The effects of prolonged sleep deprivation on brain serotonin metabolism and behavior in rats Zheng Leying, Ji Hongguang, Wang Haiming, et al.Department of Navy Hygiene, Second Militaly Medical University, Shanghai200433
【Abstract】 Objective The effects of prolonged sleeep deprivation(SD) on hypothalamus and brain stem 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)metabolism and behavior in rats were studied.Method Dish-over-watermodel was used in order to observe the effects of 24hr, 48hr and 72hr sleep deprivation on hypothalamus and brain stem 5-HT metabolism in Sprague-Dawley rats, and the active behavior of rats was also examined by open field test (OFT) . Results The OFT scores were significantly increased after 24hr, 48hr and 72hr SD, but the scores after 72hr SD was lower than those after 24hr and 48hr SD(P<0.01). The5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid/5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HIAA/5-HT) ratio were significantly increased after 24hr SD in the hypothalamus and brainstem, but the ratio were decreased after 48hr and 72hr SD. Conclusion The activity behavior in sleep deprived rats exhibted an pattern from activity to depression, which may be related to thn 5-HT metabolic changes in hypothalamus and brain stem.
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