Nature Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
26(10), P. 1805 - 1819
Published: Sept. 21, 2023
The
prefrontal
cortex
(PFC)
enables
mammals
to
respond
situations,
including
internal
states,
with
appropriate
actions.
One
such
state
could
be
'tiredness'.
Here,
using
activity
tagging
in
the
mouse
PFC,
we
identified
particularly
excitable,
fast-spiking,
somatostatin-expressing,
γ-aminobutyric
acid
(GABA)
(PFC
Science,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
367(6476), P. 440 - 445
Published: Jan. 24, 2020
Interneurons
control
brain
arousal
states
The
underlying
circuit
mechanisms
coordinating
and
motor
activity
are
poorly
understood.
Liu
et
al.
found
that
glutamic
acid
decarboxylase
2
(GAD2)–expressing,
but
not
parvalbumin-expressing,
interneurons
in
a
part
of
the
known
as
substantia
nigra
promote
sleep
(see
Perspective
by
Wisden
Franks).
Parvalbuminergic
neurons
fire
at
higher
rates
high
activity,
their
activation
increases
movement
termination
consistent
with
function
suppressing
unwanted
movements
during
action
selection.
By
contrast,
GAD2
preferentially
active
low
activity.
In
addition
to
suppression,
powerfully
enhances
transition
from
quiet
wakefulness
sleep,
which
differ
mainly
level
rather
than
behavior.
thus
provide
general
suppression
both
quiescence.
Science
,
this
issue
p.
440
;
see
also
366
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
20(11), P. 2780 - 2780
Published: June 6, 2019
Sleep
is
essential
for
health.
Indeed,
poor
sleep
consistently
linked
to
the
development
of
systemic
disease,
including
depression,
metabolic
syndrome,
and
cognitive
impairments.
Further
evidence
has
accumulated
suggesting
role
in
cancer
initiation
progression
(primarily
breast
cancer).
patients
with
survivors
frequently
experience
sleep,
manifesting
as
insomnia,
circadian
misalignment,
hypersomnia,
somnolence
hot
flushes,
nightmares.
These
problems
are
associated
a
reduction
patients’
quality
life
increased
mortality.
Due
heterogeneity
among
cancers,
treatment
regimens,
patient
populations
lifestyle
factors,
etiology
cancer-induced
disruption
largely
unknown.
Here,
we
discuss
recent
advances
understanding
pathways
linking
brain
how
this
leads
altered
patterns.
We
describe
conceptual
framework
where
tumors
disrupt
normal
homeostatic
processes,
resulting
aberrant
changes
physiology
behavior
that
detrimental
Finally,
knowledge
can
be
leveraged
develop
novel
therapeutic
approaches
cancer-associated
disruption,
special
emphasis
on
host-tumor
interactions.
Frontiers in Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: July 17, 2019
Roughly
one-third
of
the
human
lifetime
is
spent
in
sleep,
yet
reason
for
sleep
remains
unclear.
Understanding
physiologic
function
crucial
toward
establishing
optimal
health.
Several
proposed
concepts
address
different
aspects
physiology,
including
humoral
and
circuit-based
theories
sleep-wake
regulation,
homeostatic
two-process
model
theory
as
a
state
adaptive
inactivity,
observations
that
arousal
homeostasis
can
be
dissociated
pathologic
disorders.
Currently,
there
no
places
regulation
unified
conceptual
framework.
Adenosine
well
known
somnogenic
substance
affects
normal
patterns
through
several
mechanisms
various
brain
locations
via
A1
or
A2A
receptors
(A1Rs
A2ARs).
Many
cells
processes
appear
to
play
role
modulating
extracellular
concentration
adenosine
at
neuronal
A1R
A2AR
sites.
Emerging
evidence
suggests
A1Rs
A2ARs
have
roles
sleep.
In
this
review,
we
propose
which
allow
i.e.,
these
provide
gating,
whereas
modulate
are
essential
expression
resolution
need.
model,
considered
established
absence
arousing
inputs.
British Journal of Pharmacology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
177(24), P. 5437 - 5458
Published: July 26, 2019
Nitric
oxide
(NO)
is
a
versatile
molecule
that
plays
key
roles
in
the
development
and
survival
of
mammalian
species
by
endowing
brain
neuronal
networks
with
ability
to
make
continual
adjustments
function
response
moment‐to‐moment
changes
physiological
input.
Here,
we
summarize
progress
field
argue
NO‐synthetizing
neurons
NO
signalling
provide
core
hub
for
integrating
sensory‐
homeostatic‐related
cues,
control
bodily
functions,
potential
target
new
therapeutic
opportunities
against
several
neuroendocrine
behavioural
abnormalities.
Molecular Pharmacology,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
98(4), P. 445 - 453
Published: March 20, 2020
Millions
of
Americans
suffer
from
opiate
use
disorder,
and
over
100
die
every
day
opioid
overdoses.
Opioid
often
progresses
into
a
vicious
cycle
abuse
withdrawal,
resulting
in
very
high
rates
relapse.
Although
the
physical
psychologic
symptoms
withdrawal
are
well-documented,
sleep
disturbances
caused
by
chronic
exposure
less
well-understood.
These
substances
can
significantly
disrupt
acutely
long
term.
Yet
poor
may
influence
use,
suggesting
bidirectional
feed-forward
interaction
between
use.
The
neurobiology
how
opioids
affect
disrupted
affects
is
not
Here,
we
will
summarize
what
known
about
effects
on
electroencephalographic
humans
animal
models.
We
then
discuss
interface
reward-related
brain
regions
that
mediate
arousal
wakefulness
as
well
effect
sleep-related
neurotransmitter
systems.
Finally,
mechanisms
underlying
sleep.
A
critical
review
such
studies,
recommendations
studies
evaluate
impact
manipulating
during
further
our
understanding
cyclical
feedback
SIGNIFICANCE
STATEMENT
recent
linking
Opioids
sleep,
use;
however,
biology
this
relationship
understood.
This
compiles
area
fill
gap
knowledge.
Molecular Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
26(7), P. 2912 - 2928
Published: Oct. 14, 2020
Abstract
The
ventral
pallidum
(VP)
regulates
motivation,
drug
addiction,
and
several
behaviors
that
rely
on
heightened
arousal.
However,
the
role
underlying
neural
circuits
of
VP
in
control
wakefulness
remain
poorly
understood.
In
present
study,
we
sought
to
elucidate
specific
GABAergic
neurons
controlling
sleep–wake
mice.
Fiber
photometry
revealed
population
activity
was
increased
during
physiological
transitions
from
non-rapid
eye
movement
(non-REM,
NREM)
sleep
either
or
REM
sleep.
Moreover,
chemogenetic
optogenetic
manipulations
were
leveraged
investigate
a
potential
causal
initiating
and/or
maintaining
vivo
stimulation
innervating
tegmental
area
(VTA)
strongly
promoted
arousal
via
disinhibition
VTA
dopaminergic
neurons.
Functional
vitro
mapping
neurons,
principle,
inhibited
but
also
addition,
terminals
they
by
lateral
hypothalamus,
not
mediodorsal
thalamus
habenula.
chemogenetically
evoked
neuronal
activation
completely
abolished
pretreatment
with
D
1
2
/D
3
receptor
antagonists.
Furthermore,
exploration
time
both
open-field
light–dark
box
tests
did
modulate
depression-like
food
intake.
Finally,
inhibition
decreased
Taken
together,
our
findings
indicate
are
essential
for
related
motivation.