2009
Ghrelin Promotes and Protects Nigrostriatal Dopamine Function via a UCP2-Dependent Mitochondrial Mechanism
Andrews ZB, Erion D, Beiler R, Liu ZW, Abizaid A, Zigman J, Elsworth JD, Savitt JM, DiMarchi R, Tschöp M, Roth RH, Gao XB, Horvath TL. Ghrelin Promotes and Protects Nigrostriatal Dopamine Function via a UCP2-Dependent Mitochondrial Mechanism. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 14057-14065. PMID: 19906954, PMCID: PMC2845822, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3890-09.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA cell lossNigrostriatal dopamine functionParkinson's diseaseDopamine functionCell lossSubstantia nigra pars compactaSNpc DA neuronsStriatal dopamine levelsStriatal dopamine lossExogenous ghrelin administrationLoss of appetiteDopamine cell degenerationNovel therapeutic strategiesMitochondrial mechanismsTyrosine hydroxylase mRNAReactive oxygen species productionMPTP treatmentPeripheral ghrelinSNpc cellsTetrahydropyridine (MPTP) treatmentDA neuronsDopamine lossGhrelin administrationPars compactaCatecholaminergic neurons
2005
Uncoupling protein 2 protects dopaminergic neurons from acute 1,2,3,6‐methyl‐phenyl‐tetrahydropyridine toxicity
Conti B, Sugama S, Lucero J, Winsky‐Sommerer R, Wirz SA, Maher P, Andrews Z, Barr AM, Morale MC, Paneda C, Pemberton J, Gaidarova S, Behrens MM, Beal F, Sanna PP, Horvath T, Bartfai T. Uncoupling protein 2 protects dopaminergic neurons from acute 1,2,3,6‐methyl‐phenyl‐tetrahydropyridine toxicity. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2005, 93: 493-501. PMID: 15816872, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03052.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopaminergic neuronsParkinson's diseaseOxidative stressSpecific neuronal expressionTyrosine hydroxylase promoterTetrahydropyridine (MPTP) toxicityCatecholaminergic neuronsSubstantia nigraHydroxylase promoterLocomotor functionMouse modelNeuronal expressionAcute exposureTransgenic miceSporadic formsTwofold elevationUCP2 expressionDiseaseMarked reductionNeuronsMiceNeuroprotectionProtein 2UCP familyDrug targets
1998
Segregation of the intra- and extrahypothalamic neuropeptide Y and catecholaminergic inputs on paraventricular neurons, including those producing thyrotropin-releasing hormone
Diano S, Naftolin F, Goglia F, Horvath T. Segregation of the intra- and extrahypothalamic neuropeptide Y and catecholaminergic inputs on paraventricular neurons, including those producing thyrotropin-releasing hormone. Peptides 1998, 75: 117-126. PMID: 9802401, DOI: 10.1016/s0167-0115(98)00060-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParvicellular paraventricular nucleusMedian forebrain bundleProximal dendritesTRH neuronsDistal dendritesCell bodiesTRH cellsNPY inputAsymmetric synapsesCatecholaminergic inputsTyrosine hydroxylaseDendritic spinesInvolvement of NPYNumber of NPYThyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) mRNATH-immunoreactive fibersThyroid feedbackThyrotropin-releasing hormoneFood deprivationLight microscopic examinationTRH immunoreactive cellsNPY fibersNPY releaseHypothalamic NPYCatecholaminergic neurons
1992
GABAergic and catecholaminergic innervation of mediobasal hypothalamic β-endorphin cells projecting to the medial preoptic area
Horvath TL, Naftolin F, Leranth C. GABAergic and catecholaminergic innervation of mediobasal hypothalamic β-endorphin cells projecting to the medial preoptic area. Neuroscience 1992, 51: 391-399. PMID: 1281529, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(92)90323-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial preoptic areaPreoptic areaHormone-producing cellsArcuate nucleusHypothalamic beta-endorphin neuronsHormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) neuronsBeta-endorphin neuronsDirect estrogen actionHormone-containing neuronsVentromedial arcuate nucleusRetrograde tracer horseradish peroxidasePro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neuronsCellular estrogen receptorsPro-opiomelanocortin cellsTracer horseradish peroxidaseΒ-endorphin cellsHormone neuronsImmunoreactive neuronsCatecholaminergic innervationCatecholaminergic neuronsRetrograde tracingSynaptic contactsEstrogen actionCatecholamine fibersAxon terminals