The Role of the Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus (RMTg) in Modulating NREM Sleep and Anesthetic-Induced Unconsciousness
The Role of the Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus (RMTg) in Modulating NREM Sleep and Anesthetic-Induced Unconsciousness
批准号:
10221589
负责人:
Olivia Ann Moody
金额:
$3.06万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2020
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2020-09-01 至 2022-05-06
关键词:
AmericanAnesthesia proceduresAnestheticsArousalAutomobile DrivingBehavioralBehavioral AssayBrainBrain StemCardiovascular systemCell NucleusComaConsciousConsciousness DisordersDopamineDrug ReceptorsElectroencephalogramElectromyographyEquilibriumGeneral AnesthesiaGeneral anesthetic drugsGoalsGrantHistologyImpaired cognitionInhalation AnesthesiaIntravenous AnestheticsInvestigationKnowledgeManuscriptsMeasuresMidbrain structureMinorNeurologicNeuronsOperative Surgical ProceduresPaperPathway interactionsPatientsPhysiologicalPlayPreoptic AreasPublishingRattusResearchResearch PersonnelRespiratory SystemRodentRoleScientistSleepSleep DisordersSleep Wake CycleSlow-Wave SleepSystemTimeTrainingTransgenic OrganismsUnconscious StateVentral Tegmental AreaWakefulnessWritingYangcareerdesigndesigner receptors exclusively activated by designer drugsdopaminergic neurongamma-Aminobutyric Acidin vivoneural circuitneuronal circuitryneurophysiologyneurotransmissionnon rapid eye movementnovelpressurerelating to nervous systemside effectskillssymposiumtooltrait
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PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The neural circuits that induce and maintain anesthetic-induced unconsciousness remain incompletely
understood. Given that anesthesia and sleep are both forms of reversible unconsciousness, anesthesia research
has investigated whether sleep circuits in the brain regulate anesthetic-induced unconsciousness. However,
studies of the preoptic area, which contains the main sleep centers in the brain, do not explain all aspects of
anesthetic-induced unconsciousness, leading researchers to look for new brain circuits. A newly discovered
midbrain nucleus, the rostromedial tegmental nucleus (RMTg), sends major GABAergic projections to the ventral
tegmental area (VTA). Altering the activity of dopaminergic neurons in the VTA has been previously shown to
induce emergence from continuous inhaled anesthesia, suggesting a role of midbrain circuits in regulating
anesthetic-induced unconsciousness. To date, only one paper has begun studying the role of the RMTg in sleep,
and no papers have yet looked at its role in anesthesia. This proposal will fill this gap and provide new information
about a midbrain nucleus that may regulate different states of consciousness. The central hypothesis of this
proposal is that altering the activity of the GABAergic RMTg neurons will impact the brain’s sensitivity to
anesthetics. We will use transgenic rats expressing Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs
(DREADDs) to specifically activate or inhibit GABAergic neurons of the RMTg. Aim 1 will investigate the impact
of altering the RMTg’s activity on NREM sleep using electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings. Aim 2 will use
rodent behavioral assays and in vivo EEG and local field potential (LFP) recordings to determine the extent to
which the RMTg’s activity influences anesthetic sensitivity. The results from this proposal will characterize a new
circuit that may modulate reversible unconsciousness in the brain. Understanding novel circuits involved in
regulating different states of consciousness will generate new knowledge that could help develop new treatments
for various disorders of consciousness, including neurological sleep disorders and minimally consciousness
patients. Understanding the neural circuits involved in producing anesthesia could also help scientists design
more specific anesthetics that have fewer physiological side effects on systems like the respiratory and
cardiovascular systems.
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