Abstract
The possible effect of melatonin, 5-methoxytryptamine, 5-methoxytryptophol, 6-chloromelatonin and 2-iodomelatonin on testosterone production by Leydig cells in vitro was investigated. The ability of individual indoles to inhibit testosterone production was found to depend on the concentration used. The relative inhibitory potency of the compounds tested was: 6-chloromelatonin greater than 2-iodomelatonin greater than melatonin greater than 5-methoxytryptamine greater than 5-methoxytryptophol. The results revealed that natural indoles which are synthesized in the pineal gland and their halogenized derivatives are capable of influencing directly testosterone production by Leydig cells. Also, these results demonstrated that melatonin exerts its remarkable antigonadotrophic effects, at least in part, through the direct decrease of testosterone production. Moreover, 6-chloromelatonin and 2-iodomelatonin, which are reported to inhibit melatonin binding to target tissues, possess properties of biological melatonin analogues under the conditions of the model system used.
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