title: Role of adenosine in sleep and temperature regulation in the preoptic area of rats.
abstract: We have examined the effects on sleep and brain temperature of bilateral microinjections of adenosine and adenosine analogs to the preoptic area (PO) of rats. Administration of adenosine (12.5 nmoles), a nonselective adenosine A1/A2 receptor agonist NECA (N-ethyl-carboxamido-adenosine, 1.0 nmole), and the selective adenosine A1 receptor agonist CPA (cyclopentyladenosine, 0.25, 0.5 nmoles) increased total sleep primarily through an enhancement in deep slow-wave sleep (SWS2), while adenosine also increased REM sleep. Administration of 12.5 nmoles adenosine and 0.25 nmoles CPA did not affect brain temperature, while 1.0 nmole NECA and 0.5 nmoles CPA caused a transient and prolonged hypothermia, respectively. Administration of the selective adenosine A2 receptor agonist CV-1808 (2-phenylaminoadenosine, 5, 10 nmoles) had no effect on sleep or brain temperature. The present results demonstrate a site for the central hypnotic action of adenosine, and a functional role for adenosine A1 receptors in the hypothalamus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago 60612.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ticho
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radulovacki
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019830:Adenosine-5'-(N-ethylcarboxamide); D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008845:Microinjections; D011301:Preoptic Area / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012890:Sleep / Q000187:drug effects*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011983:Receptors, Purinergic; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D019830:Adenosine-5'-(N-ethylcarboxamide); C048599:N(6)-cyclopentyladenosine; C026708:2-phenylaminoadenosine; D000241:Adenosine