2012
Neuroendocrine Regulation of Energy Metabolism
Dietrich M, Horvath T. Neuroendocrine Regulation of Energy Metabolism. Endocrinology And Metabolism 2012, 27: 268-273. DOI: 10.3803/enm.2012.27.4.268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral metabolic signalsEnergy expenditureBrain homeostatic systemsMechanism of actionBrain involvementChronic regulationPharmacological techniquesNeuronal controlNeuroendocrine regulationNeuronal mechanismsEnergy homeostasisComplex feeding behaviorHomeostatic systemMetabolic signalsReview articleFeeding behaviorInvolvementCurrent understandingBrain
2003
Ghrelin as a potential anti-obesity target.
Horvath TL, Castañeda T, Tang-Christensen M, Pagotto U, Tschöp MH. Ghrelin as a potential anti-obesity target. Current Pharmaceutical Design 2003, 9: 1383-95. PMID: 12769730, DOI: 10.2174/1381612033454748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive energy balancePotential anti-obesity targetEndogenous growth hormone secretagogueEffective pharmacological treatmentAnti-obesity targetGrowth hormone secretagoguesNumerous target tissuesPeptide hormone ghrelinGhrelin antagonistGhrelin actionPharmacological treatmentHormone ghrelinFood intakeHormone secretagoguesPharmacological approachesGhrelinPleiotropic hormoneFat oxidationNeuroendocrine regulationCompensatory mechanismsEnergy homeostasisBlood streamTarget tissuesExact mechanismObesity
1992
Neuropeptide-Y innervation of beta-endorphin-containing cells in the rat mediobasal hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining analysis
Horvath TL, Naftolin F, Kalra SP, Leranth C. Neuropeptide-Y innervation of beta-endorphin-containing cells in the rat mediobasal hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining analysis. Endocrinology 1992, 131: 2461-2467. PMID: 1425443, DOI: 10.1210/endo.131.5.1425443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary LH releaseLH releaseOvariectomized ratsMediobasal hypothalamusSynaptic connectionsNPY-immunoreactive axonsBeta-endorphin systemSynaptic membrane specializationsRat mediobasal hypothalamusDirect synaptic connectionsDiaminobenzidine reactionLHRH neuronsNPY neuronsDual effectHypothalamic NPYLH secretionMedial basalLHRH secretionOvarian steroidsPrecise neural mechanismsFemale ratsAxon terminalsElectron microscopic examinationPeptidergic systemsNeuroendocrine regulation