Piet, R., Kalil, B., McLennan, T., Porteous, R., Czieselsky, K., & Herbison, A. E. (2018). Dominant neuropeptide co-transmission in kisspeptin-GABA regulation of GnRH neuron firing driving ovulation. Journal of Neuroscience, 0658-18, 0658-18. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.0658-18.2018
Journal - Research Article
Clarkson, J., Han, S. Y., Piet, R., McLennan, T., Kane, G. M., Ng, J., Porteous, R. W., Kim, J. S., … Iremonger, K. J., & Herbison, A. E. (2017). Definition of the hypothalamic GnRH pulse generator in mice. PNAS, 114(47), E10216-E10223. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1713897114
Journal - Research Article
Piet, R., Dunckley, H., Lee, K., & Herbison, A. E. (2016). Vasoactive intestinal peptide excites GnRH neurons in male and female mice. Endocrinology, 157(9), 3621-3630. doi: 10.1210/en.2016-1399
Journal - Research Article
Piet, R., Fraissenon, A., Boehm, U., & Herbison, A. E. (2015). Estrogen permits vasopressin signaling in preoptic kisspeptin neurons in the female mouse. Journal of Neuroscience, 35(17), 6881-6892. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.4587-14.2015
Journal - Research Article
Piet, R., Boehm, U., & Herbison, A. E. (2013). Estrous cycle plasticity in the hyperpolarization-activated current Ih is mediated by circulating 17β-estradiol in preoptic area kisspeptin neurons. Journal of Neuroscience, 33(26), 10828-10839. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1021-13.2013
Journal - Research Article
Simonneaux, V., & Piet, R. (2018). Neuroendocrine pathways driving daily rhythms in the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis of female rodents. Current Opinion in Physiology, 5, 99-108. doi: 10.1016/j.cophys.2018.10.001
Journal - Research Other
Hellier, V., Brock, O., Candlish, M., Desroziers, E., Aoki, M., Mayer, C., Piet, R., Herbison, A., … Bakker, J. (2018). Female sexual behavior in mice is controlled by kisspeptin neurons. Nature Communications, 9, 400. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-02797-2
Journal - Research Article
Manfredi-Lozano, M., Roa, J., Ruiz-Pino, F., Piet, R., García-Galiano, D., Pineda, R., … Herbison, A. E., … Tena-Sempere, M. (2016). Defining a novel leptin-melanocortin-kisspeptin pathway involved in the metabolic control of puberty. Molecular Metabolism, 5(10), 844-857. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2016.08.003
Journal - Research Article
Piet, R., de Croft, S., Liu, X., & Herbison, A. E. (2015). Electrical properties of kisspeptin neurons and their regulation of GnRH neurons. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 35, 15-27. doi: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2014.05.006
Journal - Research Article
de Croft, S., Piet, R., Mayer, C., Mai, O., Boehm, U., & Herbison, A. E. (2012). Spontaneous kisspeptin neuron firing in the adult mouse reveals marked sex and brain region differences but no support for a direct role in negative feedback. Endocrinology, 153(11), 5384-5393. doi: 10.1210/en.2012-1616
Journal - Research Article
Brown, R. S. E., Piet, R., Herbison, A. E., & Grattan, D. R. (2012). Differential actions of prolactin on electrical activity and intracellular signal transduction in hypothalamic neurons. Endocrinology, 153(5), 2375-2384. doi: 10.1210/en.2011-2005
Journal - Research Article
Constantin, S., Piet, R., Iremonger, K., Yeo, S. H., Clarkson, J., Porteous, R., & Herbison, A. E. (2012). GnRH neuron firing and response to GABA in vitro depend on acute brain slice thickness and orientation. Endocrinology, 153(8), 3758-3769. doi: 10.1210/en.2012-1126
Journal - Research Article
Piet, R., Garenne, A., Farrugia, F., Le Masson, G., Marsicano, G., Chavis, P., & Manzoni, O. J. (2011). State-dependent, bidirectional modulation of neural network activity by endocannabinoids. Journal of Neuroscience, 31(46), 16591-16596. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.4297-11.2011
Journal - Research Article
Piet, R., & Jahr, C. E. (2007). Glutamatergic and purinergic receptor-mediated calcium transients in Bergmann glial cells. Journal of Neuroscience, 27(15), 4027-4035. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0462-07.2007
Journal - Research Article
Oliet, S. H. R., Baimoukhametova, D. V., Piet, R., & Bains, J. S. (2007). Retrograde regulation of GABA transmission by the tonic release of oxytocin and endocannabinoids governs postsynaptic firing. Journal of Neuroscience, 27(6), 1325-1333. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2676-06.2007
Journal - Research Article
Theodosis, D. T., Koksma, J.-J., Trailin, A., Langle, S. L., Piet, R., Lodder, J. C., … Brussaard, A. B. (2006). Oxytocin and estrogen promote rapid formation of functional GABA synapses in the adult supraoptic nucleus. Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience, 31, 785-794. doi: 10.1016/j.mcn.2006.01.006
Journal - Research Article
Piet, R., Vargová, L., Syková, E., Poulain, D. A., & Oliet, S. H. R. (2004). Physiological contribution of the astrocytic environment of neurons to intersynaptic crosstalk. PNAS, 101(7), 2151-2155. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0308408100
Journal - Research Article
Piet, R., Poulain, D. A., & Oliet, S. H. R. (2004). Contribution of astrocytes to synaptic transmission in the rat supraoptic nucleus. Neurochemistry International, 45, 251-257. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2003.07.005
Journal - Research Article
Oliet, S. H. R., Piet, R., Poulain, D. A., & Theodosis, D. T. (2004). Glial modulation of synaptic transmission: Insights from the supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus. GLIA, 47, 258-267. doi: 10.1002/glia.20032
Journal - Research Article
Theodosis, D. T., Piet, R., Poulain, D. A., & Oliet, S. H. R. (2004). Neuronal, glial and synaptic remodeling in the adult hypothalamus: Functional consequences and role of cell surface and extracellular matrix adhesion molecules. Neurochemistry International, 45, 491-501. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2003.11.003
Journal - Research Article
Azdad, K., Piet, R., Poulain, D. A., & Oliet, S. H. R. (2003). Dopamine D4 receptor-mediated presynaptic inhibition of GABAergic transmission in the rat supraoptic nucleus. Journal of Neurophysiology, 90, 559-565. doi: 10.1152/jn.00226.2003
Journal - Research Article
Piet, R., Bonhomme, R., Theodosis, D. T., Poulain, D. A., & Oliet, S. H. R. (2003). Modulation of GABAergic transmission by endogenous glutamate in the rat supraoptic nucleus. European Journal of Neuroscience, 17, 1777-1785. doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02611.x
Journal - Research Article
Oliet, S. H. R., Piet, R., & Poulain, D. A. (2001). Control of glutamate clearance and synaptic efficacy by glial coverage of neurons. Science, 292, 923-926. doi: 10.1126/science.1059162
Journal - Research Article
Richard Piet's research at the Centre for Neuroendocrinology focused on understanding the neurophysiological mechanisms involved in regulating the activity of the gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons and, ultimately, fertility in all mammals.