2019
Mitofusin 2 in Mature Adipocytes Controls Adiposity and Body Weight
Mancini G, Pirruccio K, Yang X, Blücher M, Rodeheffer M, Horvath TL. Mitofusin 2 in Mature Adipocytes Controls Adiposity and Body Weight. Cell Reports 2019, 26: 2849-2858.e4. PMID: 30865877, PMCID: PMC6876693, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnockout miceBody weightMitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum interactionSystemic metabolic dysregulationImpaired glucose metabolismHigh-fat dietObese human subjectsCalorie-dense foodsMitofusin 2Control miceStandard chowLean controlsMetabolic dysregulationFood intakeAdult miceGlucose metabolismStandard dietAdipose tissueBrown fatGlucose utilizationAdiposityTissue levelsSystemic levelsMiceAdult animals
2015
The ketone metabolite β-hydroxybutyrate blocks NLRP3 inflammasome–mediated inflammatory disease
Youm YH, Nguyen KY, Grant RW, Goldberg EL, Bodogai M, Kim D, D'Agostino D, Planavsky N, Lupfer C, Kanneganti TD, Kang S, Horvath TL, Fahmy TM, Crawford PA, Biragyn A, Alnemri E, Dixit VD. The ketone metabolite β-hydroxybutyrate blocks NLRP3 inflammasome–mediated inflammatory disease. Nature Medicine 2015, 21: 263-269. PMID: 25686106, PMCID: PMC4352123, DOI: 10.1038/nm.3804.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Ghrelin-induced hypothermia: A physiological basis but no clinical risk
Wiedmer P, Strasser F, Horvath TL, Blum D, DiMarchi R, Lutz T, Schürmann A, Joost HG, Tschöp MH, Tong J. Ghrelin-induced hypothermia: A physiological basis but no clinical risk. Physiology & Behavior 2011, 105: 43-51. PMID: 21513721, PMCID: PMC3146973, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.03.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGhrelin treatmentBody temperatureApplication of ghrelinMedial preoptic areaPotential anatomical basisCold-sensitive neuronsGhrelin infusionBody core temperatureChronic i.Positive energy balanceGhrelin receptorPreoptic areaAxon terminalsClinical riskFood intakeGhrelinHealthy humansSerious hypothermiaMale subjectsPhysiologic circumstancesAnatomical basisHypothermiaCold exposureRelevant decreaseEnergy expenditure
1996
Aromatase Immunoreactivity in Axon Terminals of the Vertebrate Brain
Naftolin F, Horvath T, Jakab R, Leranth C, Harada N, Balthazart J. Aromatase Immunoreactivity in Axon Terminals of the Vertebrate Brain. Neuroendocrinology 1996, 63: 149-155. PMID: 9053779, DOI: 10.1159/000126951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxon terminalsAromatase immunoreactivityAxonal processesDifferent vertebrate speciesAdult central nervous systemRole of aromataseSmall clear synaptic vesiclesCentral nervous systemClear synaptic vesiclesVertebrate speciesSubcellular locationMost vertebratesSpecific limbicNeuronal perikaryaAromatase activityElectron microscopic examinationEstrogen synthesisHypothalamic structuresSubcellular distributionSynaptic levelVertebrate brainNervous systemBrain aromataseMolecular biologyIntraneuronal production