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ArticleRespiratory physiology & neurobiology2013

Circadian dependence of receptors that mediate wake-related excitatory drive to hypoglossal motoneurons.

Denys V Volgin, Georg M Stettner, Leszek Kubin

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Article in Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Circadian clock genes and respiratory neuroplasticity genes oscillate in the phrenic motor system.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2020
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  3. Increased tongue use enhances 5-HTRespiratory physiology & neurobiology · 2019
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  8. Sleep and breathing. Foreword.Respiratory physiology & neurobiology · 2013
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Denys V VolginDepartment of Animal Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6046, USA. Electronic address: dvolgin@vet.upenn.edu.
Georg M Stettner
Leszek Kubin
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

PREMOTOR CONTROL OF UPPER AIRWAY AND REM SLEEP ATONIAR01HL047600 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI KUBIN, LESZEK K · 1992 to 2018
$5.6M
Upper airway control during disrupted and misaligned sleepR01HL116508 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI KUBIN, LESZEK K · 2013 to 2015
$1.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL-116508NHLBI NIH HHS HL-47600NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL047600NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL116508
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Serotonin (5-HT), norepinephrine and orexins (ORX) are the three best established mediators of wake-related activation of hypoglossal (XII) motoneurons that innervate the muscles of the tongue. Since the tongue's use is temporarily closely aligned with the rest-activity cycle, we tested whether expression of mRNA for relevant 5-HT, norepinephrine and ORX receptors varies in the XII nucleus with the rest-activity cycle. Adult rats (n=7-9/group) were decapitated at 8-9 am (near rest period onset) or at 6-7 pm (near active period onset). Tissue micropunches were extracted from medullary slices containing the XII motor and sensory external cuneate (ECN) nuclei. 5-HT2A, α1-adrenergic and ORX type 2 receptor mRNAs were quantified using RT-PCR. Only 5-HT2A receptor mRNA levels differed between the two time points and were higher at the active period onset; no differences were detected in the ECN. Consistent with the mRNA results, 5-HT2A protein levels were also higher in the XII nucleus at the active period onset than at rest onset. Thus, the endogenous serotonergic excitatory drive to XII motoneurons may be enhanced through circadian- or activity-dependent mechanisms that increase the availability of 5-HT2A receptors prior to the active period. Conversely, reduced levels of 5-HT2A receptors during the rest-sleep period may exacerbate the propensity for sleep-disordered breathing in subjects with anatomically compromised upper airway.

Indexed as

AnimalsCircadian RhythmHypoglossal NerveMaleMedulla OblongataMotor NeuronsNorepinephrineOrexin ReceptorsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2AReceptors, NeurotransmitterRestRNA, MessengerSleepNorepinephrineOrexin ReceptorsReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2AReceptors, NeurotransmitterRNA, MessengerCircadian rhythmNorepinephrineObstructive sleep apneaOrexinSerotoninSleepTongueUpper airway

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PMID23665050
PMCPMC3778066
OpenAlexW2095493405

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