2016
Metabolism and Mental Illness
Sestan-Pesa M, Horvath TL. Metabolism and Mental Illness. Trends In Molecular Medicine 2016, 22: 174-183. PMID: 26776095, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2015.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemMental illnessBasic metabolic principlesHigher brain functionsCerebral cortexNovel therapiesNervous systemBrain functionSystemic controlPathological conditionsIllnessAppetiteCrucial regulatorFuture research strategiesOverwhelming evidenceMetabolic principlesFeeding behaviorMetabolismHypothalamusTherapyCortexBrainMitochondria controlled by UCP2 determine hypoxia-induced synaptic remodeling in the cortex and hippocampus
Varela L, Schwartz ML, Horvath TL. Mitochondria controlled by UCP2 determine hypoxia-induced synaptic remodeling in the cortex and hippocampus. Neurobiology Of Disease 2016, 90: 68-74. PMID: 26777666, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal neuronsMitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum interactionUCP2-KO miceEarly postnatal exposureLoss of synapsesOxygen tensionHigher brain regionsAdaptive mitochondrial responsesProtein 2 expressionHypothalamic circuitsPostnatal exposureKO miceSynaptic remodelingSystemic metabolismSynaptic inputsBrain cellsMetabolic controlNeuronal mitochondriaBrain regionsAdaptive responseNeuronsHippocampusMitochondrial dynamicsMetabolic challengesCortex
2013
Antibodies to cannabinoid type 1 receptor co‐react with stomatin‐like protein 2 in mouse brain mitochondria
Morozov YM, Dominguez MH, Varela L, Shanabrough M, Koch M, Horvath TL, Rakic P. Antibodies to cannabinoid type 1 receptor co‐react with stomatin‐like protein 2 in mouse brain mitochondria. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 38: 2341-2348. PMID: 23617247, PMCID: PMC3902808, DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStomatin-like protein 2Type 1 receptorPresence of CB1Protein 2Anti-CB1 antibodySynthetic cannabinoid WINMouse brain mitochondriaCerebral cortexEndocannabinoid signalingBrain cellsCannabinoid WINNeuronal mitochondriaBrain mitochondriaAntibodiesMitochondrial functionCB1Polyclonal antibodiesCortexMitochondrial preparationsSerumReceptors
2012
Plasticity of Brain Feeding Circuits in Response to Food
Horvath T. Plasticity of Brain Feeding Circuits in Response to Food. 2012, 61-74. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3492-4_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain regionsBrain structuresBrain's feeding circuitsPrevalent medical problemEnergy expenditureHigher brain regionsSleep/wake cycleEnergy metabolismPeripheral hormonesAutonomic functionCerebral cortexNeuronal circuitsMedical problemsNeuronal interactionsWake cycleFeeding circuitMetabolismMost mammalsFeedingObesityDiabetesHippocampusCortexHormoneBrain