Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2002 Jun;56(3):301-2.

Melatonin alleviates jet lag symptoms caused by an 11-hour eastward flight.

Takahashi T, Sasaki M, Itoh H, Yamadera W, Ozone M, Obuchi K, Hayashida K, Matsunaga N, Sano H.

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Department of Education, Faculty of Letters, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan. toshiha@i.hosei.ac.jp

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The effect of 3 mg of melatonin on the rate of re-entrainment of plasma melatonin rhythm after an 11-h eastward flight was assessed. Eight subjects participated in the study, and underwent 24-h blood samplings once before the flight and twice after the flight. Subjects were exposed to natural zeitgeber outdoors and took 3 mg of malatonin at 20:00 h local time on the days when no blood sampling was done. Antidromic re-entrainment was dominant whereby melatonin administration in the evening promoted re-entrainment. Melatonin accelerated the rate of re-entrainment by 15 min per day and alleviated the jet lag symptoms.

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