2021
Age‐related calcium dysregulation linked with tau pathology and impaired cognition in non‐human primates
Datta D, Leslie SN, Wang M, Morozov YM, Yang S, Mentone S, Zeiss C, Duque A, Rakic P, Horvath TL, van Dyck C, Nairn AC, Arnsten AFT. Age‐related calcium dysregulation linked with tau pathology and impaired cognition in non‐human primates. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2021, 17: 920-932. PMID: 33829643, PMCID: PMC8195842, DOI: 10.1002/alz.12325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTau pathologyCalcium leakTau phosphorylationNeuronal firingAlzheimer's diseaseEarly tau phosphorylationPyramidal cell dendritesSporadic Alzheimer's diseasePrimary cortical neuronsPotential therapeutic targetCognitive performanceAge-related reductionMacaque dorsolateral prefrontal cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNon-human primatesCalcium dysregulationCell dendritesCortical neuronsCalcium-binding proteinsAD biomarkersPathology markersTherapeutic targetAnimal modelsAged monkeysPrefrontal cortex
2010
Estrogen Promotes Parvalbumin Expression in Arcuate Nucleus POMC Neurons
Sotonyi P, Gao Q, Bechmann I, Horvath TL. Estrogen Promotes Parvalbumin Expression in Arcuate Nucleus POMC Neurons. Reproductive Sciences 2010, 17: 1077-1080. PMID: 20713969, DOI: 10.1177/1933719110379651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPOMC neuronsArcuate nucleus neuronsLean body massSuppression of feedingSuppress appetiteParvalbumin expressionEstrogen treatmentHypothalamic neuronsArcuate nucleusNeuronal degenerationNucleus neuronsFemale miceCalcium overloadExcitatory activityCalcium-binding proteinsCalcium influxReceptor presenceCalcium entrySustained satietyNeuronsEnergy expenditureEstradiolParvalbuminAppetiteBody mass
2001
Brain androgen and progesterone metabolizing enzymes: biosynthesis, distribution and function
Lephart E, Lund T, Horvath T. Brain androgen and progesterone metabolizing enzymes: biosynthesis, distribution and function. Brain Research Reviews 2001, 37: 25-37. PMID: 11744072, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0173(01)00111-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDimorphic brain structuresAnteroventral periventricular nucleusBrain structuresEffects of phytoestrogensLow phytoestrogen dietPeripheral tissue sitesBrain aromatase cytochrome P450Brain androgenPhytoestrogen dietFemale ratsPeriventricular nucleusPreoptic areaCalcium-binding proteinsAromatase cytochrome P450Dimorphic nucleusTissue sitesCalbindinSteroid productsPotential roleSpatial memoryVisual-spatial memoryP450aroCytochrome P450Recent reportsPhytoestrogens
1992
Presence of calbindin and lack of parvalbumin in progesterone receptor-containing neurons of the monkey mediobasal hypothalamus
Horvath TL, Leranth C, Naftolin* F. Presence of calbindin and lack of parvalbumin in progesterone receptor-containing neurons of the monkey mediobasal hypothalamus. Neuroscience 1992, 50: 309-314. PMID: 1436493, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(92)90425-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgesterone receptor-containing neuronsReceptor-containing neuronsReceptor-containing cellsCalbindin-immunoreactive neuronsProgesterone receptorAsymmetric synaptic contactsPresence of calbindinCentral nervous systemAfrican green monkeysLight microscopic resultsGABA neuronsGABAergic neuronsPeriventricular areaSynaptic contactsMonkey hypothalamusPostsynaptic targetsExcitatory fibresInfundibular nucleusMediobasal hypothalamusCalcium-binding proteinsNervous systemCalbindin cellsCalbindinNeuronsParvalbumin content