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Concentrations of melatornn in overnight and first-wording urine samples from 10 people with autism, 15 parents,
1 grandparent, 9 sibs without autism, and 10 healthy, unrelated volunteers, were measured by radioimmunoassay.
Those with autism had sigiiificantly higher nielatonin concentrations in the first wording samples than controls.
Groups did not differ in overnight melatonin concentrations. These preliminary results warrant replication and
extension.
Konsentrasi melatonin dalam sampel urin semalam dan kata-kata pertama dari 10 orang autisme, 15 orang tua, 1
kakek-nenek, 9 saudara kandung tanpa autisme, dan 10 sukarelawan yang sehat dan tidak terkait, diukur dengan
radioimmunoassay. Mereka dengan autisme memiliki konsentrasi melatonin yang jauh lebih tinggi pada sampel kata
pertama daripada kontrol. Kelompok tidak berbeda dalam konsentrasi melatonin semalam. Hasil awal ini
membutuhkan replikasi dan ekstensi.
* Division of Mental Retarclation and Child Psychiatry, Departiiient of Psychiatry U niversiry of California at Los Angeles,
7G0 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles CA 90024 and Netirobioclieiiiistry Labor:itory, Wesc Los Angeles Veterans Adininistratioik
Medical Center, Brentwood Division, Los Angeles, CA 90073
Supported by the Taiiikin arid Zuckerrnati Family Funds
E. R. Ritvo, R. Ritvo, A. Yuwiler, A. Brothers, B.J. Freeman, S. Plotkin
Statistical restilu front ANOVA and Bonferroni and Tu key analysis. Groups significantly differed in
age (F = 18; Df — .5,4t; p — 0.0001). Parenu of subjects with autism were significantly older than
the normal controls p = 0.01 who were older then the children with autism or their sibs. Nighttinle
wielatonin was the same for all groups F = 0.5; Df = 3,41;p = 0.7. Groups differed in daytime
rrielatonin (F = 3.9;Df = 3,41;p = 0.016). Values for subjects with autism were significantly higher
than values for nonrial controls (p<0.01). Cirotips also significantly differed in the ratio of daytime- to-
overnight melaionin (F — 6.2, Df= 3,41; p = 0.001). Both chilcfren with autism *int4 their parents
differed front normal at p<0.05.
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Elevated N\elatonin in Autism
cantly older than both people with autisiaa and during daylight (Wetterberg et al., 1978). Al-
their siblings. thoughthe number of subjects in this study is too small
to permit a definitive assertion of abnoriaial rnelatonin
Hasil
production accompanying autism, the results are
provocative. Our populations did not differ in
Seperti yang ditunjukkan pada Tabel 1, kelompok nocturnal rnelatoriin production, bin me- latOftifl
fOduction by people with autisrri, some of their
tidak berbeda dalam melatonin semalam (F = 0,5;
parents and some of their unaffected sibs appeared to
Df = 3,41; p = 0,7) tetapi pada siang hari nielatonin
persist into the daylight hours. Ex- tended daylight
(F - 3,9; Df = 3,41; p-0,016) dan dalam
secretion of nielatonin is most un- usual and could
perbandingan nlelatonin siang hari dengan
account for the decrease b wave amplitudes observed
semalam (F - 6.2; Df = .3,41; p = 0,001). Beberapa
in the morning electroretino- grants of some subjects
tes rentang menunjukkan bahwa subjek dengan
with a utisrn.
autisme berbeda dari normal pada p < 0,01 dalam
konsentrasi melanin siang hari dan bahwa subjek
Seperti dalam penelitian lain, usia berkorelasi dengan
dengan autisme dan orang tua mereka berada di konsentrasi nlelatonin semalam (R = 0,3iS untuk laki-
berbeda dari rasio konsentrasi siang-ke-malam (p laki, R 0,26 untuk perempuan dan R = 0,26 untuk
<0,05). Seperti yang mungkin diharapkan, orang keduanya digabungkan, meskipun korelasi gagal
tua secara signifikan lebih tua dari anak mereka. mencapai signifikansi statistik (p = 0,08, N * 45) Usia
Kontrol secara signifikan lebih tua dari kedua tidak berhubungan dengan pagi iaatonaton pagi hari
orang dengan autisiaa dan saudara kandung mereka untuk jenis kelamin atau untuk kedua jenis kelamin
digabungkan. Meskipun demikian data dianalisis
Group differences were even sharper when log kembali menggunakan Analisis Kovarian dengan usia
(nielatonin) was used for computations. Groups sebagai kovariat untuk memastikan bahwa usia tidak
differed in daytime nlelatonin (F = 5.7; Df= 3,41; memperhitungkan perbedaan kelompok. kelompok
p 0.0023) and in the ratio of daytime-to-over- berbeda di siang hari-nielatonin (F 3,6; Df 3,1,40; p =
night melatonin (F * 6.6; Df - 3,41; p<0.001) 0,022) dan dalam rasio siang-malam (F = 6,5; Df =
and in both cases subjects with autism and their 3,1,40; p = 0,0011).
parents differ from noriaials (p<0.05).
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