2010
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Fibers Contact POMC Neurons in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus
Sotonyi P, Mezei G, Racz B, Dallman MF, Abizaid A, Horvath TL. Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Fibers Contact POMC Neurons in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus. Reproductive Sciences 2010, 17: 1024-1028. PMID: 20713970, DOI: 10.1177/1933719110378346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArcuate nucleusGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronsPOMC cell bodiesEnergy expenditureHypothalamic arcuate nucleusHypothalamic neuronal populationsMelanocyte stimulating hormoneHormone neuronsPOMC neuronsAnorexigenic proopiomelanocortinStimulating hormoneAnatomical proximityAxon terminalsGonadal axisGlucose homeostasisPeripheral signalsNeuronal populationsCell bodiesDirect appositionGnRHEnergy metabolismNeuronsMetabolic stateHormoneProopiomelanocortinSynaptic input organization of the melanocortin system predicts diet-induced hypothalamic reactive gliosis and obesity
Horvath TL, Sarman B, García-Cáceres C, Enriori PJ, Sotonyi P, Shanabrough M, Borok E, Argente J, Chowen JA, Perez-Tilve D, Pfluger PT, Brönneke HS, Levin BE, Diano S, Cowley MA, Tschöp MH. Synaptic input organization of the melanocortin system predicts diet-induced hypothalamic reactive gliosis and obesity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 14875-14880. PMID: 20679202, PMCID: PMC2930476, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1004282107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietSynaptic input organizationReactive gliosisPOMC neuronsDIO ratsDR ratsArcuate nucleusMelanocortin systemPOMC cellsNeuropeptide Y cellsInput organizationLoss of synapsesDiet-induced obesityBlood-brain barrierHFD-fed animalsDIO animalsAnorexigenic proopiomelanocortinGlial ensheathmentSynaptic organizationInhibitory inputsLean ratsDR animalsNeuronal circuitsCell bodiesGliosis
2005
Input organization and plasticity of hypocretin neurons Possible clues to obesity’s association with insomnia
Horvath TL, Gao XB. Input organization and plasticity of hypocretin neurons Possible clues to obesity’s association with insomnia. Cell Metabolism 2005, 1: 279-286. PMID: 16054072, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2005.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypocretin neuronsSynaptic currentsHypothalamic hypocretin neuronsMore excitatory synapsesOvernight food deprivationElevated food intakeExcitatory synaptic currentsControl of arousalCause of narcolepsyStress-induced plasticityHypocretin levelsLeptin administrationHypocretin cellsHypocretin signalingMetabolic disturbancesObesity associationSynaptic organizationExcitatory synapsesFood intakeInhibitory inputsCell bodiesUnderlying causeNeuronsInput organizationFood deprivation
2000
Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) in the Nonhuman Primate Brain and Pituitary*This work was supported by NSF Grant IBN-9728581, NIH Grants NS-36111, MH-59847, RR-00163, HD-29186, and HD-37186.
Diano S, Urbanski H, Horvath B, Bechmann I, Kagiya A, Nemeth G, Naftolin F, Warden C, Horvath T. Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) in the Nonhuman Primate Brain and Pituitary*This work was supported by NSF Grant IBN-9728581, NIH Grants NS-36111, MH-59847, RR-00163, HD-29186, and HD-37186. Endocrinology 2000, 141: 4226-4238. PMID: 11089557, DOI: 10.1210/endo.141.11.7740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain ChemistryChlorocebus aethiopsCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneGene ExpressionHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationIon ChannelsLimbic SystemMacaca fascicularisMacaca mulattaMembrane Transport ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitochondrial ProteinsNeuropeptide YOxytocinPituitary GlandPituitary Gland, AnteriorPituitary Gland, PosteriorProteinsRNA, MessengerUncoupling Protein 2VasopressinsConceptsUncoupling protein 2Pituitary glandAnterior lobePrimate brainAxonal processesBrain stem regionsNonhuman primate brainSitu hybridization histochemistryMessenger RNACentral autonomicRR-00163Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2Neuropeptide YPrimate hypothalamusAnterior pituitaryMetabolic disordersRodent brainPosterior lobeHybridization histochemistryPOMC cellsCell bodiesUCP2 expressionRodent dataNovel targetBrain
1998
Segregation of the intra- and extrahypothalamic neuropeptide Y and catecholaminergic inputs on paraventricular neurons, including those producing thyrotropin-releasing hormone
Diano S, Naftolin F, Goglia F, Horvath T. Segregation of the intra- and extrahypothalamic neuropeptide Y and catecholaminergic inputs on paraventricular neurons, including those producing thyrotropin-releasing hormone. Peptides 1998, 75: 117-126. PMID: 9802401, DOI: 10.1016/s0167-0115(98)00060-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParvicellular paraventricular nucleusMedian forebrain bundleProximal dendritesTRH neuronsDistal dendritesCell bodiesTRH cellsNPY inputAsymmetric synapsesCatecholaminergic inputsTyrosine hydroxylaseDendritic spinesInvolvement of NPYNumber of NPYThyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) mRNATH-immunoreactive fibersThyroid feedbackThyrotropin-releasing hormoneFood deprivationLight microscopic examinationTRH immunoreactive cellsNPY fibersNPY releaseHypothalamic NPYCatecholaminergic neurons
1994
Naloxone reduces the feeding evoked by intracerebroventricular galanin injection
Dube M, Horvath T, Leranth C, Kalra P, Kalra S. Naloxone reduces the feeding evoked by intracerebroventricular galanin injection. Physiology & Behavior 1994, 56: 811-813. PMID: 7528433, DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(94)90247-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-endorphin releaseFood intakeOpioid receptor antagonist naloxoneHighest naloxone doseDose-related fashionStimulation of feedingImmunopositive cell bodiesGalanin-immunoreactive fibersDose-dependent mannerGalanin injectionICV injectionNaloxone doseAntagonist naloxoneBasal hypothalamusBeta-endorphinCentral injectionMaximal suppressionGalaninMorphological findingsSynaptic connectionsCell bodiesNaloxoneIntakeInjectionStimulation
1992
Beta-endorphin innervation of dopamine neurons in the rat hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining study
Horvath TL, Naftolin F, Leranth C. Beta-endorphin innervation of dopamine neurons in the rat hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining study. Endocrinology 1992, 131: 1547-1555. PMID: 1354605, DOI: 10.1210/endo.131.3.1354605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsZona incertaDopamine cellsSynaptic connectionsCell bodiesDouble immunostaining experimentsHypophyseal hormone secretionHypothalamic dopaminergic systemFemale rat brainHypothalamic dopaminergic neuronsDorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusDopamine cell bodiesReceptor-containing cellsDouble immunostaining studiesLight microscopic examinationPutative synaptic connectionsLH releaseDopamine innervationImmunoreactive boutonsPeriventricular areaDopaminergic neuronsPRL secretionSynaptic contactsArcuate nucleusHormone secretion