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Extensive and divergent effects of sleep and wakefulness on brain gene expression

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Cirelli, Chiara, Gutierrez, Christina M., Tononi, Giulio·2004·Neuron

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Sleep is present in all species where it has been studied, but its functions remain unknown. To investigate what benefits sleep may bring at the cellular level, we profiled gene expression in awake and sleeping rats by using high-density microarrays. We find that approximately 10% of the transcripts in the cerebral cortex change their expression between day and night and demonstrate that half of them are modulated by sleep and wakefulness independent of time of day. We also show that molecular correlates of sleep are found in the cerebellum, a structure not known for generating sleep rhythms. Finally, we show that different functional categories of genes are selectively associated with sleep and wakefulness. The approximately 100 known genes whose expression increases during sleep provide molecular support for the proposed involvement of sleep in protein synthesis and neural plasticity and point to a novel role for sleep in membrane trafficking and maintenance.

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  • Several studies show an increase in extracellular glutamate concentrations and molecular markers of LTP across wake periods and a decrease after sleep periods, particularly after SWS.

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  • The relationship of LTP during waking to increased production of slow waves in sleep is likely relevant for depression, in that most effective antidepressants increase expression of plasticity-related genes much like sleep deprivation, although on a longer time course.

    “The relationship of LTP during waking to increased production of slow waves in sleep is likely relevant for depression, in that most effective antidepressants increase expression of plasticity-related genes (reviewed in Duman, 2002; Payne et al., 2002) much like sleep deprivation (Cirelli et al., 2004), although on a longer time course.”

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Authors
Cirelli, C., Gutierrez, C. M., & Tononi, G.
Affiliations
University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author
Cirelli, Chiara
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-01
Volume
41
Issue
1
Pages
35-43
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2071215075
Cited by
627
References
67
Citations by year
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FWCI
17.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • National Institute of Mental Health
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
sleep, wakefulness, brain gene expression, circadian rhythm, cerebral cortex, cerebellum, neuroplasticity, membrane trafficking
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Cerebellum, Cerebral Cortex, Circadian Rhythm, Male, Rats, Inbred WKY, RNA, Messenger, Sleep, Wakefulness, Gene Expression, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Rats

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