2014
PPARγ ablation sensitizes proopiomelanocortin neurons to leptin during high-fat feeding
Long L, Toda C, Jeong JK, Horvath TL, Diano S. PPARγ ablation sensitizes proopiomelanocortin neurons to leptin during high-fat feeding. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2014, 124: 4017-4027. PMID: 25083994, PMCID: PMC4151211, DOI: 10.1172/jci76220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietPOMC neuronsFood intakeImproved glucose metabolismHigh-fat feedingWhole-body energy balanceBody weight gainProopiomelanocortin neuronsPeripheral administrationFat massLeptin sensitivityControl animalsGlucose metabolismBody weightPPARγ activatorsLocomotor activityEnergy homeostasisPPARγWeight gainNeuronsSelective ablationEnergy expenditureIntakeNuclear receptorsMice
2005
Agouti-related peptide–expressing neurons are mandatory for feeding
Gropp E, Shanabrough M, Borok E, Xu AW, Janoschek R, Buch T, Plum L, Balthasar N, Hampel B, Waisman A, Barsh GS, Horvath TL, Brüning JC. Agouti-related peptide–expressing neurons are mandatory for feeding. Nature Neuroscience 2005, 8: 1289-1291. PMID: 16158063, DOI: 10.1038/nn1548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsAnorexiaArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusBeta-GalactosidaseBody WeightCell CountDiphtheria ToxinEatingFeeding BehaviorGene Expression RegulationIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutNeuronsNeuropeptide YPro-OpiomelanocortinProteinsTime Factors