MELATONIN PHASE ADVANCES CIRCADIAN-RHYTHM

被引:18
作者
ATTENBURROW, MEJ [1 ]
DOWLING, BA [1 ]
SARGENT, PA [1 ]
SHARPLEY, AL [1 ]
COWEN, PJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV OXFORD,LITTLEMORE HOSP,DEPT PSYCHIAT,OXFORD OX4 4XN,ENGLAND
关键词
MELATONIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM;
D O I
10.1007/BF02246501
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
We studied the effect of acute (1 day) and subacute (7 days) treatment with melatonin (0.5 mg) on the endogenous rhythms of melatonin secretion in 12 healthy male volunteers, using a placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over design. Melatonin given at 1700 h for 7 days significantly advanced the onset of endogenous melatonin secretion, while a single dose was without effect. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that melatonin plays a role in the organisation of circadian rhythms in humans and suggests that appropriately timed melatonin administration may provide a means of altering the timing of circadian cycles.
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页码:503 / 505
页数:3
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