2018
Absence of ANGPTL4 in adipose tissue improves glucose tolerance and attenuates atherogenesis
Aryal B, Singh AK, Zhang X, Varela L, Rotllan N, Goedeke L, Chaube B, Camporez JP, Vatner DF, Horvath TL, Shulman GI, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. Absence of ANGPTL4 in adipose tissue improves glucose tolerance and attenuates atherogenesis. JCI Insight 2018, 3: e97918. PMID: 29563332, PMCID: PMC5926923, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.97918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytesAdipose TissueAllelesAngiopoietin-Like Protein 4AnimalsAtherosclerosisBody WeightChemokinesCytokinesDiet, High-FatDiet, WesternFatty AcidsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGene Knockout TechniquesGlucoseInsulinIntegrasesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLipid MetabolismLipoprotein LipaseLipoproteinsLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMusclesObesityProprotein Convertase 9TriglyceridesConceptsAngiopoietin-like protein 4High-fat dietEctopic lipid depositionLipid depositionGlucose toleranceLipoprotein lipaseShort-term high-fat dietSevere metabolic abnormalitiesProgression of atherosclerosisMajor risk factorTriacylglycerol-rich lipoproteinsFatty acid uptakeAdipose tissue resultsProatherogenic lipoproteinsCardiometabolic diseasesMetabolic abnormalitiesKO miceRisk factorsWhole body lipidMetabolic disordersGlucose metabolismLPL activityAdipose tissueGenetic ablationRapid clearance
2013
Hunger-promoting hypothalamic neurons modulate effector and regulatory T-cell responses
Matarese G, Procaccini C, Menale C, Kim JG, Kim JD, Diano S, Diano N, De Rosa V, Dietrich MO, Horvath TL. Hunger-promoting hypothalamic neurons modulate effector and regulatory T-cell responses. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 6193-6198. PMID: 23530205, PMCID: PMC3625304, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1210644110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptive ImmunityAllelesAnimalsAntigensAutoimmunityCatalytic DomainEncephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, ExperimentalFlow CytometryFood DeprivationForkhead Transcription FactorsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansHungerHypothalamusInflammationMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMyelin SheathNeuronsSirtuin 1Thymus GlandT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsRegulatory T cell responsesDelayed-type hypersensitivity responseHypothalamic feeding circuitsPeptide-expressing neuronsRegulatory T cellsSympathetic nervous systemT cell responsesForkhead box P3T helper 1Adaptive immune responsesWhole-body energy metabolismLow energy availabilityT cell activationAutoimmune disease susceptibilityBox P3Hypothalamic agoutiThymic generationHelper 1Hypersensitivity responseProinflammatory cytokinesHypothalamic neuronsSuppressive capacityT cellsImmune responseNervous system
2007
Simultaneous deletion of ghrelin and its receptor increases motor activity and energy expenditure
Pfluger PT, Kirchner H, Günnel S, Schrott B, Perez-Tilve D, Fu S, Benoit SC, Horvath T, Joost HG, Wortley KE, Sleeman MW, Tschöp M. Simultaneous deletion of ghrelin and its receptor increases motor activity and energy expenditure. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2007, 294: g610-g618. PMID: 18048479, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00321.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsAnthropometryBlood GlucoseBody CompositionBody TemperatureBody WeightEatingEnergy MetabolismGene DeletionGenotypeGhrelinGlucose Tolerance TestInsulin ResistanceLigandsLipidsMiceMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityReceptors, GhrelinReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerConceptsFood intakeSimultaneous deletionStandard dietHigh-fat diet-induced obesityMotor activityWild-type control miceFirst mouse mutantsMetabolic phenotypeDiet-induced obesityEnergy metabolism phenotypesEnergy expenditureGene-deficient miceKnockout mice exhibitSingle gene-deficient miceSame genetic backgroundMost speciesWT miceControl miceStandard chowMolecular controlBody adiposityBiological roleLean massMouse mutantsMeal patterns