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
2006
Orexin neuronal changes in the locus coeruleus of the aging rhesus macaque
Downs JL, Dunn MR, Borok E, Shanabrough M, Horvath TL, Kohama SG, Urbanski HF. Orexin neuronal changes in the locus coeruleus of the aging rhesus macaque. Neurobiology Of Aging 2006, 28: 1286-1295. PMID: 16870307, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral hypothalamic areaPoor sleep qualityLocus coeruleusNoradrenergic locus coeruleusSleep qualityNeuron numberRhesus macaquesAge-related decreaseTyrosine hydroxylase mRNAAge-related lossMale rhesus macaquesOrexin innervationOrexin neuronsOrexin neuropeptidesAge-related declineB immunoreactivityHypothalamic areaNeuronal changesElderly humansAxon densityLC contributeHydroxylase mRNANonhuman primatesOld animalsAdult animals
2004
CPG2 A brain- and synapse-specific protein that regulates the endocytosis of glutamate receptors
Cottrell JR, Borok E, Horvath TL, Nedivi E. CPG2 A brain- and synapse-specific protein that regulates the endocytosis of glutamate receptors. Neuron 2004, 44: 677-690. PMID: 15541315, PMCID: PMC3065105, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2004.10.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternBrainCells, CulturedClathrin-Coated VesiclesEndocytosisHumansIn Situ HybridizationMicroscopy, ElectronMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsReceptors, AMPAReceptors, GlutamateReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSynapsesConceptsGlutamate receptorsClathrin-coated vesiclesBrain-specific splice variantSynapse-specific proteinsExcitatory synapsesReceptor endocytosisSYNE-1 geneConstitutive internalizationEndocytic mechanismsSynaptic AMPA receptorsDendritic spine sizeMembrane transportSplice variantsSynaptic proteinsNMDA receptorsAMPA receptorsProteinPostsynaptic plasticityNeurotransmitter receptorsEndocytosisSynaptic strengthLong-term maintenanceReceptorsSpine sizeInternalization
2000
Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) in the Nonhuman Primate Brain and Pituitary*This work was supported by NSF Grant IBN-9728581, NIH Grants NS-36111, MH-59847, RR-00163, HD-29186, and HD-37186.
Diano S, Urbanski H, Horvath B, Bechmann I, Kagiya A, Nemeth G, Naftolin F, Warden C, Horvath T. Mitochondrial Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) in the Nonhuman Primate Brain and Pituitary*This work was supported by NSF Grant IBN-9728581, NIH Grants NS-36111, MH-59847, RR-00163, HD-29186, and HD-37186. Endocrinology 2000, 141: 4226-4238. PMID: 11089557, DOI: 10.1210/endo.141.11.7740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain ChemistryChlorocebus aethiopsCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneGene ExpressionHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationIon ChannelsLimbic SystemMacaca fascicularisMacaca mulattaMembrane Transport ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitochondrial ProteinsNeuropeptide YOxytocinPituitary GlandPituitary Gland, AnteriorPituitary Gland, PosteriorProteinsRNA, MessengerUncoupling Protein 2VasopressinsConceptsUncoupling protein 2Pituitary glandAnterior lobePrimate brainAxonal processesBrain stem regionsNonhuman primate brainSitu hybridization histochemistryMessenger RNACentral autonomicRR-00163Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2Neuropeptide YPrimate hypothalamusAnterior pituitaryMetabolic disordersRodent brainPosterior lobeHybridization histochemistryPOMC cellsCell bodiesUCP2 expressionRodent dataNovel targetBrain
1999
Estrogen receptor β and progesterone receptor mRNA in the intergeniculate leaflet of the female rat
Horvath T, Diano S, Sakamoto H, Shughrue P, Merchenthaler I. Estrogen receptor β and progesterone receptor mRNA in the intergeniculate leaflet of the female rat. Brain Research 1999, 844: 196-200. PMID: 10536277, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)01759-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate bodyEstrogen receptor betaLateral geniculate nucleusGeniculate bodyIntergeniculate leafletProgesterone receptorGeniculate nucleusReceptor mRNAReceptor betaDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusVentral lateral geniculate nucleusProgesterone receptor mRNAHypothalamic neuroendocrine cellsEstrogen receptor βHormone receptor mRNADifferent limbicHypothalamic sitesFemale ratsCentral regulationReceptor βLabeled cellsNeuroendocrine mechanismsNeuroendocrine cellsEndocrine mechanismsPopulation of cells
1998
Monosynaptic Pathway Between the Arcuate Nucleus Expressing Glial Type II Iodothyronine 5′‐Deiodinase mRNA and the Median Eminence‐Projective TRH Cells of the Rat Paraventricular Nucleus
Diano S, Naftolin F, Goglia F, Csernus V, Horvath T. Monosynaptic Pathway Between the Arcuate Nucleus Expressing Glial Type II Iodothyronine 5′‐Deiodinase mRNA and the Median Eminence‐Projective TRH Cells of the Rat Paraventricular Nucleus. Journal Of Neuroendocrinology 1998, 10: 731-742. PMID: 9792325, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00204.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusFemaleFluorescent DyesImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationIodide PeroxidaseIsoenzymesMaleMedian EminenceNeural PathwaysNeurogliaParaventricular Hypothalamic NucleusPhytohemagglutininsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerStilbamidinesThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneFasting-Induced Increase in Type II Iodothyronine Deiodinase Activity and Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels Is Not Reversed by Thyroxine in the Rat Hypothalamus
Diano S, Naftolin F, Goglia F, Horvath T. Fasting-Induced Increase in Type II Iodothyronine Deiodinase Activity and Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Levels Is Not Reversed by Thyroxine in the Rat Hypothalamus. Endocrinology 1998, 139: 2879-2884. PMID: 9607797, DOI: 10.1210/endo.139.6.6062.Peer-Reviewed Original Research