• Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. · May 2015

    Involvement of the orexin system in sympathetic nerve regulation.

    • Manabu Murakami, Takayoshi Ohba, Testuya Kushikata, Hidetoshi Niwa, Akira Kurose, Tadaatsu Imaizumi, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Teruyuki Yanagisawa, Shigeyuki Nakaji, Kyoichi Ono, and Kazuyoshi Hirota.
    • Department of Pharmacology, Hirosaki University, Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, 036-8562, Japan. Electronic address: mmura0123@hotmail.co.jp.
    • Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2015 May 15; 460 (4): 1076-81.

    AbstractOrexin, also known as hypocretin, is a secreted neuropeptide implicated in the regulation of sleep and food intake. In the present study, we examined the importance of orexin in regulation of the sympathetic nervous system using an orexin/ataxin-3 transgenic (OXTg) rat, which has a minimal number of orexin neurons. RT-PCR analysis identified expression of prepro-orexin and orexin receptor-1 (OX1R) in the superior cervical ganglion (SCG), and expression of another receptor (OX2R) was marginal in the wild-type rat. The orexin/ataxin-3 transgenic rat showed increased expression of OX1R and OX2R, whereas expression of prepro-orexin was undetectable, suggesting a compensatory increase in both receptors. In the ECG recording (R-R interval), orexin/ataxin-3 transgenic rats showed decreased responsiveness to the β-adrenergic blocker propranolol. Furthermore, OXTg rats had deteriorated R-R interval regulation, indicating involvement of the orexin system in sympathetic nerve regulation. This was accompanied by decreased baroreflex and responsiveness to β-adrenergic blocker in blood pressure recording, also suggesting involvement of the orexin system in sympathetic nerve regulation. Histological examination revealed hypotrophic changes in the transgenic heart, suggesting involvement of the orexin system in cardiac development. Taken together, our present results indicate involvement of the orexin system in sympathetic nerve control. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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