2017
Thyroid hormone- and estrogen receptor interactions with natural ligands and endocrine disruptors in the cerebellum
Zsarnovszky A, Kiss D, Jocsak G, Nemeth G, Toth I, Horvath TL. Thyroid hormone- and estrogen receptor interactions with natural ligands and endocrine disruptors in the cerebellum. Frontiers In Neuroendocrinology 2017, 48: 23-36. PMID: 28987779, DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2017.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of phytoestrogensThyroid hormonesBrain functionNormal physiological settingsMetabolic parametersMature brainEstrogen receptor interactionSteroid hormonesBrain developmentHormoneHomeostatic parametersIntercellular actionsHormonal mechanismsReceptor interactionNatural ligandEnergy metabolismCerebellumEndocrine disruptorsPhytoestrogensPivotal rolePhysiological settingsMetabolismGliaEstrogenNeurons
2012
A marriage made to last in drug design
Dietrich MO, Horvath TL. A marriage made to last in drug design. Nature Medicine 2012, 18: 1737-1738. PMID: 23223057, DOI: 10.1038/nm.3018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEstrogensFemaleGlucagon-Like Peptide 1HumansMaleMetabolic SyndromeReceptors, Estrogen
2008
Cross-talk between estrogen and leptin signaling in the hypothalamus
Gao Q, Horvath TL. Cross-talk between estrogen and leptin signaling in the hypothalamus. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2008, 294: e817-e826. PMID: 18334610, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00733.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipocyte-secreted hormone leptinGonadal steroid hormone estrogenAction of leptinMajor risk factorNeuroendocrine reproductive axisEnergy expenditureHalf of adultsSteroid hormone estrogenEnhanced food intakeFunction of estrogenEstrogen deficiencyRisk factorsHormone leptinCardiovascular diseaseHormone estrogenFood intakeBody fatReproductive axisLeptinEstrogenRegulation of reproductionEnergy homeostasisWeight gainEstrogen facilitatesNeuroendocrine processes
2002
ER-X: A Novel, Plasma Membrane-Associated, Putative Estrogen Receptor That Is Regulated during Development and after Ischemic Brain Injury
Toran-Allerand CD, Guan X, MacLusky NJ, Horvath TL, Diano S, Singh M, Connolly ES, Nethrapalli S, Tinnikov AA. ER-X: A Novel, Plasma Membrane-Associated, Putative Estrogen Receptor That Is Regulated during Development and after Ischemic Brain Injury. Journal Of Neuroscience 2002, 22: 8391-8401. PMID: 12351713, PMCID: PMC6757764, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-19-08391.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding, CompetitiveBlotting, WesternBrain IschemiaCaveolaeCell MembraneCell-Free SystemCells, CulturedCholesterolEnzyme ActivationEstradiolGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIonophoresMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNeocortexNeuronsReceptors, EstrogenRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSubcellular FractionsSubstrate SpecificityConceptsMAPK cascadePlasma membraneExtracellular signal-regulated kinases ERK1Neuronal differentiationPlasma membrane-associatedPlasma membrane-associated ERsProtein kinase isoformsCell-free systemMembrane-associated ERER alphaPutative ERKinases ERK1Cell divisionER betaSustained phosphorylationKinase isoformsERK activationMembrane-associatedGene-disrupted miceNovel mechanismEstrogen receptorUterine plasma membranesInhibitory regulatorIschemic stroke injuryIschemic brain injury
1999
Estrogen receptor β and progesterone receptor mRNA in the intergeniculate leaflet of the female rat
Horvath T, Diano S, Sakamoto H, Shughrue P, Merchenthaler I. Estrogen receptor β and progesterone receptor mRNA in the intergeniculate leaflet of the female rat. Brain Research 1999, 844: 196-200. PMID: 10536277, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)01759-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate bodyEstrogen receptor betaLateral geniculate nucleusGeniculate bodyIntergeniculate leafletProgesterone receptorGeniculate nucleusReceptor mRNAReceptor betaDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusVentral lateral geniculate nucleusProgesterone receptor mRNAHypothalamic neuroendocrine cellsEstrogen receptor βHormone receptor mRNADifferent limbicHypothalamic sitesFemale ratsCentral regulationReceptor βLabeled cellsNeuroendocrine mechanismsNeuroendocrine cellsEndocrine mechanismsPopulation of cellsEstrogen receptor-α in the raphe serotonergic and supramammillary area calretinin-containing neurons of the female rat
Leranth C, Shanabrough M, Horvath T. Estrogen receptor-α in the raphe serotonergic and supramammillary area calretinin-containing neurons of the female rat. Experimental Brain Research 1999, 128: 417-420. PMID: 10501815, DOI: 10.1007/s002210050863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalbindin 2Estrogen Receptor alphaFemaleNeuronsRaphe NucleiRatsReceptors, EstrogenS100 Calcium Binding Protein GConceptsEstrogen receptorLong-term potentiationMedian rapheSupramammillary areaSubcortical structuresCalretinin-containing neuronsHippocampal long-term potentiationEffects of estrogenHippocampal electric activityCalretinin neuronsFemale ratsGonadal hormonesTheta rhythmRapheVibratome sectionsReceptorsNeuronsSerotoninElectric activityEstrogenRhythm regulationPotentiationLarge populationMemory processesCalretininEstrogen and microglia: A regulatory system that affects the brain
Mor G, Nilsen J, Horvath T, Bechmann I, Brown S, Garcia‐Segura L, Naftolin F. Estrogen and microglia: A regulatory system that affects the brain. Developmental Neurobiology 1999, 40: 484-496. PMID: 10453051, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4695(19990915)40:4<484::aid-neu6>3.0.co;2-c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex hormonesRat microglial cellsSecretion of cytokinesPresence of estrogenGlial cell typesMicroglial functionEstrogen actionMicroglial cellsGonadal steroidsGlial cellsSteroid actionNeuroendocrine eventsMicrogliaPresent review detailsGrowth factorEstrogenBrainPhysiological regulationHormoneCell typesReview detailsNew studiesRegulatory actionCellsRegulatory functionsAromatase and Estrogen Receptor Immunoreactivity in the Coronary Arteries of Monkeys and Human Subjects
Diano S, Horvath T, Mor G, Register T, Adams M, Harada N, Naftolin F. Aromatase and Estrogen Receptor Immunoreactivity in the Coronary Arteries of Monkeys and Human Subjects. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 1999, 6: 21-28. PMID: 10100176, DOI: 10.1097/00042192-199906010-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary arteryEstrogen receptor immunoreactivityAmount of atherosclerosisHuman placental estrogen synthetaseHuman subjectsSmooth muscle cellsPrecursor androgensReceptor immunoreactivityCardioprotective effectsCoronary circulationEstrogen formationER alphaEstrogen receptorArteryCardiovascular systemMuscle cellsEndothelial cellsEstrogenEstrogen synthetaseAromataseMonkeysFirst evidenceSubjectsCellsAtherosclerosis
1998
Leptin receptors in estrogen receptor-containing neurons of the female rat hypothalamus
Diano S, Kalra S, Sakamoto H, Horvath T. Leptin receptors in estrogen receptor-containing neurons of the female rat hypothalamus. Brain Research 1998, 812: 256-259. PMID: 9813356, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00936-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsFemaleHypothalamusNeuronsObesityRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, LeptinConceptsLeptin receptorEstrogen receptorNeuronal perikaryaPeripheral signalsEstrogen receptor-containing neuronsParvicellular paraventricular nucleusReceptor-containing neuronsMedial preoptic areaVentromedial hypothalamic nucleusFemale rat hypothalamusArcuate nucleusHypothalamic nucleiFemale ratsParaventricular nucleusPreoptic areaGonadal functionHypothalamic sectionsPeriventricular regionRat hypothalamusNeuroendocrine mechanismsReceptorsExtensive colocalizationLeptinHypothalamusPerikaryaKainate Glutamate Receptors (GluR5–7) in the Rat Arcuate Nucleus: Relationship to Tanycytes, Astrocytes, Neurons and Gonadal Steroid Receptors
Diano S, Naftolin F, Horvath T. Kainate Glutamate Receptors (GluR5–7) in the Rat Arcuate Nucleus: Relationship to Tanycytes, Astrocytes, Neurons and Gonadal Steroid Receptors. Journal Of Neuroendocrinology 1998, 10: 239-247. PMID: 9630393, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00195.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGonadal steroid receptorsKainate glutamate receptorsArcuate nucleusGlutamate receptorsKainate receptorsSteroid receptorsGlutamate actionAndrogen receptorGlial elementsMorphological synaptic plasticityNeuro-glial interactionsRat arcuate nucleusIonotropic glutamate receptorsElectron microscopic immunocytochemistrySame perikaryaGonadal steroidsExcitatory neurotransmissionSynaptic plasticityMicroscopic immunocytochemistryReceptorsNeuronsCell populationsDouble labelHormone regulationAstrocytes
1997
Gonadal steroids target AMPA glutamate receptor-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus, septum and amygdala: a morphological and biochemical study.
Diano S, Naftolin F, Horvath T. Gonadal steroids target AMPA glutamate receptor-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus, septum and amygdala: a morphological and biochemical study. Endocrinology 1997, 138: 778-89. PMID: 9003015, DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.2.4937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGonadal steroidsHypothalamic regionsExcitatory neurotransmissionAMPA receptorsReceptor-containing neuronsAMPA receptor expressionLevels of GluR1GluR2/3 expressionHormonal milieuHypothalamic areaFemale ratsAndrogen receptorDouble immunocytochemistryEstradiol treatmentHypothalamic functionReceptor expressionGlutamate receptorsEstrogen receptorBed nucleusHormonal treatmentRat hypothalamusHigh incidenceStimulatory influenceWestern blotHypothalamus
1995
Galanin neurons exhibit estrogen receptor immunoreactivity in the female rat mediobasal hypothalamus
Horvath T, Leranth C, Kalra S, Naftolin F. Galanin neurons exhibit estrogen receptor immunoreactivity in the female rat mediobasal hypothalamus. Brain Research 1995, 675: 321-324. PMID: 7540929, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)01374-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary hormone secretionEstrogen receptorHormone secretionMediobasal hypothalamusEstrogen receptor immunoreactivityHypothalamic luteinizing hormoneArcuate nucleus neuronsRat mediobasal hypothalamusPopulations of neuronsGalanin neuronsReceptor immunoreactivityOvarian steroidsEstrogen effectsNucleus neuronsLuteinizing hormoneFemale ratsHormone releaseGalaninHypothalamusNeuronsVibratome sectionsImmunoreactivityReceptorsHormoneSecretionDistribution of Estrogen Receptor-Immunoreactive Cells in Monkey Hypothalamus: Relationship to Neurones Containing Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone and Tyrosine Hydroxylase
Herbison A, Horvath T, Naftolin F, Leranth C. Distribution of Estrogen Receptor-Immunoreactive Cells in Monkey Hypothalamus: Relationship to Neurones Containing Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone and Tyrosine Hydroxylase. Neuroendocrinology 1995, 61: 1-10. PMID: 7731492, DOI: 10.1159/000126810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsER-immunoreactive cellsHormone-releasing hormoneER immunoreactivityMonkey hypothalamusTyrosine hydroxylaseDouble-labeling experimentsProgesterone receptorDopaminergic neuronesLHRH neuronesEstrogen receptor-immunoreactive cellsReceptor-immunoreactive cellsPituitary hormone secretionSpecific hypothalamic nucleiTH-immunoreactive cellsPR-containing cellsDopamine-containing neuronesHypothalamic dopaminergic neuronesAfrican green monkeysLHRH neuronsPeriventricular areaSteroid statusArcuate nucleusHormone secretionHypothalamic nucleiPrimate hypothalamus