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Enkephalinergic Neurons in Barrington's Nucleus Gate Sex-Specific Control of Micturition.

Nataliya Klymko, Andrea M Sartori, Mihoko Leon, Cassandra N Seifert, Richard Lee, John C Mathai, Anne M J Verstegen

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7 authors.

Nataliya KlymkoDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Andrea M SartoriDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9571-0288
Mihoko LeonDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Cassandra N SeifertDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Richard LeeDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
John C MathaiDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Anne M J VerstegenDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9510-7211

Funding

Transgenic CoreP30DK057521 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BROWN, DENNIS · 2000 to 2019
$31.4M
Transgenic CoreP30DK046200 · NIDDK · TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER · PI HU, FRANK B · 1992 to 2021
$25.0M
Mapping brainstem control of continenceR01DK113030 · NIDDK · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI ZEIDEL, MARK L. · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
Bladder fullness signaling and the neural control of continenceR01DK125708 · NIDDK · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI VERSTEGEN, ANNE ("HANNEKE") · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
Single cell transcriptome profiling to define cell types in brain nuclei controlling bladder functionP20DK119789 · NIDDK · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI ZEIDEL, MARK L. · 2018 to 2019
$700k
NIDDK NIH HHS P20 DK119789NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK046200NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK057521NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK113030NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK125708
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lower urinary tract (LUT) control is a vital physiological function governed by a complex interplay between neural circuits and muscle activity. This regulation depends on brainstem circuits, with Barrington's nucleus (Bar) acting as a central hub. Here, we construct a transcriptional atlas of Bar, uncovering its neuronal diversity and extensively characterize a distinct excitatory population expressing

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Barrington’s NucleusBladderExternal urethral sphincterLower urinary tractMicturitionNeural control of LUT functionNeuronalPenkPhysiologyProenkephalinSex-specific behavior

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PMID40630540
PMCPMC12236902

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