Microglia Regulate Sleep via Calcium-Dependent Modulation of Norepinephrine Transmission

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Abstract Sleep interacts reciprocally with immune system activity, but its specific relationship with microglia – the resident immune cells in the brain – remains poorly understood. Here we show that microglia can regulate sleep through a mechanism involving Gi-coupled GPCRs, intracellular Ca 2+ signaling, and suppression of norepinephrine transmission. Chemogenetic activation of microglia Gi signaling strongly promoted sleep, whereas pharmacological blockade of Gi-coupled P2Y12 receptors decreased sleep. Two-photon imaging showed that P2Y12/Gi activation elevated microglia intracellular Ca 2+ , and blockade of this Ca 2+ elevation largely abolished the Gi-induced sleep increase. Microglia Ca 2+ level also increased at natural wake-to-sleep transitions, caused partly by reduced norepinephrine. Furthermore, imaging of norepinephrine activity with its biosensor showed that microglia P2Y12/Gi activation significantly reduced norepinephrine, partly by increasing the adenosine concentration. Thus, microglia can regulate sleep through reciprocal interactions with norepinephrine transmission.

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