2004
Presynaptic N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor expression is increased by estrogen in an aromatase‐rich area of the songbird hippocampus
Saldanha CJ, Schlinger BA, Micevych PE, Horvath TL. Presynaptic N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor expression is increased by estrogen in an aromatase‐rich area of the songbird hippocampus. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2004, 469: 522-534. PMID: 14755533, DOI: 10.1002/cne.11035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHP neuronsVertebrate hippocampusSongbird hippocampusN-methyl-d-aspartate receptor expressionSubcellular characteristicsInfluence of estrogenFunctional plasticityType glutamate receptorsZebra finch brainPrecise mechanismSomal sizeExcitatory pathwaysReceptor expressionExcitatory neurotransmissionExcitatory synapsesGlutamate receptorsPostsynaptic locusPresynaptic boutonsHippocampusEstrogenKey interfacePlasticityNeuronsAromataseAutoreception
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
1997
Gonadal steroids target AMPA glutamate receptor-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus, septum and amygdala: a morphological and biochemical study.
Diano S, Naftolin F, Horvath T. Gonadal steroids target AMPA glutamate receptor-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus, septum and amygdala: a morphological and biochemical study. Endocrinology 1997, 138: 778-89. PMID: 9003015, DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.2.4937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGonadal steroidsHypothalamic regionsExcitatory neurotransmissionAMPA receptorsReceptor-containing neuronsAMPA receptor expressionLevels of GluR1GluR2/3 expressionHormonal milieuHypothalamic areaFemale ratsAndrogen receptorDouble immunocytochemistryEstradiol treatmentHypothalamic functionReceptor expressionGlutamate receptorsEstrogen receptorBed nucleusHormonal treatmentRat hypothalamusHigh incidenceStimulatory influenceWestern blotHypothalamus