2024
Hypothalamic hormone deficiency enables physiological anorexia in ground squirrels during hibernation
Mohr S, Dai Pra R, Platt M, Feketa V, Shanabrough M, Varela L, Kristant A, Cao H, Merriman D, Horvath T, Bagriantsev S, Gracheva E. Hypothalamic hormone deficiency enables physiological anorexia in ground squirrels during hibernation. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 5803. PMID: 38987241, PMCID: PMC11236985, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49996-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamic feeding centersHormone deficiencyHypothalamic arcuate nucleus neuronsArcuate nucleus neuronsThyroid hormone deficiencyFeeding centerEffects of ghrelinAnorexigenic effectNucleus neuronsPhysiological anorexiaThyroid hormonesNormal physiological functionsGround squirrelsInterbout arousalAnorexiaThirteen-lined ground squirrelsProlonged periodReduced sensitivityPhysiological functionsDeficiency
2018
Myeloid sirtuin1 deficiency aggravates hippocampal inflammation in mice fed high-fat diets
Kim KE, Jeong EA, Lee JY, Yi CO, Park KA, Jin Z, Lee JE, Horvath TL, Roh GS. Myeloid sirtuin1 deficiency aggravates hippocampal inflammation in mice fed high-fat diets. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2018, 499: 1025-1031. PMID: 29634925, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.04.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSirt1 KO miceHigh-fat dietInsulin resistanceKO miceLipocalin-2Inflammation-induced insulin resistanceObesity-associated insulin resistanceAnti-inflammatory effectsPrecursor protein levelsWild-type miceHippocampal inflammationWT miceMacrophage infiltrationObese miceLCN2 expressionSIRT1 knockoutType miceHFDAdipose tissueMiceProtein levelsNeuroinflammationSIRT1DietDeficiency