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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-25
pubmed:abstractText
The finding of orexin/hypocretin deficiency in narcolepsy patients suggests that this hypothalamic neuropeptide plays a crucial role in regulating sleep/wakefulness states. However, very little is known about the synaptic input of orexin/hypocretin-producing neurons (orexin neurons). We applied a transgenic method to map upstream neuronal populations that have synaptic connections to orexin neurons and revealed that orexin neurons receive input from several brain areas. These include the amygdala, basal forebrain cholinergic neurons, GABAergic neurons in the preoptic area, and serotonergic neurons in the median/paramedian raphe nuclei. Monoamine-containing groups that are innervated by orexin neurons do not receive reciprocal connections, while cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain have reciprocal connections, which might be important for consolidating wakefulness. Electrophysiological study showed that carbachol excites almost one-third of orexin neurons and inhibits a small population of orexin neurons. These neuroanatomical findings provide important insights into the neural pathways that regulate sleep/wakefulness states.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0896-6273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
297-308
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Brain Stem, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Carbachol, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Cholinergic Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Green Fluorescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Hypothalamus, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Neural Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Neuropeptides, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Tetrodotoxin, pubmed-meshheading:15848807-Wakefulness
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Input of orexin/hypocretin neurons revealed by a genetically encoded tracer in mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan. stakeshi@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't