INVOLVEMENT OF HISTAMINERGIC NEURONS IN AROUSAL MECHANISMS DEMONSTRATED WITH H-3 RECEPTOR LIGANDS IN THE CAT

被引:175
作者
LIN, JS [1 ]
SAKAI, K [1 ]
VANNIMERCIER, G [1 ]
ARRANG, JM [1 ]
GARBARG, M [1 ]
SCHWARTZ, JC [1 ]
JOUVET, M [1 ]
机构
[1] INSERM, CTR PAUL BROCA, UNITE NEUROBIOL 109, F-75005 PARIS, FRANCE
关键词
Cat; H[!sub]3[!/sub]-receptor; Histaminergic neuron; Sleep-wakefulness; Thioperamide; α-Methylhistamine;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(90)91508-E
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The effects of histamine H3-receptor ligands on sleep-waking parameters were studied in freely moving cats. Oral administration of (R)α-methylhistamine (αMHA), a H3-agonist, caused a significant increase in deep slow wave sleep while that of thioperamide, a H3-antagonist, enhanced wakefulness in a marked and dose-dependent manner. The arousal effects of thioperamide were prevented by pretreatment with αMHA or mepyramine, a H1-receptor antagonist. The findings support the hypothesis that the histaminergic neurons are critically involved in arousal mechanisms and suggest that H3-receptors play an active part in these mechanisms by regulating histamine transmission. © 1990.
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页码:325 / 330
页数:6
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