title: P2X7 receptors in body temperature, locomotor activity, and brain mRNA and lncRNA responses to sleep deprivation.
abstract: The ionotropic purine type 2X7 receptor (P2X7R) is a nonspecific cation channel implicated in sleep regulation and brain cytokine release. Many endogenous rhythms covary with sleep, including locomotor activity and core body temperature. Furthermore, brain-hypothalamic cytokines and purines play a role in the regulation of these physiological parameters as well as sleep. We hypothesized that these parameters are also affected by the absence of the P2X7 receptor. Herein, we determine spontaneous expression of body temperature and locomotor activity in wild-type (WT) and P2X7R knockout (KO) mice and how they are affected by sleep deprivation (SD). We also compare hypothalamic, hippocampal, and cortical cytokine- and purine-related receptor and enzyme mRNA expressions before and after SD in WT and P2X7RKO mice. Next, in a hypothesis-generating survey of hypothalamic long noncoding (lnc) RNAs, we compare lncRNA expression levels between strains and after SD. During baseline conditions, P2X7RKO mice had attenuated temperature rhythms compared with WT mice, although locomotor activity patterns were similar in both strains. After 6 h of SD, body temperature and locomotion were enhanced to a greater extent in P2X7RKO mice than in WT mice during the initial 2-3 h after SD. Baseline mRNA levels of cortical TNF-α and P2X4R were higher in the KO mice than WT mice. In response to SD, the KO mice failed to increase hypothalamic adenosine deaminase and P2X4R mRNAs. Further, hypothalamic lncRNA expressions varied by strain, and with SD. Current data are consistent with a role for the P2X7R in thermoregulation and lncRNA involvement in purinergic signaling.
authors.affiliation: Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Washington State University-Spokane, Spokane, Washington; cjdavis@wsu.edu.|Sleep and Performance Research Center, Washington State University-Spokane, Spokane, Washington.|Program in Neuroscience, Washington State University-Spokane, Spokane, Washington; and.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Washington State University-Spokane, Spokane, Washington.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taishi
authors.affiliation: Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Washington State University-Spokane, Spokane, Washington.|Sleep and Performance Research Center, Washington State University-Spokane, Spokane, Washington.|Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences, Washington State University-Spokane, Spokane, Washington.
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Honn
authors.affiliation: Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Washington State University-Spokane, Spokane, Washington.
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Koberstein
authors.affiliation: Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Washington State University-Spokane, Spokane, Washington.|Program in Neuroscience, Washington State University-Spokane, Spokane, Washington; and.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Krueger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001831:Body Temperature; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D058486:Receptors, Purinergic P2X7 / Q000378:metabolism*; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D058486:Receptors, Purinergic P2X7
keywords: P2X7R knockout mice; adenosine deaminase; cytokines; long noncoding RNA; purine signaling; thermoregulation