RE: Vollkommen unverdaute, zusammenhangslose Zitate zum Thema Gehirn
05.10.2015, 18:21
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Schon eine einzige bedrückende Filmszene, die man zu später Stunde sieht, verschiebt die Abfolge der Schlafphasen. Versuchspersonen, die im Schlaflabor der Univrsität Amsterdam die Geißelungsszene aus Mel Gibsons Film „Die Passion Christi“ ansahen, bevor sie zu Bett gingen, hatten in der ersten Hälfte der Nacht mehr und in der zweiten Hälfte der Nacht weniger REM-Schlaf als andere Probanden, die einen Tierfilm mit Pinguinen sahen.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10876066
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23137025
Zitat:Serum melatonin levels and antioxidant capacities after consumption of pineapple, orange, or banana by healthy male volunteers.
Sae-Teaw M1, Johns J, Johns NP, Subongkot S.
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Abstract
Melatonin is a naturally occurring molecule biosynthesized by the pineal gland of vertebrates; it also has been identified in many plants. It is considered an important antioxidant and may retard the development of some neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. Previous studies in humans have measured melatonin metabolites in urine and have indicated that melatonin-containing foods may provide dietary melatonin. This study tested whether the consumption of fruits or fruit juice containing melatonin would influence the serum melatonin concentration and antioxidant status. In this crossover study, 12 healthy male volunteers took either juice extracted from one kilogram of orange or pineapple or two whole bananas, with a 1-wk washout period between the fruit or fruit juices. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) assay was used to determine the serum melatonin concentration. Serum antioxidant capacity was determined by ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay and oxygen radical antioxidant capacity (ORAC) assay. The highest serum melatonin concentration was observed at 120 min after fruit consumption, and compared with before consumption levels, their values were significantly increased for pineapple (146 versus 48 pg/mL P = 0.002), orange (151 versus 40 pg/mL, P = 0.005), and banana (140 versus 32 pg/mL, P = 0.008), respectively. Serum antioxidant capacity following fruit consumption also significantly increased in both the FRAP (7-14% increase, P ≤ 0.004) and ORAC (6-9% increase, P = 0.002) assays. Both the serum FRAP and ORAC values strongly correlated with serum melatonin concentration for all three fruits. These findings suggest that tropical fruit consumption increases the serum melatonin concentrations and also raises the antioxidant capacity in the serum of healthy volunteers in proportion to serum melatonin levels.
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