Brainstem circuit for sickness-induced sleep.

Dana Darmohray, Jiao Sima, Chien-Hao Chen, Daniel Silverman, Changwan Chen, Ashley Xu, Yuanyuan Yao, Yang Dan

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Brain Structures, Circuits, and Networks Involved in Immune Regulation, Periodontal Health, and Disease.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Dana DarmohrayDepartment of Neuroscience, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.

Jiao SimaDepartment of Neuroscience, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5545-2587

Chien-Hao ChenDepartment of Neuroscience, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-7793-9752

Daniel SilvermanDepartment of Neuroscience, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3502-3742

Changwan ChenDepartment of Neuroscience, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2520-8516

Ashley XuDepartment of Neuroscience, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-9149-8371

Yuanyuan YaoInstitute of Neuromodulation and Cognition (INC), Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART), Shenzhen 518107, Guangdong, China.

Yang DanDepartment of Neuroscience, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3818-877X

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Abstract

Increased sleep induced by immune activation plays a crucial role in facilitating recovery from illness. However, the neural mechanisms underlying sickness-induced sleep remain poorly understood. Here, we identify a brainstem circuit originating in the nucleus of the solitary tract (NST) that mediates sickness-induced nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. Using activity-dependent genetic labeling, we tagged NST neurons activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection and showed that their chemogenetic activation strongly promotes NREM sleep. These NST neurons project extensively to the parabrachial nucleus (PB), where LPS-activated neurons also promote NREM sleep. Fiber photometry recording of several wake-promoting neuromodulators using their biosensors showed that evoked norepinephrine release from locus coeruleus neurons is markedly reduced by either LPS injection or direct activation of NST or PB sickness neurons. These results suggest that sickness-induced NREM sleep is mediated in part by a brainstem circuit that regulates neuromodulator signaling.

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Brain StemSleepAnimalsLipopolysaccharidesLocus CoeruleusMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronsNorepinephrineParabrachial NucleusLipopolysaccharidesNorepinephrine

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PMID41370374

DOI10.1126/sciadv.ady0245

PMCPMC12693964

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