2022
A hypothalamic pathway for Augmentor α–controlled body weight regulation
Ahmed M, Kaur N, Cheng Q, Shanabrough M, Tretiakov EO, Harkany T, Horvath TL, Schlessinger J. A hypothalamic pathway for Augmentor α–controlled body weight regulation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2200476119. PMID: 35412887, PMCID: PMC9169862, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2200476119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParaventricular nucleusBody weightDiet-induced obesityBody weight regulationDiscrete neuronal populationsMelanocortin receptor 4Whole-body energy homeostasisPhysiological rolePeptide neuronsHypothalamic pathwaysReceptor 4Neuronal pathwaysPhysical activityLittermate controlsWeight regulationNeuronal populationsMetabolic diseasesTherapeutic opportunitiesMutant miceEnergy homeostasisMiceALKCancerHuman cancersALK mutants
2020
AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model
Miletta MC, Iyilikci O, Shanabrough M, Šestan-Peša M, Cammisa A, Zeiss CJ, Dietrich MO, Horvath TL. AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model. Nature Metabolism 2020, 2: 1204-1211. PMID: 33106687, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-020-00300-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgRP neuronsActivity-based anorexia modelAgRP neuronal activityVivo fiber photometryFood-restricted miceFood-restricted animalsCompulsive exerciseAnorexia modelHypothalamic agoutiNeuropeptide YExercise volumeFood intakeMouse modelNeuronal activityFiber photometryDaily activationNeuronal circuitsPsychiatric conditionsAnorexia nervosaChemogenetic toolsNeuronsLong-term behavioral impactElevated fat contentVoluntary cessationFat content
2011
Effects of chronic weight perturbation on energy homeostasis and brain structure in mice
Ravussin Y, Gutman R, Diano S, Shanabrough M, Borok E, Sarman B, Lehmann A, LeDuc CA, Rosenbaum M, Horvath TL, Leibel RL. Effects of chronic weight perturbation on energy homeostasis and brain structure in mice. AJP Regulatory Integrative And Comparative Physiology 2011, 300: r1352-r1362. PMID: 21411766, PMCID: PMC3119157, DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00429.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiet-induced obeseEnergy expenditureArcuate nucleus proopiomelanocortin neuronsWeight lossWeight-reduced individualsSustained weight lossReduced body weightObese human subjectsCentral nervous systemHuman subjectsSustained weight gainProopiomelanocortin neuronsBody massUpward resettingMale miceExcitatory synapsesBody fatMouse modelBody weightNervous systemSynaptic changesPersistent decreaseEnergy homeostasisWeight gainBrain structures
2010
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 mice