Photic sensitivity for circadian response to light varies with photoperiod

The response of the circadian system to light varies markedly depending on photic history. Under short day lengths, hamsters exhibit larger maximal light-induced phase shifts as compared with those under longer photoperiods. However, effects of photoperiod length on sensitivity to subsaturating ligh...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of biological rhythms Jg. 27; H. 4; S. 308
Hauptverfasser: Glickman, Gena, Webb, Ian C, Elliott, Jeffrey A, Baltazar, Ricardo M, Reale, Meghan E, Lehman, Michael N, Gorman, Michael R
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States 01.08.2012
Schlagworte:
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Circadian Rhythm - physiology
Cricetinae
Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases - metabolism
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Light
Male
Mesocricetus - metabolism
Mesocricetus - physiology
Motor Activity - physiology
Motor Activity - radiation effects
Period Circadian Proteins - metabolism
Photic Stimulation
Photoperiod
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos - metabolism
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus - metabolism
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus - radiation effects
Time Factors
ISSN:1552-4531, 1552-4531
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Zusammenfassung:The response of the circadian system to light varies markedly depending on photic history. Under short day lengths, hamsters exhibit larger maximal light-induced phase shifts as compared with those under longer photoperiods. However, effects of photoperiod length on sensitivity to subsaturating light remain unknown. Here, Syrian hamsters were entrained to long or short photoperiods and subsequently exposed to a 15-min light pulse across a range of irradiances (0-68.03 µW/cm(2)) to phase shift activity rhythms. Phase advances exhibited a dose response, with increasing irradiances eliciting greater phase resetting in both conditions. Photic sensitivity, as measured by the half-saturation constant, was increased 40-fold in the short photoperiod condition. In addition, irradiances that generated similar phase advances under short and long days produced equivalent phase delays, and equal photon doses produced larger delays in the short photoperiod condition. Mechanistically, equivalent light exposure induced greater pERK, PER1, and cFOS immunoreactivity in the suprachiasmatic nuclei of animals under shorter days. Patterns of immunoreactivity in all 3 proteins were related to the size of the phase shift rather than the intensity of the photic stimulus, suggesting that photoperiod modulation of light sensitivity lies upstream of these events within the signal transduction cascade. This modulation of light sensitivity by photoperiod means that considerably less light is necessary to elicit a circadian response under the relatively shorter days of winter, extending upon the known seasonal changes in sensitivity of sensory systems. Further characterizing the mechanisms by which photoperiod alters photic response may provide a potent tool for optimizing light treatment for circadian and affective disorders in humans.
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ISSN:1552-4531
1552-4531
DOI:10.1177/0748730412450826