2006
Ghrelin controls hippocampal spine synapse density and memory performance
Diano S, Farr SA, Benoit SC, McNay EC, da Silva I, Horvath B, Gaskin FS, Nonaka N, Jaeger LB, Banks WA, Morley JE, Pinto S, Sherwin RS, Xu L, Yamada KA, Sleeman MW, Tschöp MH, Horvath TL. Ghrelin controls hippocampal spine synapse density and memory performance. Nature Neuroscience 2006, 9: 381-388. PMID: 16491079, DOI: 10.1038/nn1656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal spine synapse densitySpine synapse densitySpine synapse formationGrowth hormone releaseNovel therapeutic strategiesLong-term potentiationHigher brain functionsEnhanced spatial learningGut hormonesGhrelin administrationHypothalamic actionSynapse densitySpine synapsesCA1 regionHormone releaseNeuropeptide ghrelinGhrelin bindingHippocampal formationTherapeutic strategiesMelanocortin systemGhrelinBrain areasMetabolic controlSynaptic changesSynaptic plasticity
2003
The Distribution and Mechanism of Action of Ghrelin in the CNS Demonstrates a Novel Hypothalamic Circuit Regulating Energy Homeostasis
Cowley MA, Smith RG, Diano S, Tschöp M, Pronchuk N, Grove KL, Strasburger CJ, Bidlingmaier M, Esterman M, Heiman ML, Garcia-Segura LM, Nillni EA, Mendez P, Low MJ, Sotonyi P, Friedman JM, Liu H, Pinto S, Colmers WF, Cone RD, Horvath TL. The Distribution and Mechanism of Action of Ghrelin in the CNS Demonstrates a Novel Hypothalamic Circuit Regulating Energy Homeostasis. Neuron 2003, 37: 649-661. PMID: 12597862, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(03)00063-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsCentral Nervous SystemCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneEnergy MetabolismFemaleGhrelinHomeostasisHypothalamusIn Vitro TechniquesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNerve NetNeuronsNeuropeptide YOrgan SpecificityParaventricular Hypothalamic NucleusPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptide HormonesPresynaptic TerminalsPro-OpiomelanocortinProtein BindingProtein BiosynthesisProteinsRatsConceptsCorticotropin-releasing hormoneNeuropeptide YNPY neuronsHypothalamic circuitsGastrointestinal peptide hormone ghrelinEffects of NPYEnergy homeostasisArcuate NPY neuronsRelease of ghrelinExpression of ghrelinMechanism of actionPeptide hormone ghrelinHypothalamic actionOrexigenic peptideHypothalamic nucleiHormone ghrelinParaventricular nucleusProopiomelanocortin (POMC) productsThird ventricleGhrelinPresynaptic terminalsElectrophysiological recordingsNeuronsHypothalamusHomeostasis