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Endogenous regulation of serotonin release in the hamster suprachiasmatic nucleus.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Dudley, Tracey Dinardo, L. A. Glass, John David |
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Abstract | Serotonin (5-HT) has been strongly implicated in the regulation of the mammalian circadian clock located in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN). However, little is known of the pattern of neuronal 5-HT release in the SCN or of the factors involved in regulating its release. Using in vivo microdialysis, we demonstrated the existence of a daily rhythm in the output of 5-HT in the SCN of freely behaving hamsters. This rhythm was characterized by a sharp increase in release from a nadir during late midday to peak levels at the light/dark transition. Output declined to basal levels throughout the remainder of the night. A similar pattern also was evident under constant darkness, with increased 5-HT output occurring at the onset of subjective night. Locomotor activity induced by exposure to a novel running wheel had a pronounced phase-dependent effect on 5-HT release in the SCN, with stimulation during the light phase and suppression during the late dark phase. Systemic application of the somatodendritic 5-HT1A agonist BMY 7378 had a significantly greater suppressive effect on 5-HT release in the SCN during the late dark phase compared with mid light phase, indicating that a variation in raphe autoreceptor response may underlie the time-dependent effects of wheel running on 5-HT release. Collectively, these results show that the daily rhythm in output of 5-HT in the SCN is generated endogenously, and that behavioral state can strongly influence serotonergic activity in the circadian clock in a phase-dependent manner. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.jneurosci.org/content/jneuro/18/13/5045.full.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 9634570v1 |
| Volume Number | 18 |
| Issue Number | 13 |
| Journal | The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Autoreceptors BMY 7378 Cell Nucleus Cerebellar Nuclei Circadian Clocks Hamsters Mammals Microdialysis Structure of suprachiasmatic nucleus regulation of serotonin secretion |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |