Subparaventricular zone pathways to circadian synchrony

室旁区昼夜节律同步途径

基本信息

批准号：
8716117
负责人：
William David Todd
金额：
$ 4.88万
依托单位：
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2014
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2014-06-27 至 2015-06-26
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8716117
关键词：
Affect Area Automobile Driving Behavior Behavioral Bilateral Body Temperature Cardiovascular Diseases Cells Chronic Circadian Rhythms Contralateral Cre-LoxP Darkness Development Diabetes Mellitus Dorsal Electroencephalography Exons Genes Health Human Hypertension Hypothalamic structure Implant Injection of therapeutic agent Ipsilateral Knockout Mice Laboratory Rat Lesion Lighting Malignant Neoplasms Measures Mediating Mental Depression Motor Activity Mus Neurons Neurotransmitters Obesity Occupations Outcome Output Pathway interactions Pattern Physiological Physiology Population Prevention Publishing Rattus Rattus norvegicus Relative (related person)Reporting Role Schedule Site Sleep Structure System Technology Testing Time Tracer Travel Vesicle Viral Vector Wakefulness circadian pacemaker gamma-Aminobutyric Acid in vivo intraperitoneal neural circuit paraventricular nucleus prevent promoter public health relevance recombinase research study response shift work suprachiasmatic nucleus transmission process vector vesicular GABA transporter

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The subparaventricular zone (SPZ) of the hypothalamus is an important component of the circuitry that synchronizes and drives circadian rhythms of behavior and physiology. The SPZ receives most of the axonal output from the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the mammalian circadian pacemaker, and further projects to most of the SCN's downstream targets. Physiological and anatomical studies in rats suggest the SPZ is heterogeneous and comprised of subregions differentially modulating particular rhythms. Specifically, dorsal SPZ lesions, defined by the region extending ventrally from the paraventricular nucleus (PVH), selectively disrupt body temperature (Tb) rhythms with minimal impact on locomotor activity (LMA) or sleep/wake rhythms. In contrast, ventral SPZ lesions, defined by the region extending dorsally and caudally from the SCN, profoundly disrupt LMA and sleep/wake rhythms with less effect on Tb. Anterograde tracing from the SPZ in rats further suggests this area is comprised of four anatomically, and perhaps functionally, distinct subregions: the ventromedial and ventrolateral SPZ (vmSPZ, vlSPZ) and the dorsomedial and dorsolateral SPZ (dmSPZ, dlSPZ). Recent developments of certain conditional knockout mice allow for the direct testing of the neurotransmitter-specific role of SPZ subregions in vivo. We seek to gain a better understanding of SPZ organization and outflow and its role in the circadian timing system in mice. Elucidating such pathways may reveal mechanisms by which chronic circadian disruption alters behavior and adversely affects overall health. Aim 1. To assess the role of GABAergic subpopulations of the SPZ in the modulation of circadian rhythms of Tb, LMA, and sleep/wake: The SPZ is primarily comprised of GABAergic neurons, which package GABA into vesicles using VGAT. Using Cre-Lox technology, we will inject a viral vector to delete VGAT expression in SPZ subregions, preventing these cells from releasing GABA. We will record freely moving mice in constant dark, while measuring Tb and LMA using biotelemetry transmitters implanted in the intraperitoneal cavity, and sleep/wake using EEG and EMG recordings. We expect these experiments to identify which populations of GABAergic neurons in the SPZ regulate circadian rhythms of LMA, sleep/wake, and Tb. Aim 2. To delineate efferent projections from GABAergic SPZ neurons and correlate the physiological patterns in Aim 1 with deletion of GABAergic transmission in specific terminal fields: There are no published reports of a detailed analysis of SPZ efferents in mice. The vector used in Aim 1 also traces the efferent projections from transduced neurons and will reveal the projection targets that mediate these rhythms, however, it also traces from non-GABAergic neurons. To clarify the projections likely underlying our effects, we will use mice expressing Cre under the VGAT promoter and a vector expressing the gene for a Cre-dependent tracer to selectively trace SPZ GABAergic projections. We will then compare VGAT deletion in specific targets with physiological responses in Aim 1 to determine SPZ targets regulating specific circadian rhythms.

描述（由申请人提供）：下丘脑的子室内区（SPZ）是电路的重要组成部分，它同步并驱动了行为和生理学的昼夜节律。 SPZ从Sustrachiasmatic Nucleus（SCN），哺乳动物昼夜节律起搏器中接收大部分轴突输出，并进一步向SCN的大多数下游靶标提供了进一步的项目。大鼠的生理和解剖学研究表明，SPZ是异质的，由子区域差异调节特定节奏。具体而言，由从室室核（PVH）腹侧延伸的区域定义的背侧SPZ病变，有选择地破坏体温（TB）节奏，对运动运动（LMA）或睡眠/唤醒节律的影响最小。相反，由SCN的背侧和尾部延伸的区域所定义的腹侧SPZ病变，严重破坏LMA和睡眠/唤醒节奏，对TB的影响较小。大鼠SPZ的顺行追踪进一步表明，该区域包括四个解剖学，也许在功能上，不同的子区域：腹侧和腹侧SPZ（VMSPZ，VLSPZ）以及背部和背侧SPZ（DMSPZ，DMSPZ，DLSPZ）。某些条件敲除小鼠的最新发展允许直接测试SPZ子区域在体内的神经递质特异性作用。我们寻求更好地了解SPZ组织和流出及其在小鼠昼夜节律系统中的作用。阐明这种途径可能会揭示慢性昼夜节律破坏会改变行为并不利影响整体健康的机制。目的1。为了评估SPZ的GABA能亚群在TB，LMA和Sleep/Wake的昼夜节律调节中的作用：SPZ主要由GABA能神经元组成，它们使用VGAT将GABA包装到囊泡中。使用Cre-Lox技术，我们将注入病毒载体在SPZ子区域中删除VGAT表达，以防止这些细胞释放GABA。我们将使用植入腹膜内腔内的生物占主导作用发射机测量TB和LMA，并在恒定的黑暗中自由地记录小鼠，并使用EEG和EMG记录使用EEG和EMG记录来进行睡眠/唤醒。我们希望这些实验可以确定SPZ中哪些GABA能神经元的种群调节LMA，睡眠/唤醒和TB的昼夜节律。目的2。要从GABA能SPZ神经元中描绘出传出的预测，并将AIM 1中的生理模式与特定末端领域中的GABA能传播相关联：没有发布小鼠中SPZ侵蚀的详细分析的报告。 AIM 1中使用的向量还追踪了转导神经元的传出投影，并将揭示介导这些节奏的投影靶标，但是，它也从非gabaergagric神经元中追踪。为了阐明我们的效果可能是基本的预测，我们将使用在VGAT启动子下表达CRE的小鼠和表达CRE依赖性示踪剂基因的向量来有选择地跟踪SPZ GABA能预测。然后，我们将比较特定靶标中的VGAT缺失与AIM 1中的生理反应，以确定调节特定昼夜节律的SPZ靶标。