2014
A temperature hypothesis of hypothalamus-driven obesity.
Horvath TL, Stachenfeld NS, Diano S. A temperature hypothesis of hypothalamus-driven obesity. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2014, 87: 149-58. PMID: 24910560, PMCID: PMC4031788.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsTreatment of obesityWhite adipose tissueEtiology of obesityBrain temperature controlHealth care systemSustained obesityObesity developmentPeripheral tissuesMetabolic disordersLarge financial burdenObesityAdipose tissueMedical strategiesExcess fatMetabolic centersPsychological symptomsLength of lifeCare systemFinancial burdenMetabolic stateTissueVast majorityPatientsEtiologySymptomsMinireview: Metabolism of Female Reproduction: Regulatory Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
Seli E, Babayev E, Collins SC, Nemeth G, Horvath TL. Minireview: Metabolism of Female Reproduction: Regulatory Mechanisms and Clinical Implications. Endocrinology 2014, 28: 790-804. PMID: 24678733, PMCID: PMC4042071, DOI: 10.1210/me.2013-1413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale reproductionPeripheral availabilityMetabolic disturbancesMetabolic hormonesAnorexia nervosaClinical implicationsMetabolic determinantsHuman reproductionEnergy metabolismFemale fertilityMetabolic stateMetabolismCentral processesMellitusObesityHypothalamusRegulatory mechanismsInfertilityHormoneNervosa
2010
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Fibers Contact POMC Neurons in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus
Sotonyi P, Mezei G, Racz B, Dallman MF, Abizaid A, Horvath TL. Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Fibers Contact POMC Neurons in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus. Reproductive Sciences 2010, 17: 1024-1028. PMID: 20713970, DOI: 10.1177/1933719110378346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArcuate nucleusGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronsPOMC cell bodiesEnergy expenditureHypothalamic arcuate nucleusHypothalamic neuronal populationsMelanocyte stimulating hormoneHormone neuronsPOMC neuronsAnorexigenic proopiomelanocortinStimulating hormoneAnatomical proximityAxon terminalsGonadal axisGlucose homeostasisPeripheral signalsNeuronal populationsCell bodiesDirect appositionGnRHEnergy metabolismNeuronsMetabolic stateHormoneProopiomelanocortin
2006
Synaptic plasticity mediating leptin's effect on metabolism
Horvath TL. Synaptic plasticity mediating leptin's effect on metabolism. Progress In Brain Research 2006, 153: 47-55. PMID: 16876567, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(06)53002-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimate hypothalamusSynaptic plasticityEnergy homeostasisShort-term fastingLeptin effectsHypothalamic regulationSynaptic inputsNeuromodulator systemsPeptidergic circuitsHypothalamusNonhuman primatesPathological conditionsBasic wiringMetabolic statePhysiological regulationHomeostasisMetabolic circuitsRodent speciesRatsFastingMicePlasticityResponse