Publication: Sleep variability, 6-sulfatoxymelatonin, and diabetic retinopathy
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2021-06-01
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15209512
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Mahidol University
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Sleep and Breathing. Vol.25, No.2 (2021), 1069-1074
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Supamas Sirisreetreerux, Tharikarn Sujirakul, Hataikarn Nimitphong, Sittichai Pinyopodjanard, Sunee Saetung, La or Chailurkit, Naricha Chirakalwasan, Ben S. Gerber, Sirimon Reutrakul Sleep variability, 6-sulfatoxymelatonin, and diabetic retinopathy. Sleep and Breathing. Vol.25, No.2 (2021), 1069-1074. doi:10.1007/s11325-020-02165-3 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/78196
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Sleep variability, 6-sulfatoxymelatonin, and diabetic retinopathy
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Purpose: Recent evidence suggests that diabetic retinopathy (DR) is associated with abnormal melatonin regulation, possibly related to dysfunction of the melanopsin-expressing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. This study explored melatonin regulation in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients with DR and its relation to sleep and circadian functioning. Methods: Thirty-five participants (10 non-diabetic controls, 10 T2D without DR, and 15 T2D with DR) were recruited. Overnight urine 6-sulfatoxymelatonin (aMT6s) and objective sleep and wrist activity (7-day actigraphy) were obtained. Results: After adjusting for covariates, having T2D with DR was significantly associated with lower urinary aMT6s (β = − 1.369, p = 0.004) compared with controls, while having T2D without DR was not (p = 0.418). T2D patients with DR reported poorer sleep quality (p = 0.014) and had greater variability of sleep duration (p = 0.017) than others, while no differences were found in sleep duration, efficiency, and rest-activity rhythm. After adjusting for covariates, lower nocturnal aMT6s was significantly associated with greater sleep variability. Conclusion: T2D patients with DR exhibited low overnight production of aMT6s which likely contributed to sleep irregularities possibly due to weak circadian signaling. Whether or not melatonin supplementation could improve health in T2D patients with DR remains to be explored.