Involvement of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in diurnal ACTH and corticosterone responsiveness to stress

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 280, Issue 2 43-2, 2001, Pages

  Sage, Dominique ^a   Maurel, Daniel ^a   Bosler, Olivier ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Neuroendocrine responses to stress; Restraint stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0035019422     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.2001.280.2.e260     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Abe K, Kroning J, Greer MA, and Critchlow V. Effects of destruction of the suprachiasmatic nuclei on the circadian rhythms in plasma corticosterone, body temperature, feeding and plasma thyrotropin. Neuroendocrinology 29: 119-131, 1979.
2. Akana SF, Cascio CS, Du JZ, Levin N, and Dallman MF. Reset of feedback in the adrenocortical system: an apparent shift in sensitivity of adrenocorticotropin to inhibition by corticosterone between morning and evening. Endocrinology 119: 2325-2332, 1986.
3. Akana SF, Scribner KA, Bradbury MJ, Strack AM, Walker CD, and Dallman MF. Feedback sensitivity of the rat hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis and its capacity to adjust to exogenous corticosterone. Endocrinology 131: 585-594, 1992.
4. Akana SF, Strack AM, Hanson ES, and Dallman MF. Regulation of activity in the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis is integral to a larger hypothalamic system that determines caloric flow. Endocrinology 135: 1125-1134, 1994.
5. Bradbury MJ, Cascio CS, Scribner KA, and Dallman MF. Stress-induced adrenocorticotropin secretion: diurnal responses and decreases during stress in the evening are not dependent on corticosterone. Endocrinology 128: 680-688, 1991.
6. Buijs RM, Kalsbeek A, Van der Woude TP, Van Heerikhuize JJ, and Shinn S. Suprachiasmatic nucleus lesion increases corticosterone secretion. Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 264: R1186-R1192, 1993.
7. Buijs RM, Wortel J, Van Heerikhuize JJ, Feenstra MGP, TerHorst GJ, Romijn HJ, and Kalsbeek A. Anatomical and functional demonstration of a multisynaptic suprachiasmatic nucleus adrenal (cortex) pathway. Eur J Neurosci 11: 1535-1544, 1999.
8. Buijs RM, Wortel J, Van Heerikhuize JJ, and Kalsbeek A. Novel environment induced inhibition of corticosterone secretion: physiological evidence for a suprachiasmatic nucleus mediated neuronal hypothalamo-adrenal cortex pathway. Brain Res 758: 229-236, 1997.
9. Conte-Devolx B, Oliver C, Giraud P, Castanas E, Boudouresque F, Gillioz P, and Millet Y. Adrenocorticotropic hormone, β-endorphin and corticosterone secretion in Brattleboro rats. Endocrinology 110: 2097-2100, 1982.
10. Dallman MF, Engeland WC, Rose JC, Wilkinson CW, Shinsako J, and Siedenburg F. Nycthemeral rhythm in adrenal responsiveness to ACTH. Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 235: R210-R218, 1978.
11. Dijkstra I, Binnekade R, and Tilders FJH. Diurnal variation in resting levels of corticosterone is not mediated by variation in adrenal responsiveness to adrenocorticotropin but involves splanchnic nerve integrity. Endocrinology 137: 540-547, 1996.
12. Edwards AV and Jones CT. The effect of splanchnic nerve stimulation on adrenocortical activity in conscious calves. J Physiol (Lond) 382: 385-396, 1987.
13. Engeland WC and Gann DS. Splanchnic nerve stimulation modulates steroid secretion in hypophysectomized dogs. Neuroendocrinology 50: 124-131, 1989.
14. Engeland WC, Shinsako J, Winget CM, Vernikos-Danellis J, and Dallman MF. Circadian patterns of stress-induced ACTH secretion are modified by corticosterone responses. Endocrinology 100: 138-147, 1977.
15. Gibbs FP. Circadian variation of ether-induced corticosterone secretion in the rat. Am J Physiol 219: 288-292, 1970.
16. Hanson ES, Bradbury MJ, Akana SF, Scribner KS, Strack AM, and Dallman MF. The diurnal rhythm in adrenocorticotropin responses to restraint in adrenalectomized rats is determined by caloric intake. Endocrinology 134: 2214-2220, 1994.
17. Ixart G, Szafarczyk A, Malaval F, and Assenmacher I. Impairment of the ether stress-induced ACTH surge in rats by ablation of the suprachiasmatic nuclei or by i. p. injections of p-chlorophenylalanine. Neuroendocrinol Lett 7: 171-174, 1985.
18. Jasper MS and Engeland WC. Splanchnic neural activity modulates ultradian and circadian rhythms in adrenocortical secretion in awake rats. Neuroendocrinology 59: 97-109, 1994.
19. Jasper MS and Engeland WC. Splanchnicotomy increases adrenal sensitivity to ACTH in nonstressed rats. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 273: E363-E368, 1997.
20. Kaneko M, Hiroshige T, Shinsako J, and Dallman MF. Diurnal changes in amplification of hormone rhythms in the adrenocortical system. Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 239: R309-R316, 1980.
21. Kaneko M, Kaneko K, Shinsako J, and Dallman MF. Adrenal sensitivity to adrenocorticotropin varies diurnally. Endocrinology 109: 70-75, 1981.
22. Kant GJ, Mougey EH, and Meyerhoff JL. Diurnal variation in neuroendocrine response to stress in rats: plasma ACTH, β-endorphin, β-LPH, corticosterone, prolactin and pituitary cyclic AMP responses. Neuroendocrinology 43: 383-390, 1986.
23. Klein DC, Moore RY, and Reppert SM (Editors). Suprachiasmatic Nucleus, the Mind's Clock. New York: Oxford Univ., 1991.
24. Moore RY and Eichler VB. Loss of circadian adrenal corticosterone rhythm following suprachiasmatic lesions in the rat. Brain Res 42: 201-206, 1972.
25. Paxinos G and Watson C. The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates (2nd ed.). New York: Academic, 1986.
26. Rusak B and Zucker I. Neural regulation of circadian rhythms. Physiol Rev 59: 449-526, 1979.
27. Stephan FK and Zucker I. Circadian rhythms in drinking behavior and locomotor activity of rats are eliminated by hypothalamic lesions. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 69: 1583-1586, 1972.
28. Szafarczyk A, Ixart G, Malaval F, Nouguier-Soulé J, and Assenmacher I. Effects of lesions of the suprachiasmatic nuclei and p-chlorophenylalanine on the circadian rhythms of adrenocorticotropic hormone and corticosterone in the plasma and on locomotor activity of rats. J Endocrinol 83: 1-16, 1979.
29. Wilson MM, Greer SE, and Greer MA. Nycterohemeral difference in inhibition of stress-induced ACTH in adrenalectomized rats. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 244: E186-E189, 1983.
30. Windle RJ, Wood SA, Shanks N, Lightman SL, and Ingram CD. Ultradian rhythm of basal corticosterone release in the female rat: dynamic interaction with the response to acute stress. Endocrinology 139: 443-450, 1998.
31. Yasuda N, Takebe K, and Greer MA. Evidence of nycterohemeral periodicity in stress-induced pituitary-adrenal activation. Neuroendocrinology 21: 214-224, 1976.
32. Zimmermann E and Critchlow V. Effects of diurnal variations in plasma corticosterone levels on adrenocortical response to stress. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 125: 658-663, 1967.