2012
Neuroendocrine Regulation of Energy Metabolism
Dietrich M, Horvath T. Neuroendocrine Regulation of Energy Metabolism. Endocrinology And Metabolism 2012, 27: 268-273. DOI: 10.3803/enm.2012.27.4.268.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPeripheral metabolic signalsEnergy expenditureBrain homeostatic systemsMechanism of actionBrain involvementChronic regulationPharmacological techniquesNeuronal controlNeuroendocrine regulationNeuronal mechanismsEnergy homeostasisComplex feeding behaviorHomeostatic systemMetabolic signalsReview articleFeeding behaviorInvolvementCurrent understandingBrain
2003
Ghrelin as a potential anti-obesity target.
Horvath TL, Castañeda T, Tang-Christensen M, Pagotto U, Tschöp MH. Ghrelin as a potential anti-obesity target. Current Pharmaceutical Design 2003, 9: 1383-95. PMID: 12769730, DOI: 10.2174/1381612033454748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive energy balancePotential anti-obesity targetEndogenous growth hormone secretagogueEffective pharmacological treatmentAnti-obesity targetGrowth hormone secretagoguesNumerous target tissuesPeptide hormone ghrelinGhrelin antagonistGhrelin actionPharmacological treatmentHormone ghrelinFood intakeHormone secretagoguesPharmacological approachesGhrelinPleiotropic hormoneFat oxidationNeuroendocrine regulationCompensatory mechanismsEnergy homeostasisBlood streamTarget tissuesExact mechanismObesity
1992
Neuropeptide-Y innervation of beta-endorphin-containing cells in the rat mediobasal hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining analysis
Horvath TL, Naftolin F, Kalra SP, Leranth C. Neuropeptide-Y innervation of beta-endorphin-containing cells in the rat mediobasal hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining analysis. Endocrinology 1992, 131: 2461-2467. PMID: 1425443, DOI: 10.1210/endo.131.5.1425443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary LH releaseLH releaseOvariectomized ratsMediobasal hypothalamusSynaptic connectionsNPY-immunoreactive axonsBeta-endorphin systemSynaptic membrane specializationsRat mediobasal hypothalamusDirect synaptic connectionsDiaminobenzidine reactionLHRH neuronsNPY neuronsDual effectHypothalamic NPYLH secretionMedial basalLHRH secretionOvarian steroidsPrecise neural mechanismsFemale ratsAxon terminalsElectron microscopic examinationPeptidergic systemsNeuroendocrine regulation