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Genetic Ablation of Orexin Neurons in Mice Results in Narcolepsy, Hypophagia, and Obesity

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Hara, Junko, Beuckmann, Carsten T., Nambu, Tadahiro, Willie, Jon T., Chemelli, Richard M., Sinton, Christopher M., Sugiyama, Fumihiro, Yagami, Ken-ichi, Goto, Katsutoshi, Yanagisawa, Masashi, Sakurai, Takeshi·2001·Neuron

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Orexins (hypocretins) are a pair of neuropeptides implicated in energy homeostasis and arousal. Recent reports suggest that loss of orexin-containing neurons occurs in human patients with narcolepsy. We generated transgenic mice in which orexin-containing neurons are ablated by orexinergic-specific expression of a truncated Machado-Joseph disease gene product (ataxin-3) with an expanded polyglutamine stretch. These mice showed a phenotype strikingly similar to human narcolepsy, including behavioral arrests, premature entry into rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, poorly consolidated sleep patterns, and a late-onset obesity, despite eating less than nontransgenic littermates. These results provide evidence that orexin-containing neurons play important roles in regulating vigilance states and energy homeostasis. Orexin/ataxin-3 mice provide a valuable model for studying the pathophysiology and treatment of narcolepsy.

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Hara, J., Beuckmann, C. T., Nambu, T., Willie, J. T., Chemelli, R. M., Sinton, C. M., Sugiyama, F., Yagami, K.-I., Goto, K., Yanagisawa, M., & Sakurai, T.
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Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2001-05
Volume
30
Issue
2
Pages
345-354
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0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
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W2159953069
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29.40
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journal article
Language
en
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Hara, J., Beuckmann, C. T., Nambu, T., Willie, J. T., Chemelli, R. M., Sinton, C. M., Sugiyama, F., Yagami, K.-I., Goto, K., Yanagisawa, M., & Sakurai, T. (2001). Genetic Ablation of Orexin Neurons in Mice Results in Narcolepsy, Hypophagia, and Obesity. Neuron. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0896-6273(01)00293-8

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