2024
microRNA-33 controls hunger signaling in hypothalamic AgRP neurons
Price N, Fernández-Tussy P, Varela L, Cardelo M, Shanabrough M, Aryal B, de Cabo R, Suárez Y, Horvath T, Fernández-Hernando C. microRNA-33 controls hunger signaling in hypothalamic AgRP neurons. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 2131. PMID: 38459068, PMCID: PMC10923783, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46427-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgRP neuronsFeeding behaviorFatty acid metabolismNon-coding RNAsMitochondrial biogenesisRegulatory pathwaysTarget genesHypothalamic AgRP neuronsExcessive nutrient intakeCentral regulatorBioenergetic processesAcid metabolismActivation of AgRP neuronsModulate feeding behaviorCentral regulation of feeding behaviorRegulation of feeding behaviorMiR-33Hunger signalsMicroRNA-33Metabolic diseasesAlternative therapeutic approachLoss of miR-33Mouse modelMetabolic dysfunctionRegulation
2018
From white to beige: a new hypothalamic pathway
Miletta MC, Horvath TL. From white to beige: a new hypothalamic pathway. EMBO Reports 2018, 19: embr201845928. PMID: 29581171, PMCID: PMC5891399, DOI: 10.15252/embr.201845928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentromedial hypothalamusSympathetic nervous system outflowSubcutaneous white adipose tissueWhite adipose tissueSympathetic outflowHypothalamic pathwaysHomeostatic signalsAdipose tissueBeige fatBeige adipocytesNeuronal circuitsEnergy homeostasisFat tissueSystem outflowNeuronsMetabolic roleTissueActivationCross talkRegulatory pathwaysBeigingObesityHypothalamusVMHPathway