2012
FoxO1 Target Gpr17 Activates AgRP Neurons to Regulate Food Intake
Ren H, Orozco IJ, Su Y, Suyama S, Gutiérrez-Juárez R, Horvath TL, Wardlaw SL, Plum L, Arancio O, Accili D. FoxO1 Target Gpr17 Activates AgRP Neurons to Regulate Food Intake. Cell 2012, 149: 1314-1326. PMID: 22682251, PMCID: PMC3613436, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.04.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood intakeAgRP neuronsG-protein-coupled receptor GPR17Intracerebroventricular injectionHypothalamic neuronsReceptor GPR17Pharmacological modulationGlucose homeostasisNutritional statusTherapeutic potentialMice resultsGenetic ablationNeuronsFoxO1 ablationIntakeSatietyGPR17InsulinExpression profilingAblationPathwayCangrelorObesityLeptinAgonists
2006
Serotonin Reciprocally Regulates Melanocortin Neurons to Modulate Food Intake
Heisler LK, Jobst EE, Sutton GM, Zhou L, Borok E, Thornton-Jones Z, Liu HY, Zigman JM, Balthasar N, Kishi T, Lee CE, Aschkenasi CJ, Zhang CY, Yu J, Boss O, Mountjoy KG, Clifton PG, Lowell BB, Friedman JM, Horvath T, Butler AA, Elmquist JK, Cowley MA. Serotonin Reciprocally Regulates Melanocortin Neurons to Modulate Food Intake. Neuron 2006, 51: 239-249. PMID: 16846858, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEatingElectric StimulationMaleMiceMice, Inbred AMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, ObeseMice, TransgenicNerve NetNeuronsPyridinesReceptor, Melanocortin, Type 3Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1BReceptors, MelanocortinSerotoninSerotonin 5-HT1 Receptor AgonistsConceptsFood intakePeripheral adiposity signalsBody weight homeostasisCentral serotonergic systemMelanocortin receptor agonistModulates food intakeSerotonin1B receptorsMelanocortin neuronsWeight homeostasisMelanocortin-3Receptor agonistSerotonergic regulationAdiposity signalsSerotonergic systemEndogenous releaseMelanocortin-4Central circuitryBody weightNeural pathwaysMelanocortin receptorsReceptorsDownstream activationAgonistsAntagonistIntake
2001
A GABA-neuropeptide Y (NPY) interplay in LH release
Horvath T, Pu S, Dube M, Diano S, Kalra S. A GABA-neuropeptide Y (NPY) interplay in LH release. Peptides 2001, 22: 473-481. PMID: 11287104, DOI: 10.1016/s0196-9781(01)00343-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-amino butyric acidLH releaseNeurotransmitter/neuromodulatorExcitatory effectsArcuate nucleusReceptor agonistInhibitory gamma-amino butyric acidY4 receptor agonistRelease of LHImmunoreactive axon terminalsRat brain sectionsDose-dependent mannerOvarian steroidsOvariectomized ratsAxon terminalsBrain sectionsPrimary siteNPYMorphological findingsCyclic releaseAgonistsLHNeuromodulatorsRatsAdministration