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ArticleNature communications2024

Optochemical control of slow-wave sleep in the nucleus accumbens of male mice by a photoactivatable allosteric modulator of adenosine A

Koustav Roy, Xuzhao Zhou, Rintaro Otani, Ping-Chuan Yuan, Shuji Ioka, Kaspar E Vogt, Tamae Kondo, Nouran H T Farag, Haruto Ijiri, Zhaofa Wu and 12 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. "Optochemistry", when chemistry meets optics.Science and technology of advanced materials · 2026
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  7. Adenosine in the Brain: Recent Progress on Detection, Function, and Translation.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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  9. Sleep deprivation engages the orexin/hypocretin system to regulate food reward seeking.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Koustav Roy *International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4252-2304
Xuzhao Zhou *International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4398-3495
Rintaro Otani *International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-8028-856X
Ping-Chuan Yuan *Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Joint International Research Laboratory of Sleep, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shuji IokaInternational Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-8252-1550
Kaspar E VogtInternational Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0859-876X
Tamae KondoInternational Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Nouran H T FaragInternational Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0318-0495
Haruto IjiriInternational Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Zhaofa WuState Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2027-5194
Youhei ChitoseDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University Research Center for Photo-Drug-Delivery Systems (HiU-P-DDS), Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4746-784X
Mao AmezawaInternational Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-4572-2545
David S UygunDepartment of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6592-3223
Yoan CherasseInternational Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6139-8193
Hiroshi NagaseInternational Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0428-3979
Yulong LiNew Cornerstone Science Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Masashi YanagisawaInternational Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7358-4022
Manabu AbeDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University Research Center for Photo-Drug-Delivery Systems (HiU-P-DDS), Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2013-4394
Radhika BasheerDepartment of Psychiatry, Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4052-6897
Yi-Qun WangDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Institutes of Brain Science and Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Joint International Research Laboratory of Sleep, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. yiqunwang@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2416-5542
Tsuyoshi SaitohInternational Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. saito.tsuyoshi.gf@u.tsukuba.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6105-6292
Michael LazarusInternational Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI-IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. lazarus.michael.ka@u.tsukuba.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3863-4474
University of Tsukuba · JPHiroshima University · JPVA Boston Healthcare System · USChinese Academy of Sciences · CNFudan University · CNPeking University · CNWannan Medical College · CN

Funding

Neural Correlates of Sleep HomeostasisR01NS119227 · NINDS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI BASHEER, RADHIKA · 2021 to 2025
$1.6M
Purinergic Mechanisms in Homeostatic Sleep ControlI01BX001404 · VA · VA BOSTON HEALTH CARE SYSTEM · PI BASHEER, RADHIKA · 2012 to 2021
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Using CRISPR-Cas9 genetic abscission in vivo to study the role of GABA-A receptors of the thalamic reticular nucleus in regulating non-rapid-eye-movement sleep and drug induced sleepIK2BX004905 · VA · VA BOSTON HEALTH CARE SYSTEM · PI UYGUN, DAVID SAMUEL · 2020 to 2024
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BLRD VA I01 BX001404BLRD VA IK2 BX004905NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS119227
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optochemistry, an emerging pharmacologic approach in which light is used to selectively activate or deactivate molecules, has the potential to alleviate symptoms, cure diseases, and improve quality of life while preventing uncontrolled drug effects. The development of in-vivo applications for optochemistry to render brain cells photoresponsive without relying on genetic engineering has been progressing slowly. The nucleus accumbens (NAc) is a region for the regulation of slow-wave sleep (SWS) through the integration of motivational stimuli. Adenosine emerges as a promising candidate molecule for activating indirect pathway neurons of the NAc expressing adenosine A

Indexed as

AdenosineNucleus AccumbensReceptor, Adenosine A2ASleep, Slow-WaveAdenosine A2 Receptor AgonistsAllosteric RegulationAnimalsAstrocytesHumansLightMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronsAdenosineAdenosine A2 Receptor AgonistsReceptor, Adenosine A2A

Identifiers

PMID38688901
PMCPMC11061178
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