title: Adrenergic and peptidergic regulations of hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase activity in rat pineal gland.
abstract: Mechanisms involved in the regulation of hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase (HIOMT) activity were investigated in the rat pineal. Isoproterenol, db-cAMP, PACAP or VIP had no acute (6 h) effect whereas NPY, thapsigargin and a PKC activator stimulated HIOMT activity by 30-40%. Chronic stimulation (6 days) with isoproterenol, db-cAMP, or each peptide prevented the long-term decrease of HIOMT activity. Phenylephrine had neither short- nor long-term effect on enzyme activity. These results indicate that HIOMT activity is long- and short-term regulated by various neurotransmitters.
authors.affiliation: Neurobiologie des Fonctions Rythmiques et Saisonnières, UMR-CNRS 7518, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ribelayga
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pévet
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Simonneaux
mesh_terms: D000121:Acetylserotonin O-Methyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000494:pharmacology; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000494:pharmacology; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic / Q000502:physiology*; D019284:Thapsigargin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C495403:Adcyap1 protein, rat; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D009479:Neuropeptides; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D019284:Thapsigargin; D000121:Acetylserotonin O-Methyltransferase; D008550:Melatonin; D007545:Isoproterenol; D009638:Norepinephrine