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Waking action of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) involves histamine and GABAA receptor block

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Yanovsky, Yevgenij, Schubring, Stephan R., Yao, Quiaoling, Zhao, Yan, Li, Sha, May, Andrea, Haas, Helmut L., Lin, Jian-Sheng +1 more·2012·PLoS ONE

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Since ancient times ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), a constituent of bile, is used against gallstone formation and cholestasis. A neuroprotective action of UDCA was demonstrated recently in models of Alzheimer's disease and retinal degeneration. The mechanisms of UDCA action in the nervous system are poorly understood. We show now that UDCA promotes wakefulness during the active period of the day, lacking this activity in histamine-deficient mice. In cultured hypothalamic neurons UDCA did not affect firing rate but synchronized the firing, an effect abolished by the GABA(A)R antagonist gabazine. In histaminergic neurons recorded in slices UDCA reduced amplitude and duration of spontaneous and evoked IPSCs. In acutely isolated histaminergic neurons UDCA inhibited GABA-evoked currents and sIPSCs starting at 10 µM (IC(50) = 70 µM) and did not affect NMDA- and AMPA-receptor mediated currents at 100 µM. Recombinant GABA(A) receptors composed of α1, β1-3 and γ2L subunits expressed in HEK293 cells displayed a sensitivity to UDCA similar to that of native GABA(A) receptors. The mutation α1V256S, known to reduce the inhibitory action of pregnenolone sulphate, reduced the potency of UDCA. The mutation α1Q241L, which abolishes GABA(A)R potentiation by several neurosteroids, had no effect on GABA(A)R inhibition by UDCA. In conclusion, UDCA enhances alertness through disinhibition, at least partially of the histaminergic system via GABA(A) receptors.

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Authors
Yanovsky, Y., Schubring, S. R., Yao, Q., Zhao, Y., Li, S., May, A., Haas, H. L., Lin, J.-S., & Sergeeva, O. A.
Affiliations
  • Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
  • Lyon 1 Université (FR)
Corresponding author
Sergeeva, Olga A.
Venue
PLoS ONE
Published
2012-08-06
Volume
7
Issue
8
Pages
e42512
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2026359448
Cited by
34
References
45
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI
0.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG SE 1767, SFB 575, SFB 575/3 and 8)
  • Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
ursodeoxycholic acid, wakefulness, histamine, GABAA receptor, histaminergic neurons, disinhibition, neurosteroids, GABAergic inhibition, pregnenolone sulfate, hypothalamic neurons, alertness
MeSH terms
Action Potentials, Administration, Oral, Animals, Histamine, Hypothalamic Area, Lateral, Kinetics, Mutation, Neurons, Picrotoxin, Receptors, GABA-A, Recombinant Proteins, Steroids, Time Factors, Ursodeoxycholic Acid, Wakefulness, Mutant Proteins, Mice, Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials, GABA-A Receptor Antagonists

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