2015
AgRP Neurons Regulate Bone Mass
Kim JG, Sun BH, Dietrich MO, Koch M, Yao GQ, Diano S, Insogna K, Horvath TL. AgRP Neurons Regulate Bone Mass. Cell Reports 2015, 13: 8-14. PMID: 26411686, PMCID: PMC5868421, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.08.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusBone DensityBone Diseases, MetabolicFemurGene Expression RegulationHomeostasisHypothalamusIon ChannelsLeptinMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMitochondrial ProteinsNeuronsNorepinephrinePhenotypePropranololReceptors, Adrenergic, betaReceptors, LeptinSignal TransductionSirtuin 1TibiaUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsAgRP neuronsCell-autonomous deletionSignificant regulatory roleAgRP neuronal functionBone massLeptin receptor deletionSkeletal bone metabolismTransgenic animalsRegulatory roleGene deletionBone homeostasisDeletionNeuronal functionPostnatal deletionSympathetic toneReceptor deletionArcuate nucleusLeptin actionBone metabolismSkeletal metabolismMultiple linesNeuronsMiceMetabolismCircuit integrity
2009
A Serotonin-Dependent Mechanism Explains the Leptin Regulation of Bone Mass, Appetite, and Energy Expenditure
Yadav VK, Oury F, Suda N, Liu ZW, Gao XB, Confavreux C, Klemenhagen KC, Tanaka KF, Gingrich JA, Guo XE, Tecott LH, Mann JJ, Hen R, Horvath TL, Karsenty G. A Serotonin-Dependent Mechanism Explains the Leptin Regulation of Bone Mass, Appetite, and Energy Expenditure. Cell 2009, 138: 976-989. PMID: 19737523, PMCID: PMC2768582, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.06.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAppetiteBone DensityBrain StemEnergy MetabolismHypothalamusLeptinReceptors, LeptinSerotoninSignal TransductionConceptsSerotonergic neuronsHypothalamic neuronsBone massEnergy expenditureVentromedial hypothalamic neuronsBone mass accrualSerotonin-dependent mechanismRegulation of appetiteEnergy expenditure phenotypesSpecific hypothalamic neuronsHtr2c receptorLeptin deficiencyArcuate neuronsLeptin inhibitionSerotonin synthesisLeptin receptorLeptin regulationLeptinNeuronsAppetiteReceptorsEnergy metabolismBrainBoneMolecular basis