2022
AgRP 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 ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexAgRP neuronsNon-selective dopamine receptor antagonistBrain functionPrefrontal cortexHypothalamic AgRP neuronsMedial thalamic neuronsAdministration of clozapineDopamine receptor antagonistVentral tegmental areaOscillatory network activityHigher-order brain functionsHypothalamic agoutiThalamic neuronsChemogenetic inhibitionDopaminergic neuronsReceptor antagonistTegmental areaNeuronal pathwaysSensorimotor gatingAdult miceModulatory impactAmbulatory behaviorConstitutive impairmentNeurons
2008
Overexpression of UCP2 Protects Thalamic Neurons following Global Ischemia in the Mouse
Olsson T, Wieloch T, Diano S, Warden CH, Horvath TL, Mattiasson G. Overexpression of UCP2 Protects Thalamic Neurons following Global Ischemia in the Mouse. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2008, 28: 1186-1195. PMID: 18301432, PMCID: PMC2642535, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2008.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal ischemiaHistologic damageNeurodegenerative diseasesDentate gyrus hippocampal subfieldGlobal brain ischemiaSelective neuronal deathWild-type littermatesDays of recoveryCell deathNeuronal damageOverexpression of UCP2Brain ischemiaHistopathological outcomeSublethal ischemiaThalamic neuronsNeuronal deathThalamic nucleiWT animalsThalamic regionsHippocampal subfieldsIschemiaExtensive cell deathUCP2 expressionThalamusLevels of UCP2