Simultaneous real-time measurement of EEG/EMG and L-glutamate in mice: A biosensor study of neuronal activity during sleep
dc.contributor.author | Naylor, Erik | |
dc.contributor.author | Aillon, Daniel V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gabbert, Seth | |
dc.contributor.author | Harmon, Hans | |
dc.contributor.author | Johnson, David A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wilson, George S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Petillo, Peter A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-24T15:52:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-24T15:52:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-06-15 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Naylor, E., Aillon, D. V., Gabbert, S., Harmon, H., Johnson, D. A., Wilson, G. S., & Petillo, P. A. (2011). Simultaneous real-time measurement of EEG/EMG and L-glutamate in mice: A biosensor study of neuronal activity during sleep. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry (Lausanne, Switzerland), 656(1-2), 106–113. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2010.12.031 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/24287 | |
dc.description.abstract | We report on electroencephalograph (EEG) and electromyograph (EMG) measurements concurrently with real-time changes in L-glutamate concentration. These data reveal a link between sleep state and extracellular neurotransmitter changes in a freely-moving (tethered) mouse. This study reveals, for the first time in mice, that the extracellular L-glutamate concentration in the pre-frontal cortex (PFC) increases during periods of extended wakefulness, decreases during extended sleep episodes and spikes during periods of REM sleep. Individual sleep epochs (10 s in duration) were scored as wake, slow-wave (SW) sleep or rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, and then correlated as a function of time with measured changes in L-glutamate concentrations. The observed L-glutamate levels show a statistically significant increase of 0.86 ± 0.26 μM (p < 0.05) over 37 wake episodes recorded from all mice (n = 6). Over the course of 49 measured sleep periods longer than 15 min, L-glutamate concentrations decline by a similar amount (0.88 ± 0.37 μM, p < 0.08). The analysis of 163 individual REM sleep episodes greater than one min in length across all mice (n = 6) demonstrates a significant rise in L-glutamate levels as compared to the 1 min preceding REM sleep onset (RM-ANOVA, DF = 20, F = 6.458, p < 0.001). The observed rapid changes in L-glutamate concentration during REM sleep last only between 1 and 3 min. The approach described can also be extended to other regions of the brain which are hypothesized to play a role in sleep. This study highlights the importance of obtaining simultaneous measurements of neurotransmitter levels in conjunction with sleep markers to help elucidate the underlying physiological and ultimately the genetic components of sleep. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en_US |
dc.subject | Glutamate biosensor | en_US |
dc.subject | Electroencephalography | en_US |
dc.subject | Electromyography | en_US |
dc.subject | Mouse sleep studies | en_US |
dc.subject | Continuous in vivo monitoring | en_US |
dc.title | Simultaneous real-time measurement of EEG/EMG and L-glutamate in mice: A biosensor study of neuronal activity during sleep | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
kusw.kuauthor | Wilson, George S. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Chemistry | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jelechem.2010.12.031 | en_US |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript | en_US |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | PMC2757323 | en_US |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
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