Enhanced anorexigenic signaling in lean obesity resistant syndecan-3 null mice
Zheng Q, Zhu J, Shanabrough M, Borok E, Benoit SC, Horvath TL, Clegg DJ, Reizes O. Enhanced anorexigenic signaling in lean obesity resistant syndecan-3 null mice. Neuroscience 2010, 171: 1032-1040. PMID: 20923696, PMCID: PMC2991621, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.09.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAlpha-MSHAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBody WeightDose-Response Relationship, DrugEatingFeeding BehaviorFood DeprivationGene Expression RegulationMaleMiceMice, KnockoutNeuronsNeuropeptide YParaventricular Hypothalamic NucleusProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosSignal TransductionSyndecan-3Time FactorsConceptsMelanocortin agonist melanotan IISyndecan-3 null miceParaventricular nucleusBody weightNull miceHypothalamic target neuronsNeuropeptide α-MSHRisk of diabetesC-Fos immunoreactivityHypothalamic paraventricular nucleusBody weight regulationWild-type miceTypes of cancerAnorexigenic αAgRP neuronsHormone neuronsHypothalamic circuitsNeuropeptide YAnorexigenic signalingNeuropeptide responsesCardiovascular diseaseFood intakeTarget neuronsMelanotan IIType miceEarly-Life Experience Reduces Excitation to Stress-Responsive Hypothalamic Neurons and Reprograms the Expression of Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
Korosi A, Shanabrough M, McClelland S, Liu ZW, Borok E, Gao XB, Horvath TL, Baram TZ. Early-Life Experience Reduces Excitation to Stress-Responsive Hypothalamic Neurons and Reprograms the Expression of Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 703-713. PMID: 20071535, PMCID: PMC2822406, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4214-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornChromatin ImmunoprecipitationCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMaleMaternal DeprivationMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNeuronsParaventricular Hypothalamic NucleusPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhysical StimulationPregnancyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRepressor ProteinsRNA, MessengerSodium Channel BlockersStress, PsychologicalSynaptic PotentialsTetrodotoxinVesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2ConceptsCorticotropin-releasing hormoneNeuron-restrictive silencer factorCRH neuronsHypothalamic neuronsCRH expressionEarly life experiencesMiniature excitatory synaptic currentsHypothalamic CRH neuronsExcitatory synaptic currentsCRH gene expressionGlutamate vesicular transporterCRH gene transcriptionTranscriptional repressor neuron-restrictive silencer factorExcitatory innervationExperience-induced neuroplasticityInhibitory synapsesRat pupsExcitatory synapsesSynaptic currentsPersistent suppressionVesicular transportersCognitive functionNeuronsSilencer factorMaternal care