Versatility of microglial bioenergetic machinery under starving conditions

Summary of results obtained with primary and BV-2 microglial cells (A) and proposed metabolic cooperation between microglia and other cell types of the brain (B). Abbreviations: Ox (oxygen consumption), N.D. (not detected), - (no significant change versus ACSF control), Ac-Ac (acetoacetate), Glu (glutamate), IC (isocitrate), α-KG (α-ketoglutarate), Succ (succinate), OA (oxaloacetate), Gluc (glucose), Gln (glutamine), Glu (glutamate), Pyr (pyruvate), Lac (lactate), KB (ketone bodies).187