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The circannual rhythms of plasma 18-hydroxy-11-deoxycorticosterone (18-OH-DOC), total and free cortisol have been documented on a circadian basis in January, March, June and October in seven young men (24 years old), six elderly men, six elderly women and six elderly demented subjects, both men and women, in their eighties. Blood samples were drawn every 4 h over a 24-h period at each sampling session and urine samples were collected at 4-h intervals only from the young men. A circadian rhythm of 17-hydroxycorticosteroids (17-OH-CS), 17-ketosteroids (17-KS), urinary free cortisol and 18-OH-DOC was defined for each of the four seasons with stable acrophases throughout the year and the same excretory profiles. A circannual rhythm was validated in young men for 17-OH-CS, urinary free cortisol and 18-OH-DOC but not for 17-KS. A circadian rhythm of plasma free cortisol, the active form of the hormone, plasma total cortisol and plasma 18-OH-DOC was validated in all groups and at all the seasons at which samples were taken. The secretory profiles of 18-OH-DOC, free and total cortisol were very similar, with no differences attributable to age, sex or mental condition except for the levels of plasma free cortisol and 18-OH-DOC which were higher and lower respectively in the elderly subjects. Whereas a circannual rhythm of plasma 18-OH-DOC was validated for all groups, a circannual rhythm of both free and total cortisol in the plasma was validated in young men but not in any group of elderly subjects. This loss of the circannual rhythmicity of cortisol in the elderly may reflect the decrease with age of the capacity to adapt to seasonal external factors.
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, as pinealectomy abolishes detectable melatonin in the blood ( Lewy et al . 1980 a ). Circadian rhythmicity of pineal melatonin synthesis Concentrations of melatonin in the blood exhibit a pronounced circadian rhythm, with elevated levels during the
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developing in the neonatal preoptic area showed plasticity with a binary outcome determined by the presence or absence of exposure to sex hormones ( Raisman & Field 1973 ). My publication appeared 2 years after Harris' death. Circadian rhythms: the
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The daily changes in rat thyroid calcitonin and its specific mRNA concentrations, and the relationship between their dynamics and the plasma levels of calcitonin, calcium and phosphate over a 24-h period were investigated. The circulating calcitonin concentration rose during the daily dark period when plasma calcium and phosphate levels were minimal, indicating that plasma calcitonin rhythm cannot be generated directly by a linear effect of calcium on hormone secretion. Moreover, we established that the expression of the calcitonin gene also exhibited periodic dynamics observable at the pretranslational level: the gland content of hybridizable specific calcitonin RNA displayed daily rhythms; specific RNA levels peaked during the light period and were minimal during the first part of the dark period. Significant changes in thyroid calcitonin concentrations also occurred over a 24-h period. Statistical analyses which distinguished between variations over the 24-h period and residual variations were performed to test the relationships between the various parameters. The daily rhythms of hybridizable RNA, thyroid calcitonin and plasma minerals appeared to be in phase, while the plasma calcitonin concentration displayed variations out of phase with these rhythms. The implication of the correlations observed on the residual variations is discussed in comparison with the temporal relationship between the daily variations. The results fit the hypothesis that hormone production and secretion are self-oscillating processes. Plasma concentrations of calcium and phosphate might play a role in the synchronization of the calcitonin metabolism periodicity.
Journal of Endocrinology (1989) 122, 527–534
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In the present study the circadian changes which occur in the levels of corticosterone in the brain and plasma in Sprague–Dawley rats are reported. The levels of corticosterone in the brain were found to have a daily trough and crest with timing similar to that observed for the plasma steroid. In addition, the effect of histamine stress on the corticosterone content of the particulate and the soluble fractions at the trough and crest was examined. The levels of both brain fractions were significantly higher 20 min after histamine injection. The time of day at which the stress was applied was not a significant factor in the magnitude of the stress response.
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The role of melatonin in animals which do not show marked seasonal changes in reproduction is disputed, in part because of the wide variation in reported concentrations. One reason for this may be the difficulties associated with the measurement of low molar concentrations of melatonin and the presence of a wide variety of potentially cross-reacting substances. The availability of a high affinity antiserum has allowed an assay, with low cross-reactivity and good sensitivity, to be established for the direct measurement of melatonin in a wide range of biological fluids, in particular serum, plasma and follicular fluid from man and rat. The high affinity of the antiserum enabled a tritium label of high specific activity to be used, removing the problems associated with the iodination of a small molecular weight compound. Melatonin concentrations in the assay were evaluated by four different methods: UV absorbance, gas chromatography, comparison of the immunoreactive concentrations of the label with the expected concentration by dilution and by comparison with a previously established assay which uses the same antiserum.
Melatonin was measured in serum from twelve healthy women over two 24-h periods; eight women with normal menstrual cycles and four taking the contraceptive pill. Concentrations were found to range from 19·8 to 215 pmol/l during the day in both groups. In women with normal menstrual cycles peak concentrations of 513·2 ± 54·1 (s.e.m.) pmol/l were recorded at 04.00 h, whereas higher concentrations were found in women taking the pill, reaching a peak of 849·12 ± 21·8 (s.e.m.) pmol/l at 04.00 h. Similar melatonin concentrations were measured in the two 24-h periods.
In the adult male rat, serum melatonin concentrations varied from 92·66 ± 37·9 (s.e.m.) pmol/l at 12.00 h, rising to 526 ± 55·6 (s.e.m.) pmol/l at 04.00 h.
This direct assay is more practical and robust than the assays currently available. The careful validation of assay characteristics allows its widespread use in both clinical studies and the investigation of the role of melatonin in different species.
J. Endocr. (1985) 106, 387–394
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Three Merino ewes, adapted for about 3 weeks to their environment, were bled at 10 min intervals through a jugular venous cannula. Radioimmunoassay of plasma samples for cortisol revealed marked diurnal variations with peak levels just after midnight and lowest values in the afternoon. This rhythm appeared to result from a changing amplitude associated with a distinct ultradian rhythm (frequency 0·8–1·2 cycles/h) in the plasma level of cortisol. Calculation of the daily rate of secretion of cortisol from the hormone profiles gave a mean value of 8·49 mg. Arguments are put forward in favour of this method for obtaining the true rate of secretion of cortisol.
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The uptake of radioactive phosphorus by the pineal gland in White Leghorn cockerels (Gallus domesticus) showed a diurnal variation with maxima in the light phase and minima in the dark phase of the light:dark cycle. Constant light caused the rhythm to disappear while constant dark had no effect other than lowering the amplitude of the variations. These data indicate that the rhythm in pineal uptake of 32P is circadian.
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clocks present in most of the cell types in cartilage and bone ( Dudek & Meng 2014 , Yang & Meng 2016 ). Alterations in the circadian rhythm of skeletal biology are associated with the development of various disorders, including osteoarthritis (OA
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Introduction Circadian rhythm is generated by genetically determined biological clock, and is prominently entrained by cues from the 24-h light:darkness cycle ( Dunlap 1999 , Reppert & Weaver 2001 ). In mammals, the central clock is
