2018
Aromatase and estrogen receptor immunoreactivity in the coronary arteries of monkeys and human subjects
Diano S, Horvath TL, Mor G, Register T, Adams M, Harada N, Naftolin F. Aromatase and estrogen receptor immunoreactivity in the coronary arteries of monkeys and human subjects. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2018, 25: 1201-1207. PMID: 30358714, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000001219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary arteryEstrogen receptor immunoreactivityAmount of atherosclerosisHuman placental estrogen synthetaseHuman subjectsSmooth muscle cellsPrecursor androgensReceptor immunoreactivityCardioprotective effectsCoronary circulationEstrogen formationEstrogen receptorArteryCardiovascular systemER αMuscle cellsEndothelial cellsEstrogenEstrogen synthetaseMonkeysFirst evidenceSubjectsCellsAtherosclerosisLocal regulation
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
Brain androgen and progesterone metabolizing enzymes: biosynthesis, distribution and function
Lephart E, Lund T, Horvath T. Brain androgen and progesterone metabolizing enzymes: biosynthesis, distribution and function. Brain Research Reviews 2001, 37: 25-37. PMID: 11744072, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0173(01)00111-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDimorphic brain structuresAnteroventral periventricular nucleusBrain structuresEffects of phytoestrogensLow phytoestrogen dietPeripheral tissue sitesBrain aromatase cytochrome P450Brain androgenPhytoestrogen dietFemale ratsPeriventricular nucleusPreoptic areaCalcium-binding proteinsAromatase cytochrome P450Dimorphic nucleusTissue sitesCalbindinSteroid productsPotential roleSpatial memoryVisual-spatial memoryP450aroCytochrome P450Recent reportsPhytoestrogensEstrogen Synthetase (Aromatase) Immunohistochemistry Reveals Concordance Between Avian and Rodent Limbic Systems and Hypothalami
Naftolin F, Horvath T, Balthazart J. Estrogen Synthetase (Aromatase) Immunohistochemistry Reveals Concordance Between Avian and Rodent Limbic Systems and Hypothalami. Experimental Biology And Medicine 2001, 226: 717-725. PMID: 11520936, DOI: 10.1177/153537020222600802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamus of birdsAppearance of birdsAmniote evolutionEarly divergenceVertebrate groupsDivergent evolutionAvian homologHomologous brain structuresMajor anatomical differencesCommon functionMammalsCellular levelBirdsOptic lobeAvian brainMorphological criteriaDifferent functional requirementsPrinciples of neurobiologyAnatomical dissimilaritiesHomologAnatomical differencesMammalian brain regionsAviansRodent limbic systemSynthetaseSexual dimorphism and aromatase in the rat retina
Salyer D, Lund T, Fleming D, Lephart E, Horvath T. Sexual dimorphism and aromatase in the rat retina. Brain Research 2001, 126: 131-136. PMID: 11172896, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-3806(00)00147-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Aromatase and Estrogen Receptor Immunoreactivity in the Coronary Arteries of Monkeys and Human Subjects
Diano S, Horvath T, Mor G, Register T, Adams M, Harada N, Naftolin F. Aromatase and Estrogen Receptor Immunoreactivity in the Coronary Arteries of Monkeys and Human Subjects. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 1999, 6: 21-28. PMID: 10100176, DOI: 10.1097/00042192-199906010-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary arteryEstrogen receptor immunoreactivityAmount of atherosclerosisHuman placental estrogen synthetaseHuman subjectsSmooth muscle cellsPrecursor androgensReceptor immunoreactivityCardioprotective effectsCoronary circulationEstrogen formationER alphaEstrogen receptorArteryCardiovascular systemMuscle cellsEndothelial cellsEstrogenEstrogen synthetaseAromataseMonkeysFirst evidenceSubjectsCellsAtherosclerosis
1997
Aromatase in axonal processes of early postnatal hypothalamic and limbic areas including the cingulate cortex
Horvath T, Roa-Pena L, Jakab R, Simpson E, Naftolin F. Aromatase in axonal processes of early postnatal hypothalamic and limbic areas including the cingulate cortex. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 1997, 61: 349-357. PMID: 9365210, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-0760(97)80032-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxonal processesLimbic areasStria terminalisCritical perinatal periodMedial preoptic areaPostnatal day 5Limbic cortexArcuate nucleusHypothalamic areaNeuronal perikaryaLimbic structuresMedial septumPerinatal periodPreoptic areaDiagonal bandMedial nucleusAxon terminalsImmunoreactive elementsPerikaryal labelingPeriventricular regionLateral septumBed nucleusParacrine actionRat brainLateral habenula
1996
Aromatase Immunoreactivity in Axon Terminals of the Vertebrate Brain
Naftolin F, Horvath T, Jakab R, Leranth C, Harada N, Balthazart J. Aromatase Immunoreactivity in Axon Terminals of the Vertebrate Brain. Neuroendocrinology 1996, 63: 149-155. PMID: 9053779, DOI: 10.1159/000126951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxon terminalsAromatase immunoreactivityAxonal processesDifferent vertebrate speciesAdult central nervous systemRole of aromataseSmall clear synaptic vesiclesCentral nervous systemClear synaptic vesiclesVertebrate speciesSubcellular locationMost vertebratesSpecific limbicNeuronal perikaryaAromatase activityElectron microscopic examinationEstrogen synthesisHypothalamic structuresSubcellular distributionSynaptic levelVertebrate brainNervous systemBrain aromataseMolecular biologyIntraneuronal production
1993
Aromatase immunoreactivity in the rat brain: Gonadectomy-sensitive hypothalamic neurons and an unresponsive “limbic ring” of the lateral septum-bed nucleus-amygdala complex
Jakab RL, Horvath TL, Leranth C, Harada N, Naftolin F. Aromatase immunoreactivity in the rat brain: Gonadectomy-sensitive hypothalamic neurons and an unresponsive “limbic ring” of the lateral septum-bed nucleus-amygdala complex. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 1993, 44: 481-498. PMID: 8476763, DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(93)90253-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAromatase-immunoreactive neuronsRat brainAromatase systemStria terminalisLateral septal areaDorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusCentral amygdaloid nucleusMidline thalamic regionAxon-like processesDorsolateral hypothalamic areaNeuron systemConversion of androgensLaterodorsal divisionSubincertal nucleusHuman placental aromataseAromatase immunoreactivityBrain distributionGonadectomized ratsHypothalamic areaHypothalamic neuronsAmygdaloid nucleusLimbic areasHypothalamic nucleiZona incertaSeptal area