2001
Minireview: ghrelin and the regulation of energy balance--a hypothalamic perspective.
Horvath T, Diano S, Sotonyi P, Heiman M, Tschöp M. Minireview: ghrelin and the regulation of energy balance--a hypothalamic perspective. Endocrinology 2001, 142: 4163-9. PMID: 11564668, DOI: 10.1210/endo.142.10.8490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGH secretionSynthetic ghrelin receptor agonistEnergy homeostasisGhrelin receptor agonistRole of ghrelinEtiology of obesityLeptin actionReceptor agonistClinical trialsChronic changesCentral regulationNeuroendocrine networkGhrelinNutritional stateEnergy deficitImportant regulatorStomachSecretionRecent findingsHomeostasisMost studiesCachexiaObesityHypothalamusPotential significance
1999
Interacting Appetite-Regulating Pathways in the Hypothalamic Regulation of Body Weight*
Kalra S, Dube M, Pu S, Xu B, Horvath T, Kalra P. Interacting Appetite-Regulating Pathways in the Hypothalamic Regulation of Body Weight*. Endocrine Reviews 1999, 20: 68-100. PMID: 10047974, DOI: 10.1210/edrv.20.1.0357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAppetite RegulationBody WeightHomeostasisHumansHypothalamusLeptinPeptidesProteinsConceptsOrexigenic signalsAppetite-regulating pathwaysInfluence of GABAHypothalamic regulation of body weightNeural timing mechanismNPY-induced feedingCirculating levels of leptinDevelopment of leptin resistanceRegulation of body weightManagement of energy homeostasisCirculating leptin levelsSCN of rodentsLevels of leptinTiming mechanismInterruption of neurotransmissionExpression of NPYNeural mechanismsLeptin gene expressionNeural eventsNeural sitesGene expressionDaily pattern of feedingIngestive behaviorPattern of feedingPostsynaptic level
1995
Galanin neurons exhibit estrogen receptor immunoreactivity in the female rat mediobasal hypothalamus
Horvath T, Leranth C, Kalra S, Naftolin F. Galanin neurons exhibit estrogen receptor immunoreactivity in the female rat mediobasal hypothalamus. Brain Research 1995, 675: 321-324. PMID: 7540929, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)01374-q.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary hormone secretionEstrogen receptorHormone secretionMediobasal hypothalamusEstrogen receptor immunoreactivityHypothalamic luteinizing hormoneArcuate nucleus neuronsRat mediobasal hypothalamusPopulations of neuronsGalanin neuronsReceptor immunoreactivityOvarian steroidsEstrogen effectsNucleus neuronsLuteinizing hormoneFemale ratsHormone releaseGalaninHypothalamusNeuronsVibratome sectionsImmunoreactivityReceptorsHormoneSecretion
1994
Naloxone reduces the feeding evoked by intracerebroventricular galanin injection
Dube M, Horvath T, Leranth C, Kalra P, Kalra S. Naloxone reduces the feeding evoked by intracerebroventricular galanin injection. Physiology & Behavior 1994, 56: 811-813. PMID: 7528433, DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(94)90247-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-endorphin releaseFood intakeOpioid receptor antagonist naloxoneHighest naloxone doseDose-related fashionStimulation of feedingImmunopositive cell bodiesGalanin-immunoreactive fibersDose-dependent mannerGalanin injectionICV injectionNaloxone doseAntagonist naloxoneBasal hypothalamusBeta-endorphinCentral injectionMaximal suppressionGalaninMorphological findingsSynaptic connectionsCell bodiesNaloxoneIntakeInjectionStimulation