2000
Estrogen Is Essential for Maintaining Nigrostriatal Dopamine Neurons in Primates: Implications for Parkinson's Disease and Memory
Leranth C, Roth R, Elsworth J, Naftolin F, Horvath T, Redmond D. Estrogen Is Essential for Maintaining Nigrostriatal Dopamine Neurons in Primates: Implications for Parkinson's Disease and Memory. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 8604-8609. PMID: 11102464, PMCID: PMC6773080, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-23-08604.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNigrostriatal dopamine neuronsDopamine neuronsParkinson's diseaseSubstantia nigraDopamine cellsTyrosine hydroxylase-expressing neuronsTyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive cellsNigral dopamine systemsEstrogen replacement therapyNew treatment strategiesUnbiased stereological analysisTypes of neuronsProgression of diseaseEstrogen replacementPostmenopausal womenEstrogen deprivationReplacement therapyTreatment strategiesCompact zoneGonadal hormonesLong-term effectsDopamine systemEstrogenDiseaseNeurons
1997
Suprachiasmatic efferents avoid phenestrated capillaries but innervate neuroendocrine cells, including those producing dopamine.
Horvath T. Suprachiasmatic efferents avoid phenestrated capillaries but innervate neuroendocrine cells, including those producing dopamine. Endocrinology 1997, 138: 1312-20. PMID: 9048641, DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.3.4976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary hormone secretionVasculosum laminae terminalisSuprachiasmatic nucleusHormone secretionNeuroendocrine cellsPreoptic areaLamina terminalisDopamine cellsMedian eminenceAnterior pituitary hormone secretionMedial preoptic areaDiffuse cytoplasmic labelingPhaseolus vulgaris leukoagglutininFluorogold labelingPeriventricular areaArcuate nucleusHypothalamic sitesIP administrationVentromedial nucleusAnterior hypothalamusAnterograde tracerAxon terminalsPeriventricular regionElectron microscopic examinationTyrosine hydroxylase
1993
Neuropeptide-Y innervation of estrogen-induced progesterone receptor-containing dopamine cells in the monkey hypothalamus: a triple labeling light and electron microscopic study
Horvath T, Shanabrough M, Naftolin F, Leranth C. Neuropeptide-Y innervation of estrogen-induced progesterone receptor-containing dopamine cells in the monkey hypothalamus: a triple labeling light and electron microscopic study. Endocrinology 1993, 133: 405-414. DOI: 10.1210/en.133.1.405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive neuronsNPY-immunoreactive axon terminalsProgesterone receptorNeuropeptide-YDopamine cellsFrequency of synaptic contactsLight brown diaminobenzidine reactionTyrosine hydroxylase-immunopositive cellsNPY-immunoreactive boutonsPR-containing cellsSynaptic contactsNuclear progesterone receptorDorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusEstrogen-treated monkeysHypophyseal hormone secretionAxon terminalsEffects of neuropeptide-YCoronal vibratome sectionsAfrican green monkeysPRL releaseOVX animalsDopamine neuronsMonkey hypothalamusHormone secretionHypothalamic nucleiNeuropeptide-Y innervation of estrogen-induced progesterone receptor-containing dopamine cells in the monkey hypothalamus: a triple labeling light and electron microscopic study
Horvath TL, Shanabrough M, Naftolin F, Leranth C. Neuropeptide-Y innervation of estrogen-induced progesterone receptor-containing dopamine cells in the monkey hypothalamus: a triple labeling light and electron microscopic study. Endocrinology 1993, 133: 405-414. PMID: 8100520, DOI: 10.1210/endo.133.1.8100520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive neuronsHydroxylase-immunoreactive neuronsProgesterone receptorSynaptic contactsAxon terminalsDopamine cellsTyrosine hydroxylase-immunopositive cellsHypophyseal hormone secretionEffects of NPYDorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusCoronal vibratome sectionsNuclear progesterone receptorPR-containing cellsAfrican green monkeysDiaminobenzidine reactionNPY axonsPeriventricular areaOVX animalsHormone secretionMonkey hypothalamusAnterior hypothalamusHypothalamic nucleiDopamine neuronsPRL releaseEstrogen
1992
Beta-endorphin innervation of dopamine neurons in the rat hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining study
Horvath TL, Naftolin F, Leranth C. Beta-endorphin innervation of dopamine neurons in the rat hypothalamus: a light and electron microscopic double immunostaining study. Endocrinology 1992, 131: 1547-1555. PMID: 1354605, DOI: 10.1210/endo.131.3.1354605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsZona incertaDopamine cellsSynaptic connectionsCell bodiesDouble immunostaining experimentsHypophyseal hormone secretionHypothalamic dopaminergic systemFemale rat brainHypothalamic dopaminergic neuronsDorsomedial hypothalamic nucleusDopamine cell bodiesReceptor-containing cellsDouble immunostaining studiesLight microscopic examinationPutative synaptic connectionsLH releaseDopamine innervationImmunoreactive boutonsPeriventricular areaDopaminergic neuronsPRL secretionSynaptic contactsArcuate nucleusHormone secretion