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      24-Hour Changes in Catecholamine Synthesis in Rat and Hamster Pineal Glands

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          The purpose of this study was to examine the 24-hour variation in endogenous tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) activity and thus catecholamine (CA) synthesis in the hamster and rat pineal gland. To determine CA synthesis a time course of the accumulation of dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) after DOPA decarboxylase inhibition with m-hydroxybenzylhydrazine (NSD-1015) was measured at 0, 15 and 30 min by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. Animals were under long photoperiods (LD 14:10; lights on at 06.00 h). In the hamster pineal gland, CA synthesis was greater in the dark (24.00 h) (0.017 ng/pineal/min) than in the light (12.00 h) (0.008 ng/pineal/min). Similarly, CA synthesis in the rat pineal was 0.037 ng/pineal/min (dark) and 0.005 ng/pineal/min (light). In a 24-hour study, animals were injected with NSD-1015,30 min prior to killing to determine if 24-hour changes were present in CA synthesis. In the hamster, DOPA in the dark (p < 0.001) was significantly greater than in the light (1.33 ± 0.42 ng/pineal at 06.00 h; 0.33 ± 0.07 at 13.00 h) in this study. No significant difference was measured in norepinephrine (NE) concentration during this 24-hour period. In the rat, DOPA accumulation was significantly different (p < 0.001) in the dark as compared to the light (0.86 ± 0.09 ng/pineal at 03.00 h; 0.21 ± 0.08 at 12.30 h). Within this 24-hour period, NE concentration fluctuated significantly between 2.28 ± 0.33 ng/pineal (15.30 h) to 4.65 ± 0.59 (05.30 h). These results indicate for the first time a definite 24-hour rhythm in endogenous TH activity and NE synthesis in the hamster pineal gland even though NE content does not change. In addition, a 24-hour change in CA synthesis and content is present in the rat pineal gland.

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          Journal
          NEN
          Neuroendocrinology
          10.1159/issn.0028-3835
          Neuroendocrinology
          S. Karger AG
          0028-3835
          1423-0194
          1984
          1984
          28 March 2008
          : 38
          : 3
          : 193-198
          Affiliations
          Department of Anatomy, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Tex., USA
          Article
          123890 Neuroendocrinology 1984;38:193–198
          10.1159/000123890
          6144062
          56c91a4e-ef80-4dd3-9910-3724e1aa5e49
          © 1984 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 13 May 1983
          : 08 August 1983
          Page count
          Pages: 6
          Categories
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          Endocrinology & Diabetes,Neurology,Nutrition & Dietetics,Sexual medicine,Internal medicine,Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
          Tyrosine hydroxylase,NSD-1015,Pineal gland,Catecholamine synthesis

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