Venaki Evangelia, Koukkou Eftychia, Ilias Ioannis
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Athens GR-11521, Greece.
World J Exp Med. 2023 Mar 14;13(2):4-6. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v13.i2.4.
Melatonin is widely available as a supplement, usually for sleep disorders. The consumption of melatonin supplements has increased considerably in recent years. An overlooked aspect of melatonin's administration is the resulting increase in prolactin secretion, its action on hypothalamic dopaminergic neurons. We believe that since the effect of melatonin on prolactin is tangible, the laboratory finding of hyperprolactinemia could be encountered more often, given the increase in melatonin's use. This is an issue that merits further study.
褪黑素作为一种补充剂广泛可得,通常用于治疗睡眠障碍。近年来,褪黑素补充剂的消费量大幅增加。褪黑素给药一个被忽视的方面是其导致催乳素分泌增加,以及它对下丘脑多巴胺能神经元的作用。我们认为,由于褪黑素对催乳素的影响是明显的,鉴于褪黑素使用量的增加,高催乳素血症的实验室检查结果可能会更频繁地出现。这是一个值得进一步研究的问题。