Human salivary eicosanoids: circadian variation |
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Authors: | B Rigas L Levine |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry Brandeis University Waltham, Massachusetts 02254 USA |
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Abstract: | A circadian rhythm in the concentrations of prostaglandins (PG) E2, PGF2, PGI2 (measured as 6-keto-PGF1 alpha), immunoreactive h hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids and immunoreactive 6-sulfidopeptide containing leukotrienes in human mixed saliva was observed. The rhythm reflected changes in the absolute amounts of these compounds in saliva. Under usual sleep-wake cycles a single peak occurred during sleep with maximal levels at 5:00 AM; the amplitude of the peak varied for each product. The rhythm was sleep-dependent and a shift occurred when the sleep-wake cycles were displaced. Basal levels of these eicosanoids were maintained even without sleep. |
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