2018
Aromatase and estrogen receptor immunoreactivity in the coronary arteries of monkeys and human subjects
Diano S, Horvath TL, Mor G, Register T, Adams M, Harada N, Naftolin F. Aromatase and estrogen receptor immunoreactivity in the coronary arteries of monkeys and human subjects. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2018, 25: 1201-1207. PMID: 30358714, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary arteryEstrogen receptor immunoreactivityAmount of atherosclerosisHuman placental estrogen synthetaseHuman subjectsSmooth muscle cellsPrecursor androgensReceptor immunoreactivityCardioprotective effectsCoronary circulationEstrogen formationEstrogen receptorArteryCardiovascular systemER αMuscle cellsEndothelial cellsEstrogenEstrogen synthetaseMonkeysFirst evidenceSubjectsCellsAtherosclerosisLocal regulation
2002
ER-X: A Novel, Plasma Membrane-Associated, Putative Estrogen Receptor That Is Regulated during Development and after Ischemic Brain Injury
Toran-Allerand CD, Guan X, MacLusky NJ, Horvath TL, Diano S, Singh M, Connolly ES, Nethrapalli S, Tinnikov AA. ER-X: A Novel, Plasma Membrane-Associated, Putative Estrogen Receptor That Is Regulated during Development and after Ischemic Brain Injury. Journal Of Neuroscience 2002, 22: 8391-8401. PMID: 12351713, PMCID: PMC6757764, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-19-08391.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding, CompetitiveBlotting, WesternBrain IschemiaCaveolaeCell MembraneCell-Free SystemCells, CulturedCholesterolEnzyme ActivationEstradiolGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIonophoresMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNeocortexNeuronsReceptors, EstrogenRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSubcellular FractionsSubstrate SpecificityConceptsMAPK cascadePlasma membraneExtracellular signal-regulated kinases ERK1Neuronal differentiationPlasma membrane-associatedPlasma membrane-associated ERsProtein kinase isoformsCell-free systemMembrane-associated ERER alphaPutative ERKinases ERK1Cell divisionER betaSustained phosphorylationKinase isoformsERK activationMembrane-associatedGene-disrupted miceNovel mechanismEstrogen receptorUterine plasma membranesInhibitory regulatorIschemic stroke injuryIschemic brain injury
1999
Estrogen receptor-α in the raphe serotonergic and supramammillary area calretinin-containing neurons of the female rat
Leranth C, Shanabrough M, Horvath T. Estrogen receptor-α in the raphe serotonergic and supramammillary area calretinin-containing neurons of the female rat. Experimental Brain Research 1999, 128: 417-420. PMID: 10501815, DOI: 10.1007/s002210050863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen receptorLong-term potentiationMedian rapheSupramammillary areaSubcortical structuresCalretinin-containing neuronsHippocampal long-term potentiationEffects of estrogenHippocampal electric activityCalretinin neuronsFemale ratsGonadal hormonesTheta rhythmRapheVibratome sectionsReceptorsNeuronsSerotoninElectric activityEstrogenRhythm regulationPotentiationLarge populationMemory processesCalretininAromatase and Estrogen Receptor Immunoreactivity in the Coronary Arteries of Monkeys and Human Subjects
Diano S, Horvath T, Mor G, Register T, Adams M, Harada N, Naftolin F. Aromatase and Estrogen Receptor Immunoreactivity in the Coronary Arteries of Monkeys and Human Subjects. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 1999, 6: 21-28. PMID: 10100176, DOI: 10.1097/00042192-199906010-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary arteryEstrogen receptor immunoreactivityAmount of atherosclerosisHuman placental estrogen synthetaseHuman subjectsSmooth muscle cellsPrecursor androgensReceptor immunoreactivityCardioprotective effectsCoronary circulationEstrogen formationER alphaEstrogen receptorArteryCardiovascular systemMuscle cellsEndothelial cellsEstrogenEstrogen synthetaseAromataseMonkeysFirst evidenceSubjectsCellsAtherosclerosis
1998
Leptin receptors in estrogen receptor-containing neurons of the female rat hypothalamus
Diano S, Kalra S, Sakamoto H, Horvath T. Leptin receptors in estrogen receptor-containing neurons of the female rat hypothalamus. Brain Research 1998, 812: 256-259. PMID: 9813356, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00936-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeptin receptorEstrogen receptorNeuronal perikaryaPeripheral signalsEstrogen receptor-containing neuronsParvicellular paraventricular nucleusReceptor-containing neuronsMedial preoptic areaVentromedial hypothalamic nucleusFemale rat hypothalamusArcuate nucleusHypothalamic nucleiFemale ratsParaventricular nucleusPreoptic areaGonadal functionHypothalamic sectionsPeriventricular regionRat hypothalamusNeuroendocrine mechanismsReceptorsExtensive colocalizationLeptinHypothalamusPerikarya
1997
Gonadal steroids target AMPA glutamate receptor-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus, septum and amygdala: a morphological and biochemical study.
Diano S, Naftolin F, Horvath T. Gonadal steroids target AMPA glutamate receptor-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus, septum and amygdala: a morphological and biochemical study. Endocrinology 1997, 138: 778-89. PMID: 9003015, DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.2.4937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGonadal steroidsHypothalamic regionsExcitatory neurotransmissionAMPA receptorsReceptor-containing neuronsAMPA receptor expressionLevels of GluR1GluR2/3 expressionHormonal milieuHypothalamic areaFemale ratsAndrogen receptorDouble immunocytochemistryEstradiol treatmentHypothalamic functionReceptor expressionGlutamate receptorsEstrogen receptorBed nucleusHormonal treatmentRat hypothalamusHigh incidenceStimulatory influenceWestern blotHypothalamus
1995
Galanin neurons exhibit estrogen receptor immunoreactivity in the female rat mediobasal hypothalamus
Horvath T, Leranth C, Kalra S, Naftolin F. Galanin neurons exhibit estrogen receptor immunoreactivity in the female rat mediobasal hypothalamus. Brain Research 1995, 675: 321-324. PMID: 7540929, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)01374-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary hormone secretionEstrogen receptorHormone secretionMediobasal hypothalamusEstrogen receptor immunoreactivityHypothalamic luteinizing hormoneArcuate nucleus neuronsRat mediobasal hypothalamusPopulations of neuronsGalanin neuronsReceptor immunoreactivityOvarian steroidsEstrogen effectsNucleus neuronsLuteinizing hormoneFemale ratsHormone releaseGalaninHypothalamusNeuronsVibratome sectionsImmunoreactivityReceptorsHormoneSecretion