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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 290, Issue 4, Pages 1237-1245Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.6318
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orexin; hypocretin; sleep; arousal; tuberomammillary nucleus; histamine; H-1 receptor antagonist; patch clamp; histidine decarboxylase; electron microscope
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Orexins (orexin A and B) are recently identified neuropeptides implicated in the regulation of vigilance states and energy homeostasis. We have shown here the physiological significance of histaminergic neurons in the orexin-induced arousal responses. Immunohistochemical and electron microscopic techniques revealed direct synaptic interaction between orexin-immunoreactive nerve terminals and histidine decarboxylase-immunoreactive neurons in the TMN. Electrophysiological study revealed that orexins dose-dependently activate histaminergic neurons, which were freshly isolated from rats TMN region. To further evaluate, we examined the effect of pyrilamine, an H-1 receptor antagonist, on orexin-induced arousal response in rats. Simultaneously recordings of electroencephalograph and electromyograph showed that intracerebroventricular infusion of orexin A significantly increased the awake state in the light phase. Central application of pyrilamine significantly inhibited this response. These results strongly suggest that activation of histaminergic neurons by orexins might be important for modulation of the arousal. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).
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