2014
Hypothalamic prolyl endopeptidase (PREP) regulates pancreatic insulin and glucagon secretion in mice
Kim JD, Toda C, D’Agostino G, Zeiss CJ, DiLeone RJ, Elsworth JD, Kibbey RG, Chan O, Harvey BK, Richie CT, Savolainen M, Myöhänen T, Jeong JK, Diano S. Hypothalamic prolyl endopeptidase (PREP) regulates pancreatic insulin and glucagon secretion in mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 11876-11881. PMID: 25071172, PMCID: PMC4136568, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1406000111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlood GlucoseGene ExpressionGene Knockdown TechniquesGlucagonGlucose Clamp TechniqueGlucose IntoleranceHypothalamusIndolesInsulinInsulin SecretionIon ChannelsMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMitochondrial ProteinsPancreasPhosphorylationProlyl OligopeptidasesReceptor, InsulinRecombinant ProteinsSerine EndopeptidasesSerine Proteinase InhibitorsThiazolidinesUncoupling Protein 1Ventromedial Hypothalamic NucleusConceptsWild-type miceGlucose intoleranceGlucagon secretionProlyl endopeptidaseHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studiesWild-type control miceGlucose-induced insulin releaseGlucose-induced insulin secretionEuglycemic clamp studiesAutonomic nervous systemVMH injectionsSympathetic outflowWild-type controlsNorepinephrine levelsGlucagon levelsGlucose toleranceControl miceInsulin levelsCentral infusionPancreatic functionVentromedial nucleusInsulin secretionNeuronal activationGlucose-intolerant phenotypeCentral regulation
2004
Proliferation of Microglia, but not Photoreceptors, in the Outer Nuclear Layer of the rd-1 Mouse
Zeiss CJ, Johnson EA. Proliferation of Microglia, but not Photoreceptors, in the Outer Nuclear Layer of the rd-1 Mouse. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2004, 45: 971-976. PMID: 14985319, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.03-0301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBiomarkersCDC2-CDC28 KinasesCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent KinasesDNA ReplicationImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Nick-End LabelingKi-67 AntigenMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Mutant StrainsMicrogliaPhotoreceptor Cells, VertebrateProliferating Cell Nuclear AntigenProto-Oncogene ProteinsRetinal DegenerationConceptsOuter nuclear layerTerminal dUTP transferase nick end labelingNuclear layerCell cycle progressionMicroglial cellsPhotoreceptor deathCycle progressionProliferation of microgliaNick end labelingCell nuclear antigenControl miceNeurotrophic factorPeripheral gradientInner retinaNeuronal deathCell cycle proteinsPhotoreceptor lossRD-1Ki-67Postnatal dayPreexisting conditionsNeurodegenerative conditionsDouble immunolabelingBromodeoxyuridine uptakePhotoreceptor apoptosis