2014
Molecular and cellular regulation of hypothalamic melanocortin neurons controlling food intake and energy metabolism
Koch M, Horvath TL. Molecular and cellular regulation of hypothalamic melanocortin neurons controlling food intake and energy metabolism. Molecular Psychiatry 2014, 19: 752-761. PMID: 24732669, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamic melanocortin neuronsEnergy metabolismFood intakePotential functional interactionsMelanocortin neuronsCellular regulationCellular processesFunctional interactionNeuronal circuit activityCellular mechanismsPhysiological behaviorEnergy homeostasisMetabolic eventsRegulationHypothalamic neuronsMetabolic healthObese individualsChronic overloadGlial cellsPhysical activityMetabolic disordersMelanocortin systemNeuronal circuitryCentral connectionsPsychiatric diseases
2007
Neuronal control of energy homeostasis
Gao Q, Horvath TL. Neuronal control of energy homeostasis. FEBS Letters 2007, 582: 132-141. PMID: 18061579, PMCID: PMC4113225, DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.11.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnergy homeostasisNeuronal controlMolecular genetic toolsPeripheral metabolic hormonesHypothalamic neuronal circuitsLong-term energy balanceBody energy homeostasisGenetic toolsHomeostatic machineryMetabolic hormonesNeuronal activityNeuronal circuitryBody weightEnergy intakeNeuronal circuitsCellular mechanismsHomeostasisBehavioral techniquesLife spanKey mechanismMachineryIntakeHormone
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