Abstract:
:Previously, we have demonstrated the postembryonic development of chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus L.) pineal gland functions expressed as changes in melatonin (MEL) biosynthesis. Pineal concentrations of MEL and its precursor serotonin (5-HT) were shown to increase between the 2nd and 16th day of life. We also found that levels of the mRNAs encoding the enzymes participating in the final two steps of MEL biosynthesis from 5-HT: arylalkylamine-N-acetyltransferase (AANAT) and hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase (HIOMT), as well as their enzymatic activities, were raised during postembryonic development. Moreover, the manner of these changes was season-of-hatch dependent, even in animals kept under constant laboratory conditions (L:D 12:12). The most pronounced changes were seen in the concentrations of 5-HT and MEL, as well as in Aanat mRNA level and its enzymatic activity. The high daily variability in 5-HT content suggested that season- and age-dependent changes in the activity of the chicken pineal gland might rely on the availability of 5-HT, i.e. it may be limited by changes in pineal tryptophan (TRP) and/or 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) levels as well as by the activity of tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) and aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC): two enzymes participating in the conversion of TRP to 5-HT. The present study was undertaken with the following objectives: (1) to examine whether the pineal concentration of the 5-HT precursors TRP and 5-HTP exhibit age- and season-related changes; (2) to look for season-related differences in the transcription of the Tph1 and Ddc genes encoding enzymes TPH and AADC; (3) to identify the step(s) in postembryonic development in which these season-related variations in pineal gland function are most pronounced. Male Hy-line chickens hatched in the summer or winter, from eggs laid by hens held in L:D 16:8 conditions were kept from the day of hatch in L:D 12:12 conditions. At the age of 2 or 9 days, animals were sacrificed every 2 or 4 h over a 24-h period and their pineal glands were isolated under dim red light and processed for the measurement of (i) the pineal content of TRP, 5-HTP and 5-HT, and (ii) the level of Tph1 and Ddc mRNAs. Circadian rhythmicity of all the measured parameters was evaluated by the cosinor method. The pineal levels of TRP and 5-HT as well as the Tph1 and Ddc transcripts changed during postembryonic development in a season-related way. Whereas, the 5-HTP concentration did not vary between animals from both age groups, regardless of the season. Circadian rhythmicity of all the measured parameters was dependent on both the age and the season of hatch, and was greatest in older animals in the summer. These findings indicated that the efficiency of season-related MEL biosynthesis, reported previously, is limited by 5-HT availability and this limitation depends on the transcription of both the Tph1 and Ddc genes. Moreover, Ddc mRNA level in 9-d-old birds changed rhythmically, even though this gene is generally considered to be arrhythmic.
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Chronobiol Intjournal_title
Chronobiology internationalauthors
Piesiewicz A,Kedzierska U,Turkowska E,Adamska I,Majewski PMdoi
10.3109/07420528.2014.955185subject
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2015-02-01 00:00:00pages
59-70issue
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0742-0528issn
1525-6073journal_volume
32pub_type
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