Melanin-concentrating hormone and sleep

Author(s)

Pacheco Ferreira, Jozelia Gomes ; Bittencourt, Jackson Cioni ; Adamantidis, Antoine

• Document type: Review article
• Source: CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY; v. 44, p. 152-158, JUN 2017.
• Web of Science Citations: 9

Abstract

The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) is an essential neuromodulator involved with homeostatic regulation and motivated behaviors. The majority of MCH neurons are localized within the zona incerta, lateral hypothalamic and incerto-hypothalamic areas but others regions, as the olfactory turbecle, the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus, the paramediam pontine reticular formation and the medial preoptic area, can also express the peptide depending on the gender and metabolic state of the animal. If the MCH on these novel sites of expression are also related with the control of wake-sleep cycle will be discuss in this review. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/19845-9 - CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MELANIN-CONCENTRATING HORMONE RECEPTOR 1 (MCHR1) IN THE BRAIN, MAMMARY GLAND, UTERUS AND OVARIES IN WILD TYPE AND MCHR1 KNOCKOUT MICE.
• Grantee: Jozélia Gomes Pacheco Ferreira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• FAPESP's process: 10/52068-0 - The putative envolvement of melanin-concentrating hormone in the control of lactation
• Grantee: Jackson Cioni Bittencourt
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 04/13849-5 - Peptidergic pathways involved in the organization of feeding behavior
• Grantee: Jackson Cioni Bittencourt
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 15/05990-4 - The melanin-concentrating hormone [MCH] peptidergic system: neurogenesis and lactation
• Grantee: Jozélia Gomes Pacheco Ferreira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral