2019
Mediation of the Acute Stress Response by the Skeleton
Berger JM, Singh P, Khrimian L, Morgan DA, Chowdhury S, Arteaga-Solis E, Horvath TL, Domingos AI, Marsland AL, Yadav V, Rahmouni K, Gao XB, Karsenty G. Mediation of the Acute Stress Response by the Skeleton. Cell Metabolism 2019, 30: 890-902.e8. PMID: 31523009, PMCID: PMC6834912, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.08.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress responseBony vertebratesAcute stress responseBone-derived signalsWild-type animalsGenetic studiesEndocrine mediationAdrenal insufficient patientsVertebratesOsteocalcinSympathetic toneParasympathetic neuronsWildOsteocalcin levelsStressorsTypes of stressorsSelective surgeOsteoblastsInactivationRodentsResponseGlutamateUptake
2017
Cannabis in fat: high hopes to treat obesity
Hawkins MN, Horvath TL. Cannabis in fat: high hopes to treat obesity. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2017, 127: 3918-3920. PMID: 29035279, PMCID: PMC5663345, DOI: 10.1172/jci97042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabinoid receptor type 1Body weightNovel peripheral targetsReduced body weightSystemic metabolic changesAdipocyte-specific deletionReceptor type 1Sympathetic toneTotal adiposityCNS effectsPeripheral mechanismsSystemic metabolismPeripheral targetsAdipocyte physiologyAdipose tissueType 1Metabolic changesMetabolic profileEnergy metabolismMetabolismAdiposityObesityCausal relationshipMiceMacrophages
2015
Reducing Adiposity in a Critical Developmental Window Has Lasting Benefits in Mice
Lerea JS, Ring LE, Hassouna R, Chong AC, Szigeti-Buck K, Horvath TL, Zeltser LM. Reducing Adiposity in a Critical Developmental Window Has Lasting Benefits in Mice. Endocrinology 2015, 157: 666-678. PMID: 26587784, PMCID: PMC4733128, DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary interventionBrown adipose tissue thermogenesisWeight lossEarly-onset hyperphagiaRapid weight regainEarly-onset obesityEnergy expenditureAdipose tissue thermogenesisCritical developmental windowWeight regainSympathetic toneMetabolic improvementHypothalamic leptinTissue thermogenesisEarly interventionCompensatory decreaseUnfavorable responseMiceMost adultsObesityAdiposityInterventionDevelopmental windowAdultsBrown adipose tissue mitochondriaAgRP 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