title: Pineal modulation of ACTH 1-17 effect upon murine corticosterone production.
abstract: In tests of corticosterone production in vitro, aqueous pineal homogenate (APH) modulates the effect of a short-chain ACTH analogue, ACTH 1-17, added to adrenals from different circadian stages. Adrenal and pineal glands from female B6D2F1 mice, standardized on staggered LD 12:12 regimens, were obtained at the same clock-hour from each room, in order to cover 6 different circadian stages. Adrenals from each circadian stage were bisected and incubated with APH from the same circadian stage (isophasic incubation) or from one of the other 5 circadian stages (heterophasic incubation). ACTH 1-17 (0.05 IU) was added to each incubation medium. After 4 hours of incubation at 37 degrees C with 95% O2 and 5% CO2, the media were stored at -20 degrees C until corticosterone RIA were done. APH was found to have a statistically significant modulatory effect upon the stimulation by ACTH 1-17 of adrenal corticosterone production in vitro. This APH effect changed rhythmically as a function of circadian stage from amplification over no effect to attenuation, as a so-called feed-sideward.
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000502:physiology*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D014020:Tissue Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014020:Tissue Extracts; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; C028238:ACTH (1-17); D003345:Corticosterone