2003
The Distribution and Mechanism of Action of Ghrelin in the CNS Demonstrates a Novel Hypothalamic Circuit Regulating Energy Homeostasis
Cowley MA, Smith RG, Diano S, Tschöp M, Pronchuk N, Grove KL, Strasburger CJ, Bidlingmaier M, Esterman M, Heiman ML, Garcia-Segura LM, Nillni EA, Mendez P, Low MJ, Sotonyi P, Friedman JM, Liu H, Pinto S, Colmers WF, Cone RD, Horvath TL. The Distribution and Mechanism of Action of Ghrelin in the CNS Demonstrates a Novel Hypothalamic Circuit Regulating Energy Homeostasis. Neuron 2003, 37: 649-661. PMID: 12597862, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(03)00063-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsCentral Nervous SystemCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneEnergy MetabolismFemaleGhrelinHomeostasisHypothalamusIn Vitro TechniquesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNerve NetNeuronsNeuropeptide YOrgan SpecificityParaventricular Hypothalamic NucleusPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptide HormonesPresynaptic TerminalsPro-OpiomelanocortinProtein BindingProtein BiosynthesisProteinsRatsConceptsCorticotropin-releasing hormoneNeuropeptide YNPY neuronsHypothalamic circuitsGastrointestinal peptide hormone ghrelinEffects of NPYEnergy homeostasisArcuate NPY neuronsRelease of ghrelinExpression of ghrelinMechanism of actionPeptide hormone ghrelinHypothalamic actionOrexigenic peptideHypothalamic nucleiHormone ghrelinParaventricular nucleusProopiomelanocortin (POMC) productsThird ventricleGhrelinPresynaptic terminalsElectrophysiological recordingsNeuronsHypothalamusHomeostasis
2001
A GABA-neuropeptide Y (NPY) interplay in LH release
Horvath T, Pu S, Dube M, Diano S, Kalra S. A GABA-neuropeptide Y (NPY) interplay in LH release. Peptides 2001, 22: 473-481. PMID: 11287104, DOI: 10.1016/s0196-9781(01)00343-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-amino butyric acidLH releaseNeurotransmitter/neuromodulatorExcitatory effectsArcuate nucleusReceptor agonistInhibitory gamma-amino butyric acidY4 receptor agonistRelease of LHImmunoreactive axon terminalsRat brain sectionsDose-dependent mannerOvarian steroidsOvariectomized ratsAxon terminalsBrain sectionsPrimary siteNPYMorphological findingsCyclic releaseAgonistsLHNeuromodulatorsRatsAdministration