2015
AgRP Neurons Regulate Bone Mass
Kim JG, Sun BH, Dietrich MO, Koch M, Yao GQ, Diano S, Insogna K, Horvath TL. AgRP Neurons Regulate Bone Mass. Cell Reports 2015, 13: 8-14. PMID: 26411686, PMCID: PMC5868421, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.08.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAnimalsArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusBone DensityBone Diseases, MetabolicFemurGene Expression RegulationHomeostasisHypothalamusIon ChannelsLeptinMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMitochondrial ProteinsNeuronsNorepinephrinePhenotypePropranololReceptors, Adrenergic, betaReceptors, LeptinSignal TransductionSirtuin 1TibiaUncoupling Protein 2ConceptsAgRP neuronsCell-autonomous deletionSignificant regulatory roleAgRP neuronal functionBone massLeptin receptor deletionSkeletal bone metabolismTransgenic animalsRegulatory roleGene deletionBone homeostasisDeletionNeuronal functionPostnatal deletionSympathetic toneReceptor deletionArcuate nucleusLeptin actionBone metabolismSkeletal metabolismMultiple linesNeuronsMiceMetabolismCircuit integrity
2006
Uncoupling protein 2/3 immunoreactivity and the ascending dopaminergic and noradrenergic neuronal systems: Relevance for volume transmission
Rivera A, Agnati LF, Horvath TL, Valderrama JJ, de La Calle A, Fuxe K. Uncoupling protein 2/3 immunoreactivity and the ascending dopaminergic and noradrenergic neuronal systems: Relevance for volume transmission. Neuroscience 2006, 137: 1447-1461. PMID: 16387447, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.05.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConfocal laser microscopy analysisReactive oxygen species productionLaser microscopy analysisProtein 2/3Oxygen species productionUncouple oxidative phosphorylationOxidative phosphorylationATP synthesisProteinSpecies productionDouble immunolabelingImportant roleMicroscopy analysisPhosphorylationMitochondriaRegulationCell groupsPlastic changesLocalizationIslandsAnimal modelsMagnaTyrosine hydroxylaseNeuronal systems
1999
Hypocretin (orexin) activation and synaptic innervation of the locus coeruleus noradrenergic system
Horvath T, Peyron C, Diano S, Ivanov A, Aston‐Jones G, Kilduff T, van den Pol A. Hypocretin (orexin) activation and synaptic innervation of the locus coeruleus noradrenergic system. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1999, 415: 145-159. PMID: 10545156, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19991213)415:2<145::aid-cne1>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsFemaleHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLocus CoeruleusMacaca fascicularisMaleMicroscopy, ElectronMSH Release-Inhibiting HormoneNeuropeptidesNeurotransmitter AgentsNorepinephrineOrexinsPresynaptic TerminalsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTetrodotoxinTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsLocus coeruleusSynaptic innervationNoradrenergic systemAxon terminalsTyrosine hydroxylase-immunopositive cellsAsymmetrical synaptic contactsLC-noradrenergic systemParallel electrophysiological studiesLocus coeruleus noradrenergic systemPresence of tetrodotoxinMelanin-concentrating hormoneLC neuronsAutonomic centersNoradrenergic innervationDense arborizationsExcitatory responsesHypocretin cellsSubstantia nigraSynaptic contactsHypocretin-2Lateral hypothalamusZona incertaModest depolarizationCatecholamine systemsCentral regulation