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Narcolepsy in orexin Knockout Mice
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Neurons containing the neuropeptide orexin (hypocretin) are located exclusively in the lateral hypothalamus and send axons to numerous regions throughout the central nervous system, including the major nuclei implicated in sleep regulation. Here, we report that, by behavioral and electroencephalographic criteria, orexin knockout mice exhibit a phenotype strikingly similar to human narcolepsy patients, as well as canarc-1 mutant dogs, the only known monogenic model of narcolepsy. Moreover, modafinil, an anti-narcoleptic drug with ill-defined mechanisms of action, activates orexin-containing neurons. We propose that orexin regulates sleep/wakefulness states, and that orexin knockout mice are a model of human narcolepsy, a disorder characterized primarily by rapid eye movement (REM) sleep dysregulation.
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“Orexin knockout animals demonstrate the same amount of sleep overall compared to normal animals but have shorter bouts of sleep with more transitions between behavioral states.39–41”
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- Chemelli, R. M., Willie, J. T., Sinton, C. M., Elmquist, J. K., Scammell, T., Lee, C., Richardson, J. A., Williams, S. C., Xiong, Y., Kisanuki, Y., Fitch, T. E., Nakazato, M., Hammer, R. E., Saper, C. B., & Yanagisawa, M.
- Affiliations
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- University of Miyazaki (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Yanagisawa, Masashi
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- Cell
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- Elsevier BV
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- 1999-08
- Volume
- 98
- Issue
- 4
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- 437-451
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- 0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
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- W2072154498
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK53301)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Keywords
- narcolepsy, orexin, orexin knockout mice, sleep regulation, REM sleep, sleep-wake behavior, modafinil, lateral hypothalamus
- MeSH terms
- Orexins, Modafinil, Animals, Benzhydryl Compounds, Carrier Proteins, Disease Models, Animal, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Electroencephalography, Electromyography, Humans, Hypothalamus, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Narcolepsy, Neurons, Neuropeptides, Phenotype, Posture, Protein Precursors, Sleep, Sleep, REM, Species Specificity, Stereotyped Behavior, Age of Onset, Receptors, Neuropeptide, Mice, Knockout, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Mice, Orexin Receptors
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