Activation of basal forebrain purinergic P2 receptors promotes wakefulness in mice

Abstract The functions of purinergic P2 receptors (P2Rs) for extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) are poorly understood. Here, for the first time, we show that activation of P2Rs in an important arousal region, the basal forebrain (BF), promotes wakefulness, whereas inhibition of P2Rs promotes...

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Autores principales: Chun Yang, Andrei Larin, James T. McKenna, Kenneth A. Jacobson, Stuart Winston, Robert E. Strecker, Anna Kalinchuk, Radhika Basheer, Ritchie E. Brown
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7b3e1e1e253041a2bc951220bd9dc89a2021-12-02T15:07:49ZActivation of basal forebrain purinergic P2 receptors promotes wakefulness in mice10.1038/s41598-018-29103-42045-2322https://doaj.org/article/7b3e1e1e253041a2bc951220bd9dc89a2018-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29103-4https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The functions of purinergic P2 receptors (P2Rs) for extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) are poorly understood. Here, for the first time, we show that activation of P2Rs in an important arousal region, the basal forebrain (BF), promotes wakefulness, whereas inhibition of P2Rs promotes sleep. Infusion of a non-hydrolysable P2R agonist, ATP-γ-S, into mouse BF increased wakefulness following sleep deprivation. ATP-γ-S depolarized BF cholinergic and cortically-projecting GABAergic neurons in vitro, an effect blocked by antagonists of ionotropic P2Rs (P2XRs) or glutamate receptors. In vivo, ATP-γ-S infusion increased BF glutamate release. Thus, activation of BF P2XRs promotes glutamate release and excitation of wake-active neurons. Conversely, pharmacological antagonism of BF P2XRs decreased spontaneous wakefulness during the dark (active) period. Together with previous findings, our results suggest sleep-wake regulation by BF extracellular ATP involves a balance between excitatory, wakefulness-promoting effects mediated by direct activation of P2XRs and inhibitory, sleep-promoting effects mediated by degradation to adenosine.Chun YangAndrei LarinJames T. McKennaKenneth A. JacobsonStuart WinstonRobert E. StreckerAnna KalinchukRadhika BasheerRitchie E. BrownNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018)
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Chun Yang
Andrei Larin
James T. McKenna
Kenneth A. Jacobson
Stuart Winston
Robert E. Strecker
Anna Kalinchuk
Radhika Basheer
Ritchie E. Brown
Activation of basal forebrain purinergic P2 receptors promotes wakefulness in mice
description Abstract The functions of purinergic P2 receptors (P2Rs) for extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) are poorly understood. Here, for the first time, we show that activation of P2Rs in an important arousal region, the basal forebrain (BF), promotes wakefulness, whereas inhibition of P2Rs promotes sleep. Infusion of a non-hydrolysable P2R agonist, ATP-γ-S, into mouse BF increased wakefulness following sleep deprivation. ATP-γ-S depolarized BF cholinergic and cortically-projecting GABAergic neurons in vitro, an effect blocked by antagonists of ionotropic P2Rs (P2XRs) or glutamate receptors. In vivo, ATP-γ-S infusion increased BF glutamate release. Thus, activation of BF P2XRs promotes glutamate release and excitation of wake-active neurons. Conversely, pharmacological antagonism of BF P2XRs decreased spontaneous wakefulness during the dark (active) period. Together with previous findings, our results suggest sleep-wake regulation by BF extracellular ATP involves a balance between excitatory, wakefulness-promoting effects mediated by direct activation of P2XRs and inhibitory, sleep-promoting effects mediated by degradation to adenosine.
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author Chun Yang
Andrei Larin
James T. McKenna
Kenneth A. Jacobson
Stuart Winston
Robert E. Strecker
Anna Kalinchuk
Radhika Basheer
Ritchie E. Brown
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Andrei Larin
James T. McKenna
Kenneth A. Jacobson
Stuart Winston
Robert E. Strecker
Anna Kalinchuk
Radhika Basheer
Ritchie E. Brown
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title Activation of basal forebrain purinergic P2 receptors promotes wakefulness in mice
title_short Activation of basal forebrain purinergic P2 receptors promotes wakefulness in mice
title_full Activation of basal forebrain purinergic P2 receptors promotes wakefulness in mice
title_fullStr Activation of basal forebrain purinergic P2 receptors promotes wakefulness in mice
title_full_unstemmed Activation of basal forebrain purinergic P2 receptors promotes wakefulness in mice
title_sort activation of basal forebrain purinergic p2 receptors promotes wakefulness in mice
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