Ca^2＋ in the dorsal raphe nucleus promotes wakefulness via endogenous sleep-wake regulating pathway in the rats  

出　　处：《中国药理学通报》2015年第B11期45-46,共2页Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

摘　　要：Aim Serotonergic neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus （DRN） are involved in the control of sleep- wake states. Our previous study indicated that calcium （Ca^2＋ ） modulation in the DRN plays an important role in rapid eye movement sleep （REMS） and non-REMS （NREMS） regulation during pentobarbital hypnosis. Presentstudy was designed to investigate the effects of Ca^2＋ in the DRN on sleep-wake regulation and related neuronal mechanism in freely moving rats. Methods CaC12 （25 or 50 nmol） was microinjected into the DRN and sleep pa- rameters were detective by electroencephalogram （EEG） Monoamine neurotransmitters were detected by HPLC- ECD. c-Fos expression in sleep-wake regulating nucleus was detected by immunohistochemistry. Results Our re- sults showed that microinjection of CaC12 （25 or 50 nmol） into the DRN promoted wakefulness and suppressed NREMS including slow wave sleep （SWS） and REMS in freely moving rats. Meanwhile intro-DRN application of CaC12 （25 or 50 nmol） significantly increased serotonin in DRN and hypothalamus, as well increased noradrenaline in locus coeruleus （LC） and hypothalamus. Immunohistochemistry study indicated that the application CaC12 （25 or 50 nmol） into the DRN significantly increased c-Fos expression ratio in wake-promoting neurons including seroton- ergic neurons in the DRN, noradrenergic neurons in the LC and orxinergic neurons in the perifornical nucleus （Pef） , but decreased c-Fos expression ratio of GABAergic sleep-promoting neurons in the ventrolateral preoptic nu- cleus （VLPO）. Conclusion These results suggest that Ca^2＋ in the DRN exert arousal effects via up-regulation of serotonergic function in endogenous sleep-wake regulating pathways.

关 键 词：Sleep Calcium DORSAL RAPHE nucleus SEROTONIN 

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