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Leino TO, Turku A, Urvas L, Adhikari K, Oksanen J, Steynen Y, Yli-Kauhaluoma J, Xhaard H, Kukkonen JP, Wallén EAA. Azulene as a biphenyl mimetic in orexin/hypocretin receptor agonists. Bioorg Med Chem 2023; 88-89:117325. [PMID: 37209639 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2023.117325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Azulene is a rare ring structure in drugs, and we investigated whether it could be used as a biphenyl mimetic in known orexin receptor agonist Nag 26, which is binding to both orexin receptors OX1 and OX2 with preference towards OX2. The most potent azulene-based compound was identified as an OX1 orexin receptor agonist (pEC50 = 5.79 ± 0.07, maximum response = 81 ± 8% (s.e.m. of five independent experiments) of the maximum response to orexin-A in Ca2+ elevation assay). However, the azulene ring and the biphenyl scaffold are not identical in their spatial shape and electron distribution, and their derivatives may adopt different binding modes in the binding site.
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- Teppo O Leino
- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland; Department of Chemistry and NanoScience Center, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland; Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 66, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 63, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 66, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 63, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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Ye H, Cao T, Shu Q, Chen Y, Lu Y, He Z, Li Z. Blockade of orexin receptor 1 attenuates morphine protracted abstinence-induced anxiety-like behaviors in male mice. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2023; 151:106080. [PMID: 36931057 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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One negative emotional state from morphine protracted abstinence is anxiety which can drive craving and relapse risk in opioid addicts. Although the orexinergic system has been reported to be important in mediating emotion processing and addiction, the role of orexinergic system in anxiety from drug protracted abstinence remains elusive. In this study, by using behavioral test, western blot, electrophysiology and virus-mediated regulation of orexin receptor 1 (OX1R), we found that: (1) Intraperitoneal and intra-VTA administration of a selective OX1R antagonist SB334867 alleviated anxiety-like behaviors in open field test (OFT) but not in elevated plus maze test (EPM) in morphine protracted abstinent male mice. (2) OX1R expression in the VTA was upregulated by morphine withdrawal. (3) Virus-mediated knockdown of OX1R in the VTA prevented morphine abstinence-induced anxiety-like behaviors and virus-mediated overexpression of OX1R in the VTA was sufficient to produce anxiety-like behaviors in male mice. (4) The VTA neuronal activity was increased significantly induced by morphine protracted abstinence, which was mediated by OX1R. (5) OX1R was widely distributed in the neuronal soma and processes of dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic neurons in the VTA. The findings revealed that the OX1R mediates morphine abstinence-induced anxiety-like behaviors and the VTA plays a critical role in this effect.
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- Hongming Ye
- College of Basic Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China; Third-grade Pharmacological Laboratory on Traditional Chinese Medicine, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China; Third-grade Pharmacological Laboratory on Traditional Chinese Medicine, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China; Third-grade Pharmacological Laboratory on Traditional Chinese Medicine, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China; Third-grade Pharmacological Laboratory on Traditional Chinese Medicine, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China; Third-grade Pharmacological Laboratory on Traditional Chinese Medicine, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
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- College of Basic Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China; Third-grade Pharmacological Laboratory on Traditional Chinese Medicine, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
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- College of Basic Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China; Third-grade Pharmacological Laboratory on Traditional Chinese Medicine, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
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Gao X, Lyu M, Zhang M, Lin S, Ke C. Structural characteristics of orexin receptor type 2 in Pacific abalone and its diurnal expression pattern after fasting and re-feeding. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 229:873-884. [PMID: 36587646 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Pacific abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) is a typical nocturnal organism. To examine the circadian expression pattern of orexin receptor type 2 (OX2R) and its potential effect on the feeding behavior of abalone, the coding region sequence of OX2R that is 1215 bp in length and encodes 404 amino acids was first cloned using the rapid amplification of cDNA ends technique. A recombinant expression vector was constructed for H. discus hannai based on the OX2R protein, obtaining a recombinant protein with a molecular weight of 46 kDa. Polyclonal antibody was prepared with the purified recombinant protein used as the antigen, and the antibody titer of ≥512 K was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expression levels of OX2R determined using western blotting were highest in the intestinal tract (P < 0.05), but they were not significantly different from the levels in the pedal. Immunofluorescence experiments affirmed that OX2R was widely expressed in the columnar cells of the intestinal mucosal epithelium. To further account for the relationship between the onset of feeding behavior and the expression level of OX2R in abalone, the circadian expression characteristics of OX2R were analyzed by dissecting the intestinal tissues after three days of normal feeding and fasting and following the refeeding treatment. The expression levels of OX2R in the refeeding group were significantly higher than those in the normal feeding and fasting groups at any time point (P < 0.05). The cosine curve analysis revealed that the expression levels of OX2R lost rhythmicity after fasting. Based on the quantification of behavioral data for abalone after fasting and refeeding, the cumulative movement distance and movement duration in each group followed a significant cosine rhythm (P < 0.05), which is consistent with abalone's nocturnal ecological habits. However, the cumulative movement distance and movement duration in the fasting group were significantly lower than those in the normal feeding and refeeding groups (P < 0.05). The peak phases of the cumulative movement distance and movement duration in the refeeding group (ZT08:22 and ZT08:44) shifted backward compared to the normal feeding group (ZT07:33 and ZT07:39). The above results first identified the structural characteristics and circadian expression patterns of OX2R in the marine mollusk abalone, which may reveal the molecular mechanism behind the generation of a feeding rhythm in marine nocturnal organisms and serve as a tool helping to maintain the diversity of marine benthic resources.
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- Xiaolong Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Marine Organisms, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Marine Organisms, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Marine Organisms, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Marine Organisms, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Marine Organisms, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
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Amezawa M, Yamamoto N, Nagumo Y, Kutsumura N, Ishikawa Y, Yanagisawa M, Nagase H, Saitoh T. Design and synthesis of novel orexin 2 receptor agonists with a 1,3,5‑trioxazatriquinane skeleton. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2023; 82:129151. [PMID: 36690040 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2023.129151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A novel series of 1,3,5‑trioxazatriquinane with multiple effective residues (TriMER) derivatives with amino-methylene side chains was designed and synthesized based on the docking-simulation results between orexin receptors (OXRs) and TriMER-type OXR antagonists. In vitro screening against orexin receptors identified six TriMER derivatives with a cis side-chain configuration, and, among these, 20d and 28d showed full agonist activity against OX2R at a concentration of 10 µM. To determine the absolute stereochemistry of these hit compounds, we also conducted the first asymmetric synthesis of a 1,3,5‑trioxazatriquinane skeleton using a Katsuki-Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation as the key reaction and obtained a set of the individual stereoisomers. After evaluating their activity, (+)-20d (EC50 = 3.87 μM for OX2R) and (+)-28d (EC50 = 1.62 μM for OX2R) were determined as eutomers for OX2R agonist activity. Our results provide a new class of skeleton consisting of an (R)-1,3,5‑trioxazatriquinane core with flexible methylene linkers and hydrophobic substituents at the terminals of the side chains via carbamates/sulfonamides as OX2R agonists.
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- Mao Amezawa
- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan
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- International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan; International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan; Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan; R&D Center for Frontiers of Mirai in Policy and Technology (F-MIRAI), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan; Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, US
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- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan; International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
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- International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan; Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
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Nasudi G, Elahdadi Salmani M, Hosseinmardi N, Moradpour F, Lashkarbolouki T, Goudarzi I. Hippocampal orexin-1 and endocannabinoid-1 receptors underlie the kainate-induced occlusion in theta-burst long- term potentiation. Neuropeptides 2022; 95:102263. [PMID: 35716469 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2022.102263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Seizures may result from the hyperexcitable neuronal activity of the brain. Multiple neurotransmitter receptors, including orexin (OX) and endocannabinoids interfere with forming the synaptic responses linked to the seizures. Therefore, this study investigates the involvement of OX-1 (OX1R) and endocannbinoid-1 (CB1R) receptors in the kainate- induced excitability in the synaptic field responses. MATERIAL AND METHODS Theta pattern used to stimulate Schaffer collaterals and then metal microelectrodes to record the CA1 field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (fEPSPs). Input/ output stimulation and responses and paired- pulse (PP) stimuli employed to measure the state of synaptic activity in normal and kainate- induced seizure-like hyperexcitable activities and the slope of fEPSPs used as a measure of the change in the synaptic activity. Furthermore, agonists and antagonists of OX and endocannabinoids infused to investigate the involvement of their receptors. RESULT The results showed that kainate application increased the fEPSP slope either in input stimuli with different intensities/output synaptic responses (I/O), or test pulse stimulated baseline synaptic responses (BSR) and, hence, increased the excitability of field responses in the CA1 region. However, neither kainate nor theta burst stimulation (TBS) could alter the PP stimuli -induced synaptic responses. TBS increased the fEPSP slope of the kainate-applied I/O and BSR, however, the increase was not high enough in BSR to be classified as long-term potentiation (LTP). The single-antagonist OX1R and CB1R administration prevented TBS- induced potentiation and partially recovered the effect by adding eCB or OX agonists in kainate-injected animals. In contrast, OX or combined eCB-OX antagonist application group demonstrated nearly full recovery of LTP induction. CONCLUSION Our study concludes that blockade of OX1 or CB1 prevents the induction of LTP, and OX infusion or both receptor blockade recovers the LTP.
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- Giti Nasudi
- School of Biology, Damghan University, Damghan, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- School of Biology, Damghan University, Damghan, Iran
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Orexin (hypocretin) is secreted from the perifornical/lateral hypothalamus and is well known for sleep regulation. Orexin has two, orexin A and B, transcripts and two receptors, type 1 and 2 (OX1R and OX2R), located in the plasma membrane of neurons in different brain areas, including the hippocampus involved in learning, memory, seizures, and epilepsy, as physiologic and pathologic phenomena. OX1R is expressed in the dentate gyrus and CA1 and the OX2R in the CA3 areas. Orexin enhances learning and memory as well as reward, stress, seizures, and epilepsy, partly through OX1Rs, while either aggravating or alleviating those phenomena via OX2Rs. OX1Rs activation induces long-term changes of synaptic responses in the hippocampus, an age and concentration-dependent manner. Briefly, we will review the localization and functions of hippocampal orexin receptors, their role in learning, memory, stress, reward, seizures, epilepsy, and hippocampal synaptic plasticity.
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- School of Biology, Damghan University, Damghan, Iran
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At the end of the 20th century, two new neuropeptides (Orexin-A/hypocretin-1 and Orexin-B/hypocretins-2) expressed in hypothalamus as a prepro-orexins precursor, were discovered. These two neuropeptides interacted with two G protein-coupled receptor isoforms named OX1R and OX2R. The orexins/OX receptors system play an important role in the central and peripheral nervous system where it controls wakefulness, addiction, reward seeking, stress, motivation, memory, energy homeostasis, food intake, blood pressure, hormone secretions, reproduction, gut motility and lipolysis. Orexins and their receptors are involved in pathologies including narcolepsy type I, neuro- and chronic inflammation, neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic syndrome, and cancers. Associated with these physiopathological roles, the extensive development of pharmacological molecules including OXR antagonists, has emerged in association with the determination of the structural properties of orexins and their receptors. Moreover, the identification of OX1R expression in digestive cancers encompassing colon, pancreas and liver cancers and its ability to trigger mitochondrial apoptosis in tumoral cells, indicate a new putative therapeutical action of orexins and paradoxically OXR antagonists. The present review focuses on structural and anti-tumoral aspects of orexins and their receptors.
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Liu FX, Tan F, Fan QL, Tong WW, Teng ZL, Ye SM, Li X, Zhang MY, Chai Y, Mai CY. Zuogui Wan improves trabecular bone microarchitecture in ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis rats by regulating orexin-A and orexin receptor. J TRADIT CHIN MED 2021; 41:927-934. [PMID: 34939389 DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20210903.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the protective effects of Zuogui Wan (ZGW) on bone loss induced by ovariectomy (OVX) and its mechanism via orexin-A and orexin receptors in the osteoporosis rat model. METHODS Fifty Sprague-Dawley female rats were randomly divided into sham-operated (sham) group and four OVX subgroups. Rats subjected to sham and OVX were treated with the vehicle (OVX, 1 mL/100 g weight, n = 10), 17β-estradiol (E2, 50 μg*kg-1*d-1), and ZGW at the doses of 2.3 (ZGW-L) and 4.6 (ZGW-H) g/kg/day lyophilized powder daily for 3 months, respectively. The serum biochemical parameters of 17β-estrogen (17β-E2), tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRACP-5b) and bone alkaline phosphatase (BALP) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Hematoxylin-eosin staining was used to detect the changes in the morphological structure in bones. Microcomputed tomography was used to evaluate the bone mineral density and microarchitecture of the distal femur. The gene or protein expression of orexin-A, orexin receptor 1 (OX1R), orexin receptor 2 (OX2R), osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) were assayed by either quantitative polymerase chain reaction or Western blot analysis. RESULTS Compared with the OVX group, ZGW could reduce the serum level of TRACP-5b and increased the serum levels of BALP and17β-E2 (P < 0.01). Meanwhile, ZGW could prevent bone loss and improved bone trabecular microarchitecture by increasing the trabeculae structure thickness and trabecular number, and arranging the trabeculae structure properly. Compared with the OVX group, it was upregulated for the orexin-A and OX2R mRNA or protein expression from the hypothalamus and tibiae, and OPG in the tibiae of ZGW groups (P < 0.01, < 0.05), while downregulated for the OX1R mRNA and protein expression in the tibiae and hypothalamus and RANKL from the tibiae (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION ZGW exhibited a protective effect for PMOP that may be mediated via orexin-A and orexin receptors regulation.
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- Fei-Xiang Liu
- School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Traditional Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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Sato T, Yajima T, Fujita M, Kobashi M, Ichikawa H, Yoshida R, Mitoh Y. Orexin A and B in the rat superior salivatory nucleus. Auton Neurosci 2020; 228:102712. [PMID: 32721850 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2020.102712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Orexin (OX), which regulates sleep and wakefulness and feeding behaviors has 2 isoforms, orexin-A and -B (OXA and OXB). In this study, the distribution of OXA and OXB was examined in the rat superior salivatory nucleus (SSN) using retrograde tracing and immunohistochemical and methods. OXA- and OXB-immunoreactive (-ir) nerve fibers were seen throughout the SSN. These nerve fibers surrounded SSN neurons retrogradely labeled with Fast blue (FB) from the corda-lingual nerve. FB-positive neurons had pericellular OXA- (47.5%) and OXB-ir (49.0%) nerve fibers. Immunohistochemistry for OX receptors also demonstrated the presence of OX1R and OX2R in FB-positive SSN neurons. The majority of FB-positive SSN neurons contained OX1R- (69.7%) or OX2R-immunoreactivity (57.8%). These neurons had small and medium-sized cell bodies. In addition, half of FB-positive SSN neurons which were immunoreactive for OX1R (47.0%) and OX2R (52.2%) had pericellular OXA- and OXB-ir nerve fibers, respectively. Co-expression of OX1R- and OX2R was common in FB-positive SSN neurons. The present study suggests a possibility that OXs regulate the activity of SSN neurons through OX receptors.
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Pourhamzeh M, Mozafari R, Jamali S, Motamedi F, Ahadi R, Haghparast A. Involvement of orexin receptors within the hippocampal dentate gyrus in morphine-induced reinstatement in food-deprived rats. Behav Brain Res 2019; 375:112155. [PMID: 31422071 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The orexinergic system is found to cooperate in mediating stress-induced drug relapse. The orexinergic terminals innervate neurons of the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) which is a key structure in the maintenance and reinstatement of drug addiction. However, the specific contribution of intra-DG orexin receptors to stress-induced reinstatement has not been completely known. In the current study, the effects of intra-DG administration of SB334867, an orexin-1 receptor (OX1R) antagonist, and TCS OX2 29, an orexin-2 receptor (OX2R) antagonist, were investigated on the reinstatement induced by a sub-threshold dose of morphine and food deprivation (FD) stress. Adult male rats received different doses of SB334867 or TCS OX2 29 (3, 10, and 30 nM/0.5 μl DMSO 12%) bilaterally into the DG in separate groups, following the acquisition and extinction of morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP). Then, the reinstatement was evaluated by the 24 h FD stress and/or a sub-threshold dose of morphine (0.5 mg/kg, s.c.). CPP scores and locomotor activities were recorded during the test. The findings indicated that pre-treatment with the highest dose of SB334867 (30 nM) and two higher doses of TCS OX2 29 (10 and 30 nM) blocked the sub-threshold dose and FD stress-induced reinstatement of morphine. The effect of TCS OX2 29 on reduction of reinstatement was more pronounced than that of SB334867. It suggests a role for the orexin receptors, especially OX2R within the DG region in the stress-induced reinstatement of morphine-seeking behaviours in extinguished rats.
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- Mahsa Pourhamzeh
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Kiezun M, Dobrzyn K, Rytelewska E, Kisielewska K, Gudelska M, Szeszko K, Zaobidna E, Bors K, Wyrebek J, Mykytiuk A, Kaminski T, Smolinska N. The effect of estrone and estradiol on the expression of the orexin/hypocretin system in the porcine uterus during early pregnancy. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2019; 68:11-24. [PMID: 30784944 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2018.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Orexin A and B (OXA, OXB) are hypothalamic neuropeptides acting via two receptors, type 1 (OX1R) and 2 (OX2R). Orexins, also known as hypocretins, take part in a common endocrine system regulating metabolism and reproductive functions. Changes in the orexin system expression during the estrous cycle and pregnancy suggest dependence on the local hormonal milieu. Estrogens are the key hormones controlling reproductive functions, including maternal recognition of pregnancy and implantation. We hypothesize that estrogens may affect orexin system expression in the early pregnant uterus. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of estrogens on prepro-orexin (PPO), OX1R, and OX2R gene expression, OX1R and OX2R protein content in the porcine uterine tissue, as well as OXA and OXB secretion on days 10-11, 12-13, 15-16, and 27-28 of pregnancy and on days 10-12 of the estrous cycle (n = 5 per group). The expression of PPO, OX1R, and OX2R genes was examined using qPCR, OX1R and OX2R protein content was evaluated using western blotting, and orexins secretion was determined with ELISA. This is the first study to describe the influence of estrogens on orexin system expression in the porcine uterus. Obtained results revealed that estrogens significantly affect the expression of orexin system and orexins secretion. The influence of estrogens varied between different stages of early pregnancy and the estrous cycle. The steroids showed a tissue-specific and dose-dependent effect. Our findings suggest that orexins could act as a "molecular switch" for estrogen activation in the processes of endometrial decidualization and rapid uterine enlargement during early pregnancy.
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- M Kiezun
- Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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Zizza M, Di Lorenzo M, Laforgia V, Furia E, Sindona G, Canonaco M, Facciolo RM. Orexin receptor expression is increased during mancozeb-induced feeding impairments and neurodegenerative events in a marine fish. Neurotoxicology 2018; 67:46-53. [PMID: 29673962 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2018.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Food intake ensures energy resources sufficient for basic metabolism, immune system and reproductive investment. It is already known that food-seeking performances, which are crucially controlled by orexins (ORXs), may be under the influence of environmental factors including pollutants. Among these, mancozeb (mz) is becoming an environmental risk for neurodegenerative diseases. Due to few studies on marine fish exposed to mz, it was our intention to correlate feeding latency, food intake and feeding duration to potential neurodegenerative processes in key diencephalic sites and expression changes of the ORX neuroreceptor (ORXR) in the ornate wrasses (Thalassoma pavo). Hence, fish exposed for 4 days (d) to mz 0.2 mg/l (deriving from a 0.07, 0.14, 0.2, 0.3 mg/l screening test) displayed a significant reduction (p < 0.05) of food intake compared to controls as early as 1d that became more evident (p < 0.01) after 3d. Moreover, significant enhancements of feeding latency were reported after 1d up to 3d (p < 0.001) and even feeding duration was enhanced up to 3d (p < 0.001), which instead moderately increased after 4d (p < 0.05). A reduction (-120%; p < 0.001) of mean body weight was also detected at the end of exposure. Likewise, a notable (p < 0.001) activation of ORXR protein occurred together with mRNA up-regulations in diencephalic areas such as the diffuse nucleus of the inferior lobe (+48%) that also exhibited evident degenerative neuronal fields. Overall, these results highlight an ORX role as a vital component of the neuroprotective program under environmental conditions that interfere with feeding behaviors.
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Lu GL, Lee CH, Chiou LC. Orexin A induces bidirectional modulation of synaptic plasticity: Inhibiting long-term potentiation and preventing depotentiation. Neuropharmacology 2016; 107:168-180. [PMID: 26965217 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2016.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Revised: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The orexin system consists of two peptides, orexin A and B and two receptors, OX1R and OX2R. It is implicated in learning and memory regulation while controversy remains on its role in modulating hippocampal synaptic plasticity in vivo and in vitro. Here, we investigated effects of orexin A on two forms of synaptic plasticity, long-term potentiation (LTP) and depotentiation of field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (fEPSPs), at the Schaffer Collateral-CA1 synapse of mouse hippocampal slices. Orexin A (≧30 nM) attenuated LTP induced by theta burst stimulation (TBS) in a manner antagonized by an OX1R (SB-334867), but not OX2R (EMPA), antagonist. Conversely, at 1 pM, co-application of orexin A prevented the induction of depotentiation induced by low frequency stimulation (LFS), i.e. restoring LTP. This re-potentiation effect of sub-nanomolar orexin A occurred at LFS of 1 Hz, but not 2 Hz, and with LTP induced by either TBS or tetanic stimulation. It was significantly antagonized by SB-334867, EMPA and TCS-1102, selective OX1R, OX2R and dual OXR antagonists, respectively, and prevented by D609, SQ22536 and H89, inhibitors of phospholipase C (PLC), adenylyl cyclase (AC) and protein kinase A (PKA), respectively. LFS-induced depotentiation was antagonized by blockers of NMDA, A1-adenosine and type 1/5 metabotropic glutamate (mGlu1/5) receptors, respectively. However, orexin A (1 pM) did not affect chemical-induced depotentiation by agonists of these receptors. These results suggest that orexin A bidirectionally modulates hippocampal CA1 synaptic plasticity, inhibiting LTP via OX1Rs at moderate concentrations while inducing re-potentiation via OX1Rs and OX2Rs, possibly through PLC and AC-PKA signaling at sub-nanomolar concentrations.
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- Guan-Ling Lu
- Graduate Institute and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Reserach Center for Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Jeon Y, Park KB, Pervin R, Kim TW, Youn DH. Orexin-A modulates excitatory synaptic transmission and neuronal excitability in the spinal cord substantia gelatinosa. Neurosci Lett 2015; 604:128-33. [PMID: 26254164 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2015] [Revised: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Although intrathecal orexin-A has been known to be antinociceptive in various pain models, the role of orexin-A in antinociception is not well characterized. In the present study, we examined whether orexin-A modulates primary afferent fiber-mediated or spontaneous excitatory synaptic transmission using transverse spinal cord slices with attached dorsal root. Bath-application of orexin-A (100nM) reduced the amplitude of excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) evoked by electrical stimulation of Aδ- or C-primary afferent fibers. The magnitude of reduction was much larger for EPSCs evoked by polysynaptic C-fibers than polysynaptic Aδ-fibers, whereas it was similar in EPSCs evoked by monosynaptic Aδ- or C-fibers. SB674042, an orexin-1 receptor antagonist, but not EMPA, an orexin-2 receptor antagonist, significantly inhibited the orexin-A-induced reduction in EPSC amplitude from mono- or polysynaptic Aδ-fibers, as well as from mono- or polysynaptic C-fibers. Furthermore, orexin-A significantly increased the frequency of spontaneous EPSCs but not the amplitude. This increase was almost completely blocked by both SB674042 and EMPA. On the other hand, orexin-A produced membrane oscillations and inward currents in the SG neurons that were partially or completely inhibited by SB674042 or EMPA, respectively. Thus, this study suggests that the spinal actions of orexin-A underlie orexin-A-induced antinociceptive effects via different subtypes of orexin receptors.
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- Younghoon Jeon
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-706, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-721, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Physiology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-706, Republic of Korea.
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Ciriello J, Caverson MM. Hypothalamic orexin-A (hypocretin-1) neuronal projections to the vestibular complex and cerebellum in the rat. Brain Res 2014; 1579:20-34. [PMID: 25017945 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Revised: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Immunohistochemistry combined with retrograde tract-tracing techniques were used to investigate the distribution of orexin-A (OX-A)- and OX-A receptor-like (OX1) immunoreactivity within the vestibular complex and cerebellum, and the location of hypothalamic OX-A neurons sending axonal projections to these regions in the Wistar rat. OX-A immunoreactive fibers and presumptive terminals were found throughout the medial (MVe) and lateral (LVe) vestibular nuclei. Light fiber labeling was also observed in the spinal and superior vestibular nuclei. Within the cerebellum, dense fiber and presumptive terminal labeling was observed in the medial cerebellar nucleus (Med; fastigial nucleus), with less dense labeling in the interposed (Int) and lateral cerebellar nuclei (Lat; dentate nucleus). A few scattered OX-A immunoreactive fibers were also observed throughout the cortex of the paraflocculus. OX1-like immunoreactivity was found densely concentrated within LVe, moderate in MVe, and scattered within the spinal and superior vestibular nuclei. Within the cerebellum, OX1-like immunoreactivity was also observed densely within Med and in the dorsolateral aspects of Int. Additionally, OX1 like-labeling was found in Lat, and within the granular layer of the caudal paraflocculus cerebellar cortex. Fluorogold (FG) microinjected into these vestibular and cerebellar regions resulted in retrogradely labeled neurons throughout the ipsilateral hypothalamus. Retrogradely labeled neurons containing OX-A like immunoreactivity were observed dorsal and caudal to the anterior hypothalamic nucleus and extending laterally into the lateral hypothalamic area, with the largest number clustered around the dorsal aspects of the fornix in the perifornical area. A few FG OX-A like-immunoreactive neurons were also observed scattered throughout the dorsomedial, and posterior hypothalamic nuclei. These data indicate that axons from OX-A neurons terminate within the vestibular complex and deep cerebellar nuclei of the cerebellum and although the function of these pathways is unknown, they likely represent pathways by which hypothalamic OX-A containing neurons co-ordinate vestibulo-cerebellar motor and autonomic functions associated with ingestive behaviors.
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