2012
Limitations in anti-obesity drug development: the critical role of hunger-promoting neurons
Dietrich MO, Horvath TL. Limitations in anti-obesity drug development: the critical role of hunger-promoting neurons. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 2012, 11: 675-691. PMID: 22858652, DOI: 10.1038/nrd3739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNPY/AgRP neuronsNegative energy balanceSevere side effectsAgRP neuronsPOMC neuronsPositive energy balanceChronic disordersPeripheral tissuesReactive oxygen speciesSide effectsLong-term positive energy balanceCalorie restrictionAnti-obesity drug developmentBehavioral interventionsIntense behavioral interventionsPro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neuronsChronic metabolic disorderLong-term treatmentWhite adipose tissueAlternative therapeutic approachAnti-obesity therapiesPromotion of satietyNew drug therapiesPopulations of neuronsHigher brain functions
2005
The hardship of obesity: a soft-wired hypothalamus
Horvath TL. The hardship of obesity: a soft-wired hypothalamus. Nature Neuroscience 2005, 8: 561-565. PMID: 15856063, DOI: 10.1038/nn1453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood intakeMetabolic disordersEnergy expenditureHumoral responseHomeostatic feedback loopSynaptic plasticityBrain circuitryObesityCentral therapyMetabolic phenotypeCellular mechanismsBrain anatomyMetabolic cuesIntakeDisordersCurrent knowledgeMajor advancesHeavy tollMorbidityDiabetesHypothalamusTherapyCNSMortalityMetabolic processes
2003
Ghrelin as a potential anti-obesity target.
Horvath TL, Castañeda T, Tang-Christensen M, Pagotto U, Tschöp MH. Ghrelin as a potential anti-obesity target. Current Pharmaceutical Design 2003, 9: 1383-95. PMID: 12769730, DOI: 10.2174/1381612033454748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive energy balancePotential anti-obesity targetEndogenous growth hormone secretagogueEffective pharmacological treatmentAnti-obesity targetGrowth hormone secretagoguesNumerous target tissuesPeptide hormone ghrelinGhrelin antagonistGhrelin actionPharmacological treatmentHormone ghrelinFood intakeHormone secretagoguesPharmacological approachesGhrelinPleiotropic hormoneFat oxidationNeuroendocrine regulationCompensatory mechanismsEnergy homeostasisBlood streamTarget tissuesExact mechanismObesity