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Vol. 39. Issue 3.
Pages 160-165 (January 2004)
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Vol. 39. Issue 3.
Pages 160-165 (January 2004)
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Valoración de la producción nocturna del catabolito de melatonina, 6-sulfatoximelatonina, durante el climaterio
Evaluation of nocturnal excretion of 6-sulfatoximelatonin during menopause
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B. Díaz-Lópeza,
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beatrizd@uniovi.es

Correspondencia: Departamento de Biología Funcional. Área de Fisiología. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Oviedo. Julián Clavería, 6. 33006 Oviedo. España.
, N. Vázquez-Morenoa, P. Llanezab
a Departamento de Biología Funcional. Área de Fisiología. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Oviedo. Oviedo
b Servicio de Menopausia. Hospital Central de Asturias. Universidad de Oviedo. Oviedo. España
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Introducción

durante el envejecimiento del eje reproductor femenino, el climaterio, el agotamiento folicular en los ovarios origina cambios hormonales entre los cuales se encuentra la melatonina. Sin embargo, el conocimiento de las interacciones entre dichos parámetros dista mucho de ser profundo.

Objetivo

valorar el ritmo nocturno de producción de melatonina por medio de la excreción urinaria de 6-sulfatoximelatonina (6-SMEL).

Pacientes y método

se realizó un estudio entre 27 mujeres que acudían a las consultas de Ginecología y Menopausia del Hospital Central de Asturias, con una edad de 43-60 años, sanas y sin ningún tipo de tratamiento excepto la terapia hormonal sustitutiva. Ninguna había tenido menopausia quirúrgica. La noche anterior a la correspondiente visita ginecológica recogieron muestras de orina a las siguientes horas: 22:00, 24:00, 04:00, 08:00 y 10:00.

Resultados

el estudio del ritmo nocturno de producción de 6-SMEL mostró en el grupo de mujeres menopáusicas el valor más bajo a las 22:00 h, de 475 pg/ml, y el más elevado a las 08:00 h, de 6.063,33 pg/ml, con diferencias estadísticamente significativas: p < 0,01; p < 0,05 a las 22:00 h frente a las 10:00, 04:00 y 08:00 h. En el grupo de menopáusicas que recibían terapia hormonal sustitutiva, el valor más bajo se obtuvo a las 22:00 h, 385 pg/ml, y el valor pico a las 08:00 h, 8.560 pg/ml, con diferencias estadísticamente significativas: p < 0,01 a las 22:00 frente a las 24:00 h; p < 0,05 a las 08:00 frente a las 22:00, 24:00 y 10:00 h. En el grupo de perimenopausia no se demostró estadísticamente un valor pico a ninguna de las horas estudiadas.

Conclusión

la terapia hormonal sustitutiva influyó sobre el ritmo nocturno de secreción de 6-SMEL, pero la cantidad total excretada no resultó afectada durante el climaterio.

Palabras clave:
Menopausia
Perimenopausia
6-sulfatoximelatonina
Tratamiento hormona sustitutivo
Introduction

during ageing of the female reproductive axis and menopause, alteration in melatonin levels is one of the hormonal changes that occurs due to follicular ovarian exhaustion. However, the interaction between these parameters is far from clearly defined.

Objective

to evaluate nocturnal melatonin rhythm through urinary 6-sulphatoximelatonin (6-SMEL) excretion.

Patients and method

a study was performed with 27 women who attended the Gynaecology and Menopause Service of the Central Hospital of Asturias (Spain). The women were aged between 43 and 60 years. All the women were healthy and were taking no treatment except hormone replacement therapy (HRT). None of the women had had surgical menopause. The night before the gynecologic evaluation, urine samples were collected at 22:00, 24:00, 04:00, 08:00 and 10:00 hours.

Results

nocturnal 6-SMEL rhythm in menopausal women showed the lowest value at 22:00 h (475 pg/ml) and the highest value at 08:00 (6063,33 pg/ml) with statistically significant differences: p < 0.01; p < 0.05 at 22:00 vs. 10:00, 04:00 and 08:00 h. In menopausal women taking HRT the lowest value was again observed at 22:00 h (385 pg/ml), and the peak value was observed at 08:00 h (8560 pg/ml) with statistically significant differences: p < 0.01, 22:00 vs. 24:00 h; p < 0.05, 08:00 vs. 22:00, 24:00 and 10:00 h. In the perimenopausal group no peak value was observed at any of the times studied.

Conclusion

the nocturnal secretion rhythm of 6-SMEL was influenced by HRT. No differences in the total amount of 6-SMEL excreted during menopause were found.

Key words:
Menopause
Perimenopause
6-Sulphatoximelatonin
Hormone replacement therapy
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