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Sleep deprivation increases oleoylethanolamide in human cerebrospinal fluid

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Koethe, Dagmar, Schreiber, Daniela, Giuffrida, Andrea, Mauss, Christian, Faulhaber, Johannes, Heydenreich, Bernd, Hellmich, Martin, Graf, Rudolf +3 more·2009·Journal of Neural Transmission

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This study investigated the role of two fatty acid ethanolamides, the endogenous cannabinoid anandamide and its structural analog oleoylethanolamide in sleep deprivation of human volunteers. Serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples were obtained from 20 healthy volunteers before and after a night of sleep deprivation with an interval of about 12 months. We found increased levels of oleoylethanolamide in CSF (P = 0.011) but not in serum (P = 0.068) after 24 h of sleep deprivation. Oleoylethanolamide is an endogenous lipid messenger that is released after neural injury and activates peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-alpha) with nanomolar potency. Exogenous PPAR-alpha agonists, such as hypolipidemic fibrates and oleoylethanolamide, exert both neuroprotective and neurotrophic effects. Thus, our results suggest that oleoylethanolamide release may represent an endogenous neuroprotective signal during sleep deprivation.

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Koethe, D., Schreiber, D., Giuffrida, A., Mauss, C., Faulhaber, J., Heydenreich, B., Hellmich, M., Graf, R., Klosterkötter, J., Piomelli, D., & Leweke, F. M.
Affiliations
  • University of Cologne (DE)
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
  • Max Planck Society (DE)
  • University of California, Irvine (US)
Corresponding author
Leweke, F. Markus
Venue
Journal of Neural Transmission
Published
2009-01-10
Volume
116
Issue
3
Pages
301-305
ISSN
  • 0300-9564 (ISSN-L)
  • 1435-1463
OpenAlex
W2113545425
Cited by
51
References
23
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FWCI
1.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Neural Transmission (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (submittedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Stanley Medical Research Institute (01-315)
  • National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA012413, DA12653, DA-12413, R01DA012653)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK-073955, R01DK073955)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 050402)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
sleep deprivation, oleoylethanolamide, anandamide, endocannabinoids, cerebrospinal fluid, serum, PPARα, neuroprotection, fatty acid ethanolamides
MeSH terms
Adult, Arachidonic Acids, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Oleic Acids, Sleep Deprivation, Mass Spectrometry, Neuroprotective Agents, PPAR alpha, Lipid Metabolism, Polyunsaturated Alkamides, Young Adult, Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators, Endocannabinoids

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