Gonzalez-Brito A, Reiter R J, Santana C, Menendez-Pelaez A, Guerrero J M
Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284.
Brain Res. 1988 Dec 20;475(2):393-6. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(88)90633-6.
Pineal glands of male Syrian hamsters stimulated in vivo with isoproterenol (ISO) for 4 h before the onset of darkness showed a 4-h advance in the timing of the nighttime increases in both N-acetyltransferase activity and melatonin levels. When ISO (1 mg/kg) was administered every 2 h to animals kept in light during the night, a significant increase in melatonin synthesis was observed after 4-6 h. The results suggest that the Syrian hamster pineal gland can respond in vivo to continuous beta-adrenergic stimulation, but a lag period of 4-6 h is required before there is an increase in melatonin synthesis.
在黑暗开始前4小时用异丙肾上腺素(ISO)对雄性叙利亚仓鼠进行体内刺激,其松果体在夜间N - 乙酰转移酶活性和褪黑素水平增加的时间上提前了4小时。当在夜间光照条件下每2小时给动物注射ISO(1毫克/千克)时,4 - 6小时后观察到褪黑素合成显著增加。结果表明,叙利亚仓鼠松果体在体内可对持续的β - 肾上腺素能刺激作出反应,但在褪黑素合成增加之前需要4 - 6小时的延迟期。