2013
Role of uncoupling protein 3 in ischemia-reperfusion injury, arrhythmias, and preconditioning
Ozcan C, Palmeri M, Horvath TL, Russell KS, Russell RR. Role of uncoupling protein 3 in ischemia-reperfusion injury, arrhythmias, and preconditioning. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2013, 304: h1192-h1200. PMID: 23457013, PMCID: PMC3652089, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00592.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsArrhythmias, CardiacCarbonyl Cyanide p-TrifluoromethoxyphenylhydrazoneCoronary OcclusionIn Vitro TechniquesIon ChannelsIschemic Preconditioning, MyocardialMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondrial ProteinsMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryMyocytes, CardiacReactive Oxygen SpeciesUncoupling Protein 2Uncoupling Protein 3Ventricular DysfunctionConceptsIschemia-reperfusion injuryR injuryIschemic preconditioningWT heartsMyocardial energeticsMouse heartsReactive oxygen speciesLeft coronary arteryLeft ventricular functionPostischemic functional recoveryWild-type mouse heartsUncoupling proteinDecreased ATP contentR arrhythmiasLarge infarctsVentricular functionFunctional recoveryWT miceCoronary arteryProtective efficacyCardioprotective efficacyMyocardial vulnerabilityVivo modelInjuryRole of UCPs
2008
Overexpression of UCP2 Protects Thalamic Neurons following Global Ischemia in the Mouse
Olsson T, Wieloch T, Diano S, Warden CH, Horvath TL, Mattiasson G. Overexpression of UCP2 Protects Thalamic Neurons following Global Ischemia in the Mouse. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2008, 28: 1186-1195. PMID: 18301432, PMCID: PMC2642535, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2008.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal ischemiaHistologic damageNeurodegenerative diseasesDentate gyrus hippocampal subfieldGlobal brain ischemiaSelective neuronal deathWild-type littermatesDays of recoveryCell deathNeuronal damageOverexpression of UCP2Brain ischemiaHistopathological outcomeSublethal ischemiaThalamic neuronsNeuronal deathThalamic nucleiWT animalsThalamic regionsHippocampal subfieldsIschemiaExtensive cell deathUCP2 expressionThalamusLevels of UCP2
2006
Uncoupling protein 2/3 immunoreactivity and the ascending dopaminergic and noradrenergic neuronal systems: Relevance for volume transmission
Rivera A, Agnati LF, Horvath TL, Valderrama JJ, de La Calle A, Fuxe K. Uncoupling protein 2/3 immunoreactivity and the ascending dopaminergic and noradrenergic neuronal systems: Relevance for volume transmission. Neuroscience 2006, 137: 1447-1461. PMID: 16387447, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.05.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConfocal laser microscopy analysisReactive oxygen species productionLaser microscopy analysisProtein 2/3Oxygen species productionUncouple oxidative phosphorylationOxidative phosphorylationATP synthesisProteinSpecies productionDouble immunolabelingImportant roleMicroscopy analysisPhosphorylationMitochondriaRegulationCell groupsPlastic changesLocalizationIslandsAnimal modelsMagnaTyrosine hydroxylaseNeuronal systems
2003
Uncoupling proteins-2 and 3 influence obesity and inflammation in transgenic mice
Horvath TL, Diano S, Miyamoto S, Barry S, Gatti S, Alberati D, Livak F, Lombardi A, Moreno M, Goglia F, Mor G, Hamilton J, Kachinskas D, Horwitz B, Warden CH. Uncoupling proteins-2 and 3 influence obesity and inflammation in transgenic mice. International Journal Of Obesity 2003, 27: 433-442. PMID: 12664076, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipose TissueAnimalsBasal MetabolismBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternBody TemperatureCarrier ProteinsCholesterol, LDLEnergy IntakeGene Expression RegulationHeart RateInflammationIon ChannelsMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsObesityProteinsUncoupling Protein 2Uncoupling Protein 3ConceptsTransgenic miceFat massLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol levelsHeterozygous miceAgouti obese miceHypothalamic neuropeptide levelsSpontaneous physical activityLipoprotein cholesterol levelsNontransgenic littermate controlsFat pad weightEndotoxin-induced feverWild-type littermatesHuman UCP2Significant differencesMechanism of actionLDL cholesterolControl miceFemale transgenicsNontransgenic littermatesObese miceEndotoxin injectionCholesterol levelsPad weightNeuropeptide levelsFood intake