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Thompson WA, Vijayan MM. Zygotic Exposure to Venlafaxine Disrupts the Circadian Locomotor Activity Behaviour in Zebrafish Larvae. J Pineal Res 2024; 76:e12984. [PMID: 38874070 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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The antidepressant venlafaxine, a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, is commonly prescribed to treat major depressive disorder and is found at high concentrations in the aquatic environment. Concerns have been raised related to the health of aquatic organisms in response to this nontargeted pharmaceutical exposure. For instance, we previously demonstrated that exposure to venlafaxine perturbs neurodevelopment, leading to behavioural alterations in zebrafish (Danio rerio). We also observed disruption in serotonin expression in the pineal and raphe, regions critical in regulating circadian rhythms, leading us to hypothesize that zygotic exposure to venlafaxine disrupts the circadian locomotor rhythm in larval zebrafish. To test this, we microinjected zebrafish embryos with venlafaxine (1 or 10 ng) and recorded the locomotor activity in 5-day-old larvae over a 24-h period. Venlafaxine deposition reduced larval locomotor activity during the light phase, but not during the dark phase of the diurnal cycle. The melatonin levels were higher in the dark compared to during the light photoperiod and this was not affected by embryonic venlafaxine deposition. Venlafaxine exposure also did not affect the transcript abundance of clock genes, including clock1a, bmal2, cry1a and per2, which showed a clear day/night rhythmicity. A notable finding was that exposure to luzindole, a melatonin receptor antagonist, decreased the locomotor activity in the control group in light, whereas the activity was higher in larvae raised from the venlafaxine-deposited embryos. Overall, zygotic exposure to venlafaxine disrupts the locomotor activity of larval zebrafish fish during the day, demonstrating the capacity of antidepressants to disrupt the circadian rhythms in behaviour. Our results suggest that disruption in melatonin signalling may be playing a role in the venlafaxine impact on circadian behaviour, but further investigation is required to elucidate the possible mechanisms in larval zebrafish.
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- W Andrew Thompson
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Byun JH, Hyeon JY, Hettiarachchi SA, Udagawa S, Mahardini A, Kim JM, Hur SP, Takemura A. Effects of dopamine and melatonin treatment on the expression of the genes associated with artificially induced sexual maturation in Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY. PART A, ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 341:389-399. [PMID: 38334250 DOI: 10.1002/jez.2788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) is a commercially important fish species in Asia. Understanding factors like photoperiod, temperature, and lunar cycles is crucial for successful aquaculture and managing its reproduction. Melatonin and dopamine (DA) are essential for regulating reproduction in vertebrates, including fish. This study investigated the effects of melatonin and DA on the reproductive system of mature male Japanese eels to better understand reproductive regulation in fish. To clarify the effects of these hormones on sexual maturation in eels, a critical stage in the reproductive process, sexual maturation was induced by injecting human chorionic gonadotropin, which stimulates the production of sex hormones. To check the effect of melatonin and DA on sexual maturation, DA, melatonin, and DA + domperidone were intraperitoneally injected into fish from each group (six per treatment) at a dose of 1 mg/kg body weight. The fish were then examined using quantitative RT-PCR by comparing the messenger RNA level of reproduction-related genes (gonadotropin releasing hormone 1; gnrh1, gonadotropin releasing hormone 2; gnrh2, follicle stimulating hormone; fshβ, luteinizing hormone; lhβ and DA receptor 2b; d2b), involved in the gonadotropic axis in eels, to those that received a control injection. The results indicate significant differences in the expression levels of gnrh1, gnrh2 and d2b in the brain and d2b, fshβ, lhβ in the pituitary at different stages of sexual maturation. Melatonin appears to enhance the production of sex gonadotropins, whereas DA inhibits them. These findings suggest an interaction between melatonin and DA in regulating reproduction in Japanese eels.
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- Jun-Hwan Byun
- Department of Fisheries Biology, College of Fisheries Sciences, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea
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- Division of Polar Life Science, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Co-Creation Management, Organization for Research Promotion, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia
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- Department of Fisheries Biology, College of Fisheries Sciences, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Science, Jeju National University, Jeju, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Marine Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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Panigrahi AK, Pal PK, Sarkar Paria D. Melatonin as an Ameliorative Agent Against Cadmium- and Lead-Induced Toxicity in Fish: an Overview. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2024:10.1007/s12010-023-04723-3. [PMID: 38224395 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-023-04723-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Diverse anthropogenic activities and lack of knowledge on its consequences have promoted serious heavy metal contaminations in different aquatic systems throughout the globe. The non-biodegradable nature of most of these toxic heavy metals has increased the concern on their possible bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms as well as in other vertebrates. Among these aquatic species, fish are most sensitive to such contaminated water that not only decreases their chance of survivability in the nature but also increases the probability of biomagnifications of these heavy metals in higher order food chain. After entering the fish body, heavy metals induce detrimental changes in different vital organs by impairing multiple physiological and biochemical pathways that are essential for the species. Such alterations may include tissue damage, induction of oxidative stress, immune-suppression, endocrine disorders, uncontrolled cell proliferation, DNA damage, and even apoptosis. Although uncountable reports have explored the toxic effects of different heavy metals in diverse fish species, but surprisingly, only a few attempts have been made to ameliorate such toxic effects. Since, oxidative stress seems to be the underlying common factor in such heavy metal-induced toxicity, therefore, a potent and endogenous antioxidant with no side effect may be an appropriate therapeutic solution. Apart from summarizing the toxic effects of two important toxicants, i.e., cadmium and lead in fish, the novelty of the present treatise lies in its arguments in favor of using melatonin, an endogenous free radical scavenger and indirect antioxidant, in ameliorating the toxic effects of heavy metals in any fish species.
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- Ashis Kumar Panigrahi
- The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, 713104, India
- Eco-toxicology, Fisheries & Aquaculture Extension Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Beng, al-741235, India
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- Oxidative Stress and Free Radical Biology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, 92, A.P.C. Road, Kolkata, 700009, India
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- Department of Zoology, Chandernagore College, The University of Burdwan, Chandernagore, West Beng, al-712136, India.
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Acharyya A, Das J, Hasan KN. Rhythmicity in testicular melatonin and its correlation with the dynamics of spermatogenic cells in an annual reproductive cycle of Clarias batrachus under natural photo-thermal conditions. Theriogenology 2023; 208:15-27. [PMID: 37290144 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Melatonin, the pineal hormone, is synthesized and secreted rhythmically in accordance with various environmental cues especially photo-thermal conditions. The reproductive physiology of seasonal breeders is synchronized with the surroundings by melatonin as a neuroendocrine mediator to acts as an important factor in fish reproduction. However, the data on the participation of melatonin in male reproduction and the putative interaction with the process of spermatogenesis in fish is scarce till date. So, major objectives of the current study are to determine for the first time, the relationship, if any, between seasonal levels of melatonin and testicular development and maturation of the germ cells, and also the involvements of specific meteorological parameters in spermatogenesis under natural photo-thermal conditions. We measured the concentration of circulatory and testicular melatonin; value of gonadosomatic index (GSI), relative percentages of different developing spermatogenic cells, area and perimeter (size and shape) of seminiferous lobules along with the level/duration of rainfall, water temperature and day length in six reproductive phases throughout an annual cycle in adult male catfish (Clarias batrachus). Intra-testicular and serum melatonin concentration showed a similar seasonal pattern with a peak during "functional maturity" phase and trough during "slow spermatogenesis" phase. Correlation as well as regression analyses also supported this positive relationship. Interestingly, intra-testicular melatonin also showed a significant positive correlation with GSI and relative percentage as well as lobular size of mature stages (spermatid and spermatozoa) of germ cells in an annual cycle. Furthermore, meteorological factors exhibited as critical cues to regulate the dynamics (in %) of spermatogenic cells and the level of testicular melatonin throughout the annual gonadal cycle. Our results corroborated by principal component (PC) analysis and showed very clearly that active "functional maturity" state is characterized by GSI, testicular melatonin, relative abundance and lobular size of mature spermatogenic stages as key internal oscillators; and studied environmental variables as the external clues for the regulation of spawning process. Collectively, the present data revealed that there is a relationship between melatonin levels and testicular growth and development of germ cells in Clarias batrachus under natural photo-thermal conditions.
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- Akash Acharyya
- Department of Zoology, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, 723104, India
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- Department of Zoology, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, 723104, India
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- Department of Zoology, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, 723104, India.
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Gairin E, Dussenne M, Mercader M, Berthe C, Reynaud M, Metian M, Mills SC, Lenfant P, Besseau L, Bertucci F, Lecchini D. Harbours as unique environmental sites of multiple anthropogenic stressors on fish hormonal systems. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2022; 555:111727. [PMID: 35863654 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2022.111727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Fish development and acclimation to environmental conditions are strongly mediated by the hormonal endocrine system. In environments contaminated by anthropogenic stressors, hormonal pathway alterations can be detrimental for growth, survival, fitness, and at a larger scale for population maintenance. In the context of increasingly contaminated marine environments worldwide, numerous laboratory studies have confirmed the effect of one or a combination of pollutants on fish hormonal systems. However, this has not been confirmed in situ. In this review, we explore the body of knowledge related to the influence of anthropogenic stressors disrupting fish endocrine systems, recent advances (focusing on thyroid hormones and stress hormones such as cortisol), and potential research perspectives. Through this review, we highlight how harbours can be used as "in situ laboratories" given the variety of anthropogenic stressors (such as plastic, chemical, sound, light pollution, and invasive species) that can be simultaneously investigated in harbours over long periods of time.
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- Emma Gairin
- Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-Son, Kunigami District, 904-0495, Okinawa, Japan.
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins (BIOM), F-66650, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-Son, Kunigami District, 904-0495, Okinawa, Japan
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- Laboratoire d'Excellence "CORAIL", France; PSL Université Paris, EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, UAR3278 CRIOBE, 98729, Moorea, French Polynesia
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- Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna-Son, Kunigami District, 904-0495, Okinawa, Japan; PSL Université Paris, EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, UAR3278 CRIOBE, 98729, Moorea, French Polynesia
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- International Atomic Energy Agency - Environment Laboratories, 4a Quai Antoine 1er, MC, 98000, Principality of Monaco, Monaco
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- Laboratoire d'Excellence "CORAIL", France; PSL Université Paris, EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, UAR3278 CRIOBE, 98729, Moorea, French Polynesia
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- Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, 58 Avenue Paul Alduy, F-66860, Perpignan, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR Biologie Intégrative des Organismes Marins (BIOM), F-66650, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
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- Functional and Evolutionary Morphology Lab, University of Liège, 4000, Liege, Belgium
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- Laboratoire d'Excellence "CORAIL", France; PSL Université Paris, EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, UAR3278 CRIOBE, 98729, Moorea, French Polynesia
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Huang Y, Li J, Bian C, Li R, You X, Shi Q. Evolutionary Genomics Reveals Multiple Functions of Arylalkylamine N-Acetyltransferase in Fish. Front Genet 2022; 13:820442. [PMID: 35664299 PMCID: PMC9160868 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.820442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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As an important hormone, melatonin participates in endocrine regulation of diverse functions in vertebrates. Its biosynthesis is catalyzed by four cascaded enzymes, among them, arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AANAT) is the most critical one. Although only single aanat gene has been identified in most groups of vertebrates, researchers including us have determined that fish have the most diverse of aanat genes (aanat1a, aanat1b, and aanat2), playing various potential roles such as seasonal migration, amphibious aerial vision, and cave or deep-sea adaptation. With the rapid development of genome and transcriptome sequencing, more and more putative sequences of fish aanat genes are going to be available. Related phylogeny and functional investigations will enrich our understanding of AANAT functions in various fish species.
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- Yu Huang
- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGI, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Yu Huang, ; Qiong Shi,
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, VIB-Ugent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGI, Shenzhen, China
- BGI Education Center, College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGI, Shenzhen, China
- BGI Education Center, College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGI, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Key Lab of Marine Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Molecular Breeding in Marine Economic Animals, BGI Academy of Marine Sciences, BGI Marine, BGI, Shenzhen, China
- BGI Education Center, College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
- *Correspondence: Yu Huang, ; Qiong Shi,
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Kumar P, Wisdom KS, Kumar Ram R, Gireesh-Babu P, Kumar Nayak S, Nagpure NS, Sharma R. Gonadotropin inhibitory hormone receptors (GnIHRs): Molecular characterization and synergistic effect of different drugs in Indian major carp, Labeo catla. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2021; 314:113904. [PMID: 34530001 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2021.113904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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After the discovery of Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) in birds in 2000, it showed different roles in different vertebrate classes and even in different species of same classes. In birds and mammals, GnIH inhibits the expression of gonadotropins during reproduction, while in fishes it exerts both inhibitory and stimulatory effect on reproduction. The current study evaluates the role of GnIH during reproduction in Labeo catla. The partial cDNA sequence of GnIHR1 and GnIHR3 receptor genes was identified by degenerate PCR. The mRNA expression analysis of GnIHRs during different reproductive phases showed that the expression of all three GnIH receptor genes is highest during spawning phase. The expression of GnIH receptors is detected in both brain and gonads except for GnIHR3 which only expressed in gonads. The in vivo experiments with GnIH antagonist, RF313 drastically reduced the expression level of reproduction related genes like LH, FSH, and GnRH at 1 h post-injection. In another experiment the surge induced by cGnIH-III peptide on gonadotropins gene expression is further increased when co-injected with LHRHa. However, co-injection of melatonin along with cGnIH-III peptide had opposite effects. These results showed that the GnIH/GnIHRs system has positive effect on reproduction in L. catla.
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- Pravesh Kumar
- College of Fisheries, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar, India.
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai 400061, India
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- College of Fisheries, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai 400061, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai 400061, India
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Yasmin F, Sutradhar S, Das P, Mukherjee S. Gut melatonin: A potent candidate in the diversified journey of melatonin research. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2021; 303:113693. [PMID: 33309697 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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After being discovered from the bovine pineal gland by Aaron Lerner and co-workers in the year 1958, various distinguished researchers have reported melatonin (5-methoxy-N-acetyl-tryptamine) from several extra-pineal sources, including the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). In the year 1974, Raikhlin and Kvetnoy first detected this molecule in the gastrointestinal tissue. Later, within the last 45 years, many renowned investigators found that the GIT is a rich source of melatonin, in addition to the pineal gland. In the carp gut, the estimation of Arylalkylamine-N-acetyltransferase (AANAT) mRNA/protein levels, which is the rate-determining enzyme for melatonin biosynthesis in the pineal gland, confirmed the endogenous synthesis of melatonin. The remarkable feature of the pineal gland melatonin is its rhythmic synthesis with a peak at dark-phase and lowest at light-phase in synchronization with seasonal environmental light-dark (LD) cycle. Recent studies on carp demonstrated that the melatonin concentrations and the AANAT protein intensities in different gut segments underwent significant daily fluctuations. However, compared to the melatonin rhythm in the pineal gland, the melatonin profiles in gut tissue displayed daily rhythm in parallel with the feeding cycle of the carp, irrespective of LD conditions of the environment. Notably, in carp, the temporal pattern of the gut melatoninergic system found to vary with the environmental non-photic signal(s), such as food entrainment factors (viz. availability of food, timing of food supply, number(s) of feed per day, quality of food) those act as the most dependable synchronizer(s) in daily rhythm characteristics of gut melatonin and AANAT. Thereby in this review, it appears meaningful to highlight the existing data on the mode of synthesis of melatonin in cells of the digestive tract, and most importantly, the regulation of its synthesis. Finally, in comparison with the dynamic actions of melatonin derived from the pineal gland, this review will lead to underline the role of gut-derived melatonin in a variety of physiological functions.
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- Farha Yasmin
- Fish Biology and Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling-734013, India
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- Fish Biology and Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling-734013, India
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- Fish Biology and Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling-734013, India
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- Fish Biology and Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling-734013, India.
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Félix F, Oliveira CCV, Cabrita E. Antioxidants in Fish Sperm and the Potential Role of Melatonin. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 10:E36. [PMID: 33396234 PMCID: PMC7824569 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10010036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In recent years, the effects of novel antioxidants have played an important role in the research focusing on fish cell protection. As food demand grows, aquaculture production becomes more intensive, and fish are more exposed to oxidative stress conditions, like high densities, temperature shifting, frequent fish handling and samplings, and prophylactic or disease treatments, which expose fish to a different environment. Particularly in reproduction, germ cells lose antioxidant capacity with spermatogenesis, as spermatozoa are more prone to oxidative stress. Antioxidants have been used in a variety of fish physiological problems including in reproduction and in the establishment of cryopreservation protocols. From the most used antioxidants to natural plant food and herbs, and endogenously produced antioxidants, like melatonin, a review of the literature available in terms of their effects on the protection of fish spermatozoa is presented here in a classified structure. Several direct and indirect approaches to improve gamete quality using antioxidants administration are mentioned (through feed supplementation or by adding in cryopreservation media), as well as factors affecting the efficiency of these molecules and their mechanisms of action. Special attention is given to the unclear melatonin pathway and its potential scavenger activity to prevent and counteract oxidative stress damage on fish spermatozoa.
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Campus Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal;
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Campus Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal;
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Zhang Y, Fu Y, Jiang S, Qiao H, Xiong Y, Fu H, Zhang W, Gong Y, Jin S, Wu Y. Comparative metabolomics analysis of ovarian developmental stages in Macrobrachium nipponense. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2020; 34:100648. [PMID: 32078987 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2019.100648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Rapid sexual maturity of female Macrobrachium nipponense is a severe problem for the aquaculture industry. To date, there have been only transcriptome studies investigating ovarian development, and studies using other tools, such as metabolomics are lacking. Metabolomics reveals changes in the level of metabolites in tissues in relation to current physiological characteristics, and can yield valuable insight into the growth and development of organisms. In this study, we systematically analyzed 15 samples from five different ovarian developmental stages in M. nipponense to learn more about how metabolites change over reproduction. Gas chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectroscopy revealed an array of different compounds and 83-162 pathways depending on the stage. Furthermore, 89 metabolites and 14 pathways were significantly different across stages. It is hypothesized that N-acetyl-N-formyl-5-methoxykynurenamine, ascorbate, fructose-2,6-bisphosphate, cortexolone and other metabolites that significantly differed by stage are regulated by hormones and are closely related to ovarian development. However, for other metabolites that changed with development, such as cytidine and xanthine, an association with ovarian development has yet to be revealed. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to correlate gene changes to metabolites in the pathway for biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites. We found that the TCA cycle rate may be the cause of female miniaturization during the reproductive period, and that the control of fatty acid content via aquaculture nutrition may be an exogenous tool for regulatory control of maturation. This study provides a systematic and comprehensive metabolomics analysis of ovarian development in M. nipponense and lays a foundation for addressing the problem of rapid sexual maturity.
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- Yuning Zhang
- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, PR China
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- Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, CAS, Shanghai 200031, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, PR China
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- Wuxi Fisheries College, Nanjing Agricultural University, Wuxi 214081, PR China; Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi 214081, PR China
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Guellard T, Kalamarz-Kubiak H, Kulczykowska E. Concentrations of melatonin, thyroxine, 17β-estradiol and 11-ketotestosterone in round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in different phases of the reproductive cycle. Anim Reprod Sci 2019; 204:10-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Khan ZA, Labala RK, Yumnamcha T, Devi SD, Mondal G, Sanjita Devi H, Rajiv C, Bharali R, Chattoraj A. Artificial Light at Night (ALAN), an alarm to ovarian physiology: A study of possible chronodisruption on zebrafish (Danio rerio). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 628-629:1407-1421. [PMID: 30045561 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The ALAN is drawing the attention of researchers and environmentalists for its ever-increasing evidence on its capacity of "desynchronization" of organismal physiology. Photoperiod and circadian cycles are critical parameters to influence the biology of reproduction in several animals, including fish. The present study is the first proof of the development of an ovarian tumour with the effect of light in zebrafish (Danio rerio), an excellent model for circadian-related studies. Results of three experimental conditions, continuous light for one week, LLW, one month, LLM, and for one year, LLY revealed a clear desynchronization of clock associated genes (Clock1a, Bmal1a, Per2, and Cry2a). Interestingly, loss of rhythmicity and low concentration of melatonin found in these conditions in whole brain, retina, ovary, and serum through ELISA. RNA-Seq data of ovarian samples revealed the upregulation of Mid2, Tfg, Irak1, Pim2, Tradd, Tmem101, Nfkbib genes and ultimately increase the expression of NF-κB, a cellular transformer for tumourigenesis, confirmed by the western blot. The appearance of TNFα, inflammatory cytokines and activator of NF-κB also increased. Histology approved the formation of thecoma and granulosa cell tumour in the one year exposed ovarian sample. The whole transcriptome data analysis revealed 1791 significantly upregulated genes in an ovarian tumour. Among these genes, DAVID functional annotation tool identified 438 genes, directly linked to other physiological disorders. This study evidenced of an ovarian tumour induced by ALAN in zebrafish.
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- Zeeshan Ahmad Khan
- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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- Distributed Information Sub-Centre, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati 781 014, Assam, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India.
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Maitra SK, Pal PK. Melatonin rhythms in the pineal and non-pineal tissues and their physiological implications in subtropical fish. BIOL RHYTHM RES 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2017.1345453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
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Rajiv C, Sanjita Devi H, Mondal G, Devi SD, Khan ZA, Yumnamcha T, Bharali R, Chattoraj A. Daily and Seasonal Expression Profile of Serum Melatonin and Its Biosynthesizing Enzyme Genes (tph1, aanat1, aanat2, andhiomt) in Pineal Organ and Retina: A Study under Natural Environmental Conditions in a Tropical Carp,Catla catla. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 325:688-700. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.2061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Revised: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Chongtham Rajiv
- Biological Rhythm Laboratory; Animal Resources Programme; Department of Biotechnology; Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development; Imphal India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory; Animal Resources Programme; Department of Biotechnology; Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development; Imphal India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory; Animal Resources Programme; Department of Biotechnology; Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development; Imphal India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory; Animal Resources Programme; Department of Biotechnology; Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development; Imphal India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory; Animal Resources Programme; Department of Biotechnology; Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development; Imphal India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory; Animal Resources Programme; Department of Biotechnology; Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development; Imphal India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory; Animal Resources Programme; Department of Biotechnology; Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development; Imphal India
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Influences of exogenous melatonin on the oocyte growth and oxidative status of ovary during different reproductive phases of an annual cycle in carp Catla catla. Theriogenology 2017; 87:349-359. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2016] [Revised: 08/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sanjita Devi H, Rajiv C, Mondal G, Khan ZA, Dharmajyoti Devi S, Yumnamcha T, Bharali R, Chattoraj A. Melatonin bio-synthesizing enzyme genes (Tph1, Aanat1, Aanat2, and Hiomt) and their temporal pattern of expression in brain and gut of a tropical carp in natural environmental conditions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/23312025.2016.1230337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Haobijam Sanjita Devi
- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati 781 014, Assam, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Takyelpat, Imphal 795 001, Manipur, India
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Moniruzzaman M, Hasan KN, Maitra SK. Melatonin actions on ovaprim (synthetic GnRH and domperidone)-induced oocyte maturation in carp. Reproduction 2016; 151:285-96. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-15-0391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The major objective of the present study was to demonstrate the actions of exogenous melatonin on ovaprim (synthetic GnRH and domperidone)-induced final oocyte maturation focusing on the oxidative status of pre-ovulatory follicles in the carpCatla catla. Accordingly, gravid carp during the early spawning phase of the reproductive cycle were injected with melatonin and/or ovaprim at different time intervals or luzindole (a pharmacological blocker of melatonin receptors) before their administration. We studied their effects on the latency period, the rate of germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD; a visual marker of final oocyte maturation) in oocytes, and the levels of maturation-promoting factor (MPF), as well as oxidative stress, different antioxidants, melatonin and MT1 melatonin receptor protein in the extracts of pre-ovulatory follicles. Notably, melatonin treatment 2 h before the injection of ovaprim resulted in the shortest latency period as well as the highest rate of GVBD and MPF formation. Exogenous melatonin, irrespective of the injection schedule, caused a significant reduction in intra-follicular oxidative stress and an increase in the levels of both enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, melatonin and its receptor protein. Concentrations of ovarian melatonin in each fish exhibited a significant negative correlation with the level of oxidative stress, but a positive correlation with the rate of GVBD and the activity/level of different antioxidants. However, no significant effects of melatonin and/or ovaprim were detected in luzindole-pretreated carp. Collectively, the present study provides the first evidence that melatonin pretreatment in carp ameliorates ovaprim actions on the process of final oocyte maturation by the formation of MPF and alleviates oxidative stress in pre-ovulatory follicles by stimulating different antioxidants.
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Brüning A, Hölker F, Franke S, Kleiner W, Kloas W. Impact of different colours of artificial light at night on melatonin rhythm and gene expression of gonadotropins in European perch. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 543:214-222. [PMID: 26584071 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The distribution and intensity of artificial light at night, commonly referred to as light pollution, is consequently rising and progressively also ecological implications come to light. Low intensity light is known to suppress nocturnal melatonin production in several fish species. This study aims to examine the least suppressive light colour for melatonin excreted into the holding water and the influence of different light qualities and quantities in the night on gene expression of gonadotropins in fish. European perch (Perca fluviatilis) were exposed to light of different wavelengths during the night (blue, green, and red). Melatonin concentrations were measured from water samples every 3h during a 24h period. Gene expression of gonadotropins was measured in perch exposed to different light colours and was additionally examined for perch subjected to different intensities of white light (0 lx, 1 lx, 10 lx, 100 lx) during the night. All different light colours caused a significant drop of melatonin concentration; however, blue light was least suppressive. Gene expression of gonadotropins was not influenced by nocturnal light of different light colours, but in female perch gonadotropin expression was significantly reduced by white light already at the lowest level (1 lx). We conclude that artificial light with shorter wavelengths at night is less effective in disturbing biological rhythms of perch than longer wavelengths, coinciding with the light situation in freshwater habitats inhabited by perch. Different light colours in the night showed no significant effect on gonadotropin expression, but white light in the night can disturb reproductive traits already at very low light intensities. These findings indicate that light pollution has not only the potential to disturb the melatonin cycle but also the reproductive rhythm and may therefore have implications on whole species communities.
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- Anika Brüning
- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany.
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- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.
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- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany.
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- Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany.
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Maitra SK, Hasan KN. The Role of Melatonin as a Hormone and an Antioxidant in the Control of Fish Reproduction. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2016; 7:38. [PMID: 27199895 PMCID: PMC4854901 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2016.00038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Reproduction in most fish is seasonal or periodic, and the spawning occurs in an appropriate season to ensure maximum survival of the offspring. The sequence of reproductive events in an annual cycle is largely under the control of a species-specific endogenous timing system, which essentially relies on a well-equipped physiological response mechanism to changing environmental cues. The duration of solar light or photoperiod is one of the most predictable environmental signals used by a large number of animals including fish to coordinate their seasonal breeding. In vertebrates, the pineal gland is the major photoneuroendocrine part of the brain that rhythmically synthesizes and releases melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) into the circulation in synchronization with the environmental light-dark cycle. Past few decades witnessed an enormous progress in understanding the mechanisms by which melatonin regulates seasonal reproduction in fish and in other vertebrates. Most studies emphasized hormonal actions of melatonin through its high-affinity, pertussis toxin-sensitive G-protein (guanine nucleotide-binding protein)-coupled receptors on the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad (HPG) axis of fish. However, the discovery that melatonin due to its lipophilic nature can easily cross the plasma membrane of all cells and may act as a potent scavenger of free radicals and stimulant of different antioxidants added a new dimension to the idea explaining mechanisms of melatonin actions in the regulation of ovarian functions. The basic concept on the actions of melatonin as an antioxidant emerged from mammalian studies. Recently, however, some new studies clearly suggested that melatonin, apart from playing the role of a hormone, may also be associated with the reduction in oxidative stress to augment ovarian functions during spawning. This review thus aims to bring together the current knowledge on the role of melatonin as a hormone as well as an antioxidant in the control of fish reproduction and shape the current working hypotheses supported by recent findings obtained in carp or based on knowledge gathered in mammalian and avian species. In essence, this review highlights potential actions of melatonin as a hormone in determining temporal pattern of spawning and as an antioxidant in regulating oocyte maturation at the downstream of HPG axis in fish.
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- Saumen Kumar Maitra
- Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
- *Correspondence: Saumen Kumar Maitra,
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- Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
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Jin YH, Park JW, Kim JH, Kwon JY. The Expression Pattern of Melatonin Receptor 1a Gene during Early Life Stages in the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Dev Reprod 2015; 17:45-53. [PMID: 25949120 PMCID: PMC4282221 DOI: 10.12717/dr.2013.17.1.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2013] [Revised: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The action of melatonin within the body of animals is known to be mediated by melatonin receptors. Three different types of melatonin receptors have been identified so far in fish. However, which of these are specifically involved in puberty onset is not known in fish. We cloned and analyzed the sequence of melatonin receptor 1a (mel 1a) gene in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. In addition, we examined the tissue distribution of gene expressions for three types of receptors, mel 1a, 1b and lc and investigated which of them is involved in the onset of puberty by comparing their expression with that of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor I (GnRHr I) gene using quantitative real-time PCR from 1 week post hatch (wph) to 24 wph. The mel 1a gene of Nile tilapia consisted of two exons and one bulky intron between them. Mel 1a gene was found to be highly conserved gene showing high homology with the corresponding genes from different teleost. All three types of melatonin receptor genes were expressed in the brain, eyes and ovary in common. Expression of mel 1a gene was the most abundant and ubiquitous among 3 receptors in the brain, liver, gill, ovary, muscle, eye, heart, intestine, spleen and kidney. Mel 1b and mel 1c genes were, however, expressed in fewer tissues at low level. During the development post hatch, expressions of both mel 1a and GnRHr I genes significantly increased at 13 wph which was close to the putative timing of puberty onset in this species. These results suggest that among three types of receptors mel 1a is most likely associated with the action of melatonin in the onset of puberty in Nile tilapia.
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- Ye Hwa Jin
- Department of Aquatic Life Medical Sciences, Sunmoon University, Asan 336-708, Korea
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- Department of Aquatic Life Medical Sciences, Sunmoon University, Asan 336-708, Korea
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- Department of Aquatic Life Medical Sciences, Sunmoon University, Asan 336-708, Korea
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- Department of Aquatic Life Medical Sciences, Sunmoon University, Asan 336-708, Korea
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Melatonin-mediated effects on killifish reproductive axis. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2014; 172:31-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Revised: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Melatonin is a well-documented time-keeping hormone that can entrain an individual's physiology and behavior to the day-night cycle, though surprisingly little is known about its influence on the neural basis of social behavior, including vocalization. Male midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus) produce several call types distinguishable by duration and by daily and seasonal cycles in their production. We investigated melatonin's influence on the known nocturnal- and breeding season-dependent increase in excitability of the midshipman's vocal network (VN) that directly patterns natural calls. VN output is readily recorded from the vocal nerve as a 'fictive call'. Five days of constant light significantly increased stimulus threshold levels for calls electrically evoked from vocally active sites in the medial midbrain, supporting previous findings that light suppresses VN excitability, while 2-iodomelatonin (2-IMel; a melatonin analog) implantation decreased threshold. 2-IMel also increased fictive call duration evoked from medial sites as well as lateral midbrain sites that produced several-fold longer calls irrespective of photoregime or drug treatment. When stimulus intensity was incrementally increased, 2-IMel increased duration only at lateral sites, suggesting that melatonin action is stronger in the lateral midbrain. For animals receiving 5 days of constant darkness, known to increase VN excitability, systemic injections of either of two mammalian melatonin receptor antagonists increased threshold and decreased duration for calls evoked from medial sites. Our results demonstrate melatonin modulation of VN excitability and suggest that social context-dependent call types differing in duration may be determined by neuro-hormonal action within specific regions of a midbrain vocal-acoustic network.
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- Ni Y Feng
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Mudd Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Seema R, Chandana H. Melatonin ameliorates oxidative stress and induces cellular proliferation of lymphoid tissues of a tropical rodent, Funambulus pennanti, during reproductively active phase. PROTOPLASMA 2013; 250:21-32. [PMID: 22205185 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-011-0367-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/13/2011] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Effect of melatonin treatment on free radical production was assessed with simultaneous investigation of hormonal level (melatonin and testosterone), blastogenic response, stimulation index, and histological observation of lymphoid organs (spleen, thymus, and bone marrow) in male Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus pennanti) during reproductively active phase (RAP). Low endogenous melatonin and high testosterone level were noted during RAP. Daily subcutaneous injection of melatonin (25 μg/100 g B wt.) at 17.30-18.00 h to squirrels for 60 consecutive days during May-June significantly decreased the thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) level compared to control squirrels. Melatonin treatment significantly increased % stimulation ratio (%SR) of splenocytes and thymocytes against T cell mitogen concanavalin A. Pinealectomy (Px) led to a significant increase in TBARS level whereas a significant decrease was observed in blastogenic response and stimulation index was noted. Melatonin injection to Px squirrels showed restoration in %SR of thymocytes and splenocytes with a significant decrease in the TBARS level of the lymphoid tissues. Further, free radical load was induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 400 μg/ml) in lymphatic tissue homogenates and noted that melatonin supplementation (2 mM/ml) led to a significant decrease in TBARS level compared to the control and LPS-supplemented groups. Histological observation showed dense cellularity of thymocytes and splenocytes. Acridine orange staining technique shows a significant increase in thymocyte apoptosis Px squirrels when compared with melatonin-treated squirrels. These findings suggest that endogenous and exogenous melatonin might be responsible for the maintenance of immune system to adapt this seasonal breeder for the rigors of the environmental changes.
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- Rai Seema
- Department of Zoology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, 495009 Chhattisgarh, India.
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Maitra SK, Chattoraj A, Mukherjee S, Moniruzzaman M. Melatonin: a potent candidate in the regulation of fish oocyte growth and maturation. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2013; 181:215-22. [PMID: 23046602 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Revised: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Recent studies on several fish species, especially carp, implicated pineal hormone melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) as a potent candidate in the regulatory mechanism of seasonal reproduction. Under natural conditions, the temporal pattern of serum melatonin varied with daily light-dark cycle and the reproductive status of the fish as well. Carefully controlled study revealed that exogenous administration of melatonin may result in stimulation or inhibition or no influences at all on the gonadal functions depending on the reproductive status of fish. Cross-talk between the melatonin and ovarian steroid has been evident from in vitro study, in which melatonin accelerated the action of 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one or maturation inducing hormone (MIH) on meiotic cell cycle resumption in carp oocytes by formation of maturation promoting factor (MPF) - a complex of two proteins, cyclin B and cyclin dependant kinase Cdk1. While several lines of evidence suggest melatonin effects on hypothalamo-hypophyseal-gonadal axis, localization and dynamics of a 37-kDa melatonin receptor protein in carp oocytes argued in favor of extra-hypothalamic direct action of melatonin on fish reproduction. A recent study in carp indicated that influences of an identical regimen of photoperiods in different parts of annual cycle on ovarian functions vary in relation to the profiles of serum melatonin, but not to any rhythm parameters of MT1 or MT2 receptors on the gonad or brain. The purpose of this short review is to bring together the current knowledge on the biological effects of melatonin on fish reproduction mainly focusing the recent findings on carp.
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- Saumen Kumar Maitra
- Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731 235, India.
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Moniruzzaman M, Maitra SK. Influence of Altered Photoperiods on Serum Melatonin and Its Receptors (MT1 and MT2) in the Brain, Retina, and Ovary in CarpCatla catla. Chronobiol Int 2012; 29:175-88. [DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2011.645753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Lombardo F, Giorgini E, Gioacchini G, Maradonna F, Ferraris P, Carnevali O. Melatonin effects on Fundulus heteroclitus reproduction. Reprod Fertil Dev 2012; 24:794-803. [DOI: 10.1071/rd11267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2011] [Accepted: 12/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the effects of two different doses (100 nM (M1) and 1 µM (M2)) of exogenous melatonin on the reproductive capacity of Fundulus heteroclitus. Eight days of melatonin exposure significantly increased the fecundity and embryo survival of F. heteroclitus only in the M2 group compared with the control; the hatching rate was unaffected. Moreover, increases in the local expression of the melatonin receptor (mtnr) gene during follicle maturation were found; however, there were no differences between the experimental groups. Furthermore, in vitro melatonin-treated follicles showed a significantly higher germinal vesicle break down percentage compared with the control, while SDS–PAGE showed no difference in the electrophoretic pattern of the major yolk proteins. Nevertheless, densitometry revealed a greater intensity of the 118-, 95- and 40-kDa components in groups treated with melatonin. Finally, Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy was applied to classify the different stages of oocyte development (Stages I–II, III and IV) on the basis of their macromolecular composition. The effects induced by melatonin on oogenesis were investigated by comparing vibrational spectra of females exposed to melatonin with those of controls. Changes to the Amide I band, corresponding to an increase in β-structure, were found in oocytes of females exposed to the highest melatonin dose. These results highlight the positive role of melatonin, which is able to enhance the reproductive capacity of F. heteroclitus. Further studies are in progress to better explain the molecular mechanisms by which melatonin treatment affects reproduction in this marine species.
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Seth M, Maitra SK. Importance of light in temporal organization of photoreceptor proteins and melatonin-producing system in the pineal of carp Catla catla. Chronobiol Int 2010; 27:463-86. [PMID: 20524796 DOI: 10.3109/07420521003666416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The importance of light in the temporal organization of photoreceptor proteins and melatonin-producing system has been investigated for the first time in the pineal of a tropical fish. In this study, an identical experimental paradigm was followed during the four distinct phases of an annual cycle in adult carps (Catla catla) maintained either under natural photoperiod (NP) or continuous illumination (LL) or darkness (DD) for 30 days. At the end of each experiment, the pineal from fish in each experimental group was collected either at 06:00, 12:00, 18:00, or 24:00 in a daily cycle and assessed by Western blot analysis for pineal rod-like opsin, alpha-transducin, and AANAT. The same animals were also used for measurement of serum melatonin levels, and the serum as well as intra-pineal Ca(++) levels at each timepoint. The study revealed a daily rhythmicity with a peak at 12:00 h and nadir at 24:00 h in the band intensity of pineal rod-like opsin and alpha-transducin in NP fish, while the band intensities of these photo-pigment proteins remained high under LL and low under DD, irrespective of clock hour during the 24 h cycle. The band intensity of pineal AANAT, levels of serum melatonin, and both serum Ca(++) and intra-pineal Ca(++) were maximum at 24:00 h and minimum at 12:00h in NP fish, and they were significantly lower under LL and higher under DD at each point of study. The results showed loss of daily rhythm in each studied variable in both LL and DD carps, suggesting that their circadian organization is dependent on the external light-dark conditions, rather than an endogenous circadian oscillator in the pineal.
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- Mohua Seth
- Department of Zoology, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
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Herrera-Pérez P, Del Carmen Rendón M, Besseau L, Sauzet S, Falcón J, Muñoz-Cueto JA. Melatonin receptors in the brain of the European sea bass: An in situ hybridization and autoradiographic study. J Comp Neurol 2010; 518:3495-511. [DOI: 10.1002/cne.22408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Falcón J, Migaud H, Muñoz-Cueto JA, Carrillo M. Current knowledge on the melatonin system in teleost fish. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2010; 165:469-82. [PMID: 19409900 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 269] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2008] [Revised: 04/15/2009] [Accepted: 04/23/2009] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Melatonin is a much conserved feature in vertebrates that plays a central role in the entrainment of daily and annual physiological rhythms. Investigations aiming at understanding how melatonin mediates the effects of photoperiod on crucial functions and behaviors have been very active in the last decades, particularly in mammals. In fish a clear-cut picture is still missing. Here we review the available data on (i) the sites of melatonin production in fish, (ii) the mechanisms that control its daily and annual rhythms of production and (iii) the characterization of its different receptor subtypes, their location and regulation. The in vivo and in vitro data on melatonin effects on crucial neuroendocrine regulations, including reproduction, growth, feeding and behavioral responses, are also reviewed. Finally we discuss how manipulation of the photic cues impact on fish circannual clock and annual cycle of reproduction, and how this can be used for aquaculture purposes.
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- J Falcón
- CNRS, FRE3247 et GDR2821, Modèles en Biologie cellulaire et évolutive, Avenue Fontaulé, BP 44, F-66651 Banyuls-sur-Mer, Cedex, France.
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Chattoraj A, Seth M, Basu A, Shrivastav TG, Porta S, Maitra SK. Temporal relationship between the circulating profiles of melatonin and ovarian steroids under natural photo-thermal conditions in an annual reproductive cycle in carpCatla catla. BIOL RHYTHM RES 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/09291010802404218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Bayarri MJ, Zanuy S, Yilmaz O, Carrillo M. Effects of Continuous Light on the Reproductive System of European Sea Bass Gauged by Alterations of Circadian Variations during Their First Reproductive Cycle. Chronobiol Int 2009; 26:184-99. [DOI: 10.1080/07420520902758311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Davie A, Minghetti M, Migaud H. Seasonal Variations in Clock‐Gene Expression in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar). Chronobiol Int 2009; 26:379-95. [DOI: 10.1080/07420520902820947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Chattoraj A, Seth M, Maitra SK. Localization and dynamics of Mel(1a) melatonin receptor in the ovary of carp Catla catla in relation to serum melatonin levels. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2008; 152:327-33. [PMID: 19068233 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2008] [Revised: 11/03/2008] [Accepted: 11/09/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We studied the localization, sub-cellular distribution and daily rhythms of a 37 kDa melatonin receptor (Mel(1a)R) in the ovary to assess its temporal relationship with the serum melatonin levels in four different reproductive phases in carp Catla catla. Our immunocytochemical study accompanied by Western blot analysis of Mel(1a)R in the ovary revealed that the expression of this 37-kDa protein was greater in the membrane fraction than in the cytosol. Ovarian Mel(1a)R protein peaked at midnight and fell at midday in each reproductive phase. Conversely, serum melatonin levels in the same fish demonstrated a minimum diurnal value at midday in all seasons, but a peak at midnight (during pre-spawning, spawning, and post-spawning phases) or at late dark phase (during preparatory phase). In an annual cycle, band intensity of Mel(1a)R protein showed a maximum at night in the spawning phase and a minimum in the post-spawning phase, demonstrating an inverse relationship with the levels of serum melatonin. Our data provide first evidence of the presence of Mel(1a) melatonin receptor in carp ovary and offer interesting perspectives especially for the study of the mechanisms of the control of its rhythmicity and its response to external factors.
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- Asamanja Chattoraj
- Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan 731235, India
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Li P, Mai K, Trushenski J, Wu G. New developments in fish amino acid nutrition: towards functional and environmentally oriented aquafeeds. Amino Acids 2008; 37:43-53. [PMID: 18751871 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-008-0171-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 279] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2008] [Accepted: 08/03/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Recent evidence shows that some amino acids and their metabolites are important regulators of key metabolic pathways that are necessary for maintenance, growth, feed intake, nutrient utilization, immunity, behavior, larval metamorphosis, reproduction, as well as resistance to environmental stressors and pathogenic organisms in various fishes. Therefore, conventional definitions on essential and nonessential amino acids for fish are challenged by numerous discoveries that taurine, glutamine, glycine, proline and hydroxyproline promote growth, development, and health of aquatic animals. On the basis of their crucial roles in cell metabolism and physiology, we anticipate that dietary supplementation with specific amino acids may be beneficial for: (1) increasing the chemo-attractive property and nutritional value of aquafeeds with low fishmeal inclusion; (2) optimizing efficiency of metabolic transformation in juvenile and sub-adult fishes; (3) surpressing aggressive behaviors and cannibalism; (4) increasing larval performance and survival; (5) mediating timing and efficiency of spawning; (6) improving fillet taste and texture; and (7) enhancing immunity and tolerance to environmental stresses. Functional amino acids hold great promise for development of balanced aquafeeds to enhance the efficiency and profitability of global aquaculture production.
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- Peng Li
- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA.
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Chattoraj A, Seth M, Maitra SK. Influence of serotonin on the action of melatonin in MIH-induced meiotic resumption in the oocytes of carp Catla catla. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2008; 150:301-6. [PMID: 18455941 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2008] [Revised: 03/14/2008] [Accepted: 03/20/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The influences of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) on the action of melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) in MIH (maturation inducing hormone)-induced meiotic resumption were evaluated in the oocytes of carp Catla catla using an in vitro model. Oocytes from gravid female carp were isolated and incubated separately in Medium 199 containing either (a) only melatonin (MEL; 100 pg/mL), or (b) only serotonin (SER; 100 pg/mL), or (c) only MIH (1 microg/mL), or (d) MEL and MIH (e) or MEL (4 h before) and MIH, or (f) MEL and SER, (g) or SER and MIH, or (h) SER (4 h before) and MIH, or (i) luzindole (L-antagonist of MEL receptors; 10 microM) and MEL, or (j) MEL, L and MIH, or (k) MEL (4 h before), L and MIH, or (l) metoclopramide hydrochloride (M-antagonist of SER receptors; 10 microM) and SER, or (m) M, MEL, SER, or (n) M, SER and MIH, or (o) M, SER (4 h before) and MIH, or (p) M, MEL SER and MIH, or (q) MEL, L, SER and M, or (r) MEL, L, SER, M, and MIH, or (s) MEL, SER, L and MIH. Control oocytes were incubated in the medium alone. Oocytes were incubated for 4, or 8, or 12, or 16 h and effects were evaluated by considering the rate (%) of germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD). At the end of 16 h incubation, 93.24+/-1.57% oocytes underwent GVBD following incubation with only MIH, while incubation with only MEL or only SER resulted in 77.15+/-1.91% or 14.42+/-0.43% GVBD respectively. Interestingly, incubation with MEL 4 h prior to addition of MIH in the medium, led to an accelerated rate of GVBD (92.58+/-1.10% at 12 h). In contrast, SER, irrespective of its time of application in relation to MIH, resulted in a maximum of 64.57+/-0.86% GVBD. While L was found to reduce the stimulatory actions of melatonin, M suppressed the inhibitory actions of serotonin. In each case, both electrophoretic and immunoblot studies revealed that the rate of GVBD was associated with the rate of formation of maturation promoting factor (a complex of two proteins: a regulatory component--cyclin B and the catalytic component--Cdk1 or cdc2). Collectively, the present study reports for the first time that SER not only inhibits the independent actions of MIH, but also the actions of MEL on the MIH-induced oocytes maturation in carp.
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- Asamanja Chattoraj
- Department of Zoology, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan-731 235, India
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