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Mishra I, Feng B, Basu B, Brown AM, Kim LH, Lin T, Raza MA, Moore A, Hahn A, Bailey S, Sharp A, Bournat JC, Poulton C, Kim B, Langsner A, Sathyanesan A, Sillitoe RV, He Y, Chopra AR. The cerebellum modulates thirst. Nat Neurosci 2024:10.1038/s41593-024-01700-9. [PMID: 38987435 DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01700-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
Abstract
The cerebellum, a phylogenetically ancient brain region, has long been considered strictly a motor control structure. Recent studies have implicated the cerebellum in cognition, sensation, emotion and autonomic function, making it an important target for further investigation. Here, we show that cerebellar Purkinje neurons in mice are activated by the hormone asprosin, leading to enhanced thirst, and that optogenetic or chemogenetic activation of Purkinje neurons induces rapid manifestation of water drinking. Purkinje neuron-specific asprosin receptor (Ptprd) deletion results in reduced water intake without affecting food intake and abolishes asprosin's dipsogenic effect. Purkinje neuron-mediated motor learning and coordination were unaffected by these manipulations, indicating independent control of two divergent functions by Purkinje neurons. Our results show that the cerebellum is a thirst-modulating brain area and that asprosin-Ptprd signaling may be a potential therapeutic target for the management of thirst disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ila Mishra
- Harrington Discovery Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Harrington Discovery Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Harrington Discovery Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA
- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Development, Disease Models & Therapeutics Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
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- Harrington Discovery Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
- Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
- Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Zhao Z, Covelo A, Couderc Y, Mitra A, Varilh M, Wu Y, Jacky D, Fayad R, Cannich A, Bellocchio L, Marsicano G, Beyeler A. Cannabinoids regulate an insula circuit controlling water intake. Curr Biol 2024; 34:1918-1929.e5. [PMID: 38636514 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.053] [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: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
Abstract
The insular cortex, or insula, is a large brain region involved in the detection of thirst and the regulation of water intake. However, our understanding of the topographical, circuit, and molecular mechanisms for controlling water intake within the insula remains parcellated. We found that type-1 cannabinoid (CB1) receptors in the insular cortex cells participate in the regulation of water intake and deconstructed the circuit mechanisms of this control. Topographically, we revealed that the activity of excitatory neurons in both the anterior insula (aIC) and posterior insula (pIC) increases in response to water intake, yet only the specific removal of CB1 receptors in the pIC decreases water intake. Interestingly, we found that CB1 receptors are highly expressed in insula projections to the basolateral amygdala (BLA), while undetectable in the neighboring central part of the amygdala. Thus, we recorded the neurons of the aIC or pIC targeting the BLA (aIC-BLA and pIC-BLA) and found that they decreased their activity upon water drinking. Additionally, chemogenetic activation of pIC-BLA projection neurons decreased water intake. Finally, we uncovered CB1-dependent short-term synaptic plasticity (depolarization-induced suppression of excitation [DSE]) selectively in pIC-BLA, compared with aIC-BLA synapses. Altogether, our results support a model where CB1 receptor signaling promotes water intake by inhibiting the pIC-BLA pathway, thereby contributing to the fine top-down control of thirst responses.
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- Zhe Zhao
- INSERM 1215, Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France; Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, 1 Max Planck Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- INSERM 1215, Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM 1215, Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM 1215, Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM 1215, Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM 1215, Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM 1215, Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM 1215, Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM 1215, Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM 1215, Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- INSERM 1215, Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France.
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- INSERM 1215, Neurocentre Magendie, University of Bordeaux, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France.
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Rogers CR, Jimenez V, Benjamin A, Rudolph KD, Telzer EH. The Effect of Parents and Peers on the Neural Correlates of Risk Taking and Antisocial Behavior During Adolescence. J Youth Adolesc 2023:10.1007/s10964-023-01789-4. [PMID: 37249810 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-023-01789-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Social and neurobiological factors independently associate with the development of antisocial behavior during adolescence, yet it is unclear how these factors contribute to antisocial behavior in girls. Using a longitudinal sample of 45 adolescent girls (age in years at scan: M = 15.38, SD = 0.33), this study examined the contributions of parent-adolescent relationship quality and deviant peer affiliation from 6th-8th grades along with the neural correlates of risk taking in 9th grade to later antisocial behavior. High parent-adolescent closeness in early adolescence predicted lower antisocial behavior for girls in later adolescence via lower affiliation with deviant peer groups and less activation of the medial prefrontal cortex during risk taking. Findings highlight the enduring role of parents and peers during adolescence, and the importance of investigating social relationships alongside the brain to identify a holistic understanding of the development of antisocial behavior in girls.
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- Christy R Rogers
- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
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- John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Tanno Y, Matsudaira T, Usui N, Ogawa H, Tokumoto K, Kawaguchi N, Kondo A, Nishida T, Takahashi Y. Periictal water drinking revisited: Occurrence and lateralizing value in surgically confirmed patients with focal epilepsy. Epilepsia Open 2023; 8:173-182. [PMID: 36648337 PMCID: PMC9977749 DOI: 10.1002/epi4.12690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Periictal water drinking (PIWD), which is a rare seizure-related autonomic behavior, has been reported in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) but only rarely in extra-TLE. Additionally, the lateralizing value of PIWD is controversial. We aimed to clarify the occurrence and lateralizing value of PIWD in patients with focal epilepsy. METHODS This retrospective study included 240 focal epilepsy patients aged >10 years with a favorable postoperative seizure outcome (Engel class I). PIWD was defined as water drinking behavior during a seizure or within 2 min in the postictal phase. The occurrence of PIWD documented on video-electroencephalogram monitoring was assessed. The lateralizing value of PIWD was analyzed among patients whose language dominant hemisphere was identified. RESULTS Twenty-three (9.5%) patients exhibited PIWD. PIWD occurred more frequently in frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE; eight of 41 patients, 19.5%) than in TLE (15 of 188 patients, 8%). The occurrence of PIWD was significantly different between FLE and extra-FLE (P = 0.035), with a low positive predictive value (34.8%). In FLE with PIWD, all but one patient underwent resective surgery involving the medial frontal lobe. In 194 patients whose language dominant hemisphere was determined, the lateralizing value of PIWD in FLE and TLE showed no statistical significance (P = 0.69 and P = 0.27, respectively). SIGNIFICANCE Periictal water drinking occurred more often in FLE than TLE. Thus, PIWD might not be a specific periictal symptom in TLE. There was no evidence for the lateralizing value of PIWD in FLE and TLE. These findings can provide useful clinical clues for preoperative evaluations to estimate the epileptogenic zone based on seizure semiology and allow for a better understanding of pathophysiological insights into PIWD.
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- Yuhei Tanno
- National Epilepsy Center, NHO Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders, Shizuoka, Japan
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- National Epilepsy Center, NHO Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders, Shizuoka, Japan
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- National Epilepsy Center, NHO Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders, Shizuoka, Japan
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- National Epilepsy Center, NHO Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders, Shizuoka, Japan
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- National Epilepsy Center, NHO Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders, Shizuoka, Japan
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- National Epilepsy Center, NHO Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders, Shizuoka, Japan
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- National Epilepsy Center, NHO Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders, Shizuoka, Japan
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- National Epilepsy Center, NHO Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders, Shizuoka, Japan
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- National Epilepsy Center, NHO Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders, Shizuoka, Japan
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Workeneh BT, Meena P, Christ-Crain M, Rondon-Berrios H. Hyponatremia Demystified: Integrating Physiology to Shape Clinical Practice. ADVANCES IN KIDNEY DISEASE AND HEALTH 2023; 30:85-101. [PMID: 36868737 PMCID: PMC9993811 DOI: 10.1053/j.akdh.2022.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Hyponatremia is one of the most common problems encountered in clinical practice and one of the least-understood because accurate diagnosis and management require some familiarity with water homeostasis physiology, making the topic seemingly complex. The prevalence of hyponatremia depends on the nature of the population studied and the criteria used to define it. Hyponatremia is associated with poor outcomes including increased mortality and morbidity. The pathogenesis of hypotonic hyponatremia involves the accumulation of electrolyte-free water caused by either increased intake and/or decrease in kidney excretion. Plasma osmolality, urine osmolality, and urine sodium can help to differentiate among the different etiologies. Brain adaptation to plasma hypotonicity consisting of solute extrusion to mitigate further water influx into brain cells best explains the clinical manifestations of hyponatremia. Acute hyponatremia has an onset within 48 hours, commonly resulting in severe symptoms, while chronic hyponatremia develops over 48 hours and usually is pauci-symptomatic. However, the latter increases the risk of osmotic demyelination syndrome if hyponatremia is corrected rapidly; therefore, extreme caution must be exercised when correcting plasma sodium. Management strategies depend on the presence of symptoms and the cause of hyponatremia and are discussed in this review.
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- Biruh T Workeneh
- Section of Nephrology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Departments of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
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Hsu LM, Yang JT, Wen X, Liang X, Lin LC, Huang YC, Tsai YH. Human thirst behavior requires transformation of sensory inputs by intrinsic brain networks. BMC Biol 2022; 20:255. [PMID: 36357909 PMCID: PMC9650886 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-022-01446-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background To survive and thrive, many animals, including humans, have evolved goal-directed behaviors that can respond to specific physiological needs. An example is thirst, where the physiological need to maintain water balance drives the behavioral basic instinct to drink. Determining the neural basis of such behaviors, including thirst response, can provide insights into the way brain-wide systems transform sensory inputs into behavioral outputs. However, the neural basis underlying this spontaneous behavior remains unclear. Here, we provide a model of the neural basis of human thirst behavior. Results We used fMRI, coupled with functional connectivity analysis and serial-multiple mediation analysis, we found that the physiological need for water is first detected by the median preoptic nucleus (MnPO), which then regulates the intention of drinking via serial large-scale spontaneous thought-related intrinsic network interactions that include the default mode network, salience network, and frontal-parietal control network. Conclusions Our study demonstrates that the transformation in humans of sensory inputs for a single physiological need, such as to maintain water balance, requires large-scale intrinsic brain networks to transform this input into a spontaneous human behavioral response. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12915-022-01446-5.
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Muñoz-Capote A, Gómez-Martínez DG, Rodriguez-Flores T, Robles F, Ramos M, Ramos F. A bioinspired model to motivate learning of appetitive signals’ incentive value under a Pavlovian conditioning approach. Neurocomputing 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neucom.2022.05.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Morgado M, Ascenso C, Carmo J, Mendes JJ, Manso AC. pH analysis of still and carbonated bottled water: Potential influence on dental erosion. Clin Exp Dent Res 2022; 8:552-560. [PMID: 35191217 PMCID: PMC9033543 DOI: 10.1002/cre2.535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective To assess pH values to characterize bottled water in Portugal, being able to provide information for both patients and clinicians about its erosive potential, as a tool to prevent the ingrowing prevalence of dental erosion and its progression, especially in patients who are at greater risk, such as those with dry mouth syndrome, making the dissemination of this knowledge a fundamental tool for clinical decision. Materials and Methods One hundred and five common brands of bottled water (n = 105), commercialized in Portugal, were analyzed. Of these, 73 were smooth water (Group A) and 32 carbonated water (Group B). All pH values were assessed by potentiometric measurement with a calibrated electrode. For each brand, five independent measurements were recorded at 25°C for further calculation of the mean pH value and standard deviation. Results Focusing on the mean pH values from Group A, one had a pH mean value lower than 5.2, four between 5.2 and 5.5, thirty‐seven between 5.5 and 6.8, and thirty‐one higher than 6.8. In Group B, ten had a mean pH value lower than 5.2, ten between 5.2 and 5.5, twelve between 5.5 and 6.8, and none above 6.8. Conclusions Bottled water, commercialized in Portugal, has different mean pH values, some below the critical threshold of enamel and/or dentin, suggesting that they may have a greater risk of consumption than others, only with respect to the pH parameter of erosive potential. Further investigation concerning this area is needed for wider conclusions.
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- Mariana Morgado
- Clinical Research Unit, Egas Moniz Higher Education School Centro de investigação interdisciplinar Egas Moniz (CiiEM) Caparica Portugal
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- Clinical Research Unit, Egas Moniz Higher Education School Centro de investigação interdisciplinar Egas Moniz (CiiEM) Caparica Portugal
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- Clinical Research Unit, Egas Moniz Higher Education School Centro de investigação interdisciplinar Egas Moniz (CiiEM) Caparica Portugal
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- Clinical Research Unit, Egas Moniz Higher Education School Centro de investigação interdisciplinar Egas Moniz (CiiEM) Caparica Portugal
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- Clinical Research Unit, Egas Moniz Higher Education School Centro de investigação interdisciplinar Egas Moniz (CiiEM) Caparica Portugal
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Armstrong LE, Giersch GEW, Colburn AT, Lopez V, Sekiguchi Y, Muñoz CX, Lee EC. Progression of human subjective perceptions during euhydration, mild dehydration, and drinking. Physiol Behav 2020; 229:113211. [PMID: 33141048 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Thirst motivates consumption of water necessary for optimal health and cognitive-physiological functions. Other than thirst, little is known about coexisting perceptions and moods that provide information to the brain and participate in body water homeostasis. The purpose of this investigation was to observe perceptions, somatic sensations, and moods during controlled changes of hydration status. During routine daily activities interspersed with laboratory visits, 18 healthy young men (age, 23±3 y; body mass, 80.13±10.61 kg) self-reported hourly ratings (visual analog scales, VAS) of 17 subjective perceptions, across two 24-h periods (ad libitum food and water intake while euhydrated; water restriction with dry food intake [WR]) and during a 30-min rehydration session (R30, 1.46±0.47 L water intake). At the end of WR, body mass loss reached 1.67 kg (2.12%). Distinct perceptions were identified during euhydration, WR and immediately after R30. Starting approximately 4 h after WR began (body mass loss of ∼0.5%), perceptual changes included progressively intensifying ratings of thirst, mouth dryness, desire for water, and pleasantness of drinking. In comparison, immediately after R30, participants reported a reversal of the perceptions observed during WR (above) plus cooler thermal sensation, increased satisfaction, and stomach fullness. These VAS ratings suggested that aversive moods contributed to drinking behavior and supported previously published animal studies. In conclusion, this investigation delineates previously unreported perceptions and their evolution (e.g., appearance, extinction, time course) that motivated drinking during WR and discouraged overdrinking after R30.
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- Lawrence E Armstrong
- Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, United States; Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, United States.
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, United States.
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, United States.
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, United States.
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, United States.
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, 06117 United States.
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, United States.
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Porter BS, Li K, Hillman KL. Regional Activity in the Rat Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Insula during Persistence and Quitting in a Physical-Effort Task. eNeuro 2020; 7:ENEURO.0243-20.2020. [PMID: 32859724 PMCID: PMC7545432 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0243-20.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
As animals carry out behaviors, particularly costly ones, they must constantly assess whether or not to persist in the behavior or quit. The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) has been shown to assess the value of behaviors and to be especially sensitive to physical effort costs. Complimentary to these functions, the insula is thought to represent the internal state of the animal including factors such as hunger, thirst, and fatigue. Using a novel weight-lifting task for rats, we characterized the local field potential (LFP) activity of the ACC and anterior insula (AI) during effort expenditure. In the task, male rats are challenged to work for sucrose reward, which costs progressively more effort over time to obtain. Rats are able to quit the task at any point. We found modest shifts in LFP theta (7-9 Hz) activity as the task got progressively more difficult in terms of absolute effort expenditure. However, when the LFP data were analyzed based on the relative progress of the rat toward quitting the task, substantial shifts in LFP power in the theta and gamma (55-100 Hz) frequency bands were observed in ACC and AI. Both ACC and AI theta power decreased as the rats got closer to quitting, while ACC and AI gamma power increased. Furthermore, coherency between ACC and AI in the delta (2-4 Hz) range shifted alongside the performance state of the rat. Overall, we show that ACC and AI LFP activity changes correlate to the relative performance state of rats in an effort-based task.
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- Blake S Porter
- Department of Psychology, Brain Health Research Centre, University of Otago, 9016, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology, Brain Health Research Centre, University of Otago, 9016, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology, Brain Health Research Centre, University of Otago, 9016, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Regional brain responses associated with using imagination to evoke and satiate thirst. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:13750-13756. [PMID: 32482871 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2002825117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In response to dehydration, humans experience thirst. This subjective state is fundamental to survival as it motivates drinking, which subsequently corrects the fluid deficit. To elicit thirst, previous studies have manipulated blood chemistry to produce a physiological thirst stimulus. In the present study, we investigated whether a physiological stimulus is indeed required for thirst to be experienced. Functional MRI (fMRI) was used to scan fully hydrated participants while they imagined a state of intense thirst and while they imagined drinking to satiate thirst. Subjective ratings of thirst were significantly higher for imagining thirst compared with imagining drinking or baseline, revealing a successful dissociation of thirst from underlying physiology. The imagine thirst condition activated brain regions similar to those reported in previous studies of physiologically evoked thirst, including the anterior midcingulate cortex (aMCC), anterior insula, precentral gyrus, inferior frontal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, and operculum, indicating a similar neural network underlies both imagined thirst and physiologically evoked thirst. Analogous brain regions were also activated during imagined drinking, suggesting the neural representation of thirst contains a drinking-related component. Finally, the aMCC showed an increase in functional connectivity with the insula during imagined thirst relative to imagined drinking, implying functional connectivity between these two regions is needed before thirst can be experienced. As a result of these findings, this study provides important insight into how the neural representation of subjective thirst is generated and how it subsequently motivates drinking behavior.
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Armstrong LE, Kavouras SA. Thirst and Drinking Paradigms: Evolution from Single Factor Effects to Brainwide Dynamic Networks. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11122864. [PMID: 31766680 PMCID: PMC6950074 DOI: 10.3390/nu11122864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The motivation to seek and consume water is an essential component of human fluid–electrolyte homeostasis, optimal function, and health. This review describes the evolution of concepts regarding thirst and drinking behavior, made possible by magnetic resonance imaging, animal models, and novel laboratory techniques. The earliest thirst paradigms focused on single factors such as dry mouth and loss of water from tissues. By the end of the 19th century, physiologists proposed a thirst center in the brain that was verified in animals 60 years later. During the early- and mid-1900s, the influences of gastric distention, neuroendocrine responses, circulatory properties (i.e., blood pressure, volume, concentration), and the distinct effects of intracellular dehydration and extracellular hypovolemia were recognized. The majority of these studies relied on animal models and laboratory methods such as microinjection or lesioning/oblation of specific brain loci. Following a quarter century (1994–2019) of human brain imaging, current research focuses on networks of networks, with thirst and satiety conceived as hemispheric waves of neuronal activations that traverse the brain in milliseconds. Novel technologies such as chemogenetics, optogenetics, and neuropixel microelectrode arrays reveal the dynamic complexity of human thirst, as well as the roles of motivation and learning in drinking behavior.
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- Lawrence E. Armstrong
- Human Performance Laboratory and Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-1110, USA
- Correspondence:
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- Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions, Hydration Science Lab, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA;
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McKinley MJ, Denton DA, Ryan PJ, Yao ST, Stefanidis A, Oldfield BJ. From sensory circumventricular organs to cerebral cortex: Neural pathways controlling thirst and hunger. J Neuroendocrinol 2019; 31:e12689. [PMID: 30672620 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Much progress has been made during the past 30 years with respect to elucidating the neural and endocrine pathways by which bodily needs for water and energy are brought to conscious awareness through the generation of thirst and hunger. One way that circulating hormones influence thirst and hunger is by acting on neurones within sensory circumventricular organs (CVOs). This is possible because the subfornical organ and organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis (OVLT), the sensory CVOs in the forebrain, and the area postrema in the hindbrain lack a normal blood-brain barrier such that neurones within them are exposed to blood-borne agents. The neural signals generated by hormonal action in these sensory CVOs are relayed to several sites in the cerebral cortex to stimulate or inhibit thirst or hunger. The subfornical organ and OVLT respond to circulating angiotensin II, relaxin and hypertonicity to drive thirst-related neural pathways, whereas circulating amylin, leptin and possibly glucagon-like peptide-1 act at the area postrema to influence neural pathways inhibiting food intake. As a result of investigations using functional brain imaging techniques, the insula and anterior cingulate cortex, as well as several other cortical sites, have been implicated in the conscious perception of thirst and hunger in humans. Viral tracing techniques show that the anterior cingulate cortex and insula receive neural inputs from thirst-related neurones in the subfornical organ and OVLT, with hunger-related neurones in the area postrema having polysynaptic efferent connections to these cortical regions. For thirst, initially, the median preoptic nucleus and, subsequently, the thalamic paraventricular nucleus and lateral hypothalamus have been identified as likely sites of synaptic links in pathways from the subfornical organ and OVLT to the cortex. The challenge remains to identify the links in the neural pathways that relay signals originating in sensory CVOs to cortical sites subserving either thirst or hunger.
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- Michael J McKinley
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Physiology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Office of the Dean of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Thirst induced by low frequency right hemisphere focal rTMS. Brain Stimul 2018; 11:623-624. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2017.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Hernaus D, Gold JM, Waltz JA, Frank MJ. Impaired Expected Value Computations Coupled With Overreliance on Stimulus-Response Learning in Schizophrenia. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING 2018; 3:916-926. [PMID: 29735404 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND While many have emphasized impaired reward prediction error signaling in schizophrenia, multiple studies suggest that some decision-making deficits may arise from overreliance on stimulus-response systems together with a compromised ability to represent expected value. Guided by computational frameworks, we formulated and tested two scenarios in which maladaptive representations of expected value should be most evident, thereby delineating conditions that may evoke decision-making impairments in schizophrenia. METHODS In a modified reinforcement learning paradigm, 42 medicated people with schizophrenia and 36 healthy volunteers learned to select the most frequently rewarded option in a 75-25 pair: once when presented with a more deterministic (90-10) pair and once when presented with a more probabilistic (60-40) pair. Novel and old combinations of choice options were presented in a subsequent transfer phase. Computational modeling was employed to elucidate contributions from stimulus-response systems (actor-critic) and expected value (Q-learning). RESULTS People with schizophrenia showed robust performance impairments with increasing value difference between two competing options, which strongly correlated with decreased contributions from expected value-based learning (Q-learning). Moreover, a subtle yet consistent contextual choice bias for the probabilistic 75 option was present in people with schizophrenia, which could be accounted for by a context-dependent reward prediction error in the actor-critic. CONCLUSIONS We provide evidence that decision-making impairments in schizophrenia increase monotonically with demands placed on expected value computations. A contextual choice bias is consistent with overreliance on stimulus-response learning, which may signify a deficit secondary to the maladaptive representation of expected value. These results shed new light on conditions under which decision-making impairments may arise.
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- Dennis Hernaus
- Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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- Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Cognitive, Linguistic & Psychological Sciences and Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Influence of anterior midcingulate cortex on drinking behavior during thirst and following satiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:786-791. [PMID: 29311314 PMCID: PMC5789944 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1717646115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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This study provides important insight into how the human brain regulates fluid intake in response to changes in hydration status. The findings presented here reveal that activity in the anterior midcingulate cortex (aMCC) is associated with drinking responses during a state of thirst, and that this region is likely to contribute to the facilitation of drinking during this state. These results are consistent with a reduction in the influence of the aMCC contributing to the conclusion of drinking during a state of satiation. Because drinking stops before changes in blood volume and chemistry signal the restoration of fluid balance, these results implicate the aMCC in the regulation of drinking behavior before these changes manifest within the circulatory system. In humans, activity in the anterior midcingulate cortex (aMCC) is associated with both subjective thirst and swallowing. This region is therefore likely to play a prominent role in the regulation of drinking in response to dehydration. Using functional MRI, we investigated this possibility during a period of “drinking behavior” represented by a conjunction of preswallow and swallowing events. These events were examined in the context of a thirsty condition and an “oversated” condition, the latter induced by compliant ingestion of excess fluid. Brain regions associated with swallowing showed increased activity for drinking behavior in the thirsty condition relative to the oversated condition. These regions included the cingulate cortex, premotor areas, primary sensorimotor cortices, the parietal operculum, and the supplementary motor area. Psychophysical interaction analyses revealed increased functional connectivity between the same regions and the aMCC during drinking behavior in the thirsty condition. Functional connectivity during drinking behavior was also greater for the thirsty condition relative to the oversated condition between the aMCC and two subcortical regions, the cerebellum and the rostroventral medulla, the latter containing nuclei responsible for the swallowing reflex. Finally, during drinking behavior in the oversated condition, ratings of swallowing effort showed a negative association with functional connectivity between the aMCC and two cortical regions, the sensorimotor cortex and the supramarginal gyrus. The results of this study provide evidence that the aMCC helps facilitate swallowing during a state of thirst and is therefore likely to contribute to the regulation of drinking after dehydration.
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Bud Craig AD. Central neural substrates involved in temperature discrimination, thermal pain, thermal comfort, and thermoregulatory behavior. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2018; 156:317-338. [PMID: 30454598 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-63912-7.00019-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A phylogenetically novel pathway that emerged with primate encephalization is described, which conveys high-fidelity cutaneous thermosensory activity in "labeled lines" to a somatotopic map in the dorsal posterior insular cortex. It originates in lamina I of the superficial dorsal horn and ascends by way of the lateral spinothalamic tract and a distinct region in posterolateral thalamus. It evolved from the homeostatic sensory activity that represents the physiologic (interoceptive) condition of the body and drives the central autonomic network, which underlies all affective feelings from the body. Accordingly, human discriminative thermal sensations are accompanied by thermally motivated behaviors and thermal feelings of comfort or discomfort (unless neutral), which evidence suggests are associated with activity in the insular, cingulate, and orbitofrontal cortices, respectively. Yet, the substrates for thermoregulatory behavior have not been established, and several strong candidates (including the hypothalamus and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis) are discussed. Finally, the neural underpinnings for relationships between thermal affect and social feelings (warm-positive/cold-negative) are addressed, including the association of hyperthermia with clinical depression.
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- Arthur D Bud Craig
- Atkinson Research Laboratory, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
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Water intake is one of the most basic physiological responses and is essential to sustain life. The perception of thirst has a critical role in controlling body fluid homeostasis and if neglected or dysregulated can lead to life-threatening pathologies. Clear evidence suggests that the perception of thirst occurs in higher-order centres, such as the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and insular cortex (IC), which receive information from midline thalamic relay nuclei. Multiple brain regions, notably circumventricular organs such as the organum vasculosum lamina terminalis (OVLT) and subfornical organ (SFO), monitor changes in blood osmolality, solute load and hormone circulation and are thought to orchestrate appropriate responses to maintain extracellular fluid near ideal set points by engaging the medial thalamic-ACC/IC network. Thirst has long been thought of as a negative homeostatic feedback response to increases in blood solute concentration or decreases in blood volume. However, emerging evidence suggests a clear role for thirst as a feedforward adaptive anticipatory response that precedes physiological challenges. These anticipatory responses are promoted by rises in core body temperature, food intake (prandial) and signals from the circadian clock. Feedforward signals are also important mediators of satiety, inhibiting thirst well before the physiological state is restored by fluid ingestion. In this Review, we discuss the importance of thirst for body fluid balance and outline our current understanding of the neural mechanisms that underlie the various types of homeostatic and anticipatory thirst.
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- Claire Gizowski
- Centre for Research in Neuroscience, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal H3G1A4, Canada
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- Centre for Research in Neuroscience, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal H3G1A4, Canada
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