The role of mesopontine NGF in sleep and wakefulness.
Summary of "The role of mesopontine NGF in sleep and wakefulness."
The microinjection of nerve growth factor (NGF) into the cat pontine tegmentum rapidly induces rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. To determine if NGF is involved in naturally-occurring REM sleep, we examined whether it is present in mesopontine cholinergic structures that promote the initiation of REM sleep, and whether the blockade of NGF production in these structures suppresses REM sleep. We found that cholinergic neurons in the cat dorso-lateral mesopontine tegmentum exhibited NGF-like immunoreactivity. In addition, the microinjection of an oligodeoxyribonucleotide (OD) directed against cat NGF mRNA into this region resulted in a reduction in the time spent in REM sleep in conjunction with an increase in the time spent in wakefulness. Sleep and wakefulness returned to baseline conditions 2 to 5days after antisense OD administration. The preceding antisense OD-induced effects occurred in conjunction with the suppression of NGF-like immunoreactivity within the site of antisense OD injection. These data support the hypothesis that NGF is involved in the modulation of naturally-occurring sleep and wakefulness.
Affiliation
Websciences International, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: Brain research
ISSN: 1872-6240
Pages: 9-23
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21840513
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2011.06.066
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