Melatonin acts as a growth‐stimulating compound in some monocot species

J Hernández‐Ruiz, A Cano… - Journal of pineal …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
In a recent study melatonin (N‐acetyl‐5‐methoxytryptamine), a well‐investigated animal
molecule but minimally studied in plants, was seen to have a physiological role as growth …

The physiological function of melatonin in plants

MB Arnao, J Hernández-Ruiz - Plant signaling & behavior, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxy-tryptamine), a well-known animal hormone, was discovered
in plants in 1995 but very little research into it has been carried out since. It is present in …

The role of oxidative stress in the toxicity induced by amyloid β-peptide in Alzheimer's disease

S Miranda, C Opazo, LF Larrondo, FJ Muñoz… - Progress in …, 2000 - Elsevier
One of the theories involved in the etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the oxidative
stress hypothesis. The amyloid β-peptide (Aβ), a hallmark in the pathogenesis of AD and the …

Melatonin and health: an umbrella review of health outcomes and biological mechanisms of action

PP Posadzki, R Bajpai, BM Kyaw, NJ Roberts… - BMC medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Our aims were to evaluate critically the evidence from systematic reviews as
well as narrative reviews of the effects of melatonin (MLT) on health and to identify the …

Melatonin and respiratory diseases: a review

S Habtemariam, M Daglia, A Sureda… - Current topics in …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Melatonin is an indoleamine with potent multifunctional biological and pharmacological
effects, both receptor dependent and receptor-independent effects, including antioxidant …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin strongly interacts with zwitterionic model membranes—evidence from Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry

F Severcan, I Sahin, N Kazancı - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2005 - Elsevier
Interactions of melatonin with zwitterionic dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC)
multilamellar liposomes (MLVs) were investigated as a function of temperature and …

Melatonin reduces renal interstitial inflammation and improves hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats

M Nava, Y Quiroz, N Vaziri… - American Journal of …, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
Several studies have demonstrated that treatment with antioxidants improves hypertension
in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Because our laboratory has shown that renal …

[PDF][PDF] Malondialdehyde, superoxide dismutase, melatonin, iron, copper, and zinc blood concentrations in patients with Alzheimer disease: cross-sectional study

R Ozcankaya, N Delibas - Croatian medical journal, 2002 - Citeseer
Aim. To investigate the oxidative stress hypothesis in patients with Alzheimer type dementia.
Method. Serum melatonin, Zn, Cu, Fe, and malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations and …

Melatonin: Protection against age-related cardiac pathology

G Favero, L Franceschetti, B Buffoli… - Ageing research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Aging is a complex and progressive process that involves physiological and metabolic
deterioration in every organ and system. Cardiovascular diseases are one of the most …

The protective effect of melatonin on renal ischemia–reperfusion injury in the rat

G Sener, AÖ Sehirli, M Keyer‐Uysal… - Journal of pineal …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen free radicals are considered to be important components involved in the
pathophysiological tissue alterations observed during ischemia–reperfusion (I/R). In this …