2009
Melanin-concentrating hormone directly inhibits GnRH neurons and blocks kisspeptin activation, linking energy balance to reproduction
Wu M, Dumalska I, Morozova E, van den Pol A, Alreja M. Melanin-concentrating hormone directly inhibits GnRH neurons and blocks kisspeptin activation, linking energy balance to reproduction. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 17217-17222. PMID: 19805188, PMCID: PMC2761345, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908200106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainEnergy MetabolismFemaleGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHypothalamic HormonesImmunohistochemistryKisspeptinsMaleMelaninsMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, FluorescenceNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptide FragmentsPituitary HormonesReceptors, SomatostatinReproductionTime FactorsTumor Suppressor ProteinsVesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2ConceptsInhibitory effectDirect postsynaptic effectGnRH-GFP neuronsMCH knockout miceMCH-immunoreactive fibersRole of MCHMelanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) systemMCH receptor antagonistsPatch-clamp recordingsMelanin-concentrating hormoneNegative energy balanceKisspeptin activationDrug abuse behaviorGnRH neuronsPostsynaptic effectsExcitatory effectsGABAergic neuronsTransgenic GFP miceImmunoreactive fibersReceptor antagonistCNS neuronsAntidepressant drugsBrain slicesFood restrictionKnockout mice
2007
Neurokinins robustly activate the majority of septohippocampal cholinergic neurons
Morozova E, Wu M, Dumalska I, Alreja M. Neurokinins robustly activate the majority of septohippocampal cholinergic neurons. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 114-122. PMID: 18184316, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05993.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeptohippocampal cholinergic neuronsHippocampal acetylcholine releaseCholinergic neuronsNK3 receptorsHemokinin-1Acetylcholine releaseNK2 receptorsElectrophysiological effectsRat brain slice preparationWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsMedial septum/diagonal bandDiagonal band neuronsNK3 receptor agonistPost-synaptic mechanismsStress-related affective disordersBrain slice preparationPatch-clamp recordingsEffect of NKCholinergic cellsNK receptorsReceptor agonistSlice preparationDiagonal bandNeurokinin receptorsBrain neurons