Association of Endogenous Melatonin with Uric Acid and Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Healthy Young Male

Abstract

Background. Uric acid may act as an antioxidant; high serum uric acid levels are often associated with cardiovascular disease, such as coronary artery disease. Melatonin plays a role as a direct free radical scavenger and indirect antioxidant. No study has examined the relationships between endogenous melatonin and uric acid in order to predict the risk of future cardiovascular disease in male so far. To better characterize a possible relationship, we studied the association of endogenous melatonin with uric acid and traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as plasma lipids, and glucose in healthy young male.