2014
Leptin signaling in astrocytes regulates hypothalamic neuronal circuits and feeding
Kim JG, Suyama S, Koch M, Jin S, Argente-Arizon P, Argente J, Liu ZW, Zimmer MR, Jeong JK, Szigeti-Buck K, Gao Y, Garcia-Caceres C, Yi CX, Salmaso N, Vaccarino FM, Chowen J, Diano S, Dietrich MO, Tschöp MH, Horvath TL. Leptin signaling in astrocytes regulates hypothalamic neuronal circuits and feeding. Nature Neuroscience 2014, 17: 908-910. PMID: 24880214, PMCID: PMC4113214, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesCell CountEatingExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationLeptinMaleMelanocortinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ElectronNerve NetNeuronsPrimary Cell CulturePro-OpiomelanocortinPulmonary Gas ExchangeReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSignal Transduction
2013
Repeated in vivo exposure of cocaine induces long‐lasting synaptic plasticity in hypocretin/orexin‐producing neurons in the lateral hypothalamus in mice
Rao Y, Mineur YS, Gan G, Wang AH, Liu Z, Wu X, Suyama S, de Lecea L, Horvath TL, Picciotto MR, Gao X. Repeated in vivo exposure of cocaine induces long‐lasting synaptic plasticity in hypocretin/orexin‐producing neurons in the lateral hypothalamus in mice. The Journal Of Physiology 2013, 591: 1951-1966. PMID: 23318871, PMCID: PMC3624862, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.246983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCAMP response element-binding proteinHypocretin neuronsLong-term potentiationSynaptic potentiationLateral hypothalamusCocaine administrationExperience-dependent synaptic potentiationExperience-dependent potentiationHypocretin-producing neuronsVivo cocaine administrationCocaine-treated animalsOrexin-producing neuronsAMPA-type glutamate receptorsVentral tegmental areaHigh-frequency stimulationCocaine-treated micePlace preference protocolResponse element-binding proteinDrugs of abuseCocaine withdrawalTegmental areaGlutamatergic synapsesGlutamate receptorsHypocretin systemElement-binding protein
2006
Anorectic estrogen mimics leptin's effect on the rewiring of melanocortin cells and Stat3 signaling in obese animals
Gao Q, Mezei G, Nie Y, Rao Y, Choi CS, Bechmann I, Leranth C, Toran-Allerand D, Priest CA, Roberts JL, Gao XB, Mobbs C, Shulman GI, Diano S, Horvath TL. Anorectic estrogen mimics leptin's effect on the rewiring of melanocortin cells and Stat3 signaling in obese animals. Nature Medicine 2006, 13: 89-94. PMID: 17195839, DOI: 10.1038/nm1525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnorexiaArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusBody WeightEstradiolEstrogen Receptor alphaExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFemaleInjections, IntraventricularLeptinMaleMelanocortinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, ObeseMicroscopy, ElectronNeuronsObesityOvariectomyPro-OpiomelanocortinRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorConceptsArcuate nucleusFood intakeLeptin receptor-deficient miceGonadal steroid estradiolRearrangement of synapsesReceptor-deficient miceBody weight regulationBody weight gainWild-type ratsPOMC neuronsLeptin effectsExcitatory inputsMetabolic hormonesLeptin receptorObese animalsSteroids estradiolWeight regulationBody weightSynaptic plasticityWeight gainRobust increaseInput organizationSTAT3 activationEnergy expenditureAdiposity
2004
Rapid Rewiring of Arcuate Nucleus Feeding Circuits by Leptin
Pinto S, Roseberry AG, Liu H, Diano S, Shanabrough M, Cai X, Friedman JM, Horvath TL. Rapid Rewiring of Arcuate Nucleus Feeding Circuits by Leptin. Science 2004, 304: 110-115. PMID: 15064421, DOI: 10.1126/science.1089459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusBody WeightEatingEvoked PotentialsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFeeding BehaviorGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGhrelinGlutamic AcidGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesLeptinLuminescent ProteinsMiceMice, ObeseMice, TransgenicNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsNeuropeptide YPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptide HormonesPro-OpiomelanocortinRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSynapsesTetrodotoxinTransgenesConceptsProopiomelanocortin neuronsNeuropeptide YFat-derived hormone leptinBehavioral effectsOb/ob miceLeptin-deficient miceOb/obHypothalamic arcuate nucleusWild-type miceNumber of excitatoryArcuate nucleusLeptin effectsPostsynaptic currentsOb miceHormone leptinSynaptic densityInhibitory synapsesFood intakeNeuronal typesLeptinMiceNeuronsFeeding circuitRapid rewiringHours