title: [Melatonin and schizophrenia].
abstract: Many research studies have been conducted with melatonin, a pineal hormone, in psychiatry. Studies with melatonin in schizophrenic patients are rare. Blood plasma samples were drawn at 24 hours and 12 hours in 23 schizophrenic subjects and 26 controls, during the same season. Plasma melatonin levels were obtained using a specific radioimmunoassay technique. The 24 hours levels significant decreased in schizophrenic patients compared with controls (p less than 0.01). Methodology, specificity of results and concomitant study of cortisol levels are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service hospitalo-universitaire de psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Spécialisé du Vinatier, Bron.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fanget
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Claustrat
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dalery
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brun
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Terra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marie-Cardine
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guyotat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D011388:Prolactin; D008550:Melatonin; D006854:Hydrocortisone
vernacular_title: Mélatonine et schizophrénie.