2017
Cannabis in fat: high hopes to treat obesity
Hawkins MN, Horvath TL. Cannabis in fat: high hopes to treat obesity. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2017, 127: 3918-3920. PMID: 29035279, PMCID: PMC5663345, DOI: 10.1172/jci97042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabinoid receptor type 1Body weightNovel peripheral targetsReduced body weightSystemic metabolic changesAdipocyte-specific deletionReceptor type 1Sympathetic toneTotal adiposityCNS effectsPeripheral mechanismsSystemic metabolismPeripheral targetsAdipocyte physiologyAdipose tissueType 1Metabolic changesMetabolic profileEnergy metabolismMetabolismAdiposityObesityCausal relationshipMiceMacrophagesCannabinoid type 1 receptor-containing axons innervate NPY/AgRP neurons in the mouse arcuate nucleus
Morozov YM, Koch M, Rakic P, Horvath TL. Cannabinoid type 1 receptor-containing axons innervate NPY/AgRP neurons in the mouse arcuate nucleus. Molecular Metabolism 2017, 6: 374-381. PMID: 28377876, PMCID: PMC5369208, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2017.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusAxonsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuropeptide YReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1(S)Pot on Mitochondria: Cannabinoids Disrupt Cellular Respiration to Limit Neuronal Activity
Harkany T, Horvath TL. (S)Pot on Mitochondria: Cannabinoids Disrupt Cellular Respiration to Limit Neuronal Activity. Cell Metabolism 2017, 25: 8-10. PMID: 28076767, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2016.12.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCannabinoidsHumansMemoryMitochondriaReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Receptors, CannabinoidSignal Transduction
2015
Hypothalamic POMC neurons promote cannabinoid-induced feeding
Koch M, Varela L, Kim JG, Kim JD, Hernández-Nuño F, Simonds SE, Castorena CM, Vianna CR, Elmquist JK, Morozov YM, Rakic P, Bechmann I, Cowley MA, Szigeti-Buck K, Dietrich MO, Gao XB, Diano S, Horvath TL. Hypothalamic POMC neurons promote cannabinoid-induced feeding. Nature 2015, 519: 45-50. PMID: 25707796, PMCID: PMC4496586, DOI: 10.1038/nature14260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPOMC neuronsΒ-endorphinHypothalamic pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neuronsOpioid peptide β-endorphinHypothalamic POMC neuronsPromotion of feedingPro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neuronsCannabinoid receptor 1CB1R activityPOMC activitySated miceHormone releaseHypothalamic administrationFood intakeCentral regulationNeuronal activityParadoxical increaseCB1RReceptor 1POMC cellsNeuronsMitochondrial adaptationsDecreased activityPOMC geneUnsuspected role
2013
Antibodies to cannabinoid type 1 receptor co‐react with stomatin‐like protein 2 in mouse brain mitochondria
Morozov YM, Dominguez MH, Varela L, Shanabrough M, Koch M, Horvath TL, Rakic P. Antibodies to cannabinoid type 1 receptor co‐react with stomatin‐like protein 2 in mouse brain mitochondria. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 38: 2341-2348. PMID: 23617247, PMCID: PMC3902808, DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStomatin-like protein 2Type 1 receptorPresence of CB1Protein 2Anti-CB1 antibodySynthetic cannabinoid WINMouse brain mitochondriaCerebral cortexEndocannabinoid signalingBrain cellsCannabinoid WINNeuronal mitochondriaBrain mitochondriaAntibodiesMitochondrial functionCB1Polyclonal antibodiesCortexMitochondrial preparationsSerumReceptors
2006
The unfolding cannabinoid story on energy homeostasis: central or peripheral site of action?
Horvath TL. The unfolding cannabinoid story on energy homeostasis: central or peripheral site of action? International Journal Of Obesity 2006, 30: s30-s32. PMID: 16570102, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-brain barrierCB1 receptor antagonistCentral endocannabinoid systemBody weight regulationWhite adipose tissueCentral nervous systemMesolimbic reward circuitryObserved beneficial effectsEnergy metabolism regulationAnorectic effectPeripheral actionsReceptor antagonistEndocannabinoid systemCB1 antagonistCB1 receptorsBrain sitesCannabinoid actionFood intakeHuman trialsPeripheral tissuesMetabolic disordersWeight regulationAdipose tissueNervous systemPharmaceutical approaches