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 mechanismCellsNarcolepsyHypocretinNorepinephrineAcetylcholine
1998
The hypocretins: Hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity
de Lecea L, Kilduff TS, Peyron C, Gao X, Foye PE, Danielson PE, Fukuhara C, Battenberg E, Gautvik VT, Bartlett FS, Frankel WN, van den Pol AN, Bloom FE, Gautvik KM, Sutcliffe JG. The hypocretins: Hypothalamus-specific peptides with neuroexcitatory activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 322-327. PMID: 9419374, PMCID: PMC18213, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.1.322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCarrier ProteinsChromosomesConsensus SequenceHomeostasisHypothalamus, PosteriorIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMiceMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsNeuropeptidesNeurotransmitter AgentsOrexinsProtein PrecursorsRatsRats, WistarSecretinSynaptic VesiclesConceptsGut hormone secretinLateral hypothalamic areaNeuronal cell bodiesLarge granular vesiclesPosterior hypothalamusHypothalamic areaHypothalamic neuronsHippocampal neuronsCell bodiesGranular vesiclesHcrt peptidesHormone secretinNeuronsHypocretinNeuroexcitatory activityPeptidesPutative precursorBrainstemThalamusHypothalamusImmunoreactivityCNSNeurotransmittersSecretinProtein products