VASOPRESSIN AND OXYTOCIN MODULATION OF MELATONIN SECRETION FROM RAT PINEAL GLANDS

被引:33
作者
SIMONNEAUX, V
OUICHOU, A
BURBACH, JPH
PEVET, P
机构
[1] UNIV STRASBOURG 1,CNRS,UNITE NEUROBIOL FONCT RYTHM & SAISONNIERES 1332,12 RUE UNIV,F-67070 STRASBOURG,FRANCE
[2] STATE UNIV UTRECHT,FAC MED,RUDOLF MAGNUS INST,3521 GD UTRECHT,NETHERLANDS
关键词
PINEAL GLAND; MELATONIN; PERIFUSION; VASOPRESSIN; OXYTOCIN;
D O I
10.1016/0196-9781(90)90133-P
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The rat pineal gland is known to release melatonin in response to noradrenergic stimulation. Since vasopressin (VP)- and oxytocin (OT)-containing fibers innervate the pineal gland, the effects of VP and OT on melatonin release from perifused rat pineal glands were investigated. VP(10(-7) M) and OT (10(-6) M) decreased the basal melatonin secretion. No dose-dependent effect was observed. At high concentrations (10(-5)) these peptide potentiated the isoproterenol-induced increase of melatonin secretion. Below 10(-5) M no potentiation was observed. Fragments of VP {[pGlu4, Cys6]VP(4-9)} and OT [{pGlu4, Cys6]OT(4-9)} did not display any effect on the isoproterenol-induced melatonin secretion.
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页码:1075 / 1079
页数:5
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