2021
Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain
Song E, Zhang C, Israelow B, Lu-Culligan A, Prado AV, Skriabine S, Lu P, Weizman OE, Liu F, Dai Y, Szigeti-Buck K, Yasumoto Y, Wang G, Castaldi C, Heltke J, Ng E, Wheeler J, Alfajaro MM, Levavasseur E, Fontes B, Ravindra NG, Van Dijk D, Mane S, Gunel M, Ring A, Kazmi SAJ, Zhang K, Wilen CB, Horvath TL, Plu I, Haik S, Thomas JL, Louvi A, Farhadian SF, Huttner A, Seilhean D, Renier N, Bilguvar K, Iwasaki A. Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20202135. PMID: 33433624, PMCID: PMC7808299, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20202135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Central nervous systemSARS-CoV-2 neuroinvasionImmune cell infiltratesCOVID-19 patientsType I interferon responseMultiple organ systemsCOVID-19I interferon responseHuman brain organoidsNeuroinvasive capacityCNS infectionsCell infiltrateNeuronal infectionPathological featuresCortical neuronsRespiratory diseaseDirect infectionCerebrospinal fluidNervous systemMouse brainInterferon responseOrgan systemsHuman ACE2Infection
2018
Metabolic regulation and glucose sensitivity of cortical radial glial cells
Rash BG, Micali N, Huttner AJ, Morozov YM, Horvath TL, Rakic P. Metabolic regulation and glucose sensitivity of cortical radial glial cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: 10142-10147. PMID: 30224493, PMCID: PMC6176632, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1808066115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadial glial cellsGlial cellsRGC fibersCortical radial glial cellsEmbryonic cortical slicesGestational obesityCerebral cortexCortical slicesMetabolic disturbancesCortical neurogenesisMetabolic supportBrain disordersAcute lossMitochondrial transportBrain developmentIntracellular CaPotential mechanismsHyperglycemiaMitochondrial functionGlucose sensitivityMiceStem cellsPrimary stem cellsPhysiological mechanismsCells
2016
Metabolism and Mental Illness
Sestan-Pesa M, Horvath TL. Metabolism and Mental Illness. Trends In Molecular Medicine 2016, 22: 174-183. PMID: 26776095, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2015.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemMental illnessBasic metabolic principlesHigher brain functionsCerebral cortexNovel therapiesNervous systemBrain functionSystemic controlPathological conditionsIllnessAppetiteCrucial regulatorFuture research strategiesOverwhelming evidenceMetabolic principlesFeeding behaviorMetabolismHypothalamusTherapyCortexBrainMitochondria controlled by UCP2 determine hypoxia-induced synaptic remodeling in the cortex and hippocampus
Varela L, Schwartz ML, Horvath TL. Mitochondria controlled by UCP2 determine hypoxia-induced synaptic remodeling in the cortex and hippocampus. Neurobiology Of Disease 2016, 90: 68-74. PMID: 26777666, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal neuronsMitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum interactionUCP2-KO miceEarly postnatal exposureLoss of synapsesOxygen tensionHigher brain regionsAdaptive mitochondrial responsesProtein 2 expressionHypothalamic circuitsPostnatal exposureKO miceSynaptic remodelingSystemic metabolismSynaptic inputsBrain cellsMetabolic controlNeuronal mitochondriaBrain regionsAdaptive responseNeuronsHippocampusMitochondrial dynamicsMetabolic challengesCortex
2012
Modeling human cortical development in vitro using induced pluripotent stem cells
Mariani J, Simonini MV, Palejev D, Tomasini L, Coppola G, Szekely AM, Horvath TL, Vaccarino FM. Modeling human cortical development in vitro using induced pluripotent stem cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 12770-12775. PMID: 22761314, PMCID: PMC3411972, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1202944109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman brain developmentHuman induced pluripotent stem cellsLayer-specific cortical neuronsBrain developmentHuman cerebral cortexHuman cortical developmentStem cellsPluripotent stem cellsCerebral cortexCortical neuronsCortical developmentCNS regionsRadial gliaCortical wallDorsal telencephalonEmbryonic telencephalonGene expression profilesInduced pluripotent stem cellsIntermediate progenitorsTelencephalic developmentTelencephalonExpression profilesTranscriptional programsCellsGlia