2009
Reduced anticipatory locomotor responses to scheduled meals in ghrelin receptor deficient mice
Blum ID, Patterson Z, Khazall R, Lamont EW, Sleeman MW, Horvath TL, Abizaid A. Reduced anticipatory locomotor responses to scheduled meals in ghrelin receptor deficient mice. Neuroscience 2009, 164: 351-359. PMID: 19666088, PMCID: PMC2996828, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnticipatory locomotor activityGHSR KO miceLocomotor activityKO miceGhrelin receptor deficient miceReceptor-deficient miceFeeding scheduleFos expression patternsWild-type littermatesRestricted feeding scheduleGhrelin receptor geneGhrelin injectionOrexigenic hormoneFos immunoreactivityHypothalamic nucleiDeficient miceLocomotor responseGhrelinH dailyMiceReceptor geneMealH patternTargeted mutationsBehavioral measures
2003
The Distribution and Mechanism of Action of Ghrelin in the CNS Demonstrates a Novel Hypothalamic Circuit Regulating Energy Homeostasis
Cowley MA, Smith RG, Diano S, Tschöp M, Pronchuk N, Grove KL, Strasburger CJ, Bidlingmaier M, Esterman M, Heiman ML, Garcia-Segura LM, Nillni EA, Mendez P, Low MJ, Sotonyi P, Friedman JM, Liu H, Pinto S, Colmers WF, Cone RD, Horvath TL. The Distribution and Mechanism of Action of Ghrelin in the CNS Demonstrates a Novel Hypothalamic Circuit Regulating Energy Homeostasis. Neuron 2003, 37: 649-661. PMID: 12597862, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(03)00063-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsCentral Nervous SystemCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneEnergy MetabolismFemaleGhrelinHomeostasisHypothalamusIn Vitro TechniquesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNerve NetNeuronsNeuropeptide YOrgan SpecificityParaventricular Hypothalamic NucleusPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptide HormonesPresynaptic TerminalsPro-OpiomelanocortinProtein BindingProtein BiosynthesisProteinsRatsConceptsCorticotropin-releasing hormoneNeuropeptide YNPY neuronsHypothalamic circuitsGastrointestinal peptide hormone ghrelinEffects of NPYEnergy homeostasisArcuate NPY neuronsRelease of ghrelinExpression of ghrelinMechanism of actionPeptide hormone ghrelinHypothalamic actionOrexigenic peptideHypothalamic nucleiHormone ghrelinParaventricular nucleusProopiomelanocortin (POMC) productsThird ventricleGhrelinPresynaptic terminalsElectrophysiological recordingsNeuronsHypothalamusHomeostasis
1998
Leptin receptors in estrogen receptor-containing neurons of the female rat hypothalamus
Diano S, Kalra S, Sakamoto H, Horvath T. Leptin receptors in estrogen receptor-containing neurons of the female rat hypothalamus. Brain Research 1998, 812: 256-259. PMID: 9813356, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00936-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeptin receptorEstrogen receptorNeuronal perikaryaPeripheral signalsEstrogen receptor-containing neuronsParvicellular paraventricular nucleusReceptor-containing neuronsMedial preoptic areaVentromedial hypothalamic nucleusFemale rat hypothalamusArcuate nucleusHypothalamic nucleiFemale ratsParaventricular nucleusPreoptic areaGonadal functionHypothalamic sectionsPeriventricular regionRat hypothalamusNeuroendocrine mechanismsReceptorsExtensive colocalizationLeptinHypothalamusPerikarya
1995
Distribution of Estrogen Receptor-Immunoreactive Cells in Monkey Hypothalamus: Relationship to Neurones Containing Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone and Tyrosine Hydroxylase
Herbison A, Horvath T, Naftolin F, Leranth C. Distribution of Estrogen Receptor-Immunoreactive Cells in Monkey Hypothalamus: Relationship to Neurones Containing Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone and Tyrosine Hydroxylase. Neuroendocrinology 1995, 61: 1-10. PMID: 7731492, DOI: 10.1159/000126810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsER-immunoreactive cellsHormone-releasing hormoneER immunoreactivityMonkey hypothalamusTyrosine hydroxylaseDouble-labeling experimentsProgesterone receptorDopaminergic neuronesLHRH neuronesEstrogen receptor-immunoreactive cellsReceptor-immunoreactive cellsPituitary hormone secretionSpecific hypothalamic nucleiTH-immunoreactive cellsPR-containing cellsDopamine-containing neuronesHypothalamic dopaminergic neuronesAfrican green monkeysLHRH neuronsPeriventricular areaSteroid statusArcuate nucleusHormone secretionHypothalamic nucleiPrimate hypothalamus
1993
Neuropeptide-Y innervation of estrogen-induced progesterone receptor-containing dopamine cells in the monkey hypothalamus: a triple labeling light and electron microscopic study
Horvath T, Shanabrough M, Naftolin F, Leranth C. Neuropeptide-Y innervation of estrogen-induced progesterone receptor-containing dopamine cells in the monkey hypothalamus: a triple labeling light and electron microscopic study. Endocrinology 1993, 133: 405-414. DOI: 10.1210/en.133.1.405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive neuronsNPY-immunoreactive axon terminalsProgesterone receptorNeuropeptide-YDopamine cellsFrequency of synaptic contactsLight brown diaminobenzidine reactionTyrosine hydroxylase-immunopositive cellsNPY-immunoreactive boutonsPR-containing cellsSynaptic contactsNuclear progesterone receptorDorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusEstrogen-treated monkeysHypophyseal hormone secretionAxon terminalsEffects of neuropeptide-YCoronal vibratome sectionsAfrican green monkeysPRL releaseOVX animalsDopamine neuronsMonkey hypothalamusHormone secretionHypothalamic nucleiNeuropeptide-Y innervation of estrogen-induced progesterone receptor-containing dopamine cells in the monkey hypothalamus: a triple labeling light and electron microscopic study
Horvath TL, Shanabrough M, Naftolin F, Leranth C. Neuropeptide-Y innervation of estrogen-induced progesterone receptor-containing dopamine cells in the monkey hypothalamus: a triple labeling light and electron microscopic study. Endocrinology 1993, 133: 405-414. PMID: 8100520, DOI: 10.1210/endo.133.1.8100520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive neuronsHydroxylase-immunoreactive neuronsProgesterone receptorSynaptic contactsAxon terminalsDopamine cellsTyrosine hydroxylase-immunopositive cellsHypophyseal hormone secretionEffects of NPYDorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusCoronal vibratome sectionsNuclear progesterone receptorPR-containing cellsAfrican green monkeysDiaminobenzidine reactionNPY axonsPeriventricular areaOVX animalsHormone secretionMonkey hypothalamusAnterior hypothalamusHypothalamic nucleiDopamine neuronsPRL releaseEstrogenAromatase 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