Autor: |
Aliaa Aly El Aghoury, Eman Tayae Elsayed, Noha Mohamed El Kholy, Mohamed Hesham El Nashar, Tarek M. Salem |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2020 |
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Zdroj: |
Heliyon, Vol 6, Iss 7, Pp e04394- (2020) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2405-8440 |
DOI: |
10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04394 |
Popis: |
Aim: To study the relationship between melatonin levels and Melatonin membrane receptor 1A (MTNR1A) SNP (rs13140012) in end-stage renal disease patients (ESRD) in Alexandria, Egypt on maintenance hemodialysis with or without atherosclerosis. Materials and methods: 40 end-stage renal disease patients on regular hemodialysis were divided into 2 subgroups, one with (n = 20) and one without atherosclerosis (n = 20) and normal subjects (n = 40). Serum melatonin, carotid intimal medial thickness (CIMT) were measured. Melatonin membrane receptor 1A (MTNR1A) SNP (rs13140012) genotyping was done using 5'nuclease Allelic discrimination. Results: Serum melatonin was significantly lower in ESRD patients [1.6 to 11.30 (pg/mL) with a median of 2.5] than the control group [20.50 to 56.40 (pg/mL) with a median of 35.20]. Serum melatonin was significantly lower in atherosclerotic patients subgroup [1.6–2.50 (pg/mL) with a median value of 2.30] than non-atherosclerotic patients subgroup [2.0–11.30 (pg/mL) with a median of 4.9]. No significant association was found between serum melatonin and (MTNR1A) SNP (rs13140012) (p = 0.633). Conclusion: These results lead us to suggest that melatonin production is impaired in ESRD patients (included in this pilot study), and this impairment is more evident in atherosclerotic ESRD patients. |
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