2002
Hypocretin/Orexin Excites Hypocretin Neurons via a Local Glutamate Neuron—A Potential Mechanism for Orchestrating the Hypothalamic Arousal System
Li Y, Gao X, Sakurai T, van den Pol AN. Hypocretin/Orexin Excites Hypocretin Neurons via a Local Glutamate Neuron—A Potential Mechanism for Orchestrating the Hypothalamic Arousal System. Neuron 2002, 36: 1169-1181. PMID: 12495630, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(02)01132-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsArousalCarrier ProteinsExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsFeedbackGABA AgonistsGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGenes, ReporterGlutamic AcidGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHypothalamusImmunohistochemistryIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicNeural InhibitionNeural PathwaysNeuronsNeuropeptidesOrexinsPresynaptic TerminalsSodium Channel BlockersSynaptic TransmissionConceptsHypothalamic arousal systemsHypocretin neuronsArousal systemSpike frequencyLocal glutamatergic neuronsMouse brain slicesGlutamate releaseGlutamatergic neuronsHypocretin-1Hypocretin cellsPresynaptic facilitationBrain slicesNeuron activityOutward currentsEnergy homeostasisModulates sleepNeuronsPotential mechanismsDirect effectPossible mechanismCellsNarcolepsyHypocretinNorepinephrineAcetylcholineHypocretin (orexin) enhances neuron activity and cell synchrony in developing mouse GFP‐expressing locus coeruleus
van den Pol A, Ghosh PK, Liu R, Li Y, Aghajanian GK, Gao X. Hypocretin (orexin) enhances neuron activity and cell synchrony in developing mouse GFP‐expressing locus coeruleus. The Journal Of Physiology 2002, 541: 169-185. PMID: 12015428, PMCID: PMC2290314, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.017426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophysiologyFemaleGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLocus CoeruleusLuminescent ProteinsMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, ConfocalNeuronsNeuropeptidesNeurotransmitter AgentsOrexinsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPregnancyTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsLocus coeruleusHypocretin-1Mouse prion promoterGlutamate receptor antagonistsPresence of TTXImmunoreactive tyrosine hydroxylaseRat locus coeruleusNeonatal mouse brainPostnatal day 0Higher brain centersNew transgenic mouseSingle-unit recordingsInward cation currentMembrane potentialDual cell recordingsImproved cognitive performanceNoradrenergic neuronsLC neuronsHypocretin neuronsImmature neuronsPrion promoterReceptor antagonistMouse slicesTyrosine hydroxylaseExcitatory mechanisms
2000
GABA release from mouse axonal growth cones
Gao X, van den Pol A. GABA release from mouse axonal growth cones. The Journal Of Physiology 2000, 523: 629-637. PMID: 10718743, PMCID: PMC2269824, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-1-00629.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABA releaseSynapse formationGrowth conesSpontaneous GABA releaseAxonal growth conesHypothalamic neuronsTransmitter phenotypeAxon terminalsNeurotransmitter receptorsTransgenic miceAction potentialsGABAProtein kinase C activityNeuronal membranesAxonsNeuronal developmentGreen fluorescent proteinKinase C activityNeuronsVesicular mechanismPKC activationFluorescent proteinC activityLow levelsRelease