Effect of Prolonged Exposure to Short Daylight and a Tryptophan Hydroxylase Inhibitor on the Behavior and Brain Serotonin System in Danio rerio.
Bull Exp Biol Med
; 175(6): 814-821, 2023 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
We studied the effect of reduced tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) activity and short daylight exposure on the behavior and the 5-HT system of the brain in D. rerio. Male and female D. rerio were exposed for 30 days to standard (1212 h lightdark) and short (420 h lightdark) photoperiods in the presence or absence of TPH inhibitor (p-chlorophenylalanine, pCPA, 5 mg/liter). On day 31, the fish behavior in the "novel tank diving" test, their sex and body weight were determined, and the levels of pCPA, 5-HT, and its metabolite 5-HIAA were measured by HPLC; the levels of the key genes encoding metabolism enzymes (Tph1a, Tph1b, Tph2, and Mao) and receptors of 5-HT (Htr1aa, Htr2aa) were assessed by real-time PCR with reverse transcription. The short daylight exposure caused masculinization of females, reduced body weight, and motor activity in the "novel tank diving" test, but did not affect the 5-HT system of the brain. Long-term pCPA treatment had no effect on sex and body weight, significantly reduced the 5-HIAA level, but increased Tph1a and Tph2 gene expression in the brain. No effects of the interaction of short daylight and pCPA exposure on the sex, body weight, behavior, and 5-HT system of the brain were found. Thus, a moderate decrease in TPH activity cannot potentiate the negative effects of short daylight exposure on the sex, body weight, behavior, and 5-HT system of D. rerio.
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2023
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