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The deletion of M-4 muscarinic receptors increases motor activity in females in the dark phase
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SYSNO ASEP 0496886 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title The deletion of M-4 muscarinic receptors increases motor activity in females in the dark phase Author(s) Valuskova, P. (CZ)
Forczek, Sándor (UEB-Q) RID, ORCID
Farar, V. (CZ)
Mysliveček, J. (CZ)Number of authors 4 Article number e01057 Source Title Brain and Behavior . - : Wiley - ISSN 2162-3279
Roč. 8, č. 8 (2018)Number of pages 13 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords central-nervous-system ; knock-out mice ; acetylcholine-receptor ; suprachiasmatic nucleus ; locomotor-activity ; sex-differences ; circadian-rhythms ; physiological roles ; cholinergic system ; rat-brain ; biorhythm ; intergeniculate leaflet ; M-4 muscarinic receptor ; motor activity ; motor cortex ; sex differences ; striatum ; suprachiasmatic nuclei ; temperature ; thalamus Subject RIV FH - Neurology OECD category Clinical neurology Institutional support UEB-Q - RVO:61389030 UT WOS 000449070600019 EID SCOPUS 85050912034 DOI 10.1002/brb3.1057 Annotation Objectives: M-4 muscarinic receptors (MR) presumably play a role in motor coordination. Previous studies have shown different results depending on genetic background and number of backcrosses. However, no attention has been given to biorhythms.
Material and Methods: We therefore analyzed biorhythms under a light/dark cycle obtained telemetrically in intact animals (activity, body temperature) in M4KO mice growth on the C57Bl6 background using ChronosFit software. Studying pure effects of gene knockout in daily rhythms is especially important knowledge for pharmacological/behavioral studies in which drugs are usually tested in the morning.
Results: We show that M4KO mice motor activity does not differ substantially from wild-type mice during light period while in the dark phase (mice active part of the day), the M4KO mice reveal biorhythm changes in many parameters. Moreover, these differences are sex-dependent and are evident in females only. Mesor, night-day difference, and night value were doubled or tripled when comparing female KO versus male KO. Our in vitro autoradiography demonstrates that M4MR proportion represents 24% in the motor cortex (MOCx), 30% in the somatosensory cortex, 50% in the striatum, 69% in the thalamus, and 48% in the intergeniculate leaflet (IGL). The M4MR densities were negligible in the subparaventricular zone, the posterior hypothalamic area, and in the suprachiasmatic nuclei.
Conclusions: We conclude that cholinergic signaling at M4MR in brain structures such as striatum, MOCx, and probably with the important participation of IGL significantly control motor activity biorhythm. Animal activity differs in the light and dark phases, which should be taken into consideration when interpreting the results.Workplace Institute of Experimental Botany Contact David Klier, knihovna@ueb.cas.cz, Tel.: 220 390 469 Year of Publishing 2019
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