Produced
by the pineal gland in the right ventricle of the brain, the hormone
melatonin is a potent antioxidant and a key regulator of the sleep-wake
cycle. A study of patients suffering from dementia found nighttime
levels of melatonin significantly reduced according to the severity
of mental impairment.1
In
fact, one researcher has proposed that melatonin actually protects
against Alzheimer's disease, by preventing the loss of memory function
that stems from oxidative damage of the mitochondria of the most
active brain neurons.2 According
to this theory, sub-optimal levels
of melatonin actually set in motion
the degenerative triggers of general
brain atrophy.3
The Comprehensive
Melatonin Profile is an advanced circadian analysis of
melatonin over the complete light-dark cycle, and a critical tool
for monitoring melatonin levels during hormone replacement therapy.
References:
1 Magri F, Locatelli M, Balza G, Molla G, Cuzzoni G, Fioravanti
M, et. al. Changes in endocrine circadian rhythms as markers of
physiological and pathological brain aging. Chronobiol Int 1997;14(4):385-396.
2 Maurizi CP. The mystery of Alzheimer's disease and its prevention
by melatonin. Med Hypotheses 1995;45(4): 339-340.
3 Maurizi CP. Loss of intraventricular fluid melatonin can explain
the neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease. Med Hypotheses 1997;49(2):153-158.
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