2013
Natural birth-induced UCP2 in brain development
Seli E, Horvath TL. Natural birth-induced UCP2 in brain development. Reviews In Endocrine And Metabolic Disorders 2013, 14: 347-350. PMID: 23979530, DOI: 10.1007/s11154-013-9262-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal birthPost-operative surgical careLong-term outcomesEarly postnatal periodWild-type littermatesAdult brain structureUCP2 mRNA expressionTerm outcomesSurgical techniqueSurgical carePostnatal periodSurgical meansHippocampal formationMore deliveriesSynapse formationAxonal outgrowthC-sectionKnockout animalsMRNA expressionUCP2 expressionBrain developmentBrain structuresNeuronal differentiationBirthHippocampus
2012
Ucp2 Induced by Natural Birth Regulates Neuronal Differentiation of the Hippocampus and Related Adult Behavior
Simon-Areces J, Dietrich MO, Hermes G, Garcia-Segura LM, Arevalo MA, Horvath TL. Ucp2 Induced by Natural Birth Regulates Neuronal Differentiation of the Hippocampus and Related Adult Behavior. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e42911. PMID: 22905184, PMCID: PMC3414493, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUCP2 expressionCellular stressHippocampal neuronsChemical inhibitionMitochondrial bioenergeticsNeuronal differentiationGenetic ablationNatural birthProtein 2Adult behaviorCell proliferationCritical roleAdult brainNeuronal numberExpressionBioenergeticsNeuronsBirthDifferentiationRegulationProliferationSynaptogenesisVitroNeuroprotectionHippocampus
2002
ER-X: A Novel, Plasma Membrane-Associated, Putative Estrogen Receptor That Is Regulated during Development and after Ischemic Brain Injury
Toran-Allerand CD, Guan X, MacLusky NJ, Horvath TL, Diano S, Singh M, Connolly ES, Nethrapalli S, Tinnikov AA. ER-X: A Novel, Plasma Membrane-Associated, Putative Estrogen Receptor That Is Regulated during Development and after Ischemic Brain Injury. Journal Of Neuroscience 2002, 22: 8391-8401. PMID: 12351713, PMCID: PMC6757764, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-19-08391.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding, CompetitiveBlotting, WesternBrain IschemiaCaveolaeCell MembraneCell-Free SystemCells, CulturedCholesterolEnzyme ActivationEstradiolGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIonophoresMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNeocortexNeuronsReceptors, EstrogenRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSubcellular FractionsSubstrate SpecificityConceptsMAPK cascadePlasma membraneExtracellular signal-regulated kinases ERK1Neuronal differentiationPlasma membrane-associatedPlasma membrane-associated ERsProtein kinase isoformsCell-free systemMembrane-associated ERER alphaPutative ERKinases ERK1Cell divisionER betaSustained phosphorylationKinase isoformsERK activationMembrane-associatedGene-disrupted miceNovel mechanismEstrogen receptorUterine plasma membranesInhibitory regulatorIschemic stroke injuryIschemic brain injury