Effect of light on the development of the circadian rhythm of motor activity in the mouse

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作者
Canal-Corretger, MM [1 ]
Vilaplana, J [1 ]
Cambras, T [1 ]
Díez-Noguera, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Barcelona, Fac Farm, Div 4, Dept Fisiol, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
关键词
circadian rhythm; development; light; mice; motor activity;
D O I
10.1081/CBI-100106081
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In previous experiments, we found that rats raised in constant light (LL) manifested a more robust circadian rhythm of motor activity in LL and showed longer phase shifts after a light pulse in constant darkness (DD) than those raised under constant darkness. In addition, we observed that the effects produced by constant light differed depending on the time of postnatal development in which it was given. These results suggest that both sensitivity to light and the functioning of the circadian pacemaker of the rat could be affected by the environmental conditions experienced during postembryonic development. Thus, the present experiment aimed to study whether postnatal exposure to light could also affect the circadian system of the mouse. Three groups of mice were formed: One group was raised under constant darkness during lactation (DD group), the second under constant light (LL group), and the third under light-dark cycles (LD group). After lactation, the three groups were submitted first to constant light of high intensity, then to LD cycles, and finally to constant darkness. In the DD stage, a light pulse was given. Finally, mice were submitted to constant light of low intensity. We observed that the circadian rhythm of the DD group was more disturbed under constant light than the rhythm of the LL group, and that, when light intensity increased, the period of the rhythm of the DD group lengthened more than that of the LL group. No significant differences among the groups were found in the phase shift induced by the light pulse. Therefore, it appears that DD mice are more sensitive to light than their LL counterparts. However, at present there is no evidence to affirm that the light environment experienced by the mouse during postnatal development affects the circadian pacemaker.
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