2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2013.04.013
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The autoimmune basis of narcolepsy

Abstract: Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, hypnagonic hallucinations, sleep paralysis, and disturbed nocturnal sleep patterns. Narcolepsy is caused by the loss of hypocretin (orexin)-producing neurons in the lateral hypothalamus. Evidence, such as a strong association with HLA DQB1*06:02, strongly suggests an autoimmune basis targeting hypocretin neurons. Genome-wide association studies have strengthened the association between narcolepsy and immune system g… Show more

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“…18 The role of deficient orexin signaling in pathophysiology of narcolepsy was further corroborated by the findings of Nishino et al 19 They found that the CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) of majority of narcolepsy patients had undetectable levels of orexin-A, unlike the controls who had normal CSF orexin-A levels. This study further added to the evidence supporting the hypo-functioning of orexinergic neurons linked to human narcolepsy phenotype.…”
Section: Orexin Receptors and Narcolepsysupporting
confidence: 58%
“…18 The role of deficient orexin signaling in pathophysiology of narcolepsy was further corroborated by the findings of Nishino et al 19 They found that the CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) of majority of narcolepsy patients had undetectable levels of orexin-A, unlike the controls who had normal CSF orexin-A levels. This study further added to the evidence supporting the hypo-functioning of orexinergic neurons linked to human narcolepsy phenotype.…”
Section: Orexin Receptors and Narcolepsysupporting
confidence: 58%
“…La narcolepsie de type 1 est associée à la perte des neurones à hypocrétine La narcolepsie de type 1 est liée à la perte de 70 000 à 90 000 neurones à hypocrétine, ce qui représente plus de 90 % de cette population neuronale [10,16]. Le premier argument en faveur d'un lien entre la narcolepsie de type 1 et le système hypocrétinergique vient des modèles que représentent les chiens porteurs d'une mutation pour le récepteur [24].…”
Section: La Narcolepsie Est Associée à Des Gènes Impliqués Dans La Réunclassified
“…La prévalence de la narcolepsie-cataplexie est estimée à 0,02-0,05 %. Mais il existe quelques hétérogénéités entre les populations : la prévalence serait multipliée par huit dans la population japonaise (0,16 %), et elle est très faible dans la population israélienne [10][11][12][13]. La narcolepsie apparaît généralement pendant l'enfance, au moment de la puberté, ou pendant l'adolescence [3,14,15].…”
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“…In the pathophysiology of Type 1 narcolepsy, the loss of 95% of the neurons that produce orexin (hypocretin) in the lateral hypothalamus plays a role, which leads to the detection of low orexin levels in patient's CSF [8]. Narcolepsy is also associated with a low level of histamine in CSF that plays a role in wakefulness [9].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%