Threonate concentrations in rat CSF is approximately 100 μM, approximately 5-fold higher than blood plasma concentrations.
Oral treatment with L-TAMS selectively increases CNS threonate by 50%, with no peripheral accumulation of threonate.
Threonate increases neuronal [Mg2+]i, and augments structural and functional synapse density.
Threonate-induced increase of [Mg2+]i and downstream functional synapse density was specifically mediated through GLUTs.
Threonate enhances the expression of Syn and PSD-95 in human neural stem cell-derived neurons.