Publications:
Talbi R, Stincic TL, Lynch N, Torres E, Ferrari K, Hae CJ, Medve E, Walec K, Zdon S, Pereira SA, Mahoney CE, Bosch MA, Zweifel L, Rønnekleiv OK, Machado NLS, Kelly MJ and Navarro VM. Melanocortin-responsive Kiss1 neurons of the arcuate nucleus drive energy expenditure through glutamatergic signaling to the dorsomedial hypothalamus. BiorXiv: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.25.661567v1.
Qiu J+, Talbi R+, Bosch MA, Medve E, Zweifel LS, Kelly MJ, Navarro VM and Rønnekleiv OK. (2025) Glutamatergic input from arcuate nucleus Kiss1 neurons to preoptic Kiss1 neurons is required for LH surge in female mice. Endocrinology, Volume 166, Issue 2, February 2025. Jan 6;166(2). (+Joint first authors). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39865886/
Talbi R+, Stincic TL+, Ferrari K, Ji Hae C, Walec K, Medve E, Gerutshang A, León S, McCarthy EA, Rønnekleiv O, Kelly MJ and Navarro VM (2024). POMC neurons control fertility through differential signaling of MC4R in Kisspeptin neurons. eLife.100722.1. (+Joint first authors). https://elifesciences.org/articles/100722v1
McCarthy E, Dischino D, Maguire CA, León S, Talbi R, Cheung E, Schteingart C, Rivière P, Reed S, Steiner R, Navarro VM. (2022) Inhibiting Kiss1 Neurons with Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonists to Treat Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Vasomotor Symptoms. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jan 01; 107(1):e328-e347. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34387319/
León S+, Talbi R +, McCarthy E, Fergani C, Ferrari K, Naule L, Choi JH, Carroll RS, Kaiser U, Aylwin CF, Lomniczi A, Navarro VM. (2021) Sex specific pubertal and metabolic regulation of Kiss1 neurons via Nhlh2. Elife. 2021 09 08; 10. (+Joint first authors). https://elifesciences.org/articles/69765
Talbi R, Ferrari K, Choi JH, Gerutshang A, McCarthy E, Dischino D, León S, Navarro VM*. (2021) Characterization of the Action of Tachykinin Signaling on Pulsatile LH Secretion in Male Mice. Endocrinology. 2021 08 01; 162(8). https://academic.oup.com/endo/article/162/10/bqab146/6338177
León S, Fergani C, Talbi R, Maguire CA, Gerutshang A, Seminara SB, Navarro VM. (2020) Tachykinin signaling is required for the induction of the preovulatory LH surge and normal LH pulses. Neuroendocrinology. 2021; 111(6):542-554. https://doi.org/10.1159/000509222
Talbi R, Navarro VM. (2020) Novel insights into the metabolic action of Kiss1 neurons. Endocr Connect. (2020) May; 9(5):R124-R133. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7274555/
Lippincott MF, León S, Chan YM, Fergani C, Talbi R, Farooqi IS, Jones CM, Arlt W, Stewart SE, Cole TR, Terasawa E, Hall JE, Shaw ND, Navarro VM, Seminara SB. (2019) Hypothalamic Reproductive Endocrine Pulse Generator Activity Independent of Neurokinin B and Dynorphin Signaling. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 10 01; 104(10):4304-4318. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2019-00146
León S, Fergani C, Talbi R, Simavli S, Maguire CA, Gerutshang A, Navarro VM. (2019) Characterization of the Role of NKA in the Control of Puberty Onset and Gonadotropin Release in the Female Mouse. Endocrinology. 2019 10 01; 160(10):2453-2463. https://academic.oup.com/endo/article/160/10/2453/5540436
Talbi R, Laran-chich MP, Magoul R, EL Ouezzani S, Simonneaux V. (2016) Kisspeptin and RFRP-3 differentially regulate food intake and metabolic neuropeptides in the female desert jerboa. Sci Rep. 2016 11 02; 6:36057. https://www.nature.com/articles/srep36057
Talbi R, Klosen P, Laran-Chich M. P, El Ouezzani S, and Simonneaux V. (2016) Coordinated seasonal regulation of metabolic and reproductive hypothalamic peptides in the desert jerboa. J Comp Neurol. 2016 12 15; 524(18):3717-3728. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cne.24026
Janati A, Talbi R, Klosen P, Mikkelsen J. D, Magoul R, Simonneaux V, and El Ouezzani S. (2013) Distribution and seasonal variation in hypothalamic RF-amide peptides in a semi-desert rodent, the jerboa. J Neuroendocrinol. 2013 Apr; 25(4):402-11. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jne.12015