2006
Synaptic plasticity mediating leptin's effect on metabolism
Horvath TL. Synaptic plasticity mediating leptin's effect on metabolism. Progress In Brain Research 2006, 153: 47-55. PMID: 16876567, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(06)53002-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimate hypothalamusSynaptic plasticityEnergy homeostasisShort-term fastingLeptin effectsHypothalamic regulationSynaptic inputsNeuromodulator systemsPeptidergic circuitsHypothalamusNonhuman primatesPathological conditionsBasic wiringMetabolic statePhysiological regulationHomeostasisMetabolic circuitsRodent speciesRatsFastingMicePlasticityResponse
2003
Fasting Activates the Nonhuman Primate Hypocretin (Orexin) System and Its Postsynaptic Targets
Diano S, Horvath B, Urbanski HF, Sotonyi P, Horvath TL. Fasting Activates the Nonhuman Primate Hypocretin (Orexin) System and Its Postsynaptic Targets. Endocrinology 2003, 144: 3774-3778. PMID: 12933647, DOI: 10.1210/en.2003-0274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerifornical regionArcuate nucleusHypothalamic regulationC-Fos-expressing cellsLateral hypothalamic cellsC-fosMedial preoptic areaVariety of endocrineC-fos expressionDiverse brain regionsHCRT axonsLeptin levelsNuclear c-FosDorsomedial hypothalamusAsymmetric synapsesBasal forebrainPresent studyPostsynaptic targetsDorsomedial nucleusNeuropeptide Y.Preoptic areaThalamic nucleiHcrt neuronsHcrt systemAxon terminalsGhrelin in hypothalamic regulation of energy balance.
Horvath TL, Diano S, Tschöp M. Ghrelin in hypothalamic regulation of energy balance. Current Topics In Medicinal Chemistry 2003, 3: 921-7. PMID: 12678840, DOI: 10.2174/1568026033452230.Peer-Reviewed Original Research