Regulation of synaptic functions in central nervous system by endocrine hormones and the maintenance of energy homoeostasis

Deciphering a neuronal circuit that mediates appetite

(2012) Qi Wu et al.   NATURE

Fasting Activation of AgRP Neurons Requires NMDA Receptors and Involves Spinogenesis and Increased Excitatory Tone

(2012) Tiemin Liu et al.   NEURON

Ablation of neurons expressing agouti-related protein, but not melanin concentrating hormone, in leptin-deficient mice restores metabolic functions and fertility

(2012) Q. Wu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Development and Application of Optogenetics

(2011) Lief Fenno et al.   Annual Review of Neuroscience

The Human Brain in a Dish: The Promise of iPSC-Derived Neurons

(2011) Ricardo Dolmetsch et al.   CELL

Hunger States Switch a Flip-Flop Memory Circuit via a Synaptic AMPK-Dependent Positive Feedback Loop

(2011) Yunlei Yang et al.   CELL

Cell Fate Plug and Play: Direct Reprogramming and Induced Pluripotency

(2011) Stuart M. Chambers et al.   CELL

Role for Insulin Signaling in Catecholaminergic Neurons in Control of Energy Homeostasis

(2011) A. Christine Könner et al.   Cell Metabolism

GABAergic signaling by AgRP neurons prevents anorexia via a melanocortin-independent mechanism

(2011) Qi Wu et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

AGRP neurons are sufficient to orchestrate feeding behavior rapidly and without training

(2011) Yexica Aponte et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

High-fat feeding promotes obesity via insulin receptor/PI3K-dependent inhibition of SF-1 VMH neurons

(2011) Tim Klöckener et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Common cellular and molecular mechanisms in obesity and drug addiction

(2011) Paul J. Kenny   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Neuropeptide Exocytosis Involving Synaptotagmin-4 and Oxytocin in Hypothalamic Programming of Body Weight and Energy Balance

(2011) Guo Zhang et al.   NEURON

Leptin Action on GABAergic Neurons Prevents Obesity and Reduces Inhibitory Tone to POMC Neurons

(2011) Linh Vong et al.   NEURON

Projection-Specific Modulation of Dopamine Neuron Synapses by Aversive and Rewarding Stimuli

(2011) Stephan Lammel et al.   NEURON

Leptin as a Neuroactive Agent

(2011) Melanie L. Zupancic et al.   PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE

Transplanted Hypothalamic Neurons Restore Leptin Signaling and Ameliorate Obesity in db/db Mice

(2011) A. Czupryn et al.   SCIENCE

Direct Insulin and Leptin Action on Pro-opiomelanocortin Neurons Is Required for Normal Glucose Homeostasis and Fertility

(2010) Jennifer W. Hill et al.   Cell Metabolism

Segregation of Acute Leptin and Insulin Effects in Distinct Populations of Arcuate Proopiomelanocortin Neurons

(2010) K. W. Williams et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Leptin Regulates AMPA Receptor Trafficking via PTEN Inhibition

(2010) P. R. Moult et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Cortical representations of olfactory input by trans-synaptic tracing

(2010) Kazunari Miyamichi et al.   NATURE

Insulin receptor signaling in the development of neuronal structure and function

(2010) Shu-Ling Chiu et al.   Neural Development

Linking type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

(2010) W. Han et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Synaptic input organization of the melanocortin system predicts diet-induced hypothalamic reactive gliosis and obesity

(2010) T. L. Horvath et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Diabetes-accelerated memory dysfunction via cerebrovascular inflammation and A  deposition in an Alzheimer mouse model with diabetes

(2010) S. Takeda et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Regulation of glutamate receptor trafficking by leptin

(2009) Peter R. Moult et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

The Geometry of Leptin Action in the Brain: More Complicated Than a Simple ARC

(2009) Martin G. Myers et al.   Cell Metabolism

Leptin Acts via Leptin Receptor-Expressing Lateral Hypothalamic Neurons to Modulate the Mesolimbic Dopamine System and Suppress Feeding

(2009) Gina M. Leinninger et al.   Cell Metabolism

Feeding signals and brain circuitry

(2009) Marcelo O. Dietrich et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

The neurobiology of appetite: hunger as addiction

(2009) A Dagher   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Leptin targets in the mouse brain

(2009) Michael M. Scott et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Ghrelin Potentiates Miniature Excitatory Postsynaptic Currents in Supraoptic Magnocellular Neurones

(2009) T. Yokoyama et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Hormone and glucose signalling in POMC and AgRP neurons

(2009) Bengt F. Belgardt et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Leptin reverses long-term potentiation at hippocampal CA1 synapses

(2008) Peter R. Moult et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

A FLEX Switch Targets Channelrhodopsin-2 to Multiple Cell Types for Imaging and Long-Range Circuit Mapping

(2008) D. Atasoy et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Insulin Receptor Signaling Regulates Synapse Number, Dendritic Plasticity, and Circuit Function In Vivo

(2008) Shu-Ling Chiu et al.   NEURON

Genetic Dissection of Neural Circuits

(2008) Liqun Luo et al.   NEURON

Unique Properties of Mesoprefrontal Neurons within a Dual Mesocorticolimbic Dopamine System

(2008) Stephan Lammel et al.   NEURON

Collective and Individual Functions of Leptin Receptor Modulated Neurons Controlling Metabolism and Ingestion

(2007) Esther van de Wall et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Leptin inhibits 4-aminopyridine– and pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures and AMPAR-mediated synaptic transmission in rodents

(2007) Lin Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION