Age-Related Features of the Function of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Thyroid (HPT) Axis in Nonhuman Primates under Constant Lighting

We studied the features of the functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis under conditions of constant (4 weeks) lighting (LED lamps intended for office and residential premise) on a translational model of young adult and old female rhesus monkeys, in particular taking into account their behavior. Constant lightning had no significant effect on the levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyroxine, and triiodothyronine under basal conditions in all animals, regardless of age and behavioral characteristics, but induced a decrease in thyroid function under conditions of its activation with thyrotropin-releasing hormone, mainly in old animals.