2007
A Central Thermogenic-like Mechanism in Feeding Regulation: An Interplay between Arcuate Nucleus T3 and UCP2
Coppola A, Liu ZW, Andrews ZB, Paradis E, Roy MC, Friedman JM, Ricquier D, Richard D, Horvath TL, Gao XB, Diano S. A Central Thermogenic-like Mechanism in Feeding Regulation: An Interplay between Arcuate Nucleus T3 and UCP2. Cell Metabolism 2007, 5: 21-33. PMID: 17189204, PMCID: PMC1783766, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2006.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusEatingFastingFeeding BehaviorGreen Fluorescent ProteinsGuanosine DiphosphateHypothalamusIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIodide PeroxidaseIon ChannelsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsNeurogliaNeuronsNeuropeptide YProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosThermogenesisTriiodothyronineUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsUncoupling protein 2Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2Thyroid hormone productionProtein activityType 2 deiodinaseMitochondrial proliferationNeuropeptide YArcuate nucleusPhysiological roleMitochondrial uncouplingUCP2 activationProtein 2Hormone productionNPY/AgRP neuronsPhysiological significanceActive thyroid hormoneHypothalamic arcuate nucleusHypothalamic neuronal networksGlial cellsRebound feedingAgRP neuronsOrexigenic neuronsDeiodinaseDII activityPeripheral tissues
2006
Ghrelin modulates the activity and synaptic input organization of midbrain dopamine neurons while promoting appetite
Abizaid A, Liu ZW, Andrews ZB, Shanabrough M, Borok E, Elsworth JD, Roth RH, Sleeman MW, Picciotto MR, Tschöp MH, Gao XB, Horvath TL. Ghrelin modulates the activity and synaptic input organization of midbrain dopamine neurons while promoting appetite. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2006, 116: 3229-3239. PMID: 17060947, PMCID: PMC1618869, DOI: 10.1172/jci29867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAppetiteDopamineFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGhrelinMaleMesencephalonMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeuronsNucleus AccumbensPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptide HormonesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, GhrelinReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledTime FactorsVentral Tegmental AreaConceptsVentral tegmental areaGHSR-deficient miceGHSR-dependent mannerGut hormone ghrelinDopamine neuronal activityMidbrain dopamine neuronsMesolimbic reward circuitrySynaptic input organizationPeripheral ghrelinRebound feedingVTA administrationOrexigenic effectDopamine turnoverGHSR antagonistDopamine neuronsHypothalamic centersTegmental areaHormone ghrelinNucleus accumbensGhrelinNeuronal activitySynapse formationReward circuitryInput organizationFeeding schedule