State-Dependent Changes in Brain Glycogen Metabolism

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A fundamental understanding of glycogen structure, concentration, polydispersity and turnover is critical to qualify the role of glycogen in the brain. These molecular and metabolic features are under the control of neuronal activity through the interdependent action of neuromodulatory tone, ionic homeostasis and availability of metabolic substrates, all variables that concur to define the state of the system. In this chapter, we briefly describe how glycogen responds to selected behavioral, nutritional, environmental, hormonal, developmental and pathological conditions. We argue that interpreting glycogen metabolism through the lens of brain state is an effective approach to establish the relevance of energetics in connecting molecular and cellular neurophysiology to behavior.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBrain Glycogen Metabolism
EditorsMauro DiNuzzo, Arne Schousboe
Number of pages41
PublisherSpringer
Publication date2019
Pages269-309
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-27479-5
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-27480-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
SeriesAdvances in Neurobiology
Volume23
ISSN2190-5215

    Research areas

  • Astrocyte-neuron interactions, Brain state, Glycogen β-particle, Ion homeostasis, Metabolic compartmentation

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