title: Bicuculline blocks neuropeptide Y-induced phase advances when microinjected in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of Syrian hamsters.
abstract: Microinjection of neuropeptide Y (NPY) into the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus (SCN) during the middle of the subjective day (i.e. circadian time 6) causes large phase advances in circadian rhythms. The present study demonstrates that microinjection of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) antagonist, bicuculline, completely blocks NPY-induced phase advances. These data indicate that GABAA activity within the SCN may mediate the phase shifting effects of some stimuli on the circadian pacemaker.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta 30302-4010, USA.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Huhman
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Babagbemi
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Albers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001640:Bicuculline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D058787:GABA-A Receptor Antagonists; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D008845:Microinjections; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000378:metabolism; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013493:Suprachiasmatic Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D058787:GABA-A Receptor Antagonists; D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; D001640:Bicuculline