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ArticleNeuroscience2011

Orexinergic neuron numbers in three species of African mole rats with rhythmic and arrhythmic chronotypes.

A Bhagwandin, N Gravett, J Hemingway, M K Oosthuizen, N C Bennett, J M Siegel, P R Manger

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Pleasure, addiction, and hypocretin (orexin).Handbook of clinical neurology · 2021
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  3. Neural Damage in ExperimentalFrontiers in neuroanatomy · 2018
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7 authors.

A BhagwandinSchool of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown 2193, Johannesburg, South Africa.
N Gravett
J Hemingway
M K Oosthuizen
N C Bennett
J M Siegel
P R Manger

Funding

Role of hypocretin in opiate addiction and withdrawalR01DA034748 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI SIEGEL, JEROME M · 2014 to 2024
$6.3M
Sleep in CetaceansR01NS042947 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI SIEGEL, JEROME M · 2003 to 2006
$1.1M
What Causes Human Narcolepsy?I01BX001753 · VA · VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM · PI SIEGEL, JEROME M · 2013 to 2020
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BLRD VA I01 BX001753BLRD VA IK6 BX005245NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA034748NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS042947
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the present study, orexinergic cell bodies within the brains of rhythmic and arrhythmic circadian chronotypes from three species of African mole rat (Highveld mole rat-Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae, Ansell's mole rat--Fukomys anselli and the Damaraland mole rat--Fukomys damarensis) were identified using immunohistochemistry for orexin-A. Immunopositive orexinergic (Orx+) cell bodies were stereologically assessed and absolute numbers of orexinergic cell bodies were determined for the distinct circadian chronotypes of each species of mole rat examined. The aim of the study was to investigate whether the absolute numbers of identified orexinergic neurons differs between distinct circadian chronotypes with the hypothesis of elevated hypothalamic orexinergic neurons in the arrhythmic chronotypes compared with the rhythmic chronotypes. We found statistically significant differences between the circadian chronotypes ofF. anselli, where the arrhythmic group had higher mean numbers of hypothalamic orexin neurons compared with the rhythmic group. These differences were observed when the raw data was compared and when the raw data was corrected for body mass (M(b)) and brain mass (M(br)). For the two other species investigated, no significant differences were noted between the chronotypes, although a statistically significant difference was noted between all rhythmic and arrhythmic individuals of the current study when the counts of orexin neurons were corrected for M(b)--the arrhythmic individuals had larger numbers of orexin cells.

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AnimalsCell CountCircadian RhythmFemaleHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMole RatsNeuronsNeuropeptidesOrexinsRatsSpecies SpecificityIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNeuropeptidesOrexins

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PMID22056958
PMCPMC8762454

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