title: Effect of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor and granulocyte colony stimulating factor on melatonin secretion in rats in vivo and in vitro studies.
abstract: The study was performed in order to clarify whether granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) affect melatonin production and release. We have found that both factors (GM-CSF at doses of 10.0 and 100.0 micrograms/kg, and G-CSF at doses of 1.0, 10.0, and 100.0 micrograms/kg) stimulate melatonin secretion in rats in vivo. Positive correlations between tested doses of GM-CSF and G-CSF and plasma melatonin levels were observed (P < 0.01). Moreover, GM-CSF at doses of 2.0 and 20.0 ng/ml activated in vitro the pineal gland to melatonin release (P < 0.05) in a dose-dependent manner.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Endocrinology, University School of Medicine, Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zylińska
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Komorowski
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Robak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mucha
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stepień
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; D008550:Melatonin