2018
The Role of Melanin-Concentrating Hormone in the Regulation of the Sleep/Wake Cycle: Sleep Promoter or Arousal Modulator?
Gao X. The Role of Melanin-Concentrating Hormone in the Regulation of the Sleep/Wake Cycle: Sleep Promoter or Arousal Modulator? 2018, 57-74. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-75765-0_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMelanin-concentrating hormoneLower vertebratesHigher animalsNeuropeptide melanin-concentrating hormonePhysiological functionsRole of MCHPhysiological implicationsCritical brain functionsHomeostatic functionsRegulation of sleepSleep/wake cycleRegulationLateral hypothalamusSleep promoterBrain circuitryNeuronal systemsBrain functionSleep homeostasisWake cycleMCH systemRecent evidenceNeural activityVertebratesAnimalsPromoter
2002
Melanin‐concentrating hormone depresses L‐, N‐, and P/Q‐type voltage‐dependent calcium channels in rat lateral hypothalamic neurons
Gao X, van den Pol A. Melanin‐concentrating hormone depresses L‐, N‐, and P/Q‐type voltage‐dependent calcium channels in rat lateral hypothalamic neurons. The Journal Of Physiology 2002, 542: 273-286. PMID: 12096069, PMCID: PMC2290404, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.019372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalcium Channel BlockersCalcium Channels, L-TypeCalcium Channels, N-TypeCalcium Channels, P-TypeCells, CulturedFemaleGTP-Binding ProteinsHypothalamic HormonesHypothalamusImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIn Vitro TechniquesMelaninsMembrane PotentialsNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPituitary HormonesPregnancyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionConceptsMelanin-concentrating hormoneLH neuronsCalcium currentNon-neuronal cellsHighest MCh concentrationMCH concentrationPertussis toxinCalcium channelsActions of MCHPTX-sensitive G protein pathwayRat lateral hypothalamic neuronsQ-type voltage-dependent calcium channelsVoltage-dependent calcium currentsQ-type calcium channelsVoltage-dependent calcium channelsInhibitory effectLateral hypothalamic neuronsLateral hypothalamic areaN-type currentWhole-cell recordingsVoltage-activated currentsG proteinsN-type channelsExcitatory actionHypothalamic area