2020
AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model
Miletta MC, Iyilikci O, Shanabrough M, Šestan-Peša M, Cammisa A, Zeiss CJ, Dietrich MO, Horvath TL. AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model. Nature Metabolism 2020, 2: 1204-1211. PMID: 33106687, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-020-00300-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgRP neuronsActivity-based anorexia modelAgRP neuronal activityVivo fiber photometryFood-restricted miceFood-restricted animalsCompulsive exerciseAnorexia modelHypothalamic agoutiNeuropeptide YExercise volumeFood intakeMouse modelNeuronal activityFiber photometryDaily activationNeuronal circuitsPsychiatric conditionsAnorexia nervosaChemogenetic toolsNeuronsLong-term behavioral impactElevated fat contentVoluntary cessationFat content
2017
Endothelial HIF-1α Enables Hypothalamic Glucose Uptake to Drive POMC Neurons
Varela L, Suyama S, Huang Y, Shanabrough M, Tschöp M, Gao XB, Giordano FJ, Horvath TL. Endothelial HIF-1α Enables Hypothalamic Glucose Uptake to Drive POMC Neurons. Diabetes 2017, 66: db161106. PMID: 28292966, PMCID: PMC5440016, DOI: 10.2337/db16-1106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBlotting, WesternEndotheliumEnergy MetabolismFood DeprivationGene Knockdown TechniquesGlucoseHyperphagiaHypothalamusHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitImmunohistochemistryMiceMicroscopy, ElectronMitochondriaNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPro-OpiomelanocortinReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsPOMC neuronsGlucose uptakePOMC neuronal activityHypothalamic proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neuronsHypoxia-inducible factor-1αProopiomelanocortin neuronsVascular impairmentGlucose administrationMetabolic disordersNeuronal activityMetabolic environmentFactor-1αImpaired functioningEndothelial cellsNeuronsFood deprivationVivoCentral controlHypothalamusMiceAdministrationUptakeImpairment
2010
Enhanced anorexigenic signaling in lean obesity resistant syndecan-3 null mice
Zheng Q, Zhu J, Shanabrough M, Borok E, Benoit SC, Horvath TL, Clegg DJ, Reizes O. Enhanced anorexigenic signaling in lean obesity resistant syndecan-3 null mice. Neuroscience 2010, 171: 1032-1040. PMID: 20923696, PMCID: PMC2991621, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.09.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgouti-Related ProteinAlpha-MSHAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBody WeightDose-Response Relationship, DrugEatingFeeding BehaviorFood DeprivationGene Expression RegulationMaleMiceMice, KnockoutNeuronsNeuropeptide YParaventricular Hypothalamic NucleusProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosSignal TransductionSyndecan-3Time FactorsConceptsMelanocortin agonist melanotan IISyndecan-3 null miceParaventricular nucleusBody weightNull miceHypothalamic target neuronsNeuropeptide α-MSHRisk of diabetesC-Fos immunoreactivityHypothalamic paraventricular nucleusBody weight regulationWild-type miceTypes of cancerAnorexigenic αAgRP neuronsHormone neuronsHypothalamic circuitsNeuropeptide YAnorexigenic signalingNeuropeptide responsesCardiovascular diseaseFood intakeTarget neuronsMelanotan IIType mice