TY - JOUR
T1 - Vasopressin and vasoactive intestinal peptide infused in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus elevate plasma melatonin levels
AU - Kalsbeek, A.
AU - Rikkers, M.
AU - Vivien-Roels, B.
AU - Pévet, P.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - The connection between the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) forms an important component of the melatonin rhythm-generating system. However, the chemical identity of this projection is not known. To test the possible implication of the SCN peptides vasopressin (VP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) in this projection, we performed microinfusions in the PVN during the first half of the dark period and subsequently monitored resulting plasma melatonin levels. Infusions for 7 hr of either VP or VIP, but not oxytocin, caused increased plasma melatonin levels in the middle of the dark period. These observations confirm the role of the PVN in the melatonin rhythm-generating pathway and indicate that both VP and VIP released at the level of the PVN, and probably derived from the SCN, are able to influence peripheral plasma melatonin levels
AB - The connection between the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) forms an important component of the melatonin rhythm-generating system. However, the chemical identity of this projection is not known. To test the possible implication of the SCN peptides vasopressin (VP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) in this projection, we performed microinfusions in the PVN during the first half of the dark period and subsequently monitored resulting plasma melatonin levels. Infusions for 7 hr of either VP or VIP, but not oxytocin, caused increased plasma melatonin levels in the middle of the dark period. These observations confirm the role of the PVN in the melatonin rhythm-generating pathway and indicate that both VP and VIP released at the level of the PVN, and probably derived from the SCN, are able to influence peripheral plasma melatonin levels
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-079X.1993.tb00509.x
DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-079X.1993.tb00509.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 8229645
SN - 0742-3098
VL - 15
SP - 46
EP - 52
JO - Journal of pineal research
JF - Journal of pineal research
IS - 1
ER -