2014
Leptin signaling in astrocytes regulates hypothalamic neuronal circuits and feeding
Kim JG, Suyama S, Koch M, Jin S, Argente-Arizon P, Argente J, Liu ZW, Zimmer MR, Jeong JK, Szigeti-Buck K, Gao Y, Garcia-Caceres C, Yi CX, Salmaso N, Vaccarino FM, Chowen J, Diano S, Dietrich MO, Tschöp MH, Horvath TL. Leptin signaling in astrocytes regulates hypothalamic neuronal circuits and feeding. Nature Neuroscience 2014, 17: 908-910. PMID: 24880214, PMCID: PMC4113214, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAstrocytesCell CountEatingExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationLeptinMaleMelanocortinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ElectronNerve NetNeuronsPrimary Cell CulturePro-OpiomelanocortinPulmonary Gas ExchangeReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSignal Transduction
2009
A Serotonin-Dependent Mechanism Explains the Leptin Regulation of Bone Mass, Appetite, and Energy Expenditure
Yadav VK, Oury F, Suda N, Liu ZW, Gao XB, Confavreux C, Klemenhagen KC, Tanaka KF, Gingrich JA, Guo XE, Tecott LH, Mann JJ, Hen R, Horvath TL, Karsenty G. A Serotonin-Dependent Mechanism Explains the Leptin Regulation of Bone Mass, Appetite, and Energy Expenditure. Cell 2009, 138: 976-989. PMID: 19737523, PMCID: PMC2768582, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.06.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonergic neuronsHypothalamic neuronsBone massEnergy expenditureVentromedial hypothalamic neuronsBone mass accrualSerotonin-dependent mechanismRegulation of appetiteEnergy expenditure phenotypesSpecific hypothalamic neuronsHtr2c receptorLeptin deficiencyArcuate neuronsLeptin inhibitionSerotonin synthesisLeptin receptorLeptin regulationLeptinNeuronsAppetiteReceptorsEnergy metabolismBrainBoneMolecular basisLeptin Acts via Leptin Receptor-Expressing Lateral Hypothalamic Neurons to Modulate the Mesolimbic Dopamine System and Suppress Feeding
Leinninger GM, Jo YH, Leshan RL, Louis GW, Yang H, Barrera JG, Wilson H, Opland DM, Faouzi MA, Gong Y, Jones JC, Rhodes CJ, Chua S, Diano S, Horvath TL, Seeley RJ, Becker JB, Münzberg H, Myers MG. Leptin Acts via Leptin Receptor-Expressing Lateral Hypothalamic Neurons to Modulate the Mesolimbic Dopamine System and Suppress Feeding. Cell Metabolism 2009, 10: 89-98. PMID: 19656487, PMCID: PMC2723060, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2009.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral hypothalamic areaVentral tegmental areaMesolimbic DA systemLepRb neuronsMesolimbic dopamine systemLeptin actionLeptin receptorDopamine systemDA systemLeptin-deficient animalsLateral hypothalamic neuronsAnorexigenic hormone leptinLeptin actsHypothalamic areaHypothalamic neuronsSuppress feedingHormone leptinTegmental areaDA contentInhibitory neuronsRate-limiting enzymeBody weightNeuronsLeptinReceptors
2006
Anorectic estrogen mimics leptin's effect on the rewiring of melanocortin cells and Stat3 signaling in obese animals
Gao Q, Mezei G, Nie Y, Rao Y, Choi CS, Bechmann I, Leranth C, Toran-Allerand D, Priest CA, Roberts JL, Gao XB, Mobbs C, Shulman GI, Diano S, Horvath TL. Anorectic estrogen mimics leptin's effect on the rewiring of melanocortin cells and Stat3 signaling in obese animals. Nature Medicine 2006, 13: 89-94. PMID: 17195839, DOI: 10.1038/nm1525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnorexiaArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusBody WeightEstradiolEstrogen Receptor alphaExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFemaleInjections, IntraventricularLeptinMaleMelanocortinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, ObeseMicroscopy, ElectronNeuronsObesityOvariectomyPro-OpiomelanocortinRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorConceptsArcuate nucleusFood intakeLeptin receptor-deficient miceGonadal steroid estradiolRearrangement of synapsesReceptor-deficient miceBody weight regulationBody weight gainWild-type ratsPOMC neuronsLeptin effectsExcitatory inputsMetabolic hormonesLeptin receptorObese animalsSteroids estradiolWeight regulationBody weightSynaptic plasticityWeight gainRobust increaseInput organizationSTAT3 activationEnergy expenditureAdiposity
1999
Synaptic Interaction between Hypocretin (Orexin) and Neuropeptide Y Cells in the Rodent and Primate Hypothalamus: A Novel Circuit Implicated in Metabolic and Endocrine Regulations
Horvath T, Diano S, van den Pol A. Synaptic Interaction between Hypocretin (Orexin) and Neuropeptide Y Cells in the Rodent and Primate Hypothalamus: A Novel Circuit Implicated in Metabolic and Endocrine Regulations. Journal Of Neuroscience 1999, 19: 1072-1087. PMID: 9920670, PMCID: PMC6782143, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-03-01072.1999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsChlorocebus aethiopsEndocrine GlandsFemaleHypothalamusIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMetabolismNeural PathwaysNeuronsNeuropeptide YNeuropeptidesOrexin ReceptorsOrexinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, LeptinReceptors, NeuropeptideSynapsesConceptsHypothalamic functionCentral regulationHypocretin-containing neuronsLateral hypothalamic cellsLeptin receptor immunoreactivityNeuropeptide Y cellsDirect synaptic contactsNeuropeptide Y systemEndocrine regulationEndocrine processesNPY releaseReceptor immunoreactivityExcitatory actionHypocretin cellsSynaptic contactsArcuate nucleusLateral hypothalamusPrimate hypothalamusLeptin receptorSame neuronsHypothalamic cellsSynaptic regulationAdipose tissueHypocretinNPY
1998
Leptin receptors in estrogen receptor-containing neurons of the female rat hypothalamus
Diano S, Kalra S, Sakamoto H, Horvath T. Leptin receptors in estrogen receptor-containing neurons of the female rat hypothalamus. Brain Research 1998, 812: 256-259. PMID: 9813356, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00936-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeptin receptorEstrogen receptorNeuronal perikaryaPeripheral signalsEstrogen receptor-containing neuronsParvicellular paraventricular nucleusReceptor-containing neuronsMedial preoptic areaVentromedial hypothalamic nucleusFemale rat hypothalamusArcuate nucleusHypothalamic nucleiFemale ratsParaventricular nucleusPreoptic areaGonadal functionHypothalamic sectionsPeriventricular regionRat hypothalamusNeuroendocrine mechanismsReceptorsExtensive colocalizationLeptinHypothalamusPerikaryaLeptin Receptor Immunoreactivity is Associated with the Golgi Apparatus of Hypothalamic Neurones and Glial Cells
Diano S, Kalra S, Horvath T. Leptin Receptor Immunoreactivity is Associated with the Golgi Apparatus of Hypothalamic Neurones and Glial Cells. Journal Of Neuroendocrinology 1998, 10: 647-650. PMID: 9744481, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00261.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeptin receptor immunoreactivityReceptor immunoreactivityPerikaryal membraneGlial cellsGolgi apparatusHypothalamic neuronesCentral nervous systemDifferent second messenger systemsHypothalamic neuronalPeripheral hormonesDentate gyrusSecond messenger systemsEndocrine functionLeptin receptorHypothalamic cellsNervous systemThyroid axisImmunoreactivityCentral mechanismsLeptinIntracellular mechanismsTrans cisternaeNeuronesMessenger systemsPredominant localization