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Gamble MC, Miracle S, Williams BR, Logan RW. Endocannabinoid agonist 2-arachidonoylglycerol differentially alters diurnal activity and sleep during fentanyl withdrawal in male and female mice. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2024; 240:173791. [PMID: 38761993 PMCID: PMC11166043 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2024.173791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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Fentanyl has become the leading driver of opioid overdoses in the United States. Cessation of opioid use represents a challenge as the experience of withdrawal drives subsequent relapse. One of the most prominent withdrawal symptoms that can contribute to opioid craving and vulnerability to relapse is sleep disruption. The endocannabinoid agonist, 2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), may promote sleep and reduce withdrawal severity; however, the effects of 2-AG on sleep disruption during opioid withdrawal have yet to be assessed. Here, we investigated the effects of 2-AG administration on sleep-wake behavior and diurnal activity in mice during withdrawal from fentanyl. Sleep-wake activity measured via actigraphy was continuously recorded before and after chronic fentanyl administration in both male and female C57BL/6J mice. Immediately following cessation of fentanyl administration, 2-AG was administered intraperitoneally to investigate the impact of endocannabinoid agonism on opioid-induced sleep disruption. We found that female mice maintained higher activity levels in response to chronic fentanyl than male mice. Furthermore, fentanyl administration increased wake and decreased sleep during the light period and inversely increased sleep and decreased wake in the dark period in both sexes. 2-AG treatment increased arousal and decreased sleep in both sexes during first 24-h of withdrawal. On withdrawal day 2, only females showed increased wakefulness with no changes in males, but by withdrawal day 3 male mice displayed decreased rapid-eye movement sleep during the dark period with no changes in female mice. Overall, repeated administration of fentanyl altered sleep and diurnal activity and administration of the endocannabinoid agonist, 2-AG, had sex-specific effects on fentanyl-induced sleep and diurnal changes.
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- Mackenzie C Gamble
- Molecular and Translational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA; Department of Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
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Martin SC, Joyce KK, Lord JS, Harper KM, Nikolova VD, Cohen TJ, Moy SS, Diering GH. Sleep Disruption Precedes Forebrain Synaptic Tau Burden and Contributes to Cognitive Decline in a Sex-Dependent Manner in the P301S Tau Transgenic Mouse Model. eNeuro 2024; 11:ENEURO.0004-24.2024. [PMID: 38858068 PMCID: PMC11209651 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0004-24.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
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Sleep disruption and impaired synaptic processes are common features in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Hyperphosphorylated Tau is known to accumulate at neuronal synapses in AD, contributing to synapse dysfunction. However, it remains unclear how sleep disruption and synapse pathology interact to contribute to cognitive decline. Here, we examined sex-specific onset and consequences of sleep loss in AD/tauopathy model PS19 mice. Using a piezoelectric home-cage monitoring system, we showed PS19 mice exhibited early-onset and progressive hyperarousal, a selective dark-phase sleep disruption, apparent at 3 months in females and 6 months in males. Using the Morris water maze test, we report that chronic sleep disruption (CSD) accelerated the onset of decline of hippocampal spatial memory in PS19 males only. Hyperarousal occurs well in advance of robust forebrain synaptic Tau burden that becomes apparent at 6-9 months. To determine whether a causal link exists between sleep disruption and synaptic Tau hyperphosphorylation, we examined the correlation between sleep behavior and synaptic Tau, or exposed mice to acute or chronic sleep disruption at 6 months. While we confirm that sleep disruption is a driver of Tau hyperphosphorylation in neurons of the locus ceruleus, we were unable to show any causal link between sleep loss and Tau burden in forebrain synapses. Despite the finding that hyperarousal appears earlier in females, female cognition was resilient to the effects of sleep disruption. We conclude sleep disruption interacts with the synaptic Tau burden to accelerate the onset of cognitive decline with greater vulnerability in males.
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- Shenée C Martin
- Departments of Cell Biology and Physiology, Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Departments of Cell Biology and Physiology, Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Departments of Cell Biology and Physiology, Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Neurology, Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
- Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510
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- Departments of Cell Biology and Physiology, Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
- Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, Carrboro, North Carolina 27510
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Vanneau T, Quiquempoix M, Erkel MC, Drogou C, Trignol A, Sauvet F, Léger D, Gomez-Merino D, Chennaoui M. Beneficial Effects of Photoperiod Lengthening on Sleep Characteristics and Mechanical Hyperalgesia in Injured Rats. eNeuro 2024; 11:ENEURO.0433-23.2023. [PMID: 38212115 PMCID: PMC10921263 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0433-23.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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Sleep and muscle injury-related pain are in negative relationship, and sleep extension may be a favorable countermeasure. In response to muscle injury, an adaptive sleep response has been described in rats, characterized by an increase in total sleep time (TST) and nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. This study examined the effects of photoperiod lengthening (a model of sleep prolongation in rats) on the sleep characteristics of muscle-injured rats and whether this lengthening could benefit injury-induced mechanical hyperalgesia using the Von Frey test. Switching from the conventional 12:12 light/dark (LD) photoperiod (light on: 08:00-20:00) to LD 16:8 (light extended to 24:00) gives rats an extra window of sleep. Our results show higher TST and NREM sleep times in LD 16:8 versus LD 12:12 injured rats during 4 h of light lengthening for 7 d postinjury, showing the efficiency of photoperiod lengthening to increase sleep time in injured rats. In addition, a cumulative effect with the adaptive sleep response to muscle injury occurred with higher TST and NREM sleep times in LD 16:8 injured versus noninjured rats during the dark period, reflecting the high need for sleep after the injury. Greater stability and higher relative delta power of NREM sleep during the extended light period were also observed in injured rats. Finally, the extended photoperiod limits the muscle injury-induced mechanical hyperalgesia for 13 d and allows faster recovery of the baseline mechanical threshold. This is associated with reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines levels in the hippocampus, a brain structure involved in pain processing.
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- T Vanneau
- French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), Brétigny-sur-Orge 91223, France
- VIFASOM (URP 7330 Vigilance, Fatigue, Sommeil et Santé Publique), Université Paris Cité, Paris 75001, France
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- French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), Brétigny-sur-Orge 91223, France
- VIFASOM (URP 7330 Vigilance, Fatigue, Sommeil et Santé Publique), Université Paris Cité, Paris 75001, France
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- French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), Brétigny-sur-Orge 91223, France
- VIFASOM (URP 7330 Vigilance, Fatigue, Sommeil et Santé Publique), Université Paris Cité, Paris 75001, France
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- French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), Brétigny-sur-Orge 91223, France
- VIFASOM (URP 7330 Vigilance, Fatigue, Sommeil et Santé Publique), Université Paris Cité, Paris 75001, France
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- French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), Brétigny-sur-Orge 91223, France
- VIFASOM (URP 7330 Vigilance, Fatigue, Sommeil et Santé Publique), Université Paris Cité, Paris 75001, France
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- French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), Brétigny-sur-Orge 91223, France
- VIFASOM (URP 7330 Vigilance, Fatigue, Sommeil et Santé Publique), Université Paris Cité, Paris 75001, France
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- VIFASOM (URP 7330 Vigilance, Fatigue, Sommeil et Santé Publique), Université Paris Cité, Paris 75001, France
- APHP, APHP-Centre Université de Paris, Hôtel-Dieu, Centre du Sommeil et de la Vigilance, Paris 75001, France
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- French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), Brétigny-sur-Orge 91223, France
- VIFASOM (URP 7330 Vigilance, Fatigue, Sommeil et Santé Publique), Université Paris Cité, Paris 75001, France
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- French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), Brétigny-sur-Orge 91223, France
- VIFASOM (URP 7330 Vigilance, Fatigue, Sommeil et Santé Publique), Université Paris Cité, Paris 75001, France
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Rayan A, Agarwal A, Samanta A, Severijnen E, van der Meij J, Genzel L. Sleep scoring in rodents: Criteria, automatic approaches and outstanding issues. Eur J Neurosci 2024; 59:526-553. [PMID: 36479908 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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There is nothing we spend as much time on in our lives as we do sleeping, which makes it even more surprising that we currently do not know why we need to sleep. Most of the research addressing this question is performed in rodents to allow for invasive, mechanistic approaches. However, in contrast to human sleep, we currently do not have shared and agreed upon standards on sleep states in rodents. In this article, we present an overview on sleep stages in humans and rodents and a historical perspective on the development of automatic sleep scoring systems in rodents. Further, we highlight specific issues in rodent sleep that also call into question some of the standards used in human sleep research.
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- Abdelrahman Rayan
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Puech C, Badran M, Runion AR, Barrow MB, Cataldo K, Gozal D. Cognitive Impairments, Neuroinflammation and Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in Mice Exposed to Chronic Sleep Fragmentation during the Daylight Period. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:9880. [PMID: 37373028 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24129880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic condition characterized by intermittent hypoxia (IH) and sleep fragmentation (SF). In murine models, chronic SF can impair endothelial function and induce cognitive declines. These deficits are likely mediated, at least in part, by alterations in Blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity. Male C57Bl/6J mice were randomly assigned to SF or sleep control (SC) conditions for 4 or 9 weeks and in a subset 2 or 6 weeks of normal sleep recovery. The presence of inflammation and microglia activation were evaluated. Explicit memory function was assessed with the novel object recognition (NOR) test, while BBB permeability was determined by systemic dextran-4kDA-FITC injection and Claudin 5 expression. SF exposures resulted in decreased NOR performance and in increased inflammatory markers and microglial activation, as well as enhanced BBB permeability. Explicit memory and BBB permeability were significantly associated. BBB permeability remained elevated after 2 weeks of sleep recovery (p < 0.01) and returned to baseline values only after 6 weeks. Chronic SF exposures mimicking the fragmentation of sleep that characterizes patients with OSA elicits evidence of inflammation in brain regions and explicit memory impairments in mice. Similarly, SF is also associated with increased BBB permeability, the magnitude of which is closely associated with cognitive functional losses. Despite the normalization of sleep patterns, BBB functional recovery is a protracted process that merits further investigation.
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- Clementine Puech
- Child Health Research Institute, Department of Child Health, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, 400 N Keene St., Suite 010, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
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- Child Health Research Institute, Department of Child Health, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, 400 N Keene St., Suite 010, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
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- Undergraduate Student Research Program, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
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- Child Health Research Institute, Department of Child Health, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, 400 N Keene St., Suite 010, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
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- Child Health Research Institute, Department of Child Health, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, 400 N Keene St., Suite 010, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
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- Child Health Research Institute, Department of Child Health, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, 400 N Keene St., Suite 010, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
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Puech C, Badran M, Barrow MB, Runion AR, Gozal D. Solriamfetol improves chronic sleep fragmentation-induced increases in sleep propensity and ameliorates explicit memory in male mice. Sleep 2023; 46:zsad057. [PMID: 36866452 PMCID: PMC10413435 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent condition characterized by episodes of partial or complete breath cessation during sleep that induces sleep fragmentation (SF). One of the frequent manifestations of OSA is the presence of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) associated with cognitive deficits. Solriamfetol (SOL) and modafinil (MOD) are wake-promoting agents commonly prescribed to improve wakefulness in OSA patients with EDS. This study aimed to assess the effects of SOL and MOD in a murine model of OSA characterized by periodic SF. Male C57Bl/6J mice were exposed to either control sleep (SC) or SF (mimicking OSA) during the light period (06:00 h to 18:00 h) for 4 weeks, which consistently induces sustained excessive sleepiness during the dark phase. Both groups were then randomly assigned to receive once-daily intraperitoneal injections of SOL (200 mg/kg), MOD (200 mg/kg), or vehicle for 1 week while continuing exposures to SF or SC. Sleep/wake activity and sleep propensity were assessed during the dark phase. Novel Object Recognition test, Elevated-Plus Maze Test, and Forced Swim Test were performed before and after treatment. SOL or MOD decreased sleep propensity in SF, but only SOL induced improvements in explicit memory, while MOD exhibited increased anxiety behaviors. Chronic SF, a major hallmark of OSA, induces EDS in young adult mice that is mitigated by both SOL and MOD. SOL, but not MOD, significantly improves SF-induced cognitive deficits. Increased anxiety behaviors are apparent in MOD-treated mice. Further studies aiming to elucidate the beneficial cognitive effects of SOL are warranted.
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- Clementine Puech
- Child Health Research Institute, Department of Child Health, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Child Health Research Institute, Department of Child Health, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Undergraduate Student Research Program, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Undergraduate Student Research Program, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Child Health Research Institute, Department of Child Health, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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Karavaev AS, Skazkina VV, Borovkova EI, Prokhorov MD, Hramkov AN, Ponomarenko VI, Runnova AE, Gridnev VI, Kiselev AR, Kuznetsov NV, Chechurin LS, Penzel T. Synchronization of the Processes of Autonomic Control of Blood Circulation in Humans Is Different in the Awake State and in Sleep Stages. Front Neurosci 2022; 15:791510. [PMID: 35095399 PMCID: PMC8789746 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.791510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The influence of higher nervous activity on the processes of autonomic control of the cardiovascular system and baroreflex regulation is of considerable interest, both for understanding the fundamental laws of the functioning of the human body and for developing methods for diagnostics and treatment of pathologies. The complexity of the analyzed systems limits the possibilities of research in this area and requires the development of new tools. Earlier we propose a method for studying the collective dynamics of the processes of autonomic control of blood circulation in the awake state and in different stages of sleep. The method is based on estimating a quantitative measure representing the total percentage of phase synchronization between the low-frequency oscillations in heart rate and blood pressure. Analysis of electrocardiogram and invasive blood pressure signals in apnea patients in the awake state and in different sleep stages showed a high sensitivity of the proposed measure. It is shown that in slow-wave sleep the degree of synchronization of the studied rhythms is higher than in the awake state and lower than in sleep with rapid eye movement. The results reflect the modulation of the processes of autonomic control of blood circulation by higher nervous activity and can be used for the quantitative assessment of this modulation.
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- Anatoly S. Karavaev
- Department of Basic Research in Neurocardiology, Institute of Cardiological Research, Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia
- Smart Sleep Laboratory, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
- Laboratory of Nonlinear Dynamics Modeling, Saratov Branch of the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Saratov, Russia
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- Smart Sleep Laboratory, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
- LUT School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland
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- Department of Basic Research in Neurocardiology, Institute of Cardiological Research, Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia
- Smart Sleep Laboratory, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
- Laboratory of Nonlinear Dynamics Modeling, Saratov Branch of the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Saratov, Russia
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- Smart Sleep Laboratory, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
- Laboratory of Nonlinear Dynamics Modeling, Saratov Branch of the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Saratov, Russia
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- Laboratory of Nonlinear Dynamics Modeling, Saratov Branch of the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Basic Research in Neurocardiology, Institute of Cardiological Research, Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia
- Smart Sleep Laboratory, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Basic Research in Neurocardiology, Institute of Cardiological Research, Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia
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- Department of Basic Research in Neurocardiology, Institute of Cardiological Research, Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia
- Smart Sleep Laboratory, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
- Coordinating Center for Fundamental Research, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Moscow, Russia
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- LUT School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland
- Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Institute for Problems in Mechanical Engineering RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- LUT School of Engineering Science, LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland
- Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Smart Sleep Laboratory, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
- Interdisciplinary Sleep Medicine Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Topchiy I, Fink AM, Maki KA, Calik MW. Validation of PiezoSleep Scoring Against EEG/EMG Sleep Scoring in Rats. Nat Sci Sleep 2022; 14:1877-1886. [PMID: 36300015 PMCID: PMC9590343 DOI: 10.2147/nss.s381367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Current methods of sleep research in rodents involve invasive surgical procedures of EEG and EMG electrodes implantation. Recently, a new method of measuring sleep, PiezoSleep, has been validated against implanted electrodes in mice and rats. PiezoSleep uses a piezoelectric film transducer to detect the rodent's movements and respiration and employs an algorithm to automatically score sleep. Here, we validate PiezoSleep scoring versus EEG/EMG implanted electrodes sleep scoring in rats. METHODS Adult male Brown Norway and Wistar Kyoto rats were implanted with bilateral stainless-steel screws into the skull for EEG recording and bilateral wire electrodes into the nuchal muscles for EMG assessment. In Brown Norway rats, the EEG/EMG electrode leads were soldered to a miniature connector plug and fixed to the skull. In Wistar Kyoto rats, the EEG/EMG leads were tunneled subcutaneously to a telemetry transmitter implanted in the flank. Rats were allowed to recover from surgery for one week. Brown Norway rats were placed in PiezoSleep cages, and had their headsets connected to cable for recording EEG/EMG signals, which were then manually scored by a human scorer in 10-sec epochs. Wistar Kyoto rats were placed in PiezoSleep cages, and EEG/EMG signals were recorded using a telemetry system (DSI). Sleep was scored automatically in 4-sec epochs using NeuroScore software. PiezoSleep software recorded and scored sleep in the rats. RESULTS Rats implanted with corded EEG/EMG headsets had 85.6% concurrence of sleep-wake scoring with PiezoSleep. Rats implanted with EEG/EMG telemetry had 80.8% concurrence sleep-wake scoring with PiezoSleep. Sensitivity and specificity rates were similar between the EEG/EMG recording systems. Total sleep time and hourly sleep times did not differ in all three systems. However, automatic sleep detection by NeuroScore classified more sleep during the light period compared to the PiezoSleep. CONCLUSION We showed that PiezoSleep system can be a reliable alternative to both automatic and visual EEG/EMG- based sleep-wake scoring in rat.
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- Irina Topchiy
- Center for Sleep and Health Research, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science; University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Center for Sleep and Health Research, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science; University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science; University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Translational Biobehavioral and Health Disparities Branch, Clinical Center; National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Sleep and Health Research, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science; University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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