2020
AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model
Miletta MC, Iyilikci O, Shanabrough M, Šestan-Peša M, Cammisa A, Zeiss CJ, Dietrich MO, Horvath TL. AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model. Nature Metabolism 2020, 2: 1204-1211. PMID: 33106687, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-020-00300-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgRP neuronsActivity-based anorexia modelAgRP neuronal activityVivo fiber photometryFood-restricted miceFood-restricted animalsCompulsive exerciseAnorexia modelHypothalamic agoutiNeuropeptide YExercise volumeFood intakeMouse modelNeuronal activityFiber photometryDaily activationNeuronal circuitsPsychiatric conditionsAnorexia nervosaChemogenetic toolsNeuronsLong-term behavioral impactElevated fat contentVoluntary cessationFat content
2010
Synaptic input organization of the melanocortin system predicts diet-induced hypothalamic reactive gliosis and obesity
Horvath TL, Sarman B, García-Cáceres C, Enriori PJ, Sotonyi P, Shanabrough M, Borok E, Argente J, Chowen JA, Perez-Tilve D, Pfluger PT, Brönneke HS, Levin BE, Diano S, Cowley MA, Tschöp MH. Synaptic input organization of the melanocortin system predicts diet-induced hypothalamic reactive gliosis and obesity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 14875-14880. PMID: 20679202, PMCID: PMC2930476, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1004282107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietSynaptic input organizationReactive gliosisPOMC neuronsDIO ratsDR ratsArcuate nucleusMelanocortin systemPOMC cellsNeuropeptide Y cellsInput organizationLoss of synapsesDiet-induced obesityBlood-brain barrierHFD-fed animalsDIO animalsAnorexigenic proopiomelanocortinGlial ensheathmentSynaptic organizationInhibitory inputsLean ratsDR animalsNeuronal circuitsCell bodiesGliosis