Impaired nocturnal synthesis of melatonin in patients with cardiac syndrome X
Impaired nocturnal synthesis of melatonin in patients with cardiac syndrome X
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DOI:
10.1016/s0304-3940(02)00368-3
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发表时间:
2002-07-19
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Ozbay, G
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作者:
Altun, A;Yaprak, M;Ozbay, G
We investigated nocturnal secretion pattern of melatonin in patients with cardiac syndrome X and healthy subjects. The present study performed in five patients with cardiac syndrome X and in nine healthy controls. Blood samples from all subjects were collected every 2 h intervals between 22:00 and 08:00 h. Melatonin levels were measured with a radioimmunoassay kit. Patients with cardiac syndrome X secreted less nocturnal melatonin at 02:00 h than control subjects (P = 0.04). Peak and Delta melatonin (peak-lowest melatonin) were found lower in patients with cardiac syndrome X (P = 0.039 and P = 0.028, respectively). In conclusion patients with cardiac syndrome X show a markedly decreased nocturnal melatonin synthesis. Our study provides useful information about melatonin synthesis and release in patients with cardiac syndrome X might help physicians in managing these patients. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.