Optogenetic activation of melanin-concentrating hormone neurons increases non-rapid eye movement and rapid eye movement sleep during the night in rats

Sleep architecture and homeostasis in mice with partial ablation of melanin-concentrating hormone neurons

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Optogenetic Evidence for Inhibitory Signaling from Orexin to MCH Neurons via Local Microcircuits

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Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Neurons Release Glutamate for Feedforward Inhibition of the Lateral Septum

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Hypothalamic feedforward inhibition of thalamocortical network controls arousal and consciousness

(2015) Carolina Gutierrez Herrera et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Orexin neurons suppress narcolepsy via 2 distinct efferent pathways

(2014) Emi Hasegawa et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Optogenetic Manipulation of Activity and Temporally Controlled Cell-Specific Ablation Reveal a Role for MCH Neurons in Sleep/Wake Regulation

(2014) T. Tsunematsu et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Optogenetic Stimulation of MCH Neurons Increases Sleep

(2013) R. R. Konadhode et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Optogenetic identification of a rapid eye movement sleep modulatory circuit in the hypothalamus

(2013) Sonia Jego et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

MCH Neurons Are the Primary Sleep-Promoting Group

(2013) Dheeraj Pelluru et al.   SLEEP

Human hypocretin and melanin-concentrating hormone levels are linked to emotion and social interaction

(2013) Ashley M. Blouin et al.   Nature Communications

Projections from melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) neurons to the dorsal raphe or the nuclear core of the locus coeruleus in the rat

(2012) Ye S. Yoon et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Hypocretinergic and non-hypocretinergic projections from the hypothalamus to the REM sleep executive area of the pons

(2012) Pablo Torterolo et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Hypothalamic melanin-concentrating hormone projections to the septo-hippocampal complex in the rat

(2012) Fernando F.B. Lima et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY

Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (TRH) Inhibits Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Neurons: Implications for TRH-Mediated Anorexic and Arousal Actions

(2012) X. Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Immunohistochemical evidence for synaptic release of GABA from melanin-concentrating hormone containing varicosities in the locus coeruleus

(2012) E. del Cid-Pellitero et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Differential distribution of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH)- and hypocretin (Hcrt)-immunoreactive neurons projecting to the mesopontine cholinergic complex in the rat

(2011) Eun Y. Hong et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Orexin Gene Transfer into Zona Incerta Neurons Suppresses Muscle Paralysis in Narcoleptic Mice

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Acute Optogenetic Silencing of Orexin/Hypocretin Neurons Induces Slow-Wave Sleep in Mice

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Pharmacogenetic Modulation of Orexin Neurons Alters Sleep/Wakefulness States in Mice

(2011) Koh Sasaki et al.   PLoS One

Contribution of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH1) receptor to thermoregulation and sleep stabilization: Evidence from MCH1 (−/−) mice

(2010) A. Ahnaou et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

Tuning arousal with optogenetic modulation of locus coeruleus neurons

(2010) Matthew E Carter et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Sleep State Switching

(2010) Clifford B. Saper et al.   NEURON

A Comparative Analysis Shows Morphofunctional Differences between the Rat and Mouse Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Systems

(2010) Sophie Croizier et al.   PLoS One

MCHergic projections to the nucleus pontis oralis participate in the control of active (REM) sleep

(2009) Pablo Torterolo et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Melanin-concentrating hormone neurons discharge in a reciprocal manner to orexin neurons across the sleep-wake cycle

(2009) O. K. Hassani et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Regulation of Synaptic Efficacy in Hypocretin/Orexin-Containing Neurons by Melanin Concentrating Hormone in the Lateral Hypothalamus

(2008) Y. Rao et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Abnormal response of melanin-concentrating hormone deficient mice to fasting: Hyperactivity and rapid eye movement sleep suppression

(2008) J.T. Willie et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Blocking melanin-concentrating hormone MCH1 receptor affects rat sleep–wake architecture

(2007) Abdellah Ahnaou et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY