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8319592

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-8-3
pubmed:abstractText
We have studied the effects of independently altering the time of darkness and the phase of the daily melatonin rhythm during a 12-h photoperiod on the diurnal rhythms of fetal breathing movements (FBMs), low voltage electrocortical activity, and maternal and fetal plasma concentrations of PRL. Thirteen pregnant ewes were pinealectomized at 99-100 days gestation and held under a normal lighting regime (12-h photoperiod, lights off at 1900 h) until 135 days gestation. All ewes were then exposed to an altered lighting regime (12-h photoperiod, lights off at 1100 h) until 145 days gestation. Six of these ewes were infused with melatonin (12-15 micrograms/h iv) from 1100 h for 12 h each day between 125 and 135 days gestation while in the normal lighting regime, and from 1900 h while in the altered lighting regime. The remaining seven ewes were infused with saline at corresponding times. Infusion of melatonin produced a significant daily rhythm in maternal and fetal melatonin concentrations; concentrations were highest throughout the 12-h infusion period in each lighting regime. In the normal lighting regime (i.e. lights off at 1900 h) the peak incidence of FBM occurred at between 1000 and 1300 h in the ewes infused with saline or melatonin. Under the altered lighting conditions there was no 24-h variation in the incidence of FBMs in the saline-infused group, but a significant daily variation was present in the melatonin-infused group with peak incidence occurring at 1900-2200 h. The daily variation in maternal PRL concentrations was not affected by changes in the time of onset of melatonin infusion but was different in each of the two lighting regimes. In the normal lighting regime, PRL concentrations were highest at 2100 h (56.2 +/- 21.6 ng/ml) whereas in the altered lighting conditions the peak in maternal PRL occurred at 1700 h (90.4 +/- 25.1 ng/ml). The daily variation in fetal PRL concentrations was also not affected by changes in the time of onset of melatonin infusion but was different in the two lighting regimes; in the normal lighting regime, fetal PRL reached a peak (13.0 +/- 3.7 ng/ml) at 0100-0300 h whereas in the altered lighting regime the peak (29.2 +/- 9.8 ng/ml) occurred at 1700-2100 h. We have presented evidence therefore that the daily melatonin rhythm may entrain the daily rhythm in fetal breathing activity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0013-7227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
133
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
90-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Melatonin and the light-dark cycle separately influence daily behavioral and hormonal rhythms in the pregnant ewe and sheep fetus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't