Daytime Serum Levels of Melatonin after Topical Application onto the Human Skin
作者:
Elisabeth Bangha,
Dorothee Lauth,
Gonzague S. Kistler,
Peter Elsner,
期刊:
Skin Pharmacology and Physiology
(Karger Available online 1997)
卷期:
Volume 10,
issue 5-6
页码: 298-302
ISSN:1660-5527
年代: 1997
DOI:10.1159/000211518
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine);Skin penetration;Daytime serum levels;Radioimmunoassay
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
The hormone melatonin is produced in the pineal gland and secreted into the blood in a circadian rhythm. Due to its antiox-idative and immunomodulatory effects it might play a role as a topical drug in dermatology. In this study we investigated the penetration kinetics of melatonin applied to the skin of 6 healthy volunteers aged 26-34 years (M/F = 2/4). First the individual physiologic daytime melatonin serum levels were determined by radioimmunoassay. Then 3 of the participants were treated once topically on their scalp with 20 mg melatonin dissolved in 70% ethanol, while the other 3 individuals received 100 mg. The application was performed at 9.00 a.m., and blood samples were collected repeatedly for a total of 8 h. Physiologic daytime melatonin levels in the 6 individuals were 16.8 ± 10.0 pg/ml. The 3 individuals treated with 20 mg melatonin displayed peak serum levels of 762, 918 and 3,440 pg/ml, respectively, those treated with 100 mg melatonin showed peak levels of 1,136, 3,360 and 4,230 pg/ml lasting throughout the entire observation period of 8 h. These findings indicate that melatonin might accumulate in the stratum corneum with prolonged release into the blood system from this depot
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