Diurnal Variations of Benzodiazepine Binding in Rat Cerebral Cortex: Disruption by Pinealectomy

In a previous work, pinealectomy was found to depress benzodiazepine (BZP) receptor binding in cerebral cortex membranes of rats killed at noon. In order to assess the effect of pineal removal on diurnal variations of BZP binding site concentration and affinity, groups of intact, pinealectomized, or...

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spelling paper:paper_07423098_v3_n2_p101_Acuna‐Castroviejo2023-06-08T15:44:44Z Diurnal Variations of Benzodiazepine Binding in Rat Cerebral Cortex: Disruption by Pinealectomy brain benzodiazepine binding diurnal rhythms melatonin pineal gland pinealectomy benzodiazepine receptor flunitrazepam melatonin radioisotope animal cell animal experiment autopsy brain cortex central nervous system circadian rhythm drug administration drug binding drug receptor binding flunitrazepam h 3 methodology nonhuman pharmacokinetics pinealectomy rat Animal Cerebral Cortex Circadian Rhythm Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Flunitrazepam Male Melatonin Membranes Pineal Gland Rats Receptors, GABA-A Support, Non-U.S. Gov't In a previous work, pinealectomy was found to depress benzodiazepine (BZP) receptor binding in cerebral cortex membranes of rats killed at noon. In order to assess the effect of pineal removal on diurnal variations of BZP binding site concentration and affinity, groups of intact, pinealectomized, or sham‐ pinealectomized rats (subjected to surgery 2 wk earlier) were killed at six different time intervals during the 24‐h cycle. BZP binding was assessed by Scatchard analysis of 3H‐flunitrazepam high‐affinity binding to cerebral cortex membranes. In intact and sham‐pinealectomized rats, a maximum in BZP receptor concentration was found at midnight. Pinealectomy blunted the nocturnal peak of receptor concentration and caused a significant depression of binding site number at noon. No changes in the affinity of the binding sites for the radioligand were detected as a function of time of day or following surgery. In a doseresponse experiment for melatonin ability to restore the depressed BZP receptor concentration of cerebral cortex membranes of pinealectomized rats killed at noon, a minimal effective dose of 25 μg/kg body weight was obtained. These results further support a link between pineal activity and brain BZP receptors in rats. Copyright © 1986, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved 1986 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_07423098_v3_n2_p101_Acuna‐Castroviejo http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07423098_v3_n2_p101_Acuna‐Castroviejo
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topic brain benzodiazepine binding
diurnal rhythms
melatonin
pineal gland
pinealectomy
benzodiazepine receptor
flunitrazepam
melatonin
radioisotope
animal cell
animal experiment
autopsy
brain cortex
central nervous system
circadian rhythm
drug administration
drug binding
drug receptor binding
flunitrazepam h 3
methodology
nonhuman
pharmacokinetics
pinealectomy
rat
Animal
Cerebral Cortex
Circadian Rhythm
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Flunitrazepam
Male
Melatonin
Membranes
Pineal Gland
Rats
Receptors, GABA-A
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
spellingShingle brain benzodiazepine binding
diurnal rhythms
melatonin
pineal gland
pinealectomy
benzodiazepine receptor
flunitrazepam
melatonin
radioisotope
animal cell
animal experiment
autopsy
brain cortex
central nervous system
circadian rhythm
drug administration
drug binding
drug receptor binding
flunitrazepam h 3
methodology
nonhuman
pharmacokinetics
pinealectomy
rat
Animal
Cerebral Cortex
Circadian Rhythm
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Flunitrazepam
Male
Melatonin
Membranes
Pineal Gland
Rats
Receptors, GABA-A
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Diurnal Variations of Benzodiazepine Binding in Rat Cerebral Cortex: Disruption by Pinealectomy
topic_facet brain benzodiazepine binding
diurnal rhythms
melatonin
pineal gland
pinealectomy
benzodiazepine receptor
flunitrazepam
melatonin
radioisotope
animal cell
animal experiment
autopsy
brain cortex
central nervous system
circadian rhythm
drug administration
drug binding
drug receptor binding
flunitrazepam h 3
methodology
nonhuman
pharmacokinetics
pinealectomy
rat
Animal
Cerebral Cortex
Circadian Rhythm
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Flunitrazepam
Male
Melatonin
Membranes
Pineal Gland
Rats
Receptors, GABA-A
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
description In a previous work, pinealectomy was found to depress benzodiazepine (BZP) receptor binding in cerebral cortex membranes of rats killed at noon. In order to assess the effect of pineal removal on diurnal variations of BZP binding site concentration and affinity, groups of intact, pinealectomized, or sham‐ pinealectomized rats (subjected to surgery 2 wk earlier) were killed at six different time intervals during the 24‐h cycle. BZP binding was assessed by Scatchard analysis of 3H‐flunitrazepam high‐affinity binding to cerebral cortex membranes. In intact and sham‐pinealectomized rats, a maximum in BZP receptor concentration was found at midnight. Pinealectomy blunted the nocturnal peak of receptor concentration and caused a significant depression of binding site number at noon. No changes in the affinity of the binding sites for the radioligand were detected as a function of time of day or following surgery. In a doseresponse experiment for melatonin ability to restore the depressed BZP receptor concentration of cerebral cortex membranes of pinealectomized rats killed at noon, a minimal effective dose of 25 μg/kg body weight was obtained. These results further support a link between pineal activity and brain BZP receptors in rats. Copyright © 1986, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
title Diurnal Variations of Benzodiazepine Binding in Rat Cerebral Cortex: Disruption by Pinealectomy
title_short Diurnal Variations of Benzodiazepine Binding in Rat Cerebral Cortex: Disruption by Pinealectomy
title_full Diurnal Variations of Benzodiazepine Binding in Rat Cerebral Cortex: Disruption by Pinealectomy
title_fullStr Diurnal Variations of Benzodiazepine Binding in Rat Cerebral Cortex: Disruption by Pinealectomy
title_full_unstemmed Diurnal Variations of Benzodiazepine Binding in Rat Cerebral Cortex: Disruption by Pinealectomy
title_sort diurnal variations of benzodiazepine binding in rat cerebral cortex: disruption by pinealectomy
publishDate 1986
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_07423098_v3_n2_p101_Acuna‐Castroviejo
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07423098_v3_n2_p101_Acuna‐Castroviejo
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