Hypocretin/orexin and nociceptin/orphanin FQ coordinately regulate analgesia in a mouse model of stress-induced analgesia
Xie X, Wisor JP, Hara J, Crowder TL, LeWinter R, Khroyan TV, Yamanaka A, Diano S, Horvath TL, Sakurai T, Toll L, Kilduff TS. Hypocretin/orexin and nociceptin/orphanin FQ coordinately regulate analgesia in a mouse model of stress-induced analgesia. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2008, 118: 2471-2481. PMID: 18551194, PMCID: PMC2423866, DOI: 10.1172/jci35115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesiaAnimalsAtaxin-3Behavior, AnimalBrainCalciumCytoplasmElectrophysiologyFemaleHypothalamus, PosteriorImmunohistochemistryIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNarcotic AntagonistsNeuronsNeuropeptidesNociceptin ReceptorNuclear ProteinsOpioid PeptidesOrexinsPain ThresholdPresynaptic TerminalsReaction TimeReceptors, OpioidStress, PhysiologicalTetrodotoxinTranscription FactorsConceptsStress-induced analgesiaHcrt neuronsWild-type miceHypocretin/orexinNociceptin/orphanin FQMouse hypothalamic slicesCorticotropin-releasing factorPatch-clamp recordingsOrexin/ataxinPostsynaptic effectsPresynaptic releaseOrphanin FQElectron microscopic levelHypothalamic slicesSynaptic contactsHcrt-1Hcrt systemMouse modelAnalgesiaClamp recordingsPeptidergic systemsAction potentialsBrain tissueNeuronsInput resistance