2019
Dopamine neuronal protection in the mouse Substantia nigra by GHSR is independent of electric activity
Stutz B, Nasrallah C, Nigro M, Curry D, Liu ZW, Gao XB, Elsworth JD, Mintz L, Horvath TL. Dopamine neuronal protection in the mouse Substantia nigra by GHSR is independent of electric activity. Molecular Metabolism 2019, 24: 120-138. PMID: 30833218, PMCID: PMC6531791, DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2019.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSN DA neuronsDA neuronsSubstantia nigraDA cellsDopamine outputNeuronal protectionNeuronal survivalParkinson's diseaseDA neuron survivalDA neuronal survivalDesigner drugs (DREADD) technologyNeuronal pacemaker activityElectrical activityMouse substantia nigraElectric activityNeuron electrical activityAnimal motor behaviorGhrelin activationGHSR activationTetrahydropyridine (MPTP) treatmentNeuroprotective factorsNeuron survivalDopamine neuronsGhrelin receptorExogenous administration
2009
Ghrelin Promotes and Protects Nigrostriatal Dopamine Function via a UCP2-Dependent Mitochondrial Mechanism
Andrews ZB, Erion D, Beiler R, Liu ZW, Abizaid A, Zigman J, Elsworth JD, Savitt JM, DiMarchi R, Tschöp M, Roth RH, Gao XB, Horvath TL. Ghrelin Promotes and Protects Nigrostriatal Dopamine Function via a UCP2-Dependent Mitochondrial Mechanism. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 14057-14065. PMID: 19906954, PMCID: PMC2845822, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3890-09.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA cell lossNigrostriatal dopamine functionParkinson's diseaseDopamine functionCell lossSubstantia nigra pars compactaSNpc DA neuronsStriatal dopamine levelsStriatal dopamine lossExogenous ghrelin administrationLoss of appetiteDopamine cell degenerationNovel therapeutic strategiesMitochondrial mechanismsTyrosine hydroxylase mRNAReactive oxygen species productionMPTP treatmentPeripheral ghrelinSNpc cellsTetrahydropyridine (MPTP) treatmentDA neuronsDopamine lossGhrelin administrationPars compactaCatecholaminergic neurons