2016
Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) Regulates Retinal Ganglion Cell Number and Survival
Barnstable CJ, Reddy R, Li H, Horvath TL. Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) Regulates Retinal Ganglion Cell Number and Survival. Journal Of Molecular Neuroscience 2016, 58: 461-469. PMID: 26846222, PMCID: PMC4833669, DOI: 10.1007/s12031-016-0728-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsUncoupling protein 2Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2Ganglion cellsRetinal ganglion cell numberNeurotrophic factor BDNFSurvival-promoting effectsGanglion cell numberUCP2 levelsRetinal neuron survivalProtein 2Critical developmental periodIntraocular injectionKainic acidNeuron survivalNeuronal survivalMouse retinaRetinal cellsElevated numbersAdult animalsSurvivalCell numberCell survivalImportant regulatorCell death
2007
A Central Thermogenic-like Mechanism in Feeding Regulation: An Interplay between Arcuate Nucleus T3 and UCP2
Coppola A, Liu ZW, Andrews ZB, Paradis E, Roy MC, Friedman JM, Ricquier D, Richard D, Horvath TL, Gao XB, Diano S. A Central Thermogenic-like Mechanism in Feeding Regulation: An Interplay between Arcuate Nucleus T3 and UCP2. Cell Metabolism 2007, 5: 21-33. PMID: 17189204, PMCID: PMC1783766, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2006.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusEatingFastingFeeding BehaviorGreen Fluorescent ProteinsGuanosine DiphosphateHypothalamusIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIodide PeroxidaseIon ChannelsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsNeurogliaNeuronsNeuropeptide YProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosThermogenesisTriiodothyronineUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsUncoupling protein 2Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2Thyroid hormone productionProtein activityType 2 deiodinaseMitochondrial proliferationNeuropeptide YArcuate nucleusPhysiological roleMitochondrial uncouplingUCP2 activationProtein 2Hormone productionNPY/AgRP neuronsPhysiological significanceActive thyroid hormoneHypothalamic arcuate nucleusHypothalamic neuronal networksGlial cellsRebound feedingAgRP neuronsOrexigenic neuronsDeiodinaseDII activityPeripheral tissues
2000
Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) in the Nonhuman Primate Brain and Pituitary*This work was supported by NSF Grant IBN-9728581, NIH Grants NS-36111, MH-59847, RR-00163, HD-29186, and HD-37186.
Diano S, Urbanski H, Horvath B, Bechmann I, Kagiya A, Nemeth G, Naftolin F, Warden C, Horvath T. Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) in the Nonhuman Primate Brain and Pituitary*This work was supported by NSF Grant IBN-9728581, NIH Grants NS-36111, MH-59847, RR-00163, HD-29186, and HD-37186. Endocrinology 2000, 141: 4226-4238. PMID: 11089557, DOI: 10.1210/endo.141.11.7740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain ChemistryChlorocebus aethiopsCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneGene ExpressionHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationIon ChannelsLimbic SystemMacaca fascicularisMacaca mulattaMembrane Transport ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitochondrial ProteinsNeuropeptide YOxytocinPituitary GlandPituitary Gland, AnteriorPituitary Gland, PosteriorProteinsRNA, MessengerUncoupling Protein 2VasopressinsConceptsUncoupling protein 2Pituitary glandAnterior lobePrimate brainAxonal processesBrain stem regionsNonhuman primate brainSitu hybridization histochemistryMessenger RNACentral autonomicRR-00163Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2Neuropeptide YPrimate hypothalamusAnterior pituitaryMetabolic disordersRodent brainPosterior lobeHybridization histochemistryPOMC cellsCell bodiesUCP2 expressionRodent dataNovel targetBrainMitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) in the Nonhuman Primate Brain and Pituitary**This work was supported by NSF Grant IBN-9728581, NIH Grants NS-36111, MH-59847, RR-00163, HD-29186, and HD-37186.
Diano S, Urbanski H, Horvath B, Bechmann I, Kagiya A, Nemeth G, Naftolin F, Warden C, Horvath T. Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) in the Nonhuman Primate Brain and Pituitary**This work was supported by NSF Grant IBN-9728581, NIH Grants NS-36111, MH-59847, RR-00163, HD-29186, and HD-37186. Endocrinology 2000, 141: 4226-4238. DOI: 10.1210/en.141.11.4226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUncoupling protein 2Pituitary glandPrimate brainIn situ hybridization histochemistryMitochondrial uncoupling protein 2Mitochondrial uncoupling proteinMessenger RNAGH-producing cellsNonhuman primate brainTreatment of metabolic disordersBrain stem regionsUncoupling protein 2 expressionAxonal processesRegulatory componentsUncoupling proteinPrimate hypothalamusPOMC cellsMetabolic regulationArcuate nucleusHybridization histochemistryAnterior pituitaryMitochondrial oxidationStem regionNeuropeptide YPeptide expression