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JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM
Volume 35, Issue 2, Pages 176-185Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.206
Keywords
blood-brain barrier; energy metabolism; exercise; lactate; receptors
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- University of Oslo, 'Nasjonalforeningen for folkehelsen'
- Norwegian Research Council, Norway
- Unikard, a joint Research Council Health Authority grant
- University of Copenhagen
- Lundbeck Foundation, Denmark
- Lundbeck Foundation [R194-2015-948, R170-2014-1028, R108-2012-10883] Funding Source: researchfish
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Lactate acts as a 'buffer' between glycolysis and oxidative metabolism. In addition to being exchanged as a fuel by the monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) between cells and tissues with different glycolytic and oxidative rates, lactate may be a 'volume transmitter' of brain signals. According to some, lactate is a preferred fuel for brain metabolism. Immediately after brain activation, the rate of glycolysis exceeds oxidation, leading to net production of lactate. At physical rest, there is a net efflux of lactate from the brain into the blood stream. But when blood lactate levels rise, such as in physical exercise, there is net influx of lactate from blood to brain, where the lactate is used for energy production and myelin formation. Lactate binds to the lactate receptor GPR81 aka hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor (HCAR1) on brain cells and cerebral blood vessels, and regulates the levels of cAMP. The localization and function of HCAR1 and the three MCTs (MCT1, MCT2, and MCT4) expressed in brain constitute the focus of this review. They are possible targets for new therapeutic drugs and interventions. The author proposes that lactate actions in the brain through MCTs and the lactate receptor underlie part of the favorable effects on the brain resulting from physical exercise.
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