2021
Obesity-associated hyperleptinemia alters the gliovascular interface of the hypothalamus to promote hypertension
Gruber T, Pan C, Contreras RE, Wiedemann T, Morgan DA, Skowronski AA, Lefort S, De Bernardis Murat C, Le Thuc O, Legutko B, Ruiz-Ojeda FJ, de la Fuente-Fernández M, García-Villalón AL, González-Hedström D, Huber M, Szigeti-Buck K, Müller TD, Ussar S, Pfluger P, Woods SC, Ertürk A, LeDuc CA, Rahmouni K, Granado M, Horvath TL, Tschöp MH, García-Cáceres C. Obesity-associated hyperleptinemia alters the gliovascular interface of the hypothalamus to promote hypertension. Cell Metabolism 2021, 33: 1155-1170.e10. PMID: 33951475, PMCID: PMC8183500, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2021.04.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressureObesity-associated increaseObesity-induced hypertensionElevated blood pressureSystemic blood pressureEndothelial growth factorHIF1α-VEGFArterial hypertensionNovel mechanistic linkSympathetic hyperactivityHemodynamic homeostasisHypothalamic astrocytesMetabolic syndromeRegion-specific lossMacrovascular systemsLeptin signalingBrain centersPathophysiological processesHypertensionGliovascular interfacePathway disruptionGrowth factorAstrocytesMechanistic linkAngiopathy
2015
Developmental programming of hypothalamic neuroendocrine systems
Ralevski A, Horvath TL. Developmental programming of hypothalamic neuroendocrine systems. Frontiers In Neuroendocrinology 2015, 39: 52-58. PMID: 26391503, DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2015.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamic neuroendocrine systemsDevelopmental programmingNeuroendocrine systemMetabolic fateMetabolic syndromeHypothalamic circuitsPerinatal environmentPossible cognitive impairmentMetabolic programmingCognitive impairmentMetabolic influencesEnergy homeostasisCritical periodNeural systemsSyndrome