2020
AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model
Miletta MC, Iyilikci O, Shanabrough M, Šestan-Peša M, Cammisa A, Zeiss CJ, Dietrich MO, Horvath TL. AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model. Nature Metabolism 2020, 2: 1204-1211. PMID: 33106687, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-020-00300-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgRP neuronsActivity-based anorexia modelAgRP neuronal activityVivo fiber photometryFood-restricted miceFood-restricted animalsCompulsive exerciseAnorexia modelHypothalamic agoutiNeuropeptide YExercise volumeFood intakeMouse modelNeuronal activityFiber photometryDaily activationNeuronal circuitsPsychiatric conditionsAnorexia nervosaChemogenetic toolsNeuronsLong-term behavioral impactElevated fat contentVoluntary cessationFat content
2009
Uncoupling protein-2 regulates lifespan in mice
Andrews ZB, Horvath TL. Uncoupling protein-2 regulates lifespan in mice. AJP Endocrinology And Metabolism 2009, 296: e621-e627. PMID: 19141680, PMCID: PMC2670629, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.90903.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferent tissuesProtein 2Uncoupled mitochondrial respirationReactive oxygen species productionMammalian physiologyMutant animalsOxygen species productionMitochondrial respirationLevels of UCP2Species productionTissue functionLong lifespanUCP2Oxidative stressLifespanPostnatal survivalWild-type miceMiceTissuePhysiologyRespirationCells