; D019344:Lactic Acid; D009249:NADP; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D005947:Glucose; D002118:Calcium