2015
A Sympathetic View on Fat by Leptin
Varela L, Horvath TL. A Sympathetic View on Fat by Leptin. Cell 2015, 163: 26-27. PMID: 26406366, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Differential Acute and Chronic Effects of Leptin on Hypothalamic Astrocyte Morphology and Synaptic Protein Levels
García-Cáceres C, Fuente-Martín E, Burgos-Ramos E, Granado M, Frago LM, Barrios V, Horvath T, Argente J, Chowen JA. Differential Acute and Chronic Effects of Leptin on Hypothalamic Astrocyte Morphology and Synaptic Protein Levels. Endocrinology 2011, 152: 1809-1818. PMID: 21343257, PMCID: PMC3860256, DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-1252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinChronic leptin exposureSynaptic inputsAstrocyte morphologyLeptin exposureGFAP levelsGlial structural proteinsSynaptic protein densityChronic leptin administrationAcute leptin treatmentSynaptic protein levelsAdult male ratsCentral leptin resistanceFibrillary acidic proteinLevels 1 hPossible direct effectGlial ensheathingNeonatal overnutritionGlial activationLeptin levelsLeptin administrationHypothalamic neuronsLeptin resistanceLeptin treatmentMale rats