The effect of melatonin on liver superoxide dismutase activity, serum nitrate and thyroid hormone levels
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY, cilt.50, sa.1, ss.149-153, 2000 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2000
- Doi Numarası: 10.2170/jjphysiol.50.149
- Dergi Adı: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.149-153
- Anahtar Kelimeler: melatonin, nitrate, superoxide dismutase, thyroxine, triiodothyronine, NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE, CYCLIC-GMP PRODUCTION, RAT, INHIBITION, DAMAGE, BRAIN, CELL
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Melatonin is a main neurohormone of the pineal gland. The effects of melatonin on the level of serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroxine (T-4), triiodothyronine (T-3), nitrate, melatonin and liver superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were examined in rats. Melatonin was injected at the dose of 10 mg/kg for 7 days, 2 h before turning the lights off. Rats were decapitated at 10:00 a.m, and 02:00 a.m., which are the times of the lowest and highest serum melatonin levels, respectively. Blood and tissue samples were collected. Decreased TSH, T-3, T-4 and nitrate levels were determined in the melatonin-injected and nighttime groups. Melatonin levels showed a diurnal rhythm. SOD activity increased in the melatonin-treated group. The results demonstrate that increased SOD activity, and reduced serum TSH, T-3, T-4 and nitrate levels correlated with the serum melatonin levels.