Divergent Induction of Branched-Chain Aminotransferases and Phosphorylation of Branched Chain Keto-Acid Dehydrogenase Is a Potential Mechanism Coupling Branched-Chain Keto-Acid-Mediated-Astrocyte Activation to Branched-Chain Amino Acid Depletion-Mediated

Xing, GQ; Ren, M; Verma, A

Xing, GQ (reprint author), Nanchong Cent Hosp, North Sichuan Med Coll, Clin Med Coll 2, Dept Radiol & Imaging,Inst Rehabil & Dev Brain Fu, Nanchong 637000, Peoples R China.; Ren, M (reprint author), Capital Med Univ, Xuanwu Hosp, Dept Neurol, Beijing, Peo

JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA, 2018; 35 (20): 2482

Abstract

Deficient branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are implicated in cognitive dysfunction after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The mechanism remains unknown......

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