2021
Hunger-promoting AgRP neurons trigger an astrocyte-mediated feed-forward auto-activation loop in mice
Varela L, Stutz B, Song JE, Kim JG, Liu ZW, Gao XB, Horvath TL. Hunger-promoting AgRP neurons trigger an astrocyte-mediated feed-forward auto-activation loop in mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2021, 131 PMID: 33848272, PMCID: PMC8121506, DOI: 10.1172/jci144239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgRP neuronsHypothalamic feeding circuitsInhibitory neurotransmitter GABAGhrelin administrationInhibitory toneAstrocytic responseMetabolic milieuProstaglandin E2Neurotransmitter GABANeuronal controlSynaptic plasticityGlial processesNeuronsNeural excitationMitochondrial adaptationsFood deprivationAstrocytesPerikaryaFeeding circuitRegion crucialFeedingObesityGABAExcitabilityChemogenetics
2012
Neuroendocrine Regulation of Energy Metabolism
Dietrich M, Horvath T. Neuroendocrine Regulation of Energy Metabolism. Endocrinology And Metabolism 2012, 27: 268-273. DOI: 10.3803/enm.2012.27.4.268.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPeripheral metabolic signalsEnergy expenditureBrain homeostatic systemsMechanism of actionBrain involvementChronic regulationPharmacological techniquesNeuronal controlNeuroendocrine regulationNeuronal mechanismsEnergy homeostasisComplex feeding behaviorHomeostatic systemMetabolic signalsReview articleFeeding behaviorInvolvementCurrent understandingBrain
2007
Neuronal control of energy homeostasis
Gao Q, Horvath TL. Neuronal control of energy homeostasis. FEBS Letters 2007, 582: 132-141. PMID: 18061579, PMCID: PMC4113225, DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.11.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnergy homeostasisNeuronal controlMolecular genetic toolsPeripheral metabolic hormonesHypothalamic neuronal circuitsLong-term energy balanceBody energy homeostasisGenetic toolsHomeostatic machineryMetabolic hormonesNeuronal activityNeuronal circuitryBody weightEnergy intakeNeuronal circuitsCellular mechanismsHomeostasisBehavioral techniquesLife spanKey mechanismMachineryIntakeHormoneNeurobiology of Feeding and Energy Expenditure
Gao Q, Horvath TL. Neurobiology of Feeding and Energy Expenditure. Annual Review Of Neuroscience 2007, 30: 367-398. PMID: 17506645, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.neuro.30.051606.094324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnergy expenditureNeurobiology of feedingPeripheral metabolic signalsBrain homeostatic systemsMechanism of actionBrain involvementChronic regulationPharmacological techniquesNeuronal controlNeuronal mechanismsEnergy homeostasisComplex feeding behaviorHomeostatic systemMetabolic signalsFeeding behaviorInvolvementCurrent understandingBrain