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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| R01DK102696 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | NIH |
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This project aims to test the impact of melatonin and MTNR1B variation on regulation glucose regulation in a highly controlled in-laboratory setting and ex vivo in pancreatic islets.
The investigators' recent GWAS discovery of MTNR1B as a novel type 2 diabetes gene has sparked great interest into the role of melatonin in glycemic control, for which the mechanism is largely unknown. This research will determine the effect of melatonin and MTNR1B on glycemic control under highly-controlled, in-laboratory protocols while manipulating circulating melatonin concentrations (both up and down) and assessing glycemic control by frequently-sampled intravenous glucose tolerance tests, as well as in ex vivo human pancreatic islets. This research will provide mechanistic insights into the metabolic effects of melatonin and the MTNR1B risk variant and may help in evidence-based approaches and personalized recommendations to improve glycemic control in night shift workers and late-night eaters.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| bright light placebo | Other |
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| bright light melatonin | Other |
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| dim light | Other |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| placebo | Drug | Capsules containing microcrystalline cellulose |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| change in glucose tolerance | glucose responses to test meal compared across the three in-lab protocols | Day 1 of the three in-lab protocols |
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| change in first-phase insulin release | insulin responses to test meal compared across the three in-lab protocols | Day 1 of the three in-lab protocols |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Frank AJL Scheer, PhD | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02115 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D008550 | Melatonin |
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| D014363 | Tryptamines |
| D007211 | Indoles |
| D006574 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring |
| D000072471 | Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring |
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| melatonin |
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5 mg of melatonin per os. |
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| bright light | Other | room light will be bright |
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| dim light | Other | room light will be dim |
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| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| D006728 | Hormones |
| D006730 | Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |