2019
Mitofusin 2 in Mature Adipocytes Controls Adiposity and Body Weight
Mancini G, Pirruccio K, Yang X, Blücher M, Rodeheffer M, Horvath TL. Mitofusin 2 in Mature Adipocytes Controls Adiposity and Body Weight. Cell Reports 2019, 26: 2849-2858.e4. PMID: 30865877, PMCID: PMC6876693, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnockout miceBody weightMitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum interactionSystemic metabolic dysregulationImpaired glucose metabolismHigh-fat dietObese human subjectsCalorie-dense foodsMitofusin 2Control miceStandard chowLean controlsMetabolic dysregulationFood intakeAdult miceGlucose metabolismStandard dietAdipose tissueBrown fatGlucose utilizationAdiposityTissue levelsSystemic levelsMiceAdult animals
2016
Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) Regulates Retinal Ganglion Cell Number and Survival
Barnstable CJ, Reddy R, Li H, Horvath TL. Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) Regulates Retinal Ganglion Cell Number and Survival. Journal Of Molecular Neuroscience 2016, 58: 461-469. PMID: 26846222, PMCID: PMC4833669, DOI: 10.1007/s12031-016-0728-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsUncoupling protein 2Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2Ganglion cellsRetinal ganglion cell numberNeurotrophic factor BDNFSurvival-promoting effectsGanglion cell numberUCP2 levelsRetinal neuron survivalProtein 2Critical developmental periodIntraocular injectionKainic acidNeuron survivalNeuronal survivalMouse retinaRetinal cellsElevated numbersAdult animalsSurvivalCell numberCell survivalImportant regulatorCell death
2006
Orexin neuronal changes in the locus coeruleus of the aging rhesus macaque
Downs JL, Dunn MR, Borok E, Shanabrough M, Horvath TL, Kohama SG, Urbanski HF. Orexin neuronal changes in the locus coeruleus of the aging rhesus macaque. Neurobiology Of Aging 2006, 28: 1286-1295. PMID: 16870307, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral hypothalamic areaPoor sleep qualityLocus coeruleusNoradrenergic locus coeruleusSleep qualityNeuron numberRhesus macaquesAge-related decreaseTyrosine hydroxylase mRNAAge-related lossMale rhesus macaquesOrexin innervationOrexin neuronsOrexin neuropeptidesAge-related declineB immunoreactivityHypothalamic areaNeuronal changesElderly humansAxon densityLC contributeHydroxylase mRNANonhuman primatesOld animalsAdult animals