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Mavanji V, Pomonis BL, Shekels L, Kotz CM. Interactions between Lateral Hypothalamic Orexin and Dorsal Raphe Circuitry in Energy Balance. Brain Sci 2024; 14:464. [PMID: 38790443 PMCID: PMC11117928 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14050464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Orexin/hypocretin terminals innervate the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN), which projects to motor control areas important for spontaneous physical activity (SPA) and energy expenditure (EE). Orexin receptors are expressed in the DRN, and obesity-resistant (OR) rats show higher expression of these receptors in the DRN and elevated SPA/EE. We hypothesized that orexin-A in the DRN enhances SPA/EE and that DRN-GABA modulates the effect of orexin-A on SPA/EE. We manipulated orexin tone in the DRN either through direct injection of orexin-A or through the chemogenetic activation of lateral-hypothalamic (LH) orexin neurons. In the orexin neuron activation experiment, fifteen minutes prior to the chemogenetic activation of orexin neurons, the mice received either the GABA-agonist muscimol or antagonist bicuculline injected into the DRN, and SPA/EE was monitored for 24 h. In a separate experiment, orexin-A was injected into the DRN to study the direct effect of DRN orexin on SPA/EE. We found that the activation of orexin neurons elevates SPA/EE, and manipulation of GABA in the DRN does not alter the SPA response to orexin neuron activation. Similarly, intra-DRN orexin-A enhanced SPA and EE in the mice. These results suggest that orexin-A in the DRN facilitates negative energy balance by increasing physical activity-induced EE, and that modulation of DRN orexin-A is a potential strategy to promote SPA and EE.
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Affiliation(s)
- Vijayakumar Mavanji
- Research Service, Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA; (V.M.); (B.L.P.); (L.S.)
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Research Service, Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA; (V.M.); (B.L.P.); (L.S.)
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Research Service, Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA; (V.M.); (B.L.P.); (L.S.)
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Research Service, Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA; (V.M.); (B.L.P.); (L.S.)
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
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Mitchell CS, Campbell EJ, Fisher SD, Stanton LM, Burton NJ, Pearl AJ, McNally GP, Bains JS, Füzesi T, Graham BA, Manning EE, Dayas CV. Optogenetic recruitment of hypothalamic corticotrophin-releasing-hormone (CRH) neurons reduces motivational drive. Transl Psychiatry 2024; 14:8. [PMID: 38191479 PMCID: PMC10774335 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02710-0] [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: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Impaired motivational drive is a key feature of depression. Chronic stress is a known antecedent to the development of depression in humans and depressive-like states in animals. Whilst there is a clear relationship between stress and motivational drive, the mechanisms underpinning this association remain unclear. One hypothesis is that the endocrine system, via corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN; PVNCRH), initiates a hormonal cascade resulting in glucocorticoid release, and that excessive glucocorticoids change brain circuit function to produce depression-related symptoms. Another mostly unexplored hypothesis is that the direct activity of PVNCRH neurons and their input to other stress- and reward-related brain regions drives these behaviors. To further understand the direct involvement of PVNCRH neurons in motivation, we used optogenetic stimulation to activate these neurons 1 h/day for 5 consecutive days and showed increased acute stress-related behaviors and long-lasting deficits in the motivational drive for sucrose. This was associated with increased Fos-protein expression in the lateral hypothalamus (LH). Direct stimulation of the PVNCRH inputs in the LH produced a similar pattern of effects on sucrose motivation. Together, these data suggest that PVNCRH neuronal activity may be directly responsible for changes in motivational drive and that these behavioral changes may, in part, be driven by PVNCRH synaptic projections to the LH.
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- Caitlin S Mitchell
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
- Brain Neuromodulation Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Sydney, NSW, 2305, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
- Brain Neuromodulation Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Sydney, NSW, 2305, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
- Brain Neuromodulation Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Sydney, NSW, 2305, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
- Brain Neuromodulation Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Sydney, NSW, 2305, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
- Brain Neuromodulation Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Sydney, NSW, 2305, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
- Brain Neuromodulation Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Sydney, NSW, 2305, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
- Brain Neuromodulation Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Sydney, NSW, 2305, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
- Brain Neuromodulation Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Sydney, NSW, 2305, Australia.
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- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
- Brain Neuromodulation Research Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, Sydney, NSW, 2305, Australia.
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Ito H, Fukatsu N, Rahaman SM, Mukai Y, Izawa S, Ono D, Kilduff TS, Yamanaka A. Deficiency of orexin signaling during sleep is involved in abnormal REM sleep architecture in narcolepsy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2301951120. [PMID: 37796986 PMCID: PMC10576136 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2301951120] [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: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder caused by deficiency of orexin signaling. However, the neural mechanisms by which deficient orexin signaling causes the abnormal rapid eye movement (REM) sleep characteristics of narcolepsy, such as cataplexy and frequent transitions to REM states, are not fully understood. Here, we determined the activity dynamics of orexin neurons during sleep that suppress the abnormal REM sleep architecture of narcolepsy. Orexin neurons were highly active during wakefulness, showed intermittent synchronous activity during non-REM (NREM) sleep, were quiescent prior to the transition from NREM to REM sleep, and a small subpopulation of these cells was active during REM sleep. Orexin neurons that lacked orexin peptides were less active during REM sleep and were mostly silent during cataplexy. Optogenetic inhibition of orexin neurons established that the activity dynamics of these cells during NREM sleep regulate NREM-REM sleep transitions. Inhibition of orexin neurons during REM sleep increased subsequent REM sleep in "orexin intact" mice and subsequent cataplexy in mice lacking orexin peptides, indicating that the activity of a subpopulation of orexin neurons during the preceding REM sleep suppresses subsequent REM sleep and cataplexy. Thus, these results identify how deficient orexin signaling during sleep results in the abnormal REM sleep architecture characteristic of narcolepsy.
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- Hiroto Ito
- Department of Neuroscience II, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya464-8601, Japan
- Department of Neural Regulation, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya466-8550, Japan
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, Tokyo102-0083, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience II, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya464-8601, Japan
- Department of Neural Regulation, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience II, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya464-8601, Japan
- Department of Neural Regulation, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience II, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya464-8601, Japan
- Department of Neural Regulation, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience II, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya464-8601, Japan
- Department of Neural Regulation, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience II, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya464-8601, Japan
- Department of Neural Regulation, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya466-8550, Japan
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- Center for Neuroscience, Biosciences Division, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA94025
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- Department of Neuroscience II, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya464-8601, Japan
- Department of Neural Regulation, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya466-8550, Japan
- Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing102206, China
- National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Aichi444-8585, Japan
- National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Aichi444-8585, Japan
- Division of Brain Sciences Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo160-8582, Japan
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Jeczmien-Lazur JS, Sanetra AM, Pradel K, Izowit G, Chrobok L, Palus-Chramiec K, Piggins HD, Lewandowski MH. Metabolic cues impact non-oscillatory intergeniculate leaflet and ventral lateral geniculate nucleus: standard versus high-fat diet comparative study. J Physiol 2023; 601:979-1016. [PMID: 36661095 DOI: 10.1113/jp283757] [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: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
The intergeniculate leaflet and ventral lateral geniculate nucleus (IGL/VLG) are subcortical structures involved in entrainment of the brain's circadian system to photic and non-photic (e.g. metabolic and arousal) cues. Both receive information about environmental light from photoreceptors, exhibit infra-slow oscillations (ISO) in vivo, and connect to the master circadian clock. Although current evidence demonstrates that the IGL/VLG communicate metabolic information and are crucial for entrainment of circadian rhythms to time-restricted feeding, their sensitivity to food intake-related peptides has not been investigated yet. We examined the effect of metabolically relevant peptides on the spontaneous activity of IGL/VLG neurons. Using ex vivo and in vivo electrophysiological recordings as well as in situ hybridisation, we tested potential sensitivity of the IGL/VLG to anorexigenic and orexigenic peptides, such as cholecystokinin, glucagon-like peptide 1, oxyntomodulin, peptide YY, orexin A and ghrelin. We explored neuronal responses to these drugs during day and night, and in standard vs. high-fat diet conditions. We found that IGL/VLG neurons responded to all the substances tested, except peptide YY. Moreover, more neurons responded to anorexigenic drugs at night, while a high-fat diet affected the IGL/VLG sensitivity to orexigenic peptides. Interestingly, ISO neurons responded to light and orexin A, but did not respond to the other food intake-related peptides. In contrast, non-ISO cells were activated by metabolic peptides, with only some being responsive to light. Our results show for the first time that peptides involved in the body's energy homeostasis stimulate the thalamus and suggest functional separation of the IGL/VLG cells. KEY POINTS: The intergeniculate leaflet and ventral lateral geniculate nucleus (IGL/VLG) of the rodent thalamus process various signals and participate in circadian entrainment. In both structures, cells exhibiting infra-slow oscillatory activity as well as non-rhythmically firing neurons being observed. Here, we reveal that only one of these two groups of cells responds to anorexigenic (cholecystokinin, glucagon-like peptide 1 and oxyntomodulin) and orexigenic (ghrelin and orexin A) peptides. Neuronal responses vary depending on the time of day (day vs. night) and on the diet (standard vs. high-fat diet). Additionally, we visualised receptors to the tested peptides in the IGL/VLG using in situ hybridisation. Our results suggest that two electrophysiologically different subpopulations of IGL/VLG neurons are involved in two separate functions: one related to the body's energy homeostasis and one associated with the subcortical visual system.
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- Jagoda S Jeczmien-Lazur
- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland.,School of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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Pardon M, Claes P, Druwé S, Martini M, Siekierska A, Menet C, de Witte PAM, Copmans D. Modulation of sleep behavior in zebrafish larvae by pharmacological targeting of the orexin receptor. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:1012622. [DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1012622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
New pharmacological approaches that target orexin receptors (OXRs) are being developed to treat sleep disorders such as insomnia and narcolepsy, with fewer side effects than existing treatments. Orexins are neuropeptides that exert excitatory effects on postsynaptic neurons via the OXRs, and are important in regulating sleep/wake states. To date, there are three FDA-approved dual orexin receptor antagonists for the treatment of insomnia, and several small molecule oral OX2R (OXR type 2) agonists are in the pipeline for addressing the orexin deficiency in narcolepsy. To find new hypnotics and psychostimulants, rodents have been the model of choice, but they are costly and have substantially different sleep patterns to humans. As an alternative model, zebrafish larvae that like humans are diurnal and show peak daytime activity and rest at night offer several potential advantages including the ability for high throughput screening. To pharmacologically validate the use of a zebrafish model in the discovery of new compounds, we aimed in this study to evaluate the functionality of a set of known small molecule OX2R agonists and antagonists on human and zebrafish OXRs and to probe their effects on the behavior of zebrafish larvae. To this end, we developed an in vitro IP-One Homogeneous Time Resolved Fluorescence (HTRF) immunoassay, and in vivo locomotor assays that record the locomotor activity of zebrafish larvae under physiological light conditions as well as under dark-light triggers. We demonstrate that the functional IP-One test is a good predictor of biological activity in vivo. Moreover, the behavioral data show that a high-throughput assay that records the locomotor activity of zebrafish throughout the evening, night and morning is able to distinguish between OXR agonists and antagonists active on the zebrafish OXR. Conversely, a locomotor assay with alternating 30 min dark-light transitions throughout the day is not able to distinguish between the two sets of compounds, indicating the importance of circadian rhythm to their pharmacological activity. Overall, the results show that a functional IP-one test in combination with a behavioral assay using zebrafish is well-suited as a discovery platform to find novel compounds that target OXRs for the treatment of sleep disorders.
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Pradel K, Drwięga G, Chrobok L, Błasiak T. Racing and Pacing in the Reward System: A Multi-Clock Circadian Control Over Dopaminergic Signalling. Front Physiol 2022; 13:932378. [PMID: 35812323 PMCID: PMC9259884 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.932378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Level of motivation, responsiveness to rewards and punishment, invigoration of exploratory behaviours, and motor performance are subject to daily fluctuations that emerge from circadian rhythms in neuronal activity of the midbrain’s dopaminergic system. While endogenous circadian rhythms are weak in the ventral tegmental area and substantia nigra pars compacta, daily changes in expression of core clock genes, ion channels, neurotransmitter receptors, dopamine-synthesising enzymes, and dopamine transporters, accompanied by changes in electrical activity, are readily observed in these nuclei. These processes cause dopamine levels released in structures innervated by midbrain dopaminergic neurons (e.g., the striatum) to oscillate in a circadian fashion. Additionally, growing evidence show that the master circadian clock located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus (SCN) rhythmically influences the activity of the dopaminergic system through various intermediate targets. Thus, circadian changes in the activity of the dopaminergic system and concomitant dopamine release observed on a daily scale are likely to be generated both intrinsically and entrained by the master clock. Previous studies have shown that the information about the value and salience of stimuli perceived by the animal is encoded in the neuronal activity of brain structures innervating midbrain dopaminergic centres. Some of these structures themselves are relatively autonomous oscillators, while others exhibit a weak endogenous circadian rhythm synchronised by the SCN. Here, we place the dopaminergic system as a hub in the extensive network of extra-SCN circadian oscillators and discuss the possible consequences of its daily entrainment for animal physiology and behaviour.
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- Kamil Pradel
- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol, University Walk, Bristol, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Lukasz Chrobok, ; Tomasz Błasiak,
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
- *Correspondence: Lukasz Chrobok, ; Tomasz Błasiak,
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Hühne A, Echtler L, Kling C, Stephan M, Schmidt MV, Rossner MJ, Landgraf D. Circadian gene × environment perturbations influence alcohol drinking in Cryptochrome-deficient mice. Addict Biol 2022; 27:e13105. [PMID: 34672045 DOI: 10.1111/adb.13105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a widespread addiction disorder with severe consequences for health. AUD patients often suffer from sleep disturbances and irregular daily patterns. Conversely, disruptions of circadian rhythms are considered a risk factor for AUD and alcohol relapses. In this study, we investigated the extent to which circadian genetic and environmental disruptions and their interaction alter alcohol drinking behaviour in mice. As a model of genetic circadian disruption, we used Cryptochrome1/2-deficient (Cry1/2-/- ) mice with strongly suppressed circadian rhythms and found that they exhibit significantly reduced preference for alcohol but increased incentive motivation to obtain it. Similarly, we found that low circadian SCN amplitude correlates with reduced alcohol preference in WT mice. Moreover, we show that the low alcohol preference of Cry1/2-/- mice concurs with high corticosterone and low levels of the orexin precursor prepro-orexin and that WT and Cry1/2-/- mice respond differently to alcohol withdrawal. As a model of environmentally induced disruption of circadian rhythms, we exposed mice to a "shift work" light/dark regimen, which also leads to a reduction in their alcohol preference. Interestingly, this effect is even more pronounced when genetic and environmental circadian perturbations interact in Cry1/2-/- mice under "shift work" conditions. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that in mice, disturbances in circadian rhythms have pronounced effects on alcohol consumption as well as on physiological factors and other behaviours associated with AUD and that the interaction between circadian genetic and environmental disturbances further alters alcohol consumption behaviour.
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- Anisja Hühne
- Circadian Biology Group, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Germany
- Munich Medical Research School Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Germany
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- Circadian Biology Group, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Germany
- Munich Medical Research School Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Germany
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- Circadian Biology Group, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Germany
- International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS‐ TP) Munich Germany
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- International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS‐ TP) Munich Germany
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Germany
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- Research Group Neurobiology of Stress Resilience Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry Munich Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Germany
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- Circadian Biology Group, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich Germany
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Insulin-like growth factor I mitigates post-traumatic stress by inhibiting AMP-kinase in orexin neurons. Mol Psychiatry 2022; 27:2182-2196. [PMID: 35115701 PMCID: PMC9126821 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01442-9] [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: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Maladaptive coping behaviors are probably involved in post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), but underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood. We now report that mice lacking functional insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) receptors in orexin neurons of the lateral hypothalamus (Firoc mice) are unresponsive to the anxiolytic actions of IGF-I and develop PTSD-like behavior that is ameliorated by inhibition of orexin neurons. Conversely, systemic IGF-I treatment ameliorated PTSD-like behavior in a wild-type mouse model of PTSD (PTSD mice). Further, systemic IGF-I modified the GABA/Glutamate synaptic structure in orexin neurons of naïve wild-type mice by increasing the dephosphorylation of GABA(B) receptor subunit through inhibition of AMP-kinase (AMPK). Significantly, pharmacological inhibition of AMPK mimicked IGF-I, normalizing fear behavior in PTSD mice. Thus, we suggest that IGF-I enables coping behaviors by balancing E/I input onto orexin neurons in a context-dependent manner. These observations provide a novel therapeutic approach to PTSD through modulation of AMPK.
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Azeez IA, Igado OO, Olopade JO. An overview of the orexinergic system in different animal species. Metab Brain Dis 2021; 36:1419-1444. [PMID: 34224065 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-021-00761-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Orexin (hypocretin), is a neuropeptide produced by a subset of neurons in the lateral hypothalamus. From the lateral hypothalamus, the orexin-containing neurons project their fibres extensively to other brain structures, and the spinal cord constituting the central orexinergic system. Generally, the term ''orexinergic system'' usually refers to the orexin peptides and their receptors, as well as to the orexin neurons and their projections to different parts of the central nervous system. The extensive networks of orexin axonal fibres and their terminals allow these neuropeptidergic neurons to exert great influence on their target regions. The hypothalamic neurons containing the orexin neuropeptides have been implicated in diverse functions, especially related to the control of a variety of homeostatic functions including feeding behaviour, arousal, wakefulness stability and energy expenditure. The broad range of functions regulated by the orexinergic system has led to its description as ''physiological integrator''. In the last two decades, the orexinergic system has been a topic of great interest to the scientific community with many reports in the public domain. From the documentations, variations exist in the neuroanatomical profile of the orexinergic neuron soma, fibres and their receptors from animal to animal. Hence, this review highlights the distinct variabilities in the morphophysiological aspects of the orexinergic system in the vertebrate animals, mammals and non-mammals, its presence in other brain-related structures, including its involvement in ageing and neurodegenerative diseases. The presence of the neuropeptide in the cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral tissues, as well as its alteration in different animal models and conditions are also reviewed.
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- Idris A Azeez
- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Chrobok L, Jeczmien-Lazur JS, Bubka M, Pradel K, Klekocinska A, Klich JD, Ridla Rahim A, Myung J, Kepczynski M, Lewandowski MH. Daily coordination of orexinergic gating in the rat superior colliculus-Implications for intrinsic clock activities in the visual system. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21930. [PMID: 34533886 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202100779rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
The orexinergic system delivers excitation for multiple brain centers to facilitate behavioral arousal, with its malfunction resulting in narcolepsy, somnolence, and notably, visual hallucinations. Since the circadian clock underlies the daily arousal, a timed coordination is expected between the orexin system and its target subcortical visual system, including the superior colliculus (SC). Here, we use a combination of electrophysiological, immunohistochemical, and molecular approaches across 24 h, together with the neuronal tract-tracing methods to investigate the daily coordination between the orexin system and the rodent SC. Higher orexinergic input was found to occur nocturnally in the superficial layers of the SC, in time for nocturnal silencing of spontaneous firing in this visual brain area. We identify autonomous daily and circadian expression of clock genes in the SC, which may underlie these day-night changes. Additionally, we establish the lateral hypothalamic origin of the orexin innervation to the SC and that the SC neurons robustly respond to orexin A via OX2 receptor in both excitatory and GABAA receptor-dependent inhibitory manners. Together, our evidence elucidates the combination of intrinsic and extrinsic clock mechanisms that shape the daily function of the visual layers of the SC.
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- Lukasz Chrobok
- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Glycoconjugate Biochemistry, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Graduate Institute of Mind, Brain, and Consciousness, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Mind, Brain, and Consciousness, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Brain and Consciousness Research Centre, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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Williams VM, Bhagwandin A, Swiegers J, Bertelsen MF, Hård T, Thannickal TC, Siegel JM, Sherwood CC, Manger PR. Nuclear organization of orexinergic neurons in the hypothalamus of a lar gibbon and a chimpanzee. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2021; 305:1459-1475. [PMID: 34535040 DOI: 10.1002/ar.24775] [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: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Employing orexin-A immunohistochemical staining we describe the nuclear parcellation of orexinergic neurons in the hypothalami of a lar gibbon and a chimpanzee. The clustering of orexinergic neurons within the hypothalamus and the terminal networks follow the patterns generally observed in other mammals, including laboratory rodents, strepsirrhine primates and humans. The orexinergic neurons were found within three distinct clusters in the ape hypothalamus, which include the main cluster, zona incerta cluster and optic tract cluster. In addition, the orexinergic neurons of the optic tract cluster appear to extend to a more rostral and medial location than observed in other species, being observed in the tuberal region in the anterior ventromedial aspect of the hypothalamus. While orexinergic terminal networks were observed throughout the brain, high density terminal networks were observed within the hypothalamus, medial and intralaminar nuclei of the dorsal thalamus, and within the serotonergic and noradrenergic regions of the midbrain and pons, which is typical for mammals. The expanded distribution of orexinergic neurons into the tuberal region of the ape hypothalamus, is a feature that needs to be investigated in other primate species, but appears to correlate with orexin gene expression in the same region of the human hypothalamus, but these neurons are not revealed with immunohistochemical staining in humans. Thus, it appears that apes have a broader distribution of orexinergic neurons compared to other primate species, but that the neurons within this extension of the optic tract cluster in humans, while expressing the orexin gene, do not produce the neuropeptide.
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- Victoria M Williams
- School of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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- School of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.,Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- School of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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- Centre for Zoo and Wild Animal Health, Copenhagen Zoo, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, and Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.,Brain Research Institute, Neurobiology Research, Sepulveda VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, and Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.,Brain Research Institute, Neurobiology Research, Sepulveda VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Anthropology and Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- School of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
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Chrobok L, Klich JD, Sanetra AM, Jeczmien-Lazur JS, Pradel K, Palus-Chramiec K, Kepczynski M, Piggins HD, Lewandowski MH. Rhythmic neuronal activities of the rat nucleus of the solitary tract are impaired by high-fat diet - implications for daily control of satiety. J Physiol 2021; 600:751-767. [PMID: 34490628 DOI: 10.1113/jp281838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Temporal partitioning of daily food intake is crucial for survival and involves the integration of internal circadian states and external influences such as the light-dark cycle and dietary composition. These intrinsic and extrinsic factors are interdependent with misalignment of circadian rhythms promoting body weight gain, while consumption of a calorie-dense diet elevates the risk of obesity and blunts circadian rhythms. Recently, we defined the circadian properties of the dorsal vagal complex of the brainstem, a structure implicated in the control of food intake and autonomic tone, but whether and how 24 h rhythms in this area are influenced by diet remains unresolved. Here we focused on a key structure of this complex, the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS). We used a combination of immunohistochemical and electrophysiological approaches together with daily monitoring of body weight and food intake to interrogate how the neuronal rhythms of the NTS are affected by a high-fat diet. We report that short-term consumption of a high-fat diet increases food intake during the day and blunts NTS daily rhythms in neuronal discharge. Additionally, we found that a high-fat diet dampens NTS responsiveness to metabolic neuropeptides, and decreases orexin immunoreactive fibres in this structure. These alterations occur without prominent body weight gain, suggesting that a high-fat diet acts initially to reduce activity in the NTS to disinhibit mechanisms that suppress daytime feeding. KEY POINTS: The dorsal vagal complex of the rodent hindbrain possesses intrinsic circadian timekeeping mechanisms In particular, the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) is a robust circadian oscillator, independent of the master suprachiasmatic clock Here, we reveal that rat NTS neurons display timed daily rhythms in their neuronal activity and responsiveness to ingestive cues These daily rhythms are blunted or eliminated by a short-term high-fat diet, together with increased consumption of calories during the behaviourally quiescent day Our results help us better understand the circadian control of satiety by the brainstem and its malfunctioning under a high-fat diet.
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- Lukasz Chrobok
- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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LC-MS/MS Analysis Elucidates a Daily Rhythm in Orexin A Concentration in the Rat Vitreous Body. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26165036. [PMID: 34443622 PMCID: PMC8401233 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26165036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Orexins are two neuropeptides synthesised mainly in the brain lateral hypothalamic area. The orexinergic system provides arousal-dependent cues for a plethora of brain centres, playing a vital role in feeding behaviour, regulation of the sleep–wake cycle and circadian rhythms. Recently, orexins were found to be produced in the retina of an eye; however, their content in the vitreous body and possible daily pattern of expression have not yet been explored. In this manuscript, we describe the development and validation of a liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method designed for quantitative bioanalysis of orexin in the rat vitreous body. Orexin was extracted from vitreous body samples with a water:acetonitrile:formic acid (80:20:0.1; v/v/v) mixture followed by vortexing and centrifuging. Separation was performed on a reverse-phase HPLC column under gradient conditions. Orexin was analysed via multiple-reaction monitoring (MRM) in the positive electrospray mode. The total analysis time for each sample was less than 5.0 min. Once the method was fully optimised, it was then validated, following the 2018 FDA guidance on bioanalytical method validations. The calibration curves for orexin (1–500 ng/mL) were constructed using a linear regression with a 1/x2 weighting. The lower limit of quantitation for orexin was 1.0 pg/mL for the vitreous body. Intra-day and inter-day estimates of accuracy and precision were within 10% of their nominal values, indicating that the method is reliable for quantitation of orexin in the rat vitreous body. From the physiological perspective, our results are the first to show daily rhythm of orexin synthesis by the retina with possible implications on the circadian regulation of vision.
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Orexin A excites the rat olivary pretectal nucleus via OX 2 receptor in a daily manner. Brain Res 2021; 1768:147603. [PMID: 34331908 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Pronounced environmental changes between the day and night led to evolution of specialised mechanisms organising their daily physiology, named circadian clocks. Currently, it has become clear that the master clock in the suprachiasmatic nuclei of the hypothalamus is not an exclusive brain site to generate daily rhythms. Indeed, several brain areas, including the subcortical visual system have been recently shown to change their neuronal activity across the daily cycle. Here we focus our investigation on the olivary pretectal nucleus (OPN) - a retinorecipient structure primarily involved in the pupillary light reflex. Using the multi-electrode array technology ex vivo we provide evidence for OPN neurons to elevate their firing during the behaviourally quiescent light phase. Additionally, we report the robust responsivity to orexin A via the identified OX2 receptor in this pretectal centre, with higher responsiveness noted during the night. Interestingly, we likewise report a daily variation in the response to PAC1 receptor activation, with implications for the convergence of orexinergic and visual input on the same OPN neurons. Altogether, our report is first to suggest a daily modulation of the OPN activity via intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms, organising its temporal physiology.
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Murillo-Rodríguez E, Millán-Aldaco D, Arankowsky-Sandoval G, Yamamoto T, Pertwee RG, Parker L, Mechoulam R. Assessing the treatment of cannabidiolic acid methyl ester: a stable synthetic analogue of cannabidiolic acid on c-Fos and NeuN expression in the hypothalamus of rats. J Cannabis Res 2021; 3:31. [PMID: 34253253 PMCID: PMC8276432 DOI: 10.1186/s42238-021-00081-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 04/03/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cannabidiol (CBD), the non-psychotropic compound from Cannabis sativa, shows positive results on controlling several health disturbances; however, comparable data regarding additional chemical from C. sativa, such as cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), is scarce due to its instability. To address this limitation, a stable CBDA analogue, CBDA methyl ester (HU-580), was synthetized and showed CBDA-like effects. Recently, we described that HU-580 increased wakefulness and wake-related neurochemicals. OBJECTIVE To extend the comprehension of HU-580´s properties on waking, the c-Fos and NeuN expression in a wake-linked brain area, the hypothalamus was evaluated. METHODS c-Fos and NeuN expression in hypothalamic sections were analyzed after the injections of HU-580 (0.1 or 100 μg/kg, i.p.). RESULTS Systemic administrations of HU-580 increased c-Fos and neuronal nuclei (NeuN) expression in hypothalamic nuclei, including the dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus dorsal part, dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus compact part, and dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus ventral part. CONCLUSION HU-580 increased c-Fos and NeuN immunoreactivity in hypothalamus nuclei suggesting that this drug might modulate the sleep-wake cycle by engaging the hypothalamus.
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- Eric Murillo-Rodríguez
- Laboratorio de Neurociencias Moleculares e Integrativas Escuela de Medicina, División Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Anáhuac Mayab Mérida, Km. 15.5 Carretera Mérida-Progreso, Int. Km. 2 Carretera a Chablekal, Yucatán, C.P. 97,308, Mérida, México.
- Intercontinental Neuroscience Research Group, Mérida, Yucatán, México.
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- Depto. de Neurociencia Cognitiva. División de Neurociencias, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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- Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- Intercontinental Neuroscience Research Group, Mérida, Yucatán, México
- Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Drug Research, Medical Faculty, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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Sugano A, Murai H, Horiguchi S, Yoshimoto Y, Amano Y, Kimura T, Iba Y. Influence of light-dark cycle on delayed recovery from isoflurane anesthesia induced by hypnotics in mice. J Pharmacol Sci 2021; 145:335-339. [PMID: 33712285 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphs.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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We previously reported that brotizolam, but not suvorexant, delayed recovery from isoflurane anesthesia in mice. However, the effects of hypnotics may be altered by the circadian rhythm. Locomotor activity was measured using sighted (ICR and C57BL/6J) and blind (FVB/N and C3H/HeN) mice, and the effects of hypnotics on isoflurane anesthesia were compared during the light and dark periods. In sighted mice, recovery induced by brotizolam was delayed in the light period, while that by suvorexant was delayed in the dark period. In C57BL/6J mice, delayed recovery induced by brotizolam was marked, and that by suvorexant was observed in the light and dark periods. Locomotor activity was low in the last 6 h of the dark period in blind mice, and was similar to that in the light period. In blind mice, delayed recovery induced by brotizolam was identical in both periods, while suvorexant did not influence recovery from isoflurane anesthesia. These results suggest that the effects of hypnotics on isoflurane anesthesia are altered by the circadian rhythm and that daily light-dark stimuli may be required for the chronopharmacological effects of hypnotics.
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- Atsunobu Sugano
- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Setsunan University, Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Setsunan University, Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Setsunan University, Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Setsunan University, Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Setsunan University, Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Setsunan University, Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Setsunan University, Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan.
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Stanojlovic M, Pallais JP, Kotz CM. Inhibition of Orexin/Hypocretin Neurons Ameliorates Elevated Physical Activity and Energy Expenditure in the A53T Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:E795. [PMID: 33466831 PMCID: PMC7830608 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Aside from the classical motor symptoms, Parkinson's disease also has various non-classical symptoms. Interestingly, orexin neurons, involved in the regulation of exploratory locomotion, spontaneous physical activity, and energy expenditure, are affected in Parkinson's. In this study, we hypothesized that Parkinson's-disease-associated pathology affects orexin neurons and therefore impairs functions they regulate. To test this, we used a transgenic animal model of Parkinson's, the A53T mouse. We measured body composition, exploratory locomotion, spontaneous physical activity, and energy expenditure. Further, we assessed alpha-synuclein accumulation, inflammation, and astrogliosis. Finally, we hypothesized that chemogenetic inhibition of orexin neurons would ameliorate observed impairments in the A53T mice. We showed that aging in A53T mice was accompanied by reductions in fat mass and increases in exploratory locomotion, spontaneous physical activity, and energy expenditure. We detected the presence of alpha-synuclein accumulations in orexin neurons, increased astrogliosis, and microglial activation. Moreover, loss of inhibitory pre-synaptic terminals and a reduced number of orexin cells were observed in A53T mice. As hypothesized, this chemogenetic intervention mitigated the behavioral disturbances induced by Parkinson's disease pathology. This study implicates the involvement of orexin in early Parkinson's-disease-associated impairment of hypothalamic-regulated physiological functions and highlights the importance of orexin neurons in Parkinson's disease symptomology.
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- Milos Stanojlovic
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacy, University of Veterinary Medicine, Bünteweg 17, 30559 Hannover, Germany
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- Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 321 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; (J.P.P.); (C.M.K.)
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- Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 321 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA; (J.P.P.); (C.M.K.)
- Minneapolis VA Health Care System, GRECC, 1 Veterans Dr, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
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Nonclinical pharmacology of daridorexant: a new dual orexin receptor antagonist for the treatment of insomnia. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2021; 238:2693-2708. [PMID: 34415378 PMCID: PMC8455402 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-021-05954-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs) represent a novel type of sleep medication that provide an alternative to the traditionally used positive allosteric gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-A receptor modulators. Daridorexant is a new DORA that exhibited in phase 3 trials in insomnia not only a beneficial effect on sleep variables, measured objectively and assessed subjectively, but also an improvement in daytime functioning. Daridorexant was discovered through a tailored research program aimed at identifying an optimized sleep-promoting molecule with pharmacokinetic properties appropriate for covering the whole night while avoiding next-morning residual activity at efficacious doses. By specific binding to both orexin receptors, daridorexant inhibits the actions of the wake-promoting orexin (also called hypocretin) neuropeptides. This mechanism avoids a more widespread inhibition of neuronal pathways and associated side effects that are intrinsic to positive allosteric GABA-A receptor modulators. Here, we review the general pharmacology of daridorexant, based on nonclinical pharmacology studies of daridorexant, unpublished or already described, or based on work with other DORAs. Some unique features of daridorexant will be highlighted, such as the promotion of natural and surmountable sleep, the preservation of memory and cognition, the absence of tolerance development or risk of physical dependence, and how it can benefit daytime functioning.
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Campbell EJ, Hill MK, Maddern XJ, Jin S, Pang TY, Lawrence AJ. Orexin-1 receptor signaling within the lateral hypothalamus, but not bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, mediates context-induced relapse to alcohol seeking. J Psychopharmacol 2020; 34:1261-1270. [PMID: 33063594 DOI: 10.1177/0269881120959638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The lateral hypothalamic orexin (hypocretin) system has a well-established role in the motivation for reward. This has particular relevance to substance use disorders since orexin-1 receptors play a critical role in alcohol-seeking behavior, acting at multiple nodes in relapse-associated networks. AIMS This study aimed to further our understanding of the role of orexin-1 receptor signaling within the lateral hypothalamus and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, specifically in context-induced relapse to alcohol-seeking following punishment-imposed abstinence. METHODS We trained inbred male alcohol-preferring rats to self-administer alcohol in one environment or context (Context A) and subsequently punished their alcohol-reinforced lever presses in a different environment (Context B) using contingent foot shock punishment. Finally, we tested rats for relapse-like behavior in either context following systemic, intra-lateral hypothalamus or intra-bed nucleus of the stria terminalis orexin-1 receptor antagonism with SB-334867. RESULTS/OUTCOMES We found that systemic orexin-1 receptor antagonism significantly reduced alcohol-seeking in both contexts. Intra-lateral hypothalamus orexin-1 receptor antagonism significantly reduced alcohol-seeking in Context A whereas intra-bed nucleus of the stria terminalis orexin-1 receptor antagonism had no effect on alcohol-seeking behavior. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Our results suggest a role for the orexin-1 receptor system in context-induced relapse to alcohol-seeking. Specifically, intra-lateral hypothalamus orexin microcircuits contribute to alcohol-seeking.
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- Erin J Campbell
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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Chrobok L, Jeczmien-Lazur JS, Pradel K, Klich JD, Bubka M, Wojcik M, Kepczynski M, Lewandowski MH. Circadian actions of orexins on the retinorecipient lateral geniculate complex in rat. J Physiol 2020; 599:231-252. [PMID: 32997815 PMCID: PMC7821336 DOI: 10.1113/jp280275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Key points Rhythmic processes in living organisms are controlled by biological clocks. The orexinergic system of the lateral hypothalamus carries circadian information to provide arousal for the brain during the active phase. Here, we show that orexins exert an excitatory action in three parts of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), in particular upon directly retinorecipient neurons in the non‐image forming visual structures. We provide evidence for the high nocturnal levels of orexins with stable circadian expression of predominant orexin receptor 2 in the LGN. Our data additionally establish the convergence of orexinergic and pituitary adenylate cyclase (PAC)‐activating peptide/PAC1 receptor systems (used by melanopsin‐expressing retinal ganglion cells), which directly regulates responses to the retinal input. These results help us better understand circadian orexinergic control over the non‐image forming subcortical visual system, forming the animal's preparedness for the behaviourally active night.
Abstract The orexinergic system of the lateral hypothalamus is tightly interlinked with the master circadian clock and displays daily variation in activity to provide arousal‐related excitation for the plethora of brain structures in a circadian manner. Here, using a combination of electrophysiological, optogenetic, histological, molecular and neuronal tracing methods, we explore a particular link between orexinergic and visual systems in rat. The results of the present study demonstrate that orexinergic fibre density at the area of subcortical visual system exerts a clear day to night variability, reaching a maximum at behaviourally active night. We also show pronounced electrophysiological activations of neurons in the lateral geniculate nucleus by orexin A through 24 h, via identified distinct orexin receptors, with the ventrolateral geniculate displaying a daily cycle of responsiveness. In addition, for the first time, we provide a direct evidence for orexins to act on retinorecipient neurons with a high convergence of orexinergic and putatively retinal pituitary adenylate cyclase (PAC)‐activating peptide/PAC1 receptor systems. Altogether, the present study ties orexins to non‐image forming visual structures with implications for circadian orexinergic modulation of neurons, which process information on ambient light levels. Rhythmic processes in living organisms are controlled by biological clocks. The orexinergic system of the lateral hypothalamus carries circadian information to provide arousal for the brain during the active phase. Here, we show that orexins exert an excitatory action in three parts of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), in particular upon directly retinorecipient neurons in the non‐image forming visual structures. We provide evidence for the high nocturnal levels of orexins with stable circadian expression of predominant orexin receptor 2 in the LGN. Our data additionally establish the convergence of orexinergic and pituitary adenylate cyclase (PAC)‐activating peptide/PAC1 receptor systems (used by melanopsin‐expressing retinal ganglion cells), which directly regulates responses to the retinal input. These results help us better understand circadian orexinergic control over the non‐image forming subcortical visual system, forming the animal's preparedness for the behaviourally active night.
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- Lukasz Chrobok
- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Glycoconjugate Biochemistry, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurophysiology and Chronobiology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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Ahmadi-Soleimani SM, Mianbandi V, Azizi H, Azhdari-Zarmehri H, Ghaemi-Jandabi M, Abbasi-Mazar A, Mohajer Y, Darana SP. Coregulation of sleep-pain physiological interplay by orexin system: An unprecedented review. Behav Brain Res 2020; 391:112650. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Rodrigues LTC, Salata B, Horta-Júnior JDAC, Gargaglioni LH, Dias MB. Adenosine in the lateral hypothalamus/perifornical area does not participate on the CO 2 chemoreflex. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2020; 276:103368. [PMID: 32061712 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2020.103368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The Lateral Hypothalamus/Perifornical Area (LH/PFA) has been shown to be involved with the hypercapnic ventilatory response, in a state-dependent manner. We have demonstrated that purinergic signaling through ATP in the LH/PFA has an excitatory effect in ventilatory response to CO2 in awake rats in the dark phase of the diurnal cycle, but it is unknown whether the ATP metabolite adenosine, acting in the LH/PFA, modulates the ventilatory responses to hypercapnia. Here, we studied the effects of the microdialysis of adenosine (A1/A2 adenosine receptors agonist; 17 mM) and an A1 receptor antagonist (DPCPX; 0.1 mM) into the LH/PFA of conscious rats on ventilation in room air and in 7% CO2 during the light and the dark phases of the diurnal cycle. The microdialysis of adenosine and DPCPX caused no change in the CO2 ventilatory responses of rats during wakefulness or NREM sleep in either the dark or light period. Our data suggest that adenosine in the LH/PFA does not contribute to the hypercapnic ventilatory response in conscious rats.
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Animal Morphology and Physiology, Sao Paulo State University-FCAV, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University-UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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Kirsz K, Szczęsna M, Biernat W, Molik E, Zięba DA. Involvement of orexin A in nocturnal melatonin secretion into the cerebrospinal fluid and the blood plasma in seasonal sheep. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2020; 286:113304. [PMID: 31654677 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.113304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 08/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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In sheep, differences in orexin A (OXA) gene expression and activity are related to changes in energy demand and seasonal reproduction. However, the mechanism by which and the key place where the OXA signal is integrated with photoperiod, whose main biochemical expression is melatonin (MEL), remain unknown. We examined the effects of cisterna magna injections of OXA (0.3 μg/kg body weight) on nocturnal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma MEL concentrations; mRNA and protein expression of two rate-limiting enzymes for MEL biosynthesis, tryptophan 5-hydroxylase-1 (TPH1) and arylalkylamine-N-acetyltransferase (AA-NAT); and OXA receptor (OX1R, OX2R) expression in the pineal gland (PG) obtained from twenty ewes during the short-day (SD) and long-day (LD) seasons. OXA increased (P < 0.001) CSF and plasma MEL concentrations regardless of the season. Plasma MEL was positively correlated (P < 0.001) with CSF MEL in the OXA-treated sheep in both seasons. OXA had no effect (P > 0.05) on TPH1 transcript or protein level but upregulated (P < 0.05) AA-NAT mRNA and protein expression in both seasons. OXA enhanced (P < 0.05) OX1R mRNA level only during the LD season. Our results show that the endocrine activity of the ovine PG is regulated by day length and non-photic signals via hypothalamic OXA. These results are important for understanding the work of the biological clock and recognizing mechanisms responsible for the adaptation of seasonal animals to the changing external environment conditions. OXA and MEL are both involved in the regulation of the sleep-wakefulness system, therefore our results can be used in the study on the circadian rhythm disorders in humans (e.g. jet lag, insomnia, seasonal depression).
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- Katarzyna Kirsz
- University of Agriculture in Krakow, Department of Animal Biotechnology, 1B Rędzina Street, 31-248 Krakow, Poland.
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- University of Agriculture in Krakow, Department of Animal Biotechnology, 1B Rędzina Street, 31-248 Krakow, Poland.
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- University of Agriculture in Krakow, Department of Animal Biotechnology, 1B Rędzina Street, 31-248 Krakow, Poland
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- University of Agriculture in Krakow, Department of Animal Biotechnology, 1B Rędzina Street, 31-248 Krakow, Poland.
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- University of Agriculture in Krakow, Department of Animal Biotechnology, 1B Rędzina Street, 31-248 Krakow, Poland.
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Reppucci CJ, Gergely CK, Bredewold R, Veenema AH. Involvement of orexin/hypocretin in the expression of social play behaviour in juvenile rats. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLAY 2020; 9:108-127. [PMID: 33042634 PMCID: PMC7540609 DOI: 10.1080/21594937.2020.1720132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Social play is a highly rewarding and motivated behaviour displayed by juveniles of many mammalian species. We hypothesized that the orexin/hypocretin (ORX) system is involved in the expression of juvenile social play behaviour because this system is interconnected with brain regions that comprise the social behaviour and mesocorticolimbic reward networks. We found that exposure to social play increased recruitment of ORX-A neurons in juvenile rats. Furthermore, central administration of ORX-A decreased social play duration, while central blockade of ORX-1 receptors differentially altered social play duration in juvenile rats with low versus high baseline levels of social play (increasing social play in low baseline social play individuals and decreasing social play in high baseline social play individuals). Together, our results provided the first evidence of a role for the ORX system in the modulation of juvenile social play behaviour.
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- Christina J. Reppucci
- Department of Psychology; Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
- Department of Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA University
- corresponding author: , Postal address: Christina J. Reppucci, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, 293 Farm Lane, 108 Giltner Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Psychology; Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
- Department of Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA University
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- Department of Psychology; Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
- Department of Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA University
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Abstract
Sleep is a phenomenon in animal behavior as enigmatic as it is ubiquitous, and one deeply tied to endocrine function. Though there are still many unanswered questions about the neurochemical basis of sleep and its functions, extensive interactions have been identified between sleep and the endocrine system, in both the endocrine system's effect on sleep and sleep's effect on the endocrine system. Unfortunately, until recent years, much research on sleep behavior largely disregarded its connections with the endocrine system. Use of both clinical studies and rodent models to investigate interactions between neuroendocrine function, including biological sex, and sleep therefore presents a promising area of further exploration. Further investigation of the neurobiological and neuroendocrine basis of sleep could have wide impact on a number of clinical and basic science fields. In this review, we summarize the state of basic sleep biology and its connections to the field of neuroendocrine biology, as well as suggest key future directions for the neuroendocrine regulation of sleep that may significantly impact new therapies for sleep disorders in women and men.
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- Philip C Smith
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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