2016
CD301b+ Mononuclear Phagocytes Maintain Positive Energy Balance through Secretion of Resistin-like Molecule Alpha
Kumamoto Y, Camporez JP, Jurczak MJ, Shanabrough M, Horvath T, Shulman GI, Iwasaki A. CD301b+ Mononuclear Phagocytes Maintain Positive Energy Balance through Secretion of Resistin-like Molecule Alpha. Immunity 2016, 45: 583-596. PMID: 27566941, PMCID: PMC5033704, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMononuclear phagocytesResistin-like molecule αResistin-like molecule alphaSignificant weight lossPositive energy balanceInsulin sensitivityGlucose metabolismAdipose tissueBody weightMultiple organsMultifunctional cytokineBody homeostasisMarked reductionHeterogeneous groupWeight lossPhagocytesMolecule αHomeostasisEnergy balanceRELMαCD301bNormoglycemiaCytokinesMacrophages
2005
Uncoupling protein 2 protects dopaminergic neurons from acute 1,2,3,6‐methyl‐phenyl‐tetrahydropyridine toxicity
Conti B, Sugama S, Lucero J, Winsky‐Sommerer R, Wirz SA, Maher P, Andrews Z, Barr AM, Morale MC, Paneda C, Pemberton J, Gaidarova S, Behrens MM, Beal F, Sanna PP, Horvath T, Bartfai T. Uncoupling protein 2 protects dopaminergic neurons from acute 1,2,3,6‐methyl‐phenyl‐tetrahydropyridine toxicity. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2005, 93: 493-501. PMID: 15816872, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03052.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopaminergic neuronsParkinson's diseaseOxidative stressSpecific neuronal expressionTyrosine hydroxylase promoterTetrahydropyridine (MPTP) toxicityCatecholaminergic neuronsSubstantia nigraHydroxylase promoterLocomotor functionMouse modelNeuronal expressionAcute exposureTransgenic miceSporadic formsTwofold elevationUCP2 expressionDiseaseMarked reductionNeuronsMiceNeuroprotectionProtein 2UCP familyDrug targets