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Kawasaki H, Okano H, Ishiwatari H, Kishi T, Ishida N. A role of cryptochrome for magnetic field-dependent improvement of sleep quality, lifespan, and motor function in Drosophila. Genes Cells 2023. [PMID: 37096945 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.13030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023]
Abstract
Understanding the molecular genetic basis of animal magnet reception has been one of the big challenges in molecular biology. Recently it was discovered that the magnetic sense of Drosophila melanogaster is mediated by the ultraviolet (UV)-A/blue light photoreceptor cryptochrome (Cry). Here, using the fruit fly as a magnet-receptive model organism, we show that the magnetic field exposure (0.4-0.6 mT) extended lifespan under starvation, but not in cryptochrome mutant flies (cryb ). The magnetic field exposure increases motor function in wild type and neurodegenerative disease model flies. Furthermore, the magnetic field exposure improved sleep quality at night-time specific manner, but not in cryb . We also showed that repeated AC magnetic field exposure increased climbing activity in wild-type Drosophila, but not in cryb . The data suggests that magnetic field-dependent improvement of lifespan, sleep quality, and motor function is mediated through a cry-dependent pathway in Drosophila.
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Affiliation(s)
- Haruhisa Kawasaki
- Institute for Chronobiology, Foundation for Advancement of International Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Advanced Institute of Innovative Technology, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan
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- Institute for Chronobiology, Foundation for Advancement of International Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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Inoue E, Suzuki T, Nakayama T, Yoshimura T, Sudo K, Shimizu Y, Iwaki Y, Kawasaki H, Ishida N. Novel hypnotics of Japanese traditional herbal medicines to caffeine-induced insomnia in Drosophila by using Newly-developed automated sleep and rhythm analysis system (AutoCircaS). Gene 2022; 846:146852. [PMID: 36058496 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Sleep in Drosophila was defined in the year 2000 by using Drosophila Activity Monitor (DAM) system. But DAM is very small tube space and one fly per tube is very limited to analyze for fly social behavior. To overcome such demerits of DAM system, we developed a novel automated sleep and rhythm analysis system (AutoCircaS) which monitors and records any behaviors like social mating, sleep, and circadian rhythm in flies (Drosophila) and small fishes medaka (Oryzias latipes) in free space using the time-lapse (one frame per 10 sec) imaging. AutoCircaS can detect the caffeine-induced insomnia in flies in light-dark (LD) and constant dark (DD) conditions. Thus, using the AutoCircaS, we discovered that Japanese traditional herbal medicines, KyushinKannouGan-ki (KKG), NouKassei (NK) as well as, and Sansoninto, significantly improved caffeine-induced insomnia in flies. The data suggest that AutoCircaS is useful for sleep analysis of small animals and screening of new sedative-hypnotics from many origins.
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- Eiji Inoue
- Tokyo Research Center, Kyushin Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd., Suginami, Tokyo, Japan; Institute for Chronobiology, Foundation for Advancement of International Science (FAIS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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- Institute for Chronobiology, Foundation for Advancement of International Science (FAIS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; SHIGRAY Inc, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Animal Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan; Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Animal Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan; Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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- Tokyo Research Center, Kyushin Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd., Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Tokyo Research Center, Kyushin Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd., Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Institute for Chronobiology, Foundation for Advancement of International Science (FAIS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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- Institute for Chronobiology, Foundation for Advancement of International Science (FAIS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Harakawa S, Nedachi T, Shinba T, Suzuki H. Stress-Reducing Effect of a 50 Hz Electric Field in Mice after Repeated Immobilizations, Electric Field Shields, and Polarization of the Electrodes. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11020323. [PMID: 35205189 PMCID: PMC8869550 DOI: 10.3390/biology11020323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Simple Summary With the increasing demand for electricity and electrical equipment, humans are routinely and unintentionally exposed to electric fields (EFs). Although no considerable adverse effects of EF exposure have been observed, slight physiological effects are known to occur. Additionally, there are methods and devices that expose subjects to EF for medical purposes. The mechanism of the biological effects of EF has not been identified, because the effects are not strong and may involve the physical properties of EFs, which are invisible and easily disturbed by obstacles. In a simple and short experiment using mice, we found that EF has an inhibitory effect on glucocorticoid (GC) responses. The experiment’s reproducibility was almost 100%. We tried to improve the understanding of the biological effects of EF by structuring our observations of the stress-reducing effects under different conditions in the system. We found that the inhibitory effect on the GC response was attenuated by EF shielding. We compared the effects of EF shielding between the head and abdomen, and found that the effects of EF were attenuated in both conditions, but might be more attenuated when the head was shielded. Thus, it appears that the area where the EF is distributed and the body part are important for the biological effects of EF. Two experiments with different conditions were performed. These results will help advance the current understanding of the effects of EF on stress systems. Abstract In BALB/c mice, immobilization-increased plasma glucocorticoid (GC) levels are suppressed by extremely low frequency (ELF) electric fields (EF). The aim of this study was to advance our understanding of the biological effects of ELF-EF, using its suppressive effect on the GC response. Mice were exposed to a 50 Hz EF of 10 kV/m via a parallel plate electrode and immobilized as needed. We examined the suppressive effect of ELF-EF on GC level change after repeated immobilizations, electrode polarization, and EF shielding of different portions of the mouse body parts. Additionally, bodyweight changes owing to stress and EF were examined. Immobilization-induced reduction in the plasma GC levels was reproduced in mice with stress and EF exposure, regardless of the stress episode numbers and electrode polarization. Furthermore, when the head of mice was shielded from the EF, the suppressive effect was possibly relatively lower than that when the abdomen was shielded. The bodyweight of the mice decreased for 3 days after immobilization before recovering; ELF-EF did not affect the bodyweight. Thus, to elicit the biological effects of the EF, not only the size of the area where the EF is distributed but also the area where the field is distributed should be important. The results also confirmed the stableness of the present experimental system, at least in terms of the stress-reducing effect. In addition, the restriction in this study caused weight loss, but ELF-EF was not considered to affect it. The results improve the understanding of the biological effect and medical applications of ELF-EF.
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- Shinji Harakawa
- Bio-Self-Regulating Science Laboratory, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 0808555, Japan;
- Hakuju Institute for Health Science, Tokyo 1510063, Japan;
- Correspondence:
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- Hakuju Institute for Health Science, Tokyo 1510063, Japan;
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- Department of Psychiatry, Shizuoka Saiseikai General Hospital, Shizuoka 4228527, Japan;
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- Bio-Self-Regulating Science Laboratory, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 0808555, Japan;
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