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Todd E. Thiele is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research encompasses various aspects of neuroscience, with specific focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, endocrine and autonomic systems, molecular biology, and cognitive neuroscience. Their work contributes broadly to understanding the neurobiological mechanisms underlying behavior and physiological regulation.

The main topics addressed in Thiele's research include:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Thiele has several recent publications that illustrate the scope of their work. Selected papers include:

  • "The paraventricular thalamus provides a polysynaptic brake on limbic CRF neurons to sex-dependently blunt binge alcohol drinking and avoidance behavior in mice" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Activation of locus coeruleus to rostromedial tegmental nucleus (RMTg) noradrenergic pathway blunts binge-like ethanol drinking and induces aversive responses in mice" (2021, Neuropharmacology)
  • "A role for the neuropeptide somatostatin in the neurobiology of behaviors associated with substances abuse and affective disorders" (2020, Neuropharmacology)
  • "Lateral hypothalamus-projecting noradrenergic locus coeruleus pathway modulates binge-like ethanol drinking in male and female TH-ires-cre mice" (2021, Neuropharmacology)
  • "Distinct and Overlapping Patterns of Acute Ethanol-Induced C-Fos Activation in Two Inbred Replicate Lines of Mice Selected for Drinking to High Blood Ethanol Concentrations" (2020, Brain Sciences)

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Thiele include:

  • Montserrat Navarro
  • Stacey L. Robinson
  • Darin J. Knapp
  • Thomas L. Kash
  • José Manuel Lerma-Cabrera

The publication venues featured prominently in Thiele's body of work include UNC Libraries, Neuropharmacology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Alcohol, and Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research, with the majority of their research appearing in UNC Libraries and Neuropharmacology.

Best Publications

  • Melanocortin receptors in leptin effects

    Randy J. Seeley;Keith A. Yagaloff;Stewart L. Fisher;Paul Burn

  • Ethanol consumption and resistance are inversely related to neuropeptide Y levels

    Todd E. Thiele;Donald J. Marsh;Linda Ste Marie;Ilene L. Bernstein

  • Serotonin engages an anxiety and fear-promoting circuit in the extended amygdala

    Catherine A. Marcinkiewcz;Christopher M. Mazzone;Giuseppe D’Agostino;Lindsay R. Halladay

  • "Drinking in the dark" (DID) procedures: A model of binge-like ethanol drinking in non-dependent mice

    Todd E. Thiele;Montserrat Navarro

  • Central infusion of GLP-1, but not leptin, produces conditioned taste aversions in rats

    T. E. Thiele;G. Van Dijk;L. A. Campfield;F. J. Smith

  • Central infusions of leptin and GLP-1-(7-36) amide differentially stimulate c-FLI in the rat brain

    Gertjan van Dijk;Todd E. Thiele;Jamie C.K. Donahey;L. Arthur Campfield

  • NPY signaling inhibits extended amygdala CRF neurons to suppress binge alcohol drinking

    Kristen E. Pleil;Jennifer A. Rinker;Emily G. Lowery-Gionta;Christopher M. Mazzone

  • Central infusion of melanocortin agonist MTII in rats: assessment of c-Fos expression and taste aversion

    Todd E. Thiele;Gertjan Van Dijk;Keith A. Yagaloff;Stewart L. Fisher

  • High Ethanol Consumption and Low Sensitivity to Ethanol-Induced Sedation in Protein Kinase A-Mutant Mice

    T. E. Thiele;B. Willis;J. Stadler;J. G. Reynolds

  • Voluntary alcohol consumption is controlled via the neuropeptide Y Y1 receptor.

    Todd E. Thiele;Ming Teng Koh;Thierry Pedrazzini

  • Corticotropin Releasing Factor Signaling in the Central Amygdala is Recruited during Binge-Like Ethanol Consumption in C57BL/6J Mice

    Emily G. Lowery-Gionta;Montserrat Navarro;Chia Li;Kristen E. Pleil

  • CRF-1 antagonist and CRF-2 agonist decrease binge-like ethanol drinking in C57BL/6J mice independent of the HPA axis.

    Emily G Lowery;Marina Spanos;Montserrat Navarro;Angela M Lyons

  • Extended Amygdala to Ventral Tegmental Area Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Circuit Controls Binge Ethanol Intake.

    Jennifer A. Rinker;S. Alex Marshall;Christopher M. Mazzone;Emily G. Lowery-Gionta

  • Repeated Binge-Like Ethanol Drinking Alters Ethanol Drinking Patterns and Depresses Striatal GABAergic Transmission

    Mark V Wilcox;Verginia C Cuzon Carlson;Nyssa Sherazee;Gretchen M Sprow

  • Insular cortex lesions and taste aversion learning: effects of conditioning method and timing of lesion.

    Inmaculada Cubero;Todd E. Thiele;Todd E. Thiele;Ilene L. Bernstein;Ilene L. Bernstein

  • Glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36) amide: a central regulator of satiety and interoceptive stress

    van Gertjan Dijk;TE Thiele

  • Neurobiological responses to ethanol in mutant mice lacking neuropeptide Y or the Y5 receptor.

    T.E Thiele;G.I Miura;D.J Marsh;I.L Bernstein

  • Blockade of the Corticotropin Releasing Factor Type 1 Receptor Attenuates Elevated Ethanol Drinking Associated With Drinking in the Dark Procedures

    Dennis R. Sparta;Angela M. Sparrow;Emily G. Lowery;Jon R. Fee

  • Conditioning Method Dramatically Alters the Role of Amygdala in Taste Aversion Learning

    Glenn E. Schafe;Todd E. Thiele;Ilene L. Bernstein

  • Ethanol Consumption in Rats Selectively Bred for Differential Saccharin Intake

    Nancy K. Dess;Nancy E. Badia-Elder;Todd E. Thiele;Stephen W. Kiefer

  • Alcoholism and obesity: overlapping neuropeptide pathways?

    Todd E. Thiele;Montserrat Navarro;Dennis R. Sparta;Jon R. Fee

  • The neurobiology of binge-like ethanol drinking: evidence from rodent models.

    Gretchen M. Sprow;Todd E. Thiele

Frequent Co-Authors

Ilene L. Bernstein
Ilene L. Bernstein University of Washington
Thomas L. Kash
Thomas L. Kash University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mitchell F. Roitman
Mitchell F. Roitman University of Illinois at Chicago
Glenn E. Schafe
Glenn E. Schafe City University of New York
Tamas Kozicz
Tamas Kozicz Mayo Clinic
Charles W. Wilkinson
Charles W. Wilkinson University of Washington
David M. Lovinger
David M. Lovinger National Institutes of Health
Bradford B. Lowell
Bradford B. Lowell Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Veronica A. Alvarez
Veronica A. Alvarez National Institutes of Health
A. Leslie Morrow
A. Leslie Morrow University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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