Bernardo Stutz Xavier, PhD
Research Scientist in Comparative MedicineCards
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Research
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2022
TET3 epigenetically controls feeding and stress response behaviors via AGRP neurons
Xie D, Stutz B, Li F, Chen F, Lv H, Sestan-Pesa M, Catarino J, Gu J, Zhao H, Stoddard CE, Carmichael GG, Shanabrough M, Taylor HS, Liu ZW, Gao XB, Horvath TL, Huang Y. TET3 epigenetically controls feeding and stress response behaviors via AGRP neurons. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2022, 132: e162365. PMID: 36189793, PMCID: PMC9525119, DOI: 10.1172/jci162365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVentromedial hypothalamic OGT drives adipose tissue lipolysis and curbs obesity
Wang Q, Zhang B, Stutz B, Liu ZW, Horvath TL, Yang X. Ventromedial hypothalamic OGT drives adipose tissue lipolysis and curbs obesity. Science Advances 2022, 8: eabn8092. PMID: 36044565, PMCID: PMC9432828, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn8092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAgRP neurons control structure and function of the medial prefrontal cortex
Stutz B, Waterson MJ, Šestan-Peša M, Dietrich MO, Škarica M, Sestan N, Racz B, Magyar A, Sotonyi P, Liu ZW, Gao XB, Matyas F, Stoiljkovic M, Horvath TL. AgRP neurons control structure and function of the medial prefrontal cortex. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 3951-3960. PMID: 35906488, PMCID: PMC9891653, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01691-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAgRP neurons control feeding behaviour at cortical synapses via peripherally derived lysophospholipids
Endle H, Horta G, Stutz B, Muthuraman M, Tegeder I, Schreiber Y, Snodgrass IF, Gurke R, Liu ZW, Sestan-Pesa M, Radyushkin K, Streu N, Fan W, Baumgart J, Li Y, Kloss F, Groppa S, Opel N, Dannlowski U, Grabe HJ, Zipp F, Rácz B, Horvath TL, Nitsch R, Vogt J. AgRP neurons control feeding behaviour at cortical synapses via peripherally derived lysophospholipids. Nature Metabolism 2022, 4: 683-692. PMID: 35760867, PMCID: PMC9940119, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-022-00589-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Mitochondrial Fission Governed by Drp1 Regulates Exogenous Fatty Acid Usage and Storage in Hela Cells
Song JE, Alves TC, Stutz B, Šestan-Peša M, Kilian N, Jin S, Diano S, Kibbey RG, Horvath TL. Mitochondrial Fission Governed by Drp1 Regulates Exogenous Fatty Acid Usage and Storage in Hela Cells. Metabolites 2021, 11: 322. PMID: 34069800, PMCID: PMC8157282, DOI: 10.3390/metabo11050322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHunger-promoting AgRP neurons trigger an astrocyte-mediated feed-forward auto-activation loop in mice
Varela L, Stutz B, Song JE, Kim JG, Liu ZW, Gao XB, Horvath TL. Hunger-promoting AgRP neurons trigger an astrocyte-mediated feed-forward auto-activation loop in mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2021, 131 PMID: 33848272, PMCID: PMC8121506, DOI: 10.1172/jci144239.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 Research
2018
Targeting AMPK Signaling as a Neuroprotective Strategy in Parkinson’s Disease
Curry DW, Stutz B, Andrews ZB, Elsworth JD. Targeting AMPK Signaling as a Neuroprotective Strategy in Parkinson’s Disease. Journal Of Parkinson’s Disease 2018, 8: 161-181. PMID: 29614701, PMCID: PMC6004921, DOI: 10.3233/jpd-171296.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAltered Cortical and Hippocampal Excitability in TgF344-AD Rats Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology
Stoiljkovic M, Kelley C, Stutz B, Horvath TL, Hajós M. Altered Cortical and Hippocampal Excitability in TgF344-AD Rats Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology. Cerebral Cortex 2018, 29: 2716-2727. PMID: 29920597, PMCID: PMC7302691, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy140.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Molecular and cellular reorganization of neural circuits in the human lineage
Sousa AMM, Zhu Y, Raghanti MA, Kitchen RR, Onorati M, Tebbenkamp ATN, Stutz B, Meyer KA, Li M, Kawasawa YI, Liu F, Perez RG, Mele M, Carvalho T, Skarica M, Gulden FO, Pletikos M, Shibata A, Stephenson AR, Edler MK, Ely JJ, Elsworth JD, Horvath TL, Hof PR, Hyde TM, Kleinman JE, Weinberger DR, Reimers M, Lifton RP, Mane SM, Noonan JP, State MW, Lein ES, Knowles JA, Marques-Bonet T, Sherwood CC, Gerstein MB, Sestan N. Molecular and cellular reorganization of neural circuits in the human lineage. Science 2017, 358: 1027-1032. PMID: 29170230, PMCID: PMC5776074, DOI: 10.1126/science.aan3456.Peer-Reviewed Original Research