2002
Brain mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2): a protective stress signal in neuronal injury
Bechmann I, Diano S, Warden CH, Bartfai T, Nitsch R, Horvath TL. Brain mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2): a protective stress signal in neuronal injury. Biochemical Pharmacology 2002, 64: 363-367. PMID: 12147286, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(02)01166-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBrain InjuriesDisease Models, AnimalEntorhinal CortexGene Transfer TechniquesImmunohistochemistryIon ChannelsLearningMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMemoryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsNerve DegenerationNeuronsProtective AgentsProteinsRatsRats, WistarSignal TransductionStress, PhysiologicalUncoupling Protein 2
2001
Leptin activates anorexigenic POMC neurons through a neural network in the arcuate nucleus
Cowley M, Smart J, Rubinstein M, Cerdán M, Diano S, Horvath T, Cone R, Low M. Leptin activates anorexigenic POMC neurons through a neural network in the arcuate nucleus. Nature 2001, 411: 480-484. PMID: 11373681, DOI: 10.1038/35078085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAnorexiaArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusElectrophysiologyEvoked PotentialsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLeptinLuminescent ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNerve NetNeural InhibitionNeuronsNeuropeptide YPro-OpiomelanocortinConceptsAnorexigenic POMC neuronsPOMC neuronsArcuate nucleusLeptin actionLeptin-deficient humansLepob/Lepob miceLeptin receptor expressionLong-term energy balanceNonspecific cation channelGABA neuronsOrexigenic neuropeptidesObese humansAdipocyte hormoneNeuropeptide YLeptin resistanceElevated leptinReceptor expressionLepob miceMelanocortin peptidesTransgenic miceLeptinAction potentialsNeuropeptide modulatorsCommon obesityElectrophysiological recordings