Abstract
This paper presents an overview of the current knowledge about the role of adenosine in the sleep-wake regulation with a focus on adenosine in the central nervous system, regulation of adenosine levels, adenosine receptors, and manipulations of the adenosine system by the use of pharmacological and molecular biological tools. The endogenous somnogen prostaglandin (PG) D2 increases the extracellular level of adenosine under the subarachnoid space of the basal forebrain and promotes physiological sleep. Adenosine is neither stored nor released as a classical neurotransmitter and is thought to be formed inside cells or on their surface, mostly by breakdown of adenine nucleotides. The extracellular concentration of adenosine increases in the cortex and basal forebrain during prolonged wakefulness and decreases during the sleep recovery period. Therefore, adenosine is proposed to act as a homeostatic regulator of sleep and to be a link between the humoral and neural mechanisms of sleep-wake regulation. Both the adenosine A1 receptor (A1R) and A2AR are involved in sleep induction. The A2AR plays a predominant role in the somnogenic effects of PGD2. By use of genemanipulated mice, the arousal effect of caffeine was shown to be dependent on the A2AR. On the other hand, inhibition of wake-promoting neurons via the A1R also mediates the sleep-inducing effects of adenosine, whereas activation of A1R in the lateral preoptic area induces wakefulness, suggesting that A1R regulates the sleep-wake cycle in a site-dependent manner. The potential therapeutic applications of agonists and antagonists of these receptors in sleep disorders are briefly discussed.
Keywords: Adenosine, knockout mice, prostaglandin D2, receptor, sleep, wakefulness, sleep-wake regulation, endogenous somnogen prostaglandin, cortex, homeostatic regulator of sleep, somnogenic effects, genemanipulated mice, caffeine, wake-promoting neurons, sleep-wake cycle
Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: The Role of Adenosine in the Regulation of Sleep
Volume: 11 Issue: 8
Author(s): Zhi-Li Huang, Yoshihiro Urade and Osamu Hayaishi
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Keywords: Adenosine, knockout mice, prostaglandin D2, receptor, sleep, wakefulness, sleep-wake regulation, endogenous somnogen prostaglandin, cortex, homeostatic regulator of sleep, somnogenic effects, genemanipulated mice, caffeine, wake-promoting neurons, sleep-wake cycle
Abstract: This paper presents an overview of the current knowledge about the role of adenosine in the sleep-wake regulation with a focus on adenosine in the central nervous system, regulation of adenosine levels, adenosine receptors, and manipulations of the adenosine system by the use of pharmacological and molecular biological tools. The endogenous somnogen prostaglandin (PG) D2 increases the extracellular level of adenosine under the subarachnoid space of the basal forebrain and promotes physiological sleep. Adenosine is neither stored nor released as a classical neurotransmitter and is thought to be formed inside cells or on their surface, mostly by breakdown of adenine nucleotides. The extracellular concentration of adenosine increases in the cortex and basal forebrain during prolonged wakefulness and decreases during the sleep recovery period. Therefore, adenosine is proposed to act as a homeostatic regulator of sleep and to be a link between the humoral and neural mechanisms of sleep-wake regulation. Both the adenosine A1 receptor (A1R) and A2AR are involved in sleep induction. The A2AR plays a predominant role in the somnogenic effects of PGD2. By use of genemanipulated mice, the arousal effect of caffeine was shown to be dependent on the A2AR. On the other hand, inhibition of wake-promoting neurons via the A1R also mediates the sleep-inducing effects of adenosine, whereas activation of A1R in the lateral preoptic area induces wakefulness, suggesting that A1R regulates the sleep-wake cycle in a site-dependent manner. The potential therapeutic applications of agonists and antagonists of these receptors in sleep disorders are briefly discussed.
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Huang Zhi-Li, Urade Yoshihiro and Hayaishi Osamu, The Role of Adenosine in the Regulation of Sleep, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2011; 11 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156802611795347654
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156802611795347654 |
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