Astrocytes serve as integrative hubs regulating sleep and arousal

Astrocytes help control sleep and arousal. A new study in PLOS Biology shows that a wake-promoting signal called histamine affects how astrocytes respond to and modulate other brain signals and reduces time spent awake through astroglial histamine-1-receptors.

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PLoS Biology
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2025-10-03
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003389
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Sleep and Wakefulness Research
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Astrocytes serve as integrative hubs regulating sleep and arousal

Ashley M. Ingiosi
PLoS Biology
Sleep and Wakefulness Research
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Astrocytes serve as integrative hubs regulating sleep and arousal

Ashley M. Ingiosi
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Astrocytes help control sleep and arousal. A new study in PLOS Biology shows that a wake-promoting signal called histamine affects how astrocytes respond to and modulate other brain signals and reduces time spent awake through astroglial histamine-1-receptors.

PLoS BiologyVol. 23(10)
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