213
Views
25
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Daily and seasonal profiles of gut melatonin and their temporal relationship with pineal and serum melatonin in carp Catla catla under natural photo-thermal conditions

, &
Pages 301-315 | Received 22 Apr 2013, Accepted 12 Jun 2013, Published online: 22 Aug 2013

References

  • Bégay V, Falcon J, Cahill GM, Klein DC, Coon SL. 1998. Transcripts encoding two melatonin synthesis enzymes in the teleost pineal organ: circadian regulation in pike and zebrafish, but not in trout. Endocrinology. 139 : 905–912.
  • Benyassi A, Schwartz C, Coon SL, Klein DC, Falcón J. 2000. Melatonin synthesis: arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferases in trout retina and pineal organ are different. NeuroReport. 7 : 255–258.
  • Bubenik GA. 2002. Gastrointestinal melatonin: localization, function, and clinical relevance. Dig Dis Sci. 47 : 2336–2348.
  • Bubenik GA, Ball RO, Pang SF. 1992. The effect of food deprivation on brain and gastrointestinal tissue levels of tryptophan, serotonin, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, and melatonin. J Pineal Res. 12 : 7–16.
  • Bubenik GA, Brown GM. 1997. Pinealectomy reduces melatonin levels in the serum but not in the gastrointestinal tract of the rat. Biol Signals. 6 : 40–44.
  • Bubenik GA, Brown GM, Grota LJ. 1977. Immunohistological localization of melatonin in the rat digestive tract. Experientia. 33 : 662–663.
  • Bubenik GA, Niles LP, Pang SF, Pentney PJ. 1993. Diurnal variation and binding characteristics of melatonin in the mouse brain and gastrointestinal tissues. Comp Biochem Physiol. 104 : 221–224.
  • Bubenik GA, Pang SF. 1997. Melatonin level in the gastrointestinal tissue of fish, amphibians, and a reptile. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 106 : 415–419.
  • Chattoraj A, Seth M, Basu A, Srivastava TG, Porta S, Maitra SK. 2009. Temporal relationship between the circulating profiles of melatonin and ovarian steroids under natural photo-thermal conditions in an annual reproductive cycle in carp Catla catla. Biol Rhythm Res. 40 : 347–359.
  • Chowdhury I, Maitra SK. 2012. Chapter 1, Melatonin in the promotion of health. In: Watson RR, editor. Melatonin time line: from discovery to therapy. Boca Raton, FL: Taylor and Francis; p. 1–60.
  • Coon SL, Weller JL, Korf HW, Namboodiri MAA, Rollag M, Klein DC. 2001. cAMP regulation of arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AANAT, EC 2.3.1.87): a new cell line (1E7) provides evidence of intracellular AANAT activation. J Biol Chem. 275 : 24097–24107.
  • Falcón J, Besseau L, Magnanou E, Herrero MJ, Nagai M, Boeuf G. 2011. Melatonin, the time keeper: biosynthesis and effects in fish. Cybium. 35 : 3–18.
  • Falcón J, Bolliet V, Collin JP. 1996. Partial characterization of serotonin N-acetyltransferases from northern pike (Esox lucius, L.) pineal organ and retina: effects of temperature. Pflügers Archiv. 432 : 386–393.
  • Falcón J, Galarneau KM, Weller JL, Ron B, Chen G, Coon SL, Klein DC. 2001. Regulation of arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase-2 (AANAT2, EC 2.3.1.87) in the fish pineal organ: evidence for a role of proteasomal proteolysis. Endocrinology. 142 : 1804–1813.
  • Fraser S, Cowen P, Franklin M, Franey C, Arendt J. 1983. Direct radioimmunoassay for melatonin in plasma. J Clin Chem. 29 : 396–397.
  • Herrero MJ, Martínez FJ, Míguez JM, Madrid JA. 2007. Response of plasma and gastrointestinal melatonin, plasma cortisol and activity rhythms of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) to dietary supplementation with tryptophan and melatonin. J Comp Physiol. 177 : 319–326.
  • Huang H, Lee SC, Yang XL. 2005. Modulation by melatonin of glutamatergic synaptic transmission in the carp retina. J Physiol. 569 : 857–871.
  • Huether G, Poegeller B, Reimer R, George A. 1992. Effect of tryptophan administration on circulating melatonin levels in chicks and rats: evidence for stimulation of melatonin synthesis and release in the gastrointestinal tract. Life Sci. 51 : 945–953.
  • Iigo M, Abe T, Kambayashi S, Oikawa K, Masuda T, Mizusawa K, Kitamura S, Azuma T, Takagi Y, Aida K, Yanagisawa T. 2007. Lack of circadian regulation of in vitro melatonin release from the pineal organ of salmonid teleosts. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 154 : 91–97.
  • Iigo M, Azuma T, Iwata M. 2007. Lack of circadian regulation of melatonin rhythms in the Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in vivo and in vitro. Zool Sci. 24 : 67–70.
  • Klein DC. 2007. Arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase: “the timezyme”. J Biol Chem. 282 : 4233–4237.
  • Konturek PC, Brzozowski T, Konturek SJ. 2011. Gut clock: implication of circadian rhythms in the gastrointestinal tract. J Physiol Pharmacol. 62 : 139–150.
  • Liu T, Borjigin J. 2005. Reentrainment of the circadian pacemaker through 3 distinct stages. J Biol Rhythm. 20 : 1–10.
  • Lowry OH, Rosebrough NJ, Farr AL, Randall RJ. 1951. Protein measurement with Folin phenol reagent. J Biol Chem. 193 : 265–275.
  • Migaud H, Davie A, Martinez Chavez CC, Al-Khamees S. 2007. Evidence for differential photic regulation of pineal melatonin synthesis in teleosts. J Pineal Res. 43 : 327–335.
  • Moniruzzaman M, Maitra SK. 2012. Influence of altered photoperiods on serum melatonin and its receptors (MT1 and MT2) in the brain, retina, and ovary in carp Catla catla. Chronobiol Int. 29 : 175–188.
  • Muñoz JL, Ceinos RM, Soengas JL, Míguez JM. 2009. A simple and sensitive method for determination of melatonin in plasma, bile and intestinal tissues by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. J Chromatogr. 877 : 2173–2177.
  • Portaluppi F, Smolensky MH, Touitou Y. 2010. Ethics and methods for biological rhythm research on animals and human beings. Chronobiol Int. 27 : 1911–1929.
  • Porter MJR, Duncan NJ, Mitchell D, Bromage NR. 1999. The use of cage lighting to reduce plasma melatonin in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and its effects on the inhibition of grilsing. Aquaculture. 176 : 237–244.
  • Porter MJR, Stefansson SO, Nyhammer G, Karlsen O, Norberg B, Bromage NR. 2000. Environmental influences on melatonin secretion in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L) and their relevance to commercial culture. Fish Physiol Biochem. 23 : 191–200.
  • Seth M, Maitra SK. 2010a. Photoreceptor proteins and melatonin rhythm generating AANAT in the carp pineal: temporal organization and correlation with natural photo-thermal cues. J Photochem Photobiol B. 99 : 21–28.
  • Seth M, Maitra SK. 2010b. Importance of light in temporal organization of photoreceptor proteins and melatonin-producing system in the pineal of carp Catla catla. Chronobiol Int. 27 : 463–486.
  • Seth M, Maitra SK. 2011. Neural regulation of dark-induced abundance of arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AANAT) and melatonin in the carp (Catla catla) pineal: an in vitro study. Chronobiol Int. 28 : 572–585.
  • Thibault C, Falcón J, Greenhouse SS, Lowery CA, Gern WA, Collin JP. 1993. Regulation of melatonin production by pineal photoreceptor cells: role of cyclic nucleotide in the trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). J Neurochem. 61 : 332–339.
  • Velarde E, Cerdá-Reverter JM, Alonso-Gómez AL, Sánchez E, Isorna E, Delgado MJ. 2010. Melatonin-synthesizing enzymes in pineal, retina, liver, and gut of the goldfish (Carassius): mRNA expression pattern and regulation of daily rhythms by lighting conditions. Chronobiol Int. 27 : 1178–1201.
  • Vera LM, De Oliveira C, Lopez-Olmeda JF, Ramos J, Mananose E, Madrid JE, Sanchez-Vazquez FJ. 2007. Seasonal and daily plasma melatonin rhythms and reproduction in Senegal sole kept under natural photoperiod and natural or controlled water temperature. J Pineal Res. 43 : 50–55.
  • Zar JH. 1999. Biostatistical analysis. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.