期刊
NEUROREPORT
卷 12, 期 17, 页码 3833-3837出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200112040-00046
关键词
arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase; melatonin; proteasomal proteolysis; rat; retina
资金
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS38483, NS34194] Funding Source: Medline
Several investigations have shown that illumination at night reduces melatonin level in the mammalian pineal, but the effect of night illumination on the retina is not known. In this study retinas were cultured in a flow-through apparatus and then were exposed to light at ZT 18. Light exposure reduced melatonin levels to the daytime level within 30 mim The reduction of melatonin levels was due to a rapid decrease in the activity of the enzyme AA-NAT; AA-NAT mRNA levels were not affected by illumination. Pre-incubation with lactacystin (25 muM) prevented light-induced reduction of AA-NAT activity and melatonin levels. These results demonstrate that melatonin levels in the mammalian retina are affected by light exposure at night, via proteosomal proteolysis of AA-NAT. NeuroReport 12:3833-3837 (C) 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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