2016
Mitochondria controlled by UCP2 determine hypoxia-induced synaptic remodeling in the cortex and hippocampus
Varela L, Schwartz ML, Horvath TL. Mitochondria controlled by UCP2 determine hypoxia-induced synaptic remodeling in the cortex and hippocampus. Neurobiology Of Disease 2016, 90: 68-74. PMID: 26777666, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal neuronsMitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum interactionUCP2-KO miceEarly postnatal exposureLoss of synapsesOxygen tensionHigher brain regionsAdaptive mitochondrial responsesProtein 2 expressionHypothalamic circuitsPostnatal exposureKO miceSynaptic remodelingSystemic metabolismSynaptic inputsBrain cellsMetabolic controlNeuronal mitochondriaBrain regionsAdaptive responseNeuronsHippocampusMitochondrial dynamicsMetabolic challengesCortex
1997
Lack of Gonadotropin-Positive Feedback in the Male Rat Is Associated with Lack of Estrogen-Induced Synaptic Plasticity in the Arcuate Nucleus
Horvath T, Garcia-Segura L, Naftolin F. Lack of Gonadotropin-Positive Feedback in the Male Rat Is Associated with Lack of Estrogen-Induced Synaptic Plasticity in the Arcuate Nucleus. Neuroendocrinology 1997, 65: 136-140. PMID: 9067991, DOI: 10.1159/000127173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArcuate nucleusFemale ratsSynaptic plasticitySynaptic retractionMale ratsSynapse countsEstrogen-induced synaptic plasticityFemale arcuate nucleusVehicle-injected groupHypothalamic arcuate nucleusAdministration of estrogenAfternoon of proestrusQuantitative electron microscopic analysisOil-injected controlsGonadotropin secretionSynaptic reorganizationSynaptic countsConstant estrusEndogenous estrogensSynaptic remodelingSingle injectionTreatment groupsHormone injectionEstrogenOvarian cycle
1996
Synaptic remodeling in the arcuate nucleus during the estrous cycle is induced by estrogen and precedes the preovulatory gonadotropin surge
Naftolin F, Mor G, Horvath T, Luquin S, Fajer A, Kohen F, Garcia-Segura L. Synaptic remodeling in the arcuate nucleus during the estrous cycle is induced by estrogen and precedes the preovulatory gonadotropin surge. Endocrinology 1996, 137: 5576-5580. DOI: 10.1210/en.137.12.5576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreovulatory gonadotropin surgeArcuate nucleusGonadotropin surgeSynaptic retractionMorning of metestrusEstrous cycleMorning of estrusAxosomatic synapsesPhysiological synaptic plasticitySurge of gonadotropinsPreovulatory estradiol surgePreovulatory LH surgeEstradiol surgeCirculating estradiolHypothalamic mechanismsPreovulatory levelsEstrogen diethylstilbestrolSynaptic plasticityLH surgeSynaptic remodelingGonadotropinEstrogenMidcycleMorphological eventsOvarian cycleSynaptic remodeling in the arcuate nucleus during the estrous cycle is induced by estrogen and precedes the preovulatory gonadotropin surge.
Naftolin F, Mor G, Horvath TL, Luquin S, Fajer AB, Kohen F, Garcia-Segura LM. Synaptic remodeling in the arcuate nucleus during the estrous cycle is induced by estrogen and precedes the preovulatory gonadotropin surge. Endocrinology 1996, 137: 5576-80. PMID: 8940386, DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.12.8940386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic retractionArcuate nucleusAxosomatic synapsesPreovulatory gonadotropinEstrous cycleMorning of metestrusPhysiological synaptic plasticitySurge of gonadotropinsMorning of estrusPreovulatory LH surgePreovulatory estradiolPreovulatory levelsLH surgeGonadotropin surgeHypothalamic mechanismsSynaptic remodelingEstrogen diethylstilbestrolSynaptic plasticityGonadotropinOvarian cycleControl femalesSynapsesPositive controlEstradiolEstrogen