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Pandit R, Beerens S, Adan RAH. Role of leptin in energy expenditure: the hypothalamic perspective. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2017; 312:R938-R947. [PMID: 28356295 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00045.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Revised: 03/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The adipocyte-derived hormone leptin is a peripheral signal that informs the brain about the metabolic status of an organism. Although traditionally viewed as an appetite-suppressing hormone, studies in the past decade have highlighted the role of leptin in energy expenditure. Leptin has been shown to increase energy expenditure in particular through its effects on the cardiovascular system and brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis via the hypothalamus. The current review summarizes the role of leptin signaling in various hypothalamic nuclei and its effects on the sympathetic nervous system to influence blood pressure, heart rate, and BAT thermogenesis. Specifically, the role of leptin signaling on three different hypothalamic nuclei, the dorsomedial hypothalamus, the ventromedial hypothalamus, and the arcuate nucleus, is reviewed. It is known that all of these brain regions influence the sympathetic nervous system activity and thereby regulate BAT thermogenesis and the cardiovascular system. Thus the current work focuses on how leptin signaling in specific neuronal populations within these hypothalamic nuclei influences certain aspects of energy expenditure.
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- R Pandit
- Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, Department of Translational Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, Department of Translational Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, Department of Translational Neuroscience, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Tupone D, Cano G, Morrison SF. Thermoregulatory inversion: a novel thermoregulatory paradigm. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2017; 312:R779-R786. [PMID: 28330964 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00022.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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To maintain core body temperature in mammals, the normal central nervous system (CNS) thermoregulatory reflex networks produce an increase in brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis in response to skin cooling and an inhibition of the sympathetic outflow to BAT during skin rewarming. In contrast, these normal thermoregulatory reflexes appear to be inverted in hibernation/torpor; thermogenesis is inhibited during exposure to a cold environment, allowing dramatic reductions in core temperature and metabolism, and thermogenesis is activated during skin rewarming, contributing to a return of normal body temperature. Here, we describe two unrelated experimental paradigms in which rats, a nonhibernating/torpid species, exhibit a "thermoregulatory inversion," which is characterized by an inhibition of BAT thermogenesis in response to skin cooling, and a switch in the gain of the skin cooling reflex transfer function from negative to positive values. Either transection of the neuraxis immediately rostral to the dorsomedial hypothalamus in anesthetized rats or activation of A1 adenosine receptors within the CNS of free-behaving rats produces a state of thermoregulatory inversion in which skin cooling inhibits BAT thermogenesis, leading to hypothermia, and skin warming activates BAT, supporting an increase in core temperature. These results reflect the existence of a novel neural circuit that mediates inverted thermoregulatory reflexes and suggests a pharmacological mechanism through which a deeply hypothermic state can be achieved in nonhibernating/torpid mammals, possibly including humans.
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- Domenico Tupone
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon; and
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon; and
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Morris NB, Jay O. Staying warm in the cold with a hot drink: The role of visceral thermoreceptors. Temperature (Austin) 2017; 4:123-125. [PMID: 28680927 DOI: 10.1080/23328940.2017.1299667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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- Nathan B Morris
- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Sydney, K216, 75 East Street Lidcombe, NSW 2141, Australia.,Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Telles TM, de Oliveira BM, Lomba LA, Leite-Avalca MG, Correia D, Zampronio AR. Effects of Binge-Like Ethanol Exposure During Adolescence on the Febrile Response in Rats. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2017; 41:507-515. [DOI: 10.1111/acer.13333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Department of Pharmacology; Federal University of Paraná; Curitiba PR Brazil
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- Department of General Biology; Federal University of Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte MG Brazil
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Nakamura Y, Yanagawa Y, Morrison SF, Nakamura K. Medullary Reticular Neurons Mediate Neuropeptide Y-Induced Metabolic Inhibition and Mastication. Cell Metab 2017; 25:322-334. [PMID: 28065829 PMCID: PMC5299028 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2016.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Hypothalamic neuropeptide Y (NPY) elicits hunger responses to increase the chances of surviving starvation: an inhibition of metabolism and an increase in feeding. Here we elucidate a key central circuit mechanism through which hypothalamic NPY signals drive these hunger responses. GABAergic neurons in the intermediate and parvicellular reticular nuclei (IRt/PCRt) of the medulla oblongata, which are activated by NPY-triggered neural signaling from the hypothalamus, potentially through the nucleus tractus solitarius, mediate the NPY-induced inhibition of metabolic thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue (BAT) via their innervation of BAT sympathetic premotor neurons. Intriguingly, the GABAergic IRt/PCRt neurons innervating the BAT sympathetic premotor region also innervate the masticatory motor region, and stimulation of the IRt/PCRt elicits mastication and increases feeding as well as inhibits BAT thermogenesis. These results indicate that GABAergic IRt/PCRt neurons mediate hypothalamus-derived hunger signaling by coordinating both autonomic and feeding motor systems to reduce energy expenditure and to promote feeding.
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- Yoshiko Nakamura
- Department of Integrative Physiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Genetic and Behavioral Neuroscience, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan; PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan.
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The dyskinesia-hyperpyrexia syndrome is a rare complication of Parkinson disease. Here, we present an exceptional case affected by this syndrome. Its singularity is 2-fold. On one hand, the patient presented periodic episodes of dyskinesia-hyperpyrexia during 3 consecutive summers. On the other, after unsuccessfully trying several therapies, she had an excellent response to an infusion of enteral L-dopa. Both features allow us to hypothesize that this complication is central in origin and propose a new potential mean of treating future refractory cases.
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Miyamoto T, Funakami Y, Kawashita E, Tomita S, Nomura A, Sugimoto N, Saeki H, Miyazakia T, Tsubota M, Ichida S, Kawabata A. Enhanced Hyperthermic Responses to Lipopolysaccharide in Mice Exposed to Repeated Cold Stress. Pharmacology 2017; 99:172-178. [DOI: 10.1159/000454815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rakus K, Ronsmans M, Vanderplasschen A. Behavioral fever in ectothermic vertebrates. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 66:84-91. [PMID: 27381718 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2016.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Fever is an evolutionary conserved defense mechanism which is present in both endothermic and ectothermic vertebrates. Ectotherms in response to infection can increase their body temperature by moving to warmer places. This process is known as behavioral fever. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the mechanisms of induction of fever in mammals. We further discuss the evolutionary conserved mechanisms existing between fever of mammals and behavioral fever of ectothermic vertebrates. Finally, the experimental evidences supporting an adaptive value of behavioral fever expressed by ectothermic vertebrates are summarized.
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- Krzysztof Rakus
- Department of Evolutionary Immunology, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387, Krakow, Poland.
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- Immunology-Vaccinology, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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- Immunology-Vaccinology, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health (FARAH), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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Maior AS, Leporace G, Tannure M, Marocolo M. Profile of infrared thermography in elite soccer players. MOTRIZ: REVISTA DE EDUCACAO FISICA 2017. [DOI: 10.1590/s1980-6574201700020013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Alex Souto Maior
- Universidade Augusto Mota, Brazil; Centro de excelência em Performance - Clube de Regatas Flamengo, Brazil
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- Instituto Brasil de Tecnologias, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Centro de excelência em Performance - Clube de Regatas Flamengo, Brazil
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Morris NB, Filingeri D, Halaki M, Jay O. Evidence of viscerally-mediated cold-defence thermoeffector responses in man. J Physiol 2016; 595:1201-1212. [PMID: 27929204 DOI: 10.1113/jp273052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Visceral thermoreceptors that modify thermoregulatory responses are widely accepted in animal but not human thermoregulation models. Recently, we have provided evidence of viscerally-mediated sweating alterations in humans during exercise brought about by warm and cool fluid ingestion. In the present study, we characterize the modification of shivering and whole-body thermal sensation during cold stress following the administration of a graded thermal stimuli delivered to the stomach via fluid ingestion at 52, 37, 22 and 7°C. Despite no differences in core and skin temperature, fluid ingestion at 52°C rapidly decreased shivering and sensations of cold compared to 37°C, whereas fluid ingestion at 22 and 7°C led to equivalent increases in these responses. Warm and cold fluid ingestion independently modifies cold defence thermoeffector responses, supporting the presence of visceral thermoreceptors in humans. However, the cold-defence thermoeffector response patterns differed from previously identified hot-defence thermoeffectors. ABSTRACT Sudomotor activity is modified by both warm and cold fluid ingestion during heat stress, independently of differences in core and skin temperatures, suggesting independent viscerally-mediated modification of thermoeffectors. The present study aimed to determine whether visceral thermoreceptors modify shivering responses to cold stress. Ten males (mean ± SD: age 27 ± 5 years; height 1.73 ± 0.06 m, weight 78.4 ± 10.7 kg) underwent whole-body cooling via a water perfusion suit at 5°C, on four occasions, to induce a steady-state shivering response, at which point two aliquots of 1.5 ml kg-1 (SML) and 3.0 ml kg-1 (LRG), separated by 20 min, of water at 7, 22, 37 or 52°C were ingested. Rectal, mean skin and mean body temperature (Tb ), electromyographic activity (EMG), metabolic rate (M) and whole-body thermal sensation on a visual analogue scale (WBTS) ranging from 0 mm (very cold) to 200 mm (very hot) were all measured throughout. Tb was not different between all fluid temperatures following SML fluid ingestion (7°C: 35.7 ± 0.5°C; 22°C: 35.6 ± 0.5°C; 37°C: 35.5 ± 0.4°C; 52°C: 35.5 ± 0.4°C; P = 0.27) or LRG fluid ingestion (7°C: 35.3 ± 0.6°C; 22°C: 35.3 ± 0.5°C; 37°C: 35.2 ± 0.5°C; 52°C: 35.3 ± 0.5°C; P = 0.99). With SML fluid ingestion, greater metabolic rates and cooler thermal sensations were observed with ingestion at 7°C (M: 179 ± 55 W, WBTS: 29 ± 21 mm) compared to 52°C (M: 164 ± 34 W, WBTS: 51 ± 28 mm; all P < 0.05). With LRG ingestion, compared to shivering and thermal sensations with ingestion at 37°C (M: 215 ± 47 W, EMG: 3.9 ± 2.5% MVC, WBTS: 33 ± 2 mm), values were different (all P < 0.05) following ingestion at 7°C (M: 269 ± 77 W, EMG: 5.5 ± 0.9% MVC, WBTS: 14 ± 12 mm), 22°C (M: 270 ± 86 W, EMG: 5.6 ± 1.0% MVC, WBTS: 18 ± 19 mm) and 52°C (M: 179 ± 34 W, EMG: 3.3 ± 2.1% MVC, WBTS: 53 ± 28 mm). In conclusion, fluid ingestion at 52°C decreased shivering and the sensation of coolness, whereas fluid ingestion at 22 and 7°C increased shivering and sensations of coolness to similar levels, independently of core and skin temperature.
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- Nathan B Morris
- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Centre for Environmental Design Research, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Contreras C, Nogueiras R, Diéguez C, Medina-Gómez G, López M. Hypothalamus and thermogenesis: Heating the BAT, browning the WAT. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2016; 438:107-115. [PMID: 27498420 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Revised: 07/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has been also considered as the main thermogenic organ responsible of maintenance body temperature through heat production. However, a new type of thermogenic fat has been characterized during the last years, the beige or brite fat, that is developed from white adipose tissue (WAT) in response to different stimuli by a process known as browning. The activities of brown and beige adipocytes ameliorate metabolic disease, including obesity in mice and correlate with leanness in humans. Many genes and pathways that regulate brown and beige adipocyte biology have now been identified, providing a variety of promising therapeutic targets for metabolic disease. The hypothalamus is the main central place orchestrating the outflow signals that drive the sympathetic nerve activity to BAT and WAT, controlling heat production and energy homeostasis. Recent data have revealed new hypothalamic molecular mechanisms, such as hypothalamic AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), that control both thermogenesis and browning. This review provides an overview of the factors influencing BAT and WAT thermogenesis, with special focus on the integration of peripheral information on hypothalamic circuits controlling thermoregulation.
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- Cristina Contreras
- Department of Physiology, CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain.
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- Department of Physiology, CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain
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- Área de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Básicas de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28922, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, CIMUS, University of Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain.
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Filingeri D, Morris NB, Jay O. Warm hands, cold heart: progressive whole-body cooling increases warm thermosensitivity of human hands and feet in a dose-dependent fashion. Exp Physiol 2016; 102:100-112. [DOI: 10.1113/ep085955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Davide Filingeri
- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences; University of Sydney; NSW Australia
- Environmental Ergonomics Research Centre; Loughborough University; Loughborough UK
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- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences; University of Sydney; NSW Australia
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- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences; University of Sydney; NSW Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre; University of Sydney; NSW Australia
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Possible mechanisms of hypothermia after inhibition of the median or dorsal raphe nucleus of freely moving rats. Neuroreport 2016; 27:1287-1292. [DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000000695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Core body temperature is lower in postmenopausal women than premenopausal women: potential implications for energy metabolism and midlife weight gain. Cardiovasc Endocrinol 2016; 5:151-154. [PMID: 28111609 DOI: 10.1097/xce.0000000000000078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Weight gain during the menopausal transition is common. Although studies have suggested that weight gain is more likely related to aging than menopause, there is a reduction in resting energy expenditure with surgical or natural menopause which is independent of age and changes in body composition. The underlying mechanisms could include a reduction in core body temperature. METHODS Data were obtained from two related studies. Sample size was 23 men and 25 women (12 premenopausal,13 postmenopausal). In the Clinical Research Unit, core temperature was measured every minute for 24 hours (CorTemp System,HQ Inc.). RESULTS Mean 24-hour core body temperature was 0.25 ± 0.06 °C lower in postmenopausal than premenopausal women (p=0.001). Mean 24-hour core temperature was 0.34 ± 0.05 °C lower in men than in premenopausal women (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Postmenopausal women, like men, had lower core body temperatures than premenopausal women. This may have implications for midlife weight gain.
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Marsters CM, Rosin JM, Thornton HF, Aslanpour S, Klenin N, Wilkinson G, Schuurmans C, Pittman QJ, Kurrasch DM. Oligodendrocyte development in the embryonic tuberal hypothalamus and the influence of Ascl1. Neural Dev 2016; 11:20. [PMID: 27863528 PMCID: PMC5116181 DOI: 10.1186/s13064-016-0075-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Background Although the vast majority of cells in our brains are glia, we are only beginning to understand programs governing their development, especially within the embryonic hypothalamus. In mice, gliogenesis is a protracted process that begins during embryonic stages and continues into the early postnatal period, with glial progenitors first producing oligodendrocyte precursor cells, which then differentiate into pro-oligodendrocytes, pro-myelinating oligodendrocytes, and finally, mature myelinating oligodendrocytes. The exact timing of the transition from neurogenesis to gliogenesis and the subsequent differentiation of glial lineages remains unknown for most of the Central Nervous System (CNS), and is especially true for the hypothalamus. Methods Here we used mouse embryonic brain samples to determine the onset of gliogenesis and expansion of glial populations in the tuberal hypothalamus using glial markers Sox9, Sox10, Olig2, PdgfRα, Aldh1L1, and MBP. We further employed Ascl1 and Neurog2 mutant mice to probe the influence of these proneual genes on developing embryonic gliogenic populations. Results Using marker analyses for glial precursors, we found that gliogenesis commences just prior to E13.5 in the tuberal hypothalamus, beginning with the detection of glioblast and oligodendrocyte precursor cell markers in a restricted domain adjacent to the third ventricle. Sox9+ and Olig2+ glioblasts are also observed in the mantle region from E13.5 onwards, many of which are Ki67+ proliferating cells, and peaks at E17.5. Using Ascl1 and Neurog2 mutant mice to investigate the influence of these bHLH transcription factors on the progression of gliogenesis in the tuberal hypothalamus, we found that the elimination of Ascl1 resulted in an increase in oligodendrocyte cells throughout the expansive period of oligodendrogenesis. Conclusion Our results are the first to define the timing of gliogenesis in the tuberal hypothalamus and indicate that Ascl1 is required to repress oligodendrocyte differentiation within this brain region. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13064-016-0075-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Candace M Marsters
- Department of Medical Genetics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Biological Sciences Platform, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada. .,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.
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Sunagawa GA, Takahashi M. Hypometabolism during Daily Torpor in Mice is Dominated by Reduction in the Sensitivity of the Thermoregulatory System. Sci Rep 2016; 6:37011. [PMID: 27845399 PMCID: PMC5109469 DOI: 10.1038/srep37011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Some mammals enter a hypometabolic state either daily torpor (minutes to hours in length) or hibernation (days to weeks), when reducing metabolism would benefit survival. Hibernators demonstrate deep torpor by reducing both the sensitivity (H) and the theoretical set-point temperature (TR) of the thermogenesis system, resulting in extreme hypothermia close to ambient temperature. However, these properties during daily torpor remain poorly understood due to the very short steady state of the hypometabolism and the large variation among species and individuals. To overcome these difficulties in observing and evaluating daily torpor, we developed a novel torpor-detection algorithm based on Bayesian estimation of the basal metabolism of individual mice. Applying this robust method, we evaluated fasting induced torpor in various ambient temperatures (TAs) and found that H decreased 91.5% during daily torpor while TR only decreased 3.79 °C in mice. These results indicate that thermogenesis during daily torpor shares a common property of sensitivity reduction with hibernation while it is distinct from hibernation by not lowering TR. Moreover, our findings support that mice are suitable model animals to investigate the regulation of the heat production during active hypometabolism, thus suggesting further study of mice may provide clues to regulating hypometabolism in mammals.
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- Genshiro A Sunagawa
- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojimaminami-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, 2-2-3 Minatojimaminami-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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Effects of NMDA and non-NMDA ionotropic glutamate receptors in the medial preoptic area on body temperature in awake rats. J Therm Biol 2016; 61:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Coon EA, Schmeichel AM, Parisi JE, Cykowski MD, Low PA, Benarroch EE. Medullary neuronal loss is not associated with α-synuclein burden in multiple system atrophy. Mov Disord 2016; 31:1802-1809. [DOI: 10.1002/mds.26798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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- Department of Neurology; Mayo Clinic; Rochester Minnesota USA
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology; Mayo Clinic; Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine; Houston Methodist Hospital; Houston Texas USA
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- Department of Neurology; Mayo Clinic; Rochester Minnesota USA
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Rey S, Huntingford FA, Boltaña S, Vargas R, Knowles TG, Mackenzie S. Fish can show emotional fever: stress-induced hyperthermia in zebrafish. Proc Biol Sci 2016; 282:rspb.2015.2266. [PMID: 26609087 PMCID: PMC4685827 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.2266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Whether fishes are sentient beings remains an unresolved and controversial question. Among characteristics thought to reflect a low level of sentience in fishes is an inability to show stress-induced hyperthermia (SIH), a transient rise in body temperature shown in response to a variety of stressors. This is a real fever response, so is often referred to as ‘emotional fever’. It has been suggested that the capacity for emotional fever evolved only in amniotes (mammals, birds and reptiles), in association with the evolution of consciousness in these groups. According to this view, lack of emotional fever in fishes reflects a lack of consciousness. We report here on a study in which six zebrafish groups with access to a temperature gradient were either left as undisturbed controls or subjected to a short period of confinement. The results were striking: compared to controls, stressed zebrafish spent significantly more time at higher temperatures, achieving an estimated rise in body temperature of about 2–4°C. Thus, zebrafish clearly have the capacity to show emotional fever. While the link between emotion and consciousness is still debated, this finding removes a key argument for lack of consciousness in fishes.
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- Sonia Rey
- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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Savage KE, Oleson CV, Schroeder GD, Sidhu GS, Vaccaro AR. Neurogenic Fever after Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Qualitative Systematic Review. Global Spine J 2016; 6:607-14. [PMID: 27556002 PMCID: PMC4993608 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1570751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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STUDY DESIGN Systematic review. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence, pathogenesis, and clinical outcomes related to neurogenic fevers following traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS A systematic review of the literature was performed on thermodysregulation secondary to acute traumatic SCI in adult patients. A literature search was performed using PubMed (MEDLINE), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Scopus. Using strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, seven relevant articles were obtained. RESULTS The incidence of fever of all origins (both known and unknown) after SCI ranged from 22.5 to 71.7% with a mean incidence of 50.6% and a median incidence of 50.0%. The incidence of fever of unknown origin (neurogenic fever) ranged from 2.6 to 27.8% with a mean incidence of 8.0% and a median incidence of 4.7%. Cervical and thoracic spinal injuries were more commonly associated with fever than lumbar injuries. In addition, complete injuries had a higher incidence of fever than incomplete injuries. The pathogenesis of neurogenic fever after acute SCI is not thoroughly understood. CONCLUSION Neurogenic fevers are relatively common following an acute SCI; however, there is little in the scientific literature to help physicians prevent or treat this condition. The paucity of research underscored by this review demonstrates the need for further studies with larger sample sizes, focusing on incidence rate, clinical outcomes, and pathogenesis of neurogenic fever following acute traumatic SCI.
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- Katherine E. Savage
- Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States,Address for correspondence Gregory Schroeder, MD Rothman Institute925 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107United States
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- Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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The standardized functional observational battery: Its intrinsic value remains in the instrument of measure: The rat. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2016; 82:90-108. [PMID: 27534836 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Revised: 07/10/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The International Conference on Harmonisation's (ICH) Tripartite Guideline on Safety Pharmacology Studies for Human Pharmaceuticals has adopted the requirement that each new test substance must be tested for effects on the central nervous system prior to "first dose in man". This assessment is required to measure, at a minimum, the effects of the substance on general motor activity, behavioral changes, coordination, sensory/motor reflex responses, and body temperatures. To achieve this goal, ICH S7A recommends a neurobehavioral assessment (usually a functional observational battery (FOB) or modified Irwin test), which is generally undertaken in the rat. There seems to be a growing lack of consensus on the value of the FOB to determine CNS safety. This review highlights the importance of the time, effort and cost of training technicians to familiarize with their instrument of measure, so that each observer is better able to identify and document very subtle changes in behavior that will serve to increase the reliability and validity of these assays with respect to CNS safety assessments.
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Saito M, Yoneshiro T, Matsushita M. Activation and recruitment of brown adipose tissue by cold exposure and food ingredients in humans. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab 2016; 30:537-547. [PMID: 27697214 DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2016.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Since the recent re-discovery of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in adult humans, this thermogenic tissue has attracted increasing interest. The inverse relationship between the BAT activity and body fatness suggests that BAT, because of its energy dissipating activity, is protective against body fat accumulation. Cold exposure activates and recruits BAT in association with increased energy expenditure and decreased body fatness. The stimulatory effects of cold are mediated through transient receptor potential channels (TRP), most of which are also chemesthetic receptors for various food ingredients. In fact, capsaicin and its analog capsinoids, representative agonists of TRPV1, mimic the effects of cold to decrease body fatness through the activation and recruitment of BAT. The anti-obesity effect of some other food ingredients including tea catechins may also be attributable to the activation of the TRP-BAT axis. Thus, BAT is a promising target for combating obesity and related metabolic disorders in humans.
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- Masayuki Saito
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan; Department of Nutrition, Tenshi College, Sapporo 065-0013, Japan.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan.
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- Department of Nutrition, Tenshi College, Sapporo 065-0013, Japan.
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Excessive sweating following intrathecal μ agonists: Effective atropine management. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egja.2016.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Shokry IM, Callanan JJ, Sousa J, Tao R. New Insights on Different Response of MDMA-Elicited Serotonin Syndrome to Systemic and Intracranial Administrations in the Rat Brain. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155551. [PMID: 27192423 PMCID: PMC4871448 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In spite of the fact that systemic administration of MDMA elicits serotonin syndrome, direct intracranial administration fails to reproduce the effect. To reconcile these findings, it has been suggested that the cause of serotonin syndrome is attributed mainly to MDMA hepatic metabolites, and less likely to MDMA itself. Recently, however, this explanation has been challenged, and alternative hypotheses need to be explored. Here, we tested the hypothesis that serotonin syndrome is the result of excessive 5HT simultaneously in many brain areas, while MDMA administered intracranially fails to cause serotonin syndrome because it produces only a localized effect at the delivery site and not to other parts of the brain. This hypothesis was examined using adult male Sprague Dawley rats by comparing 5HT responses in the right and left hemispheric frontal cortices, right and left hemispheric diencephalons, and medullar raphe nucleus. Occurrence of serotonin syndrome was confirmed by measuring change in body temperature. Administration routes included intraperitoneal (IP), intracerebroventricular (ICV) and reverse microdialysis. First, we found that IP administration caused excessive 5HT in all five sites investigated and induced hypothermia, suggesting the development of the serotonin syndrome. In contrast, ICV and reverse microdialysis caused excessive 5HT only in regions of delivery sites without changes in body-core temperature, suggesting the absence of the syndrome. Next, chemical dyes were used to trace differences in distribution and diffusion patterns between administration routes. After systemic administration, the dyes were found to be evenly distributed in the brain. However, the dyes administered through ICV or reverse microdialysis injection still remained in the delivery sites, poorly diffusing to the brain. In conclusion, intracranial MDMA administration in one area has no or little effect on other areas, which must be considered a plausible reason for the difference in MDMA-elicited serotonin syndrome between systemic and intracranial administrations.
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- Ibrahim M Shokry
- Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St. Kitts, West Indies
- Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
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- Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St. Kitts, West Indies
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- Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
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- Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
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Silvani A, Calandra-Buonaura G, Dampney RAL, Cortelli P. Brain-heart interactions: physiology and clinical implications. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2016; 374:rsta.2015.0181. [PMID: 27044998 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The brain controls the heart directly through the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system, which consists of multi-synaptic pathways from myocardial cells back to peripheral ganglionic neurons and further to central preganglionic and premotor neurons. Cardiac function can be profoundly altered by the reflex activation of cardiac autonomic nerves in response to inputs from baro-, chemo-, nasopharyngeal and other receptors as well as by central autonomic commands, including those associated with stress, physical activity, arousal and sleep. In the clinical setting, slowly progressive autonomic failure frequently results from neurodegenerative disorders, whereas autonomic hyperactivity may result from vascular, inflammatory or traumatic lesions of the autonomic nervous system, adverse effects of drugs and chronic neurological disorders. Both acute and chronic manifestations of an imbalanced brain-heart interaction have a negative impact on health. Simple, widely available and reliable cardiovascular markers of the sympathetic tone and of the sympathetic-parasympathetic balance are lacking. A deeper understanding of the connections between autonomic cardiac control and brain dynamics through advanced signal and neuroimage processing may lead to invaluable tools for the early detection and treatment of pathological changes in the brain-heart interaction.
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- Autonomic Unit, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy IRCCS, Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bellaria University Hospital, Block G, Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
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- School of Medical Sciences (Physiology) and Bosch Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Sydney, Sidney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Autonomic Unit, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy IRCCS, Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bellaria University Hospital, Block G, Via Altura 3, 40139 Bologna, Italy
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Central neural circuits orchestrate the behavioral and autonomic repertoire that maintains body temperature during environmental temperature challenges and alters body temperature during the inflammatory response and behavioral states and in response to declining energy homeostasis. This review summarizes the central nervous system circuit mechanisms controlling the principal thermoeffectors for body temperature regulation: cutaneous vasoconstriction regulating heat loss and shivering and brown adipose tissue for thermogenesis. The activation of these thermoeffectors is regulated by parallel but distinct efferent pathways within the central nervous system that share a common peripheral thermal sensory input. The model for the neural circuit mechanism underlying central thermoregulatory control provides a useful platform for further understanding of the functional organization of central thermoregulation, for elucidating the hypothalamic circuitry and neurotransmitters involved in body temperature regulation, and for the discovery of novel therapeutic approaches to modulating body temperature and energy homeostasis.
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- Shaun F Morrison
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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Moriya S, Soga T, Wong DW, Parhar IS. Transcriptome composition of the preoptic area in mid-age and escitalopram treatment in male mice. Neurosci Lett 2016; 622:67-71. [PMID: 27113202 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Revised: 04/16/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The decrease in serotonergic neurotransmission during aging can increase the risk of neuropsychiatric diseases such as depression in elderly population and decline the reproductive system. Therefore, it is important to understand the age-associated molecular mechanisms of brain aging. In this study, the effect of aging and chronic escitalopram (antidepressant) treatment to admit mice was investigated by comparing transcriptomes in the preoptic area (POA) which is a key nucleus for reproduction. In the mid-aged brain, the immune system-related genes were increased and hormone response-related genes were decreased. In the escitalopram treated brains, transcription-, granule cell proliferation- and vasoconstriction-related genes were increased and olfactory receptors were decreased. Since homeostasis and neuroprotection-related genes were altered in both of mid-age and escitalopram treatment, these genes could be important for serotonin related physiologies in the POA.
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- Shogo Moriya
- Brain Research Institutes, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500, Malaysia.
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- Brain Research Institutes, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500, Malaysia
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- Brain Research Institutes, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500, Malaysia
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- Brain Research Institutes, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500, Malaysia
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Farrell MJ. Regional brain responses in humans during body heating and cooling. Temperature (Austin) 2016; 3:220-231. [PMID: 27857952 PMCID: PMC4964992 DOI: 10.1080/23328940.2016.1174794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Functional brain imaging of responses to thermal challenge in humans provides a viable method to implicate widespread neuroanatomical regions in the processes of thermoregulation. Thus far, functional neuroimaging techniques have been used infrequently in humans to investigate thermoregulation, although preliminary outcomes have been informative and certainly encourage further forays into this field of enquiry. At this juncture, sustained regional brain activations in response to prolonged changes in body temperature are yet to be definitively characterized, but it would appear that thermoregulatory regions are widely distributed throughout the hemispheres of the human brain. Of those autonomic responses to thermal challenge investigated so far, the loci of associated brainstem responses in human are homologous with other species. However, human imaging studies have also implicated a wide range of forebrain regions in thermal sensations and autonomic responses that extend beyond outcomes reported in other species. There is considerable impetus to continue human functional neuroimaging of thermoregulatory responses because of the unique opportunities presented by the method to survey regions across the whole brain in compliant, conscious participants.
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- Michael J Farrell
- Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Monash University , Clayton, Australia
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Pereira LC, Barros M. Relationship between body temperature, weight, and hematological parameters of black tufted-ear marmosets (Callithrix penicillata
). J Med Primatol 2016; 45:118-25. [DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Lucas Cardoso Pereira
- Primate Center and Department of Physiological Sciences; Institute of Biology; University of Brasilia; Brasilia DF Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; School of Health Sciences; University of Brasilia; Brasilia DF Brazil
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Charkoudian N, Stachenfeld N. Sex hormone effects on autonomic mechanisms of thermoregulation in humans. Auton Neurosci 2016; 196:75-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2015.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2015] [Revised: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Yoneshiro T, Matsushita M, Nakae S, Kameya T, Sugie H, Tanaka S, Saito M. Brown adipose tissue is involved in the seasonal variation of cold-induced thermogenesis in humans. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2016; 310:R999-R1009. [PMID: 27030666 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00057.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Brown adipose tissue (BAT) contributes to whole-body energy expenditure (EE), especially cold-induced thermogenesis (CIT), in humans. Although it is known that EE and CIT vary seasonally, their relationship with BAT has not been investigated. In the present study, we examined the impact of BAT on seasonal variations of EE/CIT and thermal responses to cold exposure in a randomized crossover design. Forty-five healthy male volunteers participated, and their BAT was assessed by positron emission tomography and computed tomography. CIT, the difference of EE at 27ºC and after 2-h cold exposure at 19ºC, significantly increased in winter compared to summer, being greater in subjects with metabolically active BAT (High BAT, 185.6 kcal/d, 18.3 kcal/d, P<0.001) than those without (Low BAT, 90.6 kcal/d, -46.5 kcal/d, P<0.05). Multivariate regression analysis revealed a significant interaction effect between season and BAT on CIT (P<0.001). The cold-induced drop of tympanic temperature (Tty) and skin temperature (Tskin) in the forehead region and in the supraclavicular region close to BAT deposits were smaller in the High BAT group than in the Low BAT group in winter but not in summer. In contrast, the drop of Tskinin the subclavicular and peripheral regions distant from BAT was similar in the two groups in both seasons. In conclusion, CIT increased from summer to winter in a BAT-dependent manner, paralleling cold-induced changes in Tty/Tskin, indicating a role of BAT in seasonal changes in the thermogenic and thermal responses to cold exposure in humans.
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Nakagawa H, Matsumura T, Suzuki K, Ninomiya C, Ishiwata T. Changes of brain monoamine levels and physiological indexes during heat acclimation in rats. J Therm Biol 2016; 58:15-22. [PMID: 27157329 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Brain monoamines, such as noradrenaline (NA), dopamine (DA), and serotonin (5-HT), regulate many important physiological functions including thermoregulation. The purpose of this study was to clarify changes in NA, DA, and 5-HT levels in several brain regions in response to heat acclimation while also recording body temperature (Tb), heart rate (HR), and locomotor activity (Act). Rats were exposed to a heated environment (32°C) for 3h (3H), 1 day (1D), 7 days, 14 days (14D), 21 days, or 28 days (28D). After heat exposure, each of the following brain regions were immediately extracted and homogenized: the caudate putamen (CPu), preoptic area (PO), dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH), frontal cortex (FC), and hippocampus (Hip). NA, DA, and 5-HT levels in the extract were measured by high performance liquid chromatography. Although Tb increased immediately after heat exposure, it decreased about 14D later. HR was maintained at a low level throughout heat exposure, and Act tended to increase near the end of heat exposure. After 3H, we observed a marked increase in NA level in the CPu. Although this response vanished after 1D, the level increased again after 28D. DA level in the CPu decreased significantly from 1D to 28D. 5-HT level in the PO and DMH decreased from 1D to 14D. It returned to control levels after 28D with increment of DA level. 5-HT level in the FC decreased at the start of heat exposure, but recovered after 28D; a time point at which DA level also increased. Monoamine levels in the Hip were unchanged after early heat exposure, but both 5-HT and DA levels increased after 28D. These results provide definitive evidence of changes in monoamines in individual brain regions involved in thermoregulation and behavioral, cognitive, and memory function during both acute and chronic heat exposure.
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- Hikaru Nakagawa
- Graduate School of Community and Human Services, Rikkyo University, 1-2-26 Kitano, Niiza, Saitama 352-8558, Japan
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- Graduate School of Community and Human Services, Rikkyo University, 1-2-26 Kitano, Niiza, Saitama 352-8558, Japan
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- Graduate School of Community and Human Services, Rikkyo University, 1-2-26 Kitano, Niiza, Saitama 352-8558, Japan
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- Graduate School of Community and Human Services, Rikkyo University, 1-2-26 Kitano, Niiza, Saitama 352-8558, Japan
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- Graduate School of Community and Human Services, Rikkyo University, 1-2-26 Kitano, Niiza, Saitama 352-8558, Japan.
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Belanger-Willoughby N, Linehan V, Hirasawa M. Thermosensing mechanisms and their impairment by high-fat diet in orexin neurons. Neuroscience 2016; 324:82-91. [PMID: 26964685 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In homeotherms, the hypothalamus controls thermoregulatory and adaptive mechanisms in energy balance, sleep-wake and locomotor activity to maintain optimal body temperature. Orexin neurons may be involved in these functions as they promote thermogenesis, food intake and behavioral arousal, and are sensitive to temperature and metabolic status. How thermal and energy balance signals are integrated in these neurons is unknown. Thus, we investigated the cellular mechanisms of thermosensing in orexin neurons and their response to a change in energy status using whole-cell patch clamp on rat brain slices. We found that warming induced an increase in miniature excitatory postsynaptic current (EPSC) frequency, which was blocked by the transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1) receptor antagonist AMG9810 and mimicked by its agonist capsaicin, suggesting that the synaptic effect is mediated by heat-sensitive TRPV1 channels. Furthermore, warming inhibits orexin neurons by activating ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels, an effect regulated by uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2), as the UCP2 inhibitor genipin abolished this response. These properties are unique to orexin neurons in the lateral hypothalamus, as neighboring melanin-concentrating hormone neurons showed no response to warming within the physiological temperature range. Interestingly, in rats fed with western diet for 1 or 11weeks, orexin neurons had impaired synaptic and KATP response to warming. In summary, this study reveals several mechanisms underlying thermosensing in orexin neurons and their attenuation by western diet. Overeating induced by western diet may in part be due to impaired orexin thermosensing, as post-prandial thermogenesis may promote satiety and lethargy by inhibiting orexin neurons.
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- N Belanger-Willoughby
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3V6, Canada
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3V6, Canada
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland A1B 3V6, Canada.
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UNLABELLED In mammals, daily changes in body temperature (Tb) depend on the integrity of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Fasting influences the Tb in the resting period and the presence of the SCN is essential for this process. However, the origin of this circadian/metabolic influence is unknown. We hypothesized that, not only the SCN but also the arcuate nucleus (ARC), are involved in the Tb setting through afferents to the thermoregulatory median preoptic nucleus (MnPO). Therefore, we investigated by neuronal tracing and microdialysis experiments the possible targeting of the MnPO by the SCN and the ARC in male Wistar rats. We observed that vasopressin release from the SCN decreases the temperature just before light onset, whereas α-melanocyte stimulating hormone release, especially at the end of the dark period, maintains high temperature. Both peptides have opposite effects on the brown adipose tissue activity through thermoregulatory nuclei such as the dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus and the dorsal raphe nucleus. The present study indicates that the coordination between circadian and metabolic signaling within the hypothalamus is essential for an adequate temperature control. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT When circadian and metabolic systems are not well synchronized, individuals may develop metabolic diseases. The underlying mechanisms are unknown. Here, we demonstrate that the balance between the releases of neuropeptides derived from the biological clock and from a metabolic sensory organ as the arcuate nucleus, are essential for an adequate temperature control. These observations show that brain areas involved in circadian and metabolic functions of the body need to interact to produce a coherent arrangement of physiological processes associated with temperature control.
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Morrison SF. Central neural control of thermoregulation and brown adipose tissue. Auton Neurosci 2016; 196:14-24. [PMID: 26924538 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2016.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Central neural circuits orchestrate the homeostatic repertoire that maintains body temperature during environmental temperature challenges and alters body temperature during the inflammatory response. This review summarizes the experimental underpinnings of our current model of the CNS pathways controlling the principal thermoeffectors for body temperature regulation: cutaneous vasoconstriction controlling heat loss, and shivering and brown adipose tissue for thermogenesis. The activation of these effectors is regulated by parallel but distinct, effector-specific, core efferent pathways within the CNS that share a common peripheral thermal sensory input. Via the lateral parabrachial nucleus, skin thermal afferent input reaches the hypothalamic preoptic area to inhibit warm-sensitive, inhibitory output neurons which control heat production by inhibiting thermogenesis-promoting neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus that project to thermogenesis-controlling premotor neurons in the rostral ventromedial medulla, including the raphe pallidus, that descend to provide the excitation of spinal circuits necessary to drive thermogenic thermal effectors. A distinct population of warm-sensitive preoptic neurons controls heat loss through an inhibitory input to raphe pallidus sympathetic premotor neurons controlling cutaneous vasoconstriction. The model proposed for central thermoregulatory control provides a useful platform for further understanding of the functional organization of central thermoregulation and elucidating the hypothalamic circuitry and neurotransmitters involved in body temperature regulation.
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- Shaun F Morrison
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, Unites States.
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Kawakami S, Sato H, Sasaki AT, Tanabe HC, Yoshida Y, Saito M, Toyoda H, Sadato N, Kang Y. The Brain Mechanisms Underlying the Perception of Pungent Taste of Capsaicin and the Subsequent Autonomic Responses. Front Hum Neurosci 2016; 9:720. [PMID: 26834613 PMCID: PMC4717328 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In a human fMRI study, it has been demonstrated that tasting and ingesting capsaicin activate the ventral part of the middle and posterior short gyri (M/PSG) of the insula which is known as the primary gustatory area, suggesting that capsaicin is recognized as a taste. Tasting and digesting spicy foods containing capsaicin induce various physiological responses such as perspiration from face, salivation, and facilitation of cardiovascular activity, which are thought to be caused through viscero-visceral autonomic reflexes. However, this does not necessarily exclude the possibility of the involvement of higher-order sensory-motor integration between the M/PSG and anterior short gyrus (ASG) known as the autonomic region of the insula. To reveal a possible functional coordination between the M/PSG and ASG, we here addressed whether capsaicin increases neural activity in the ASG as well as the M/PSG using fMRI and a custom-made taste delivery system. Twenty subjects participated in this study, and three tastant solutions: capsaicin, NaCl, and artificial saliva (AS) were used. Group analyses with the regions activated by capsaicin revealed significant activations in the bilateral ASG and M/PSG. The fMRI blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signals in response to capsaicin stimulation were significantly higher in ASG than in M/PSG regardless of the side. Concomitantly, capsaicin increased the fingertip temperature significantly. Although there was no significant correlation between the fingertip temperatures and BOLD signals in the ASG or M/PSG when the contrast [Capsaicin-AS] or [Capsaicin-NaCl] was computed, a significant correlation was found in the bilateral ASG when the contrast [2 × Capsaicin-NaCl-AS] was computed. In contrast, there was a significant correlation in the hypothalamus regardless of the contrasts. Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between M/PSG and ASG. These results indicate that capsaicin increases neural activity in the ASG as well as the M/PSG, suggesting that the neural coordination between the two cortical areas may be involved in autonomic responses to tasting spicy foods as reflected in fingertip temperature increases.
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- Shinpei Kawakami
- Department of Neuroscience and Oral Physiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka UniversitySuita, Japan; Morinaga & Co., Ltd., YokohamaJapan
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- Department of Neuroscience and Oral Physiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University Suita, Japan
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- Division of Cerebral Integration, National Institute for Physiological SciencesOkazaki, Japan; Pathophysiological and Health Science Team, RIKEN Center for Life Science TechnologiesKobe, Japan; Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City UniversityOsaka, Japan
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- Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Cerebral Integration, National Institute for Physiological Sciences Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience and Oral Physiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka UniversitySuita, Japan; Department of Oral Physiology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima UniversityKagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience and Oral Physiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University Suita, Japan
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- Division of Cerebral Integration, National Institute for Physiological Sciences Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience and Oral Physiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University Suita, Japan
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Kida R, Yoshida H, Murakami M, Shirai M, Hashimoto O, Kawada T, Matsui T, Funaba M. Direct action of capsaicin in brown adipogenesis and activation of brown adipocytes. Cell Biochem Funct 2016; 34:34-41. [PMID: 26781688 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.3162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Revised: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The ingestion of capsaicin, the principle pungent component of red and chili peppers, induces thermogenesis, in part, through the activation of brown adipocytes expressing genes related to mitochondrial biogenesis and uncoupling such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (Ppar) γ coactivator-1α (Pgc-1α) and uncoupling protein 1 (Ucp1). Capsaicin has been suggested to induce the activation of brown adipocytes, which is mediated by the stimulation of sympathetic nerves. However, capsaicin may directly affect the differentiation of brown preadipocytes, brown adipocyte function, or both, through its significant absorption. We herein demonstrated that Trpv1, a capsaicin receptor, is expressed in brown adipose tissue, and that its expression level is increased during the differentiation of HB2 brown preadipocytes. Furthermore, capsaicin induced calcium influx in brown preadipocytes. A treatment with capsaicin in the early stage of brown adipogenesis did not affect lipid accumulation or the expression levels of Fabp4 (a gene expressed in mature adipocytes), Pparγ2 (a master regulator of adipogenesis) or brown adipocyte-selective genes. In contrast, a treatment with capsaicin in the late stage of brown adipogenesis slightly increased the expression levels of Fabp4, Pparγ2 and Pgc-1α. Although capsaicin did not affect the basal expression level of Ucp1, Ucp1 induction by forskolin was partially inhibited by capsaicin, irrespective of the dose of capsaicin. The results of the present study suggest the direct effects of capsaicin on brown adipocytes or in the late stage of brown adipogenesis.
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- Ryosuke Kida
- Division of Applied Biosciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Applied Biosciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Azabu University School of Veterinary Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, Azabu University School of Veterinary Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Laboratory of Experimental Animal Science, Kitasato University School of Veterinary Medicine, Towada, Japan
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- Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Applied Biosciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Applied Biosciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto, Japan
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Commentary on: Efferent connections of the parabrachial nucleus in the rat. C.B. Saper and A.D. Loewy, Brain Research 197:291-317, 1980. Brain Res 2016; 1645:15-7. [PMID: 26790347 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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By the late 1970׳s, the pathways had been identified from neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract that control visceral sensory inflow and from the paraventricular nucleus and lateral hypothalamus that directly innervate the autonomic preganglionic neurons, thereby controlling autonomic outflow. However, the connections between the two were not yet clear. This paper identified the parabrachial nucleus as a key intermediary, receiving the bulk of outflow from the nucleus of the solitary tract and distributing it to a set of brainstem and forebrain sites that constituted a central autonomic control network. This work also identified the insular cortex as a key visceral sensory cortical area. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled SI:50th Anniversary Issue.
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Nakata H, Oshiro M, Namba M, Shibasaki M. Effects of passive heat stress on human somatosensory processing. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2015; 309:R1387-96. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00280.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Herein, we investigated the effects of passive heat stress on human somatosensory processing recorded by somatosensory-evoked potentials (SEPs). Fifteen healthy subjects received a median nerve stimulation at the left wrist under two thermal conditions: Heat Stress and normothermic Time Control. The latencies and amplitudes of P14, N20, P25, N35, P45, and N60 at C4′ and P14, N18, P22, and N30 at Fz were evaluated. Under the Heat Stress condition, SEPs were recorded at normothermic baseline (1st), early in heat stress (2nd), when esophageal temperature had increased by ∼1.0°C (3rd) and ∼2.0°C (4th), and after heat stress (5th). In the Time Control condition, SEPs were measured at the same time intervals as those in the Heat Stress condition. The peak latencies and amplitudes of SEPs did not change early in heat stress. However, the latencies of P14, N20, and N60 at C4′ and P14, N18, and P22 at Fz were significantly shorter in the 4th session than in the 1st session. Furthermore, the peak amplitudes of P25 and N60 at C4′, and P22 and N30 at Fz decreased with increases in body temperature. On the other hand, under the Time Control condition, no significant differences were observed in the amplitudes or latencies of any component of SEPs. These results suggested that the conduction velocity of the ascending somatosensory input was accelerated by increases in body temperature, and hyperthermia impaired the neural activity of cortical somatosensory processing.
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- Hiroki Nakata
- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan; and
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- Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan
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- Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan; and
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Greaney JL, Kenney WL, Alexander LM. Sympathetic regulation during thermal stress in human aging and disease. Auton Neurosci 2015; 196:81-90. [PMID: 26627337 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Revised: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Humans control their core temperature within a narrow range via precise adjustments of the autonomic nervous system. In response to changing core and/or skin temperature, several critical thermoregulatory reflex effector responses are initiated and include shivering, sweating, and changes in cutaneous blood flow. Cutaneous vasomotor adjustments, mediated by modulations in sympathetic nerve activity (SNA), aid in the maintenance of thermal homeostasis during cold and heat stress since (1) they serve as the first line of defense of body temperature and are initiated before other thermoregulatory effectors, and (2) they are on the efferent arm of non-thermoregulatory reflex systems, aiding in the maintenance of blood pressure and organ perfusion. This review article highlights the sympathetic responses of humans to thermal stress, with a specific focus on primary aging as well as impairments that occur in both heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Age- and pathology-related changes in efferent muscle and skin SNA during cold and heat stress, measured directly in humans using microneurography, are discussed.
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- Jody L Greaney
- Department of Kinesiology, Noll Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, United States.
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- Department of Kinesiology, Noll Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, Noll Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, United States
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Simm B, Ott D, Pollatzek E, Murgott J, Gerstberger R, Rummel C, Roth J. Effects of prostaglandin E2 on cells cultured from the rat organum vasculosum laminae terminalis and median preoptic nucleus. Neuroscience 2015; 313:23-35. [PMID: 26608124 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The time course of the induction of enzymes responsible for the formation of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) after an inflammatory insult, in relation to the concomitant febrile response, suggests that peripherally generated PGE2 is involved in the induction of the early phase of fever, while centrally produced PGE2 exerts pyrogenic capacities during the later stages of fever within the hypothalamic median preoptic nucleus (MnPO). The actions of peripherally derived PGE2 on the brain might occur at the level of the organum vasculosum laminae terminalis (OVLT), which lacks a tight blood-brain barrier and is implicated in fever, while the effects of PGE2 within the MnPO might interfere with glutamatergic neurotransmission within a recently characterized central efferent pathway for the activation of cold-defence reactions. Using the fura-2 ratio imaging technique we, therefore, measured changes of the intracellular Ca(2+)-concentration in primary neuroglial microcultures of rat OVLT and MnPO stimulated with PGE2 and/or glutamate. In cultures from the OVLT, as opposed to those derived from the MnPO, substantial numbers of neurons (8% of 385), astrocytes (19% of 645) and microglial cells (28% of 43) directly responded to PGE2 with a transient increase of intracellular Ca(2+). The most pronounced effect of PGE2 on cells from MnPO microcultures was its modulatory influence on the strength of glutamate-induced Ca(2+)-signals. In 72 out of 512 neurons and in 105 out of 715 astrocytes PGE2 significantly augmented glutamate-induced Ca(2+)-signals. About 30% of these neurons were GABAergic. These observations are in agreement with putative roles of peripheral PGE2 as a directly acting circulating agent at the level of the OVLT, and of central MnPO-intrinsic PGE2 as an enhancer of glutamatergic neurotransmission, which causes disinhibition of thermogenic heat production, a crucial component for the manifestation of fever. In microcultures from both brain sites investigated incubation with PGE2 significantly reduced the lipopolysaccharide-induced release of cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6) into the supernatant. PGE2, thus, seems to be involved in a negative feed-back loop to limit the strength of the brain inflammatory process and to play a dual role with pro- as well as anti-inflammatory properties.
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- B Simm
- Institut für Veterinär-Physiologie und -Biochemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Frankfurter Strasse 100, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Veterinär-Physiologie und -Biochemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Frankfurter Strasse 100, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Veterinär-Physiologie und -Biochemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Frankfurter Strasse 100, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Veterinär-Physiologie und -Biochemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Frankfurter Strasse 100, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Veterinär-Physiologie und -Biochemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Frankfurter Strasse 100, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Veterinär-Physiologie und -Biochemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Frankfurter Strasse 100, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Veterinär-Physiologie und -Biochemie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Frankfurter Strasse 100, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.
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El Bitar N, Pollin B, Huang G, Mouraux A, Le Bars D. The rostral ventromedial medulla control of cutaneous vasomotion of paws and tail in the rat: implication for pain studies. J Neurophysiol 2015; 115:773-89. [PMID: 26581872 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00695.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Thermal neutrality in rodents is achieved by large cyclic variations of the sympathetic drive of the vasomotion of the tail and paws, the most widely used target organs in current acute or chronic animal models of pain. Given the pivotal functional role of rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) in nociception and rostral medullary raphe (rMR) in thermoregulation, two largely overlapping brain regions, we aimed at circumscribing the brainstem regions that are the source of premotor afferents to sympathetic preganglionic neurons that control the vasomotor tone of the tail and hind paws. A thermometric infrared camera recorded indirectly the vasomotor tone of the tail and hind paws. During the control period, the rat was maintained in vasoconstriction by preserving a stable, homogeneous, and constant surrounding temperature, slightly below the core temperature. The functional blockade of the RVM/rMR by the GABAA receptor agonist muscimol (0.5 nmol, 50 nl) elicited an extensive increase of the temperature of the paws and tail, associated with a slight decrease of blood pressure and heart rate. Both the increased heat loss through vasodilatation and the decrease heart-induced heat production elicited a remarkable reduction of the central temperature. The effective zones were circumscribed to the parts of the RVM/rMR facing the facial nucleus. They match very exactly the brain regions often described as specifically devoted to the control of nociception. Our data support and urge on the highest cautiousness regarding the interpretation of results aimed at studying the effects of any pharmacological manipulations of RVM/rMR with the usual tests of pain.
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- Nabil El Bitar
- Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France; Neurosciences Paris-Seine, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMRS-1130, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR-8246, Paris, France; and
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France; Neurosciences Paris-Seine, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMRS-1130, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR-8246, Paris, France; and
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France; Neurosciences Paris-Seine, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMRS-1130, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR-8246, Paris, France; and
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Todd SM, Arnold JC. Neural correlates of interactions between cannabidiol and Δ(9) -tetrahydrocannabinol in mice: implications for medical cannabis. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 173:53-65. [PMID: 26377899 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Revised: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE It has been proposed that medicinal strains of cannabis and therapeutic preparations would be safer with a more balanced concentration ratio of Δ(9) -tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to cannabidiol (CBD), as CBD reduces the adverse psychotropic effects of THC. However, our understanding of CBD and THC interactions is limited and the brain circuitry mediating interactions between CBD and THC are unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate whether CBD modulated the functional effects and c-Fos expression induced by THC, using a 1:1 dose ratio that approximates therapeutic strains of cannabis and nabiximols. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Male C57BL/6 mice were treated with vehicle, CBD, THC or a combination of CBD and THC (10 mg·kg(-1) i.p. for both cannabinoids) to examine effects on locomotor activity, anxiety-related behaviour, body temperature and brain c-Fos expression (a marker of neuronal activation). KEY RESULTS CBD potentiated THC-induced locomotor suppression but reduced the hypothermic and anxiogenic effects of THC. CBD alone had no effect on these measures. THC increased brain activation as measured by c-Fos expression in 11 of the 35 brain regions studied. CBD co-administration suppressed THC-induced c-Fos expression in six of these brain regions. This effect was most pronounced in the medial preoptic nucleus and lateral periaqueductal gray. Treatment with CBD alone diminished c-Fos expression only in the central nucleus of the amygdala compared with vehicle. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS These data confirm that CBD modulated the pharmacological actions of THC and provide new information regarding brain regions involved in the interaction between CBD and THC.
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- S M Todd
- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Discipline of Pharmacology, School of Medical Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Discipline of Pharmacology, School of Medical Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Harden LM, Kent S, Pittman QJ, Roth J. Fever and sickness behavior: Friend or foe? Brain Behav Immun 2015; 50:322-333. [PMID: 26187566 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Revised: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Fever has been recognized as an important symptom of disease since ancient times. For many years, fever was treated as a putative life-threatening phenomenon. More recently, it has been recognized as an important part of the body's defense mechanisms; indeed at times it has even been used as a therapeutic agent. The knowledge of the functional role of the central nervous system in the genesis of fever has greatly improved over the last decade. It is clear that the febrile process, which develops in the sick individual, is just one of many brain-controlled sickness symptoms. Not only will the sick individual appear "feverish" but they may also display a range of behavioral changes, such as anorexia, fatigue, loss of interest in usual daily activities, social withdrawal, listlessness or malaise, hyperalgesia, sleep disturbances and cognitive dysfunction, collectively termed "sickness behavior". In this review we consider the issue of whether fever and sickness behaviors are friend or foe during: a critical illness, the common cold or influenza, in pregnancy and in the newborn. Deciding whether these sickness responses are beneficial or harmful will very much shape our approach to the use of antipyretics during illness.
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- L M Harden
- Brain Function Research Group, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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- Institute of Veterinary-Physiology and -Biochemistry, Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen, Frankfurter Strasse 100, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.
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Shido O, Matsuzaki K. Involvement of neurogenesis in the hypothalamic area in establishing long-term heat acclimation in rats. Temperature (Austin) 2015; 2:362-7. [PMID: 27227050 PMCID: PMC4843919 DOI: 10.1080/23328940.2015.1076591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Revised: 06/28/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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This review summarizes earlier studies of long-term heat acclimation (LHA) in rats. Since thermoregulatory changes of LHA are stable and sustained, persisting functional and morphological changes are expected to occur in the thermoregulatory centers. Heat exposure increases the number of newborn cells in the ependymal layer of the third ventricle. With time, these newborn cells migrate into the hypothalamic parenchyma and differentiate to immature or mature neurons, some of which integrate into hypothalamic neuralne tworks. The generation of new functional neurons in the hypothalamus may be an important mechanism of LHA.
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- Osamu Shido
- Department of Environmental Physiology; School of Medicine; Shimane University ; Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Physiology; School of Medicine; Shimane University ; Izumo, Japan
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Nakamura K. Neural circuit for psychological stress-induced hyperthermia. Temperature (Austin) 2015; 2:352-61. [PMID: 27227049 PMCID: PMC4843917 DOI: 10.1080/23328940.2015.1070944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Revised: 07/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Psychological stress-induced hyperthermia (PSH) is a basic physiological stress response to increase physical performances to defend homeostasis and life from stressors, such as natural enemies. However, excessive and long-lasting stressors can lead to chronic hyperthermia, particularly recognized in humans as a psychosomatic symptom called “psychogenic fever.” The sympathetic and neuroendocrine responses that can contribute to PSH include brown adipose tissue (BAT) thermogenesis, cutaneous vasoconstriction, tachycardia and glucocorticoid secretion. Research on the central circuits underlying these stress responses has recently revealed several fundamental circuit mechanisms including hypothalamomedullary pathways driving the sympathetic stress responses. Psychological stress activates a monosynaptic glutamatergic excitatory neurotransmission from the dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH) to sympathetic premotor neurons in the rostral medullary raphe region (rMR) to drive BAT thermogenesis and tachycardia, leading to the development of PSH. This glutamatergic neurotransmission could be potentiated by orexin neurons in the lateral hypothalamus through their projections to the rMR. Psychological stress also activates another monosynaptic pathway from the DMH to the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus to stimulate the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis for the secretion of glucocorticoids. PSH is independent from the prostaglandin-mediated trigger mechanism for inflammation-induced fever, and several forebrain regions are considered to provide stress-driven inputs to the DMH to activate the sympathetic- and neuroendocrine-driving neurons. The circuit mechanism of PSH based on animal experiments would be relevant to understandings of the etiology of psychogenic fever in humans. This review describes the current understandings of the central circuit mechanism of PSH with recent important progress in research.
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- Kazuhiro Nakamura
- Department of Integrative Physiology; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan; Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology; Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan
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Capsaicin and Related Food Ingredients Reducing Body Fat Through the Activation of TRP and Brown Fat Thermogenesis. ADVANCES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH 2015; 76:1-28. [PMID: 26602570 DOI: 10.1016/bs.afnr.2015.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a site of sympathetically activated adaptive nonshivering thermogenesis, thereby being involved in the regulation of energy balance and body fatness. Recent radionuclide imaging studies have revealed the existence of metabolically active BAT in adult humans. Human BAT is activated by acute cold exposure and contributes to cold-induced increase in whole-body energy expenditure. The metabolic activity of BAT is lower in older and obese individuals. The inverse relationship between the BAT activity and body fatness suggests that BAT, because of its energy dissipating activity, is protective against body fat accumulation. In fact, repeated cold exposure recruits BAT in association with increased energy expenditure and decreased body fatness. The stimulatory effects of cold are mediated through the activation of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, most of which are also chemesthetic receptors for various naturally occurring substances including herbal plants and food ingredients. Capsaicin and its analog capsinoids, representative agonists of TRPV1, mimic the effects of cold to decrease body fatness through the activation and recruitment of BAT. The well-known antiobesity effect of green tea catechins is also attributable to the activation of the sympathetic nerve and BAT system. Thus, BAT is a promising target for combating obesity and related metabolic disorders in humans.
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Alexander CM, Kasza I, Yen CLE, Reeder SB, Hernando D, Gallo RL, Jahoda CAB, Horsley V, MacDougald OA. Dermal white adipose tissue: a new component of the thermogenic response. J Lipid Res 2015; 56:2061-9. [PMID: 26405076 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.r062893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Recent literature suggests that the layer of adipocytes embedded in the skin below the dermis is far from being an inert spacer material. Instead, this layer of dermal white adipose tissue (dWAT) is a regulated lipid layer that comprises a crucial environmental defense. Among all the classes of biological molecules, lipids have the lowest thermal conductance and highest insulation potential. This property can be exploited by mammals to reduce heat loss, suppress brown adipose tissue activation, reduce the activation of thermogenic programs, and increase metabolic efficiency. Furthermore, this layer responds to bacterial challenge to provide a physical barrier and antimicrobial disinfection, and its expansion supports the growth of hair follicles and regenerating skin. In sum, this dWAT layer is a key defensive player with remarkable potential for modifying systemic metabolism, immune function, and physiology. In this review, we discuss the key literature illustrating the properties of this recently recognized adipose depot.
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- Caroline M Alexander
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
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- Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, CA
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- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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