Reconsidering the role of melatonin in rheumatoid arthritis

IJ MacDonald, CC Huang, SC Liu, CH Tang - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory joint disorder characterized by synovial
proliferation and inflammation, with eventual joint destruction if inadequately treated …

Melatonin in regulation of inflammatory pathways in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: involvement of circadian clock genes

R Jahanban‐Esfahlan, S Mehrzadi… - British journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) are the two most prevalent joint diseases.
A such, they are important causes of pain and disability in a substantial proportion of the …

Modulation by melatonin of the pathogenesis of inflammatory autoimmune diseases

GJ Lin, SH Huang, SJ Chen, CH Wang… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is the major secretory product of the pineal gland during the night and has
multiple activities including the regulation of circadian and seasonal rhythms, and …

Melatonin attenuates TNF‐α and IL‐1β expression in synovial fibroblasts and diminishes cartilage degradation: Implications for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

CC Huang, CH Chiou, SC Liu, SL Hu… - Journal of pineal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The hormone melatonin has many properties, including antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and
immunomodulatory effects. Melatonin has been demonstrated to be beneficial in several …

Melatonin role in experimental arthritis

DP Cardinali, AP García, P Cano… - Current Drug Targets …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Our perception of the function of the pineal gland and its hormone melatonin has attained a
new dimension during the last decade. Through melatonin, the pineal becomes a principal …

The potential remedy of melatonin on osteoarthritis

KH Lu, PWA Lu, EWH Lu, CH Tang… - Journal of Pineal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common arthritis worldwide, is a degenerative joint disease
characterized by progressive cartilage breakdown, subchondral remodeling, and synovial …

Serum melatonin in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: correlation with disease activity.

HM El-Awady, AS El-Wakkad, MT Saleh… - Pakistan Journal of …, 2007 - europepmc.org
The study was conducted to investigate the abnormalities in early morning serum melatonin
among patients with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) and to outline its relation to …

Melatonin Regulates Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts‐Related Inflammation: Implications for Pathological Skeletal Muscle Treatment

CM Su, CH Tsai, HT Chen, YS Wu… - Journal of Pineal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin has been reported to regulate circadian rhythms and have anti‐inflammatory
characteristics in various inflammatory autoimmune diseases, but its effects in diseases …

Does melatonin play a disease-promoting role in rheumatoid arthritis?

GJM Maestroni, DP Cardinali, AI Esquifino… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
The pineal neurohormone melatonin (MLT) has been widely shown to exert an
immunostimulatory and antiapoptotic role, mainly by acting on Th cells and on T and B cell …

Melatonin in rheumatoid arthritis: synovial macrophages show melatonin receptors

GJM Maestroni, A Sulli, C Pizzorni… - Annals of the New …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The pineal neurohormone melatonin is widely recognized as exerting important
immunoenhancing effects that act on specific receptors in immunocompetent cells. This …