Table 2.
Area | Sleep-Wake Condition | Treatment (n = 7) | # GAD-IR Neurons | # Fos-IR Neurons | # Dual GAD/Fos-IR Neurons |
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Rostral MnPN | UD | Vehicle | 92.6 ± 3.5 | 17.4 ± 3.2 | 6.7 ± 1.97 |
8 nmol CGS | 84.3 ± 3.1 | 18.6 ± 2.6 | 12.9 ± 2.0 | ||
t-test | t(12) =1.75 P = 0.10 | t(12) = −0.30 P = 0.76 | t(12) = −2.20 P < 0.05 | ||
SD | Vehicle | 94.8 ± 2.3 | 20.2 ± 1.98 | 7.1 ± 1.12 | |
8 nmol CGS | 90.0 ± 4.4 | 21.9 ± 3.2 | 11.0 ± 1.1 | ||
t-test | t(12) = 0.96 P = 0.35 | t(12) = −0.42 P = 0.67 | t(12) = −2.49 P < 0.05 | ||
Caudal MnPN | UD | Vehicle | 73.5 ± 0.8 | 12.4 ± 2.7 | 3.7 ± 0.5 |
8 nmol CGS | 69.1 ± 2.9 | 11.8 ± 1.9 | 8.5 ± 1.5 | ||
t-test | t(12) =1.40 P = 0.18 | t(12) =0.20 P = 0.84 | t(12) = −2.91 P < 0.05 | ||
SD | Vehicle | 69.1 ± 2.9 | 11.8 ± 1.9 | 5.4 ± 0.96 | |
8 nmol CGS | 76.2 ± 1.5 | 18.0 ± 1.8 | 9.5 ± 0.76 | ||
t-test | t(12) =1.11 P = 0.28 | t(12) =0.95 P = 0.35 | t(12) = −3.29 P < 0.01 | ||
Core VLPO | UD | Vehicle | 44.4 ± 3.0 | 7.6 ± 1.0 | 7.2 ± 1.6 |
8 nmol CGS | 41.9 ± 3.2 | 9.1 ± 1.6 | 11.5 ± 1.0 | ||
t-test | t(12) =0.56 P = 0.58 | t(12) = −0.80 P = 0.43 | t(12) = −2.25 P < 0.05 | ||
SD | Vehicle | 46.5 ± 2.4 | 8.8 ± 1.4 | 6.8 ± 0.5 | |
8 nmol CGS | 43.0 ± 2.8 | 10.9 ± 2.3 | 10.1 ± 0.87 | ||
t-test | t(12) =0.94 P = 0.36 | t(12) = −0.79 P = 0.44 | t(12) = −3.28 P < 0.01 | ||
Extended VLPO | UD | Vehicle | 101.1 ± 9.3 | 12.1 ± 2.0 | 10.7 ± 1.2 |
8 nmol CGS | 86.3 ± 4.2 | 15.9 ± 1.6 | 24.0 ± 1.4 | ||
t-test | t(12) =1.43 P = 0.17 | t(12) = −1.49 P = 0.16 | t(12) = −7.13 P < 0.01 | ||
SD | Vehicle | 101.2 ± 4.7 | 12.9 ± 1.9 | 10.3 ± 1.8 | |
8 nmol CGS | 86.0 ± 5.56 | 16.6 ± 2.36 | 19.5 ± 1.5 | ||
t-test | t(12) =2.08 P = 0.059 | t(12) = −1.20 P = 0.25 | t(12) = −3.94 P < 0.01 |
All values are expressed as means ± SE (t-test). UD indicates rats that were permitted undisturbed sleep during 2 h postinjection. SD indicates rats subjected to 2 h of sleep deprivation postinjection.