Melatonin, a hormone that is availa...

Melatonin, a hormone that is available in a number of over-the-counter repose aids, may contribute to worsening nocturnal asthma, according to a tribe 10, 2003, news release from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Melatonin is naturally produc at the body's pineal gland and regulates the body's circadian periodical emphasiss such as eating and sleeping. Millions of Americans purchase medications containing melatonin to treat jet lag or insomnia; however, modern studies have shown that melatonin enhances allergic airway inflammation and may have an adverse purports on asthma symptoms.

In single study, researchers evaluated melatonin flats in healthy patients, patients with nocturnal asthma, and patients with nonnocturnal asthma. They construct that patients with nocturnal asthma had significantly higher melatonin evens than healthy participants, and higher melatonin on a levels were associated with worsening of nocturnal asthma.

Nocturnal Asthma Worsened by dint of Melatonin (news release, Milwaukee: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, tribe 10, 2003) http://www.aaaai.org/me dia/news_releases/2003/09/091003.stm (accessed 16 Aug 2002)

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