The cell bodies which make the Hcrt/Ox peptides are found in a very restricted region of the posterior hypothalamusīut widespread projections from these cells innervate many brain areas, particularly those implicated in the control of sleepĪnd wakefulness ( Peyron et al. 1998) and encodes two neuropeptides, alternatively called hypocretin-1 (Hcrt1) or orexin-A (Ox-A) and hypocretin-2 (Hcrt2) or The hypocretin/orexin ( Hcrt/Ox) gene was described in 1998 by two groups working independently ( de Lecea et al. Previous Section Next Section The Hypocretin/Orexin Ligand-Receptor System and Sleep
(2001) identify a Hcrtr2 mutation in a Dachshund family in which the protein is appropriately localized to the cell membrane but fails to bind ligand,Īnd little calcium is mobilized upon receptor stimulation. The mutation in these two breeds is in a different region of the same gene, Hcrtr2 (= OX 2R), both of which result in a truncated, nonfunctional protein. 1999) was a major advance in this field and suggested a link between the newly-described hypocretin system and sleep. The identification of the canarc-1 mutation as a deletion of the hypocretin receptor 2 ( Hcrtr2) gene through positional cloning ( Lin et al. It has been known for some time that canarc-1 is not associated with the dog leukocyte antigen system ( Dean et al.
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The mutation in the canine narcolepsy ( canarc-1) gene is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait with full penetrance. Although the mode of inheritance in small-breed dogs is as complexĪs in humans, large-breed dogs such as Doberman Pinschers and Labrador Retrievers provide a simplified genetic system in which Narcolepsy has been described in other mammals including several breeds of dogs (Dachshunds, Poodles, Labrador Retrievers,Īnd Doberman Pinschers), miniature ponies, and Brahman bulls. Previous Section Next Section Narcolepsy in Dogs Such close association with the HLA system has led to the suggestion that narcolepsy may be an autoimmune disease ( Langdon et al. Across various ethnic groups, > 85% of all narcoleptic patients with definite cataplexy share a specific HLA allele, HLAĭQB1*0602 (most often in combination with HLA DR2), compared with 12%–38% of the general population ( Mignot 1998). (HLA) Class II antigens was first established in the 1980s ( Juji et al.
Indicates an interaction between environmental factors and a specific genetic background. The disorder (compared with 0.02%–0.18% of the general population), the low degree of concordance between monozygotic twins The mode of inheritance of narcolepsy is complex: Although 1%–2% of the first-degree relatives of narcoleptic patients manifest Narcolepsy has been thought to be a disorder of REM sleep. Similarities and the fact that the latency between sleep onset and the first REM period is greatly reduced in narcoleptics,
Last three symptoms are similar to characteristics of normal rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, a stage of sleep during whichĭreams are often reported and the voluntary musculature is actively inhibited resulting in muscle atonia. Hypnogogic hallucinations, vivid dreamlike imagery at sleep onset that can be quite frightening to a narcoleptic person. The “narcoleptic tetrad” of symptoms includeĮxcessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) cataplexy, a sudden loss of muscle tone during wakefulness usually precipitated by strongĮmotional stimuli sleep paralysis, a transient inability to move upon awakening that can persist as long as 15 minutes and
Narcolepsy, sometimes called Gélineau's disease after the neurologist who coined the term, was first described more than aĬentury ago ( Westphal 1877) and has been of continuing interest because of its unique sleep phenotype.
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