2010
Corticosterone Regulates Synaptic Input Organization of POMC and NPY/AgRP Neurons in Adult Mice
Gyengesi E, Liu ZW, D'Agostino G, Gan G, Horvath TL, Gao XB, Diano S. Corticosterone Regulates Synaptic Input Organization of POMC and NPY/AgRP Neurons in Adult Mice. Endocrinology 2010, 151: 5395-5402. PMID: 20843996, PMCID: PMC2954711, DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-0681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNPY/AgRP neuronsSynaptic input organizationSham-operated controlsAgRP neuronsADX miceCorticosterone replacementNeuropeptide YArcuate nucleusSynaptic arrangementsInput organizationPair-fed control animalsPutative excitatory synapsesPutative inhibitory synapsesHypothalamic arcuate nucleusEffects of adrenalectomySham-operated animalsNumber of synapsesPOMC neuronsProtein (AgRP) neuronsOrexigenic actionMembrane potentialSynaptic analysisInhibitory synapsesExcitatory synapsesFood intake
2004
Disruption of neural signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 causes obesity, diabetes, infertility, and thermal dysregulation
Gao Q, Wolfgang MJ, Neschen S, Morino K, Horvath TL, Shulman GI, Fu XY. Disruption of neural signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 causes obesity, diabetes, infertility, and thermal dysregulation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2004, 101: 4661-4666. PMID: 15070774, PMCID: PMC384803, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0303992101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute-Phase ProteinsAdipose Tissue, BrownAnimalsBody Temperature RegulationCorticosteroneDiabetes MellitusDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleInfertility, FemaleInfertility, MaleIntermediate Filament ProteinsKineticsLeptinMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNestinObesityRatsSTAT3 Transcription FactorTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsSignal transducerActivator of transcriptionApparent developmental abnormalitiesEnergy homeostasisGenetic modelsTranscription 3Mendelian ratioHomozygous mutantsCold stressNeonatal lethalityPhysiological roleMutantsGlial differentiationUnique phenotypeSTAT3Essential roleDevelopmental abnormalitiesHomeostasisActivatorNeuroendocrine defectsTranscriptionDisruptionProteinKnockoutReproduction