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The Visual Input Stage of the Mammalian Circadian Pacemaking System: II. The Effect of Light and Drugs on Retinal Function

Michael Terman

Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York 10032

Charlotte E. Remé

Universitats-Augenklinik, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland

Anna Wirz-Justice

Psychiatrische Universitäts-Klinik, CH-4025 Basel, Switzerland

Acute light pulses as well as long-term light exposure may not only modulate photoreceptive properties, but also induce reversible or irreversible damage to the retina, depending on exposure conditions. Illuminance levels in laboratory animal colonies and manipulations of lighting regimens in circadian rhythm research can threaten retinal structure and physiology, and may therefore modify zeitgeber input to the central circadian system. Given the opportunity to escape light at any time, the nocturnal rat self-selects a seasonally varying "naturalistic skeleton photoperiod" that protects the eyes from potential damage by nonphysiological light exposures. Both rod outer-segment disk shedding and behavioral circadian phase shifts are elicited by low levels of twilight stimulation. From this vantage point, we hypothesize that certain basic properties of circadian rhythms (e.g., Aschoff's rule and splitting) may reflect modulation of retinal physiology by light. Pharmacological manipulations with or without the addition of lighting strategies have been used to analyze the neurochemistry of circadian timekeeping. Drug modulation of light input at the level of the retina may add to or interact with direct drug modulation of the central circadian pacemaking system.

Journal of Biological Rhythms, Vol. 6, No. 1, 31-48 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/074873049100600105
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