Influence of dietary melatonin on photoreceptor survival in the rat retina: An ocular toxicity study

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-250

  Wiechmann, Allan F ^a   Chignell, Colin F ^b   Roberts, Joan E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

circadian; melatonin; photoreceptor; retina; toxicity

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EYE TOXICITY; FEMALE; ILLUMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LIGHTING; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 39149091359     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.10.015     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Aldeghi R., Lissoni P., Barni S., Ardrizzoia A., Tancini G., Pozzi M., Ricci G., Conto A., and Maestroni G.J. Low-dose interleukin-2 subcutaneous immunotherapy in association with the pineal hormone melatonin as a first-line therapy in locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. Eur. J. Cancer 30A (1994) 167-170
2. Armstrong S.M. Melatonin. The internal Zeitgeber of mammals?. Pineal Res. Rev. 7 (1989) 157-202
3. Besharse J.C., and Dunis D.A. Methoxyindoles and photoreceptor metabolism: activation of rod shedding. Science 219 (1983) 1341-1342
4. Boatright J.H., Rubim N.M., and Iuvone P.M. Regulation of endogenous dopamine release in amphibian retina by melatonin: the role of GABA. Vis. Neurosci. 11 (1994) 1013-1018
5. Bubenik G.A., and Purtill R.A. The role of melatonin and dopamine in retinal physiology. Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 58 (1980) 1457-1462
6. Cahill G.M., and Besharse J.C. Light-sensitive melatonin synthesis by Xenopus photoreceptors after destruction of the inner retina. Vis. Neurosci. 8 (1992) 487-490
7. Claustrat B., Brun J., David M., Sassolas G., and Chazot G. Melatonin and jet lag: confirmatory result using a simplified protocol. Biol. Psychiatry 32 (1992) 705-711
8. Cosci B., Longoni B., and Marchiafava P.L. Melatonin induces membrane conductance changes in isolated retinal rod receptor cells. Life Sci. 60 (1997) 1885-1889
9. Dollins A.B., Zhdanova I.V., Wurtman R.J., Lynch H.J., and Deng M.H. Effect of inducing nocturnal serum melatonin concentrations in daytime on sleep, mood, body temperature, and performance. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 91 (1994) 1824-1828
10. Dubocovich M.L. Melatonin is a potent modulator of dopamine release in the retina. Nature 306 (1983) 782-784
11. 125]iodomelatonin to characterize melatonin binding sites in chicken retina. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 84 (1987) 3916-3920
12. Green C.B., Cahill G.M., and Besharse J.C. Tryptophan hydroxylase is expressed by photoreceptors in Xenopus laevis retina. Vis. Neurosci. 12 (1995) 663-670
13. Guerlotte J., Greve P., Bernard M., Grechez-Cassiau A., and Collin J.P. Hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase in the chicken retina: immunocytochemical localization and daily rhythm of mRNA. Eur. J. Neurosci. 8 (1996) 710-715
14. Kenward M.G., and Roger J.H. Small sample inference for fixed effects from restricted maximum likelihood. Biometrics 53 (1997) 983-997
15. Krizaj D., and Witkovsky P. Effects of submicromolar concentrations of dopamine on photoreceptor to horizontal cell communication. Brain Res. 627 (1993) 122-128
16. Lewy A.J., Wehr T.A., Goodwin F.K., Newsome D.A., and Markey S.P. Light suppresses melatonin secretion in humans. Science 210 (1980) 1267-1269
17. Liang F.-Q., Aleman T.S., Yang Z., Cideciyan A.V., Jacobson S.G., and Bennett J. Melatonin delays photoreceptor degeneration in the rds/rds mouse. Neuroreport 12 (2001) 1011-1014
18. Lissoni P., Barni S., Tancini G., Ardizzoia A., Ricci G., Aldeghi R., Brivio F., Tisi E., Rovelli F., and Rescaldani R. A randomized study with subcutaneous low dose interleukin 2 alone vs interleukin 2 plus the pineal neurohormone melatonin in advanced solid neoplasms other than renal cancer and melanoma. Br. J. Cancer 69 (1994) 196-199
19. Michon J.J., Li Z.-L., Shiouro N., Anderson R.J., and Tso M.O.M. A comparative study of methods of photoreceptor morphometry. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 32 (1991) 280-284
20. Niki T., Hamanda T., and Ohtomi M. The localization of the site of arylalklamine N-acetyltransferase circadian expression in the photoreceptor cells of mammalian retina. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 248 (1998) 115-120
21. Pang S.F., Yu H.S., Suen H.C., and Brown G.M. Melatonin in the retina of rats: a diurnal rhythm. J. Endocrinol. 87 (1980) 89-93
22. Petrie K., Conaglen J.V., Thompson L., and Chamberlain K. Effect of melatonin on jet lag after long haul flights. Br. Med. J. 298 (1989) 705-707
23. Rapp L.M., and Williams T.P. The role of ocular pigmentation in protecting against retinal light damage. Vision Res. 20 (1980) 1127-1131
24. Reiter R.J. The pineal gland and its hormones in the control of reproduction in mammals. Endocr. Rev. 1 (1980) 109-131
25. Reuss S., and Kiefer W. Melatonin administered systematically alters the properties of visual cortex cells in cat: further evidence for a role in visual information processing. Vision Res. 29 (1989) 1089-1093
26. SAS Institute, Inc. The MIXED procedure. SAS/STAT User's Guide, Version 8 vol. 2 (1999), Cary, North Carolina
27. SAS Institute, Inc. The MULTTEST procedure. SAS/STAT User's Guide, Version 8 vol. 2 (1999), Cary, North Carolina
28. Scher J., Wankiewicz E., Brown G.M., and Fujieda H. MT(1) melatonin receptor in the human retina: expression and localization. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 43 (2002) 889-897
29. Semm P., and Vollrath L. Alterations in the spontaneous activity of cells in the guinea pig pineal gland and visual system produced by pineal indoles. J. Neural Trans. 53 (1982) 265-275
30. Sugawara T., Sieving P.A., Iuvone P.M., and Bush R.A. The melatonin antagonist luzindole protects retinal photoreceptors from light damage in the rat. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 39 (1998) 2458-2465
31. White M.P., and Fisher L.J. Effects of exogenous melatonin on circadian disc shedding in the albino rat retina. Vision Res. 29 (1989) 167-179
32. Wiechmann A.F. Hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase is expressed in a subpopulation of photoreceptors in the chicken retina. J. Pineal Res. 20 (1996) 217-225
33. Wiechmann A.F., and Craft C.M. Localization of mRNA encoding the indolamine synthesizing enzyme, hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase, in chicken pineal gland and retina by in situ hybridization. Neurosci. Lett. 150 (1993) 207-211
34. Wiechmann A.F., and O'Steen W.K. Melatonin increases photoreceptor susceptibility to light-induced damage. Invest. Opthalmol. Vis. Sci. 33 (1992) 1894-1902
35. Wiechmann A.F., and Wirsig-Wiechmann C.R. Multiple cell targets for melatonin action in Xenopus laevis retina: distribution of melatonin receptor immunoreactivity. Vis. Neurosci. 18 (2001) 1-8
36. Wiechmann A.F., Bok D., and Horwitz J. Melatonin binding in the frog retina: autoradiographic and biochemical analysis. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 27 (1986) 153-163
37. 1c melatonin receptor in transgenic Xenopus laevis retina. Invest. Opthalmol. Vis. Sci. 44 (2003) 4522-4531
38. Wiechmann A.F., Yang X.-L., Wu S.M., and Hollyfield J.G. Melatonin enhances horizontal cell sensitivity in salamander retina. Brain Res 453 (1988) 377-380
39. Zhdanova I.V., Wurtman R.J., Lynch H.J., Ives J.R., Dollins A.B., Morabito C., Matheson J.K., and Schomer D.L. Sleep-inducing effects of low-doses of melatonin ingested in the evening. Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. 57 (1995) 552-558