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ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2019

Excitation of Cortical nNOS/NK1R Neurons by Hypocretin 1 is Independent of Sleep Homeostasis.

Rhîannan H Williams, Sarah W Black, Alexia M Thomas, Juliette Piquet, Bruno Cauli, Thomas S Kilduff

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Article in Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Type-I nNOS neurons orchestrate cortical neural activity and vasomotion.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  8. Experience and sleep-dependent synaptic plasticity: from structure to activity.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Rhîannan H WilliamsCenter for Neuroscience, Biosciences Division, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
Sarah W BlackCenter for Neuroscience, Biosciences Division, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
Alexia M ThomasCenter for Neuroscience, Biosciences Division, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
Juliette PiquetSorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, CNRS, Neuroscience Paris Seine-Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (NPS-IBPS), Paris, France.
Bruno CauliSorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM, CNRS, Neuroscience Paris Seine-Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (NPS-IBPS), Paris, France.
Thomas S KilduffCenter for Neuroscience, Biosciences Division, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
SRI International · USCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FR

Funding

NEURAL GENE EXPRESSION IN SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND RECOVERYR01HL059658 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI KILDUFF, THOMAS S · 1997 to 2023
$8.7M
U.S.-Japan BRCP Supplement to "The Tuberal Hypothalamus and Arousal State Control"R01NS098813 · NINDS · SRI INTERNATIONAL · PI KILDUFF, THOMAS S · 2016 to 2020
$3.3M
Travel support for U.S.-Japan Brain Research Colllaborative ProgramR01NS077408 · NINDS · SRI INTERNATIONAL · PI KILDUFF, THOMAS S · 2012 to 2016
$2.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL059658NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS077408NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS098813
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have proposed that cortical nNOS/NK1R interneurons have a role in sleep homeostasis. The hypocretins (orexins) are wake-promoting neuropeptides and hypocretin/orexin (Hcrt) neurons project to the cortex. Hcrt peptides affect deep layer cortical neurons, and Hcrt receptor 1 (Hcrtr1; Ox1r) mRNA is expressed in cortical nNOS/NK1R cells. Therefore, we investigated whether Hcrt neuron stimulation affects cingulate cortex nNOS/NK1R neurons. Bath application of HCRT1/orexin-A evoked an inward current and membrane depolarization in most nNOS/NK1R cells which persisted in tetrodotoxin; optogenetic stimulation of Hcrt terminals expressing channelrhodopsin-2 confirmed these results, and pharmacological studies determined that HCRTR1 mediated these responses. Single-cell RT-PCR found Hcrtr1 mRNA in 31% of nNOS/NK1R cells without any Hcrtr2 mRNA expression; immunohistochemical studies of Hcrtr1-EGFP mice confirmed that a minority of nNOS/NK1R cells express HCRTR1. When Hcrt neurons degenerated in orexin-tTA;TetO DTA mice, the increased EEG delta power during NREM sleep produced in response to 4 h sleep deprivation and c-FOS expression in cortical nNOS/NK1R cells during recovery sleep were indistinguishable from that of controls. We conclude that Hcrt excitatory input to these deep layer cells is mediated through HCRTR1 but is unlikely to be involved in the putative role of cortical nNOS/NK1R neurons in sleep homeostasis.

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HomeostasisAnimalsFemaleGyrus CinguliHypothalamic Area, LateralMaleMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronsNitric Oxide Synthase Type IOrexin ReceptorsOrexinsReceptors, Neurokinin-1SleepHcrt protein, mouseHcrtr1 protein, mouseNitric Oxide Synthase Type INos1 protein, mouseOrexin ReceptorsOrexinsReceptors, Neurokinin-1

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PMID29462275
PMCPMC6373683
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