Melatonin as an antioxidant: under promises but over delivers

RJ Reiter, JC Mayo, DX Tan, RM Sainz… - Journal of pineal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is uncommonly effective in reducing oxidative stress under a remarkably large
number of circumstances. It achieves this action via a variety of means: direct detoxification …

[HTML][HTML] Is melatonin the cornucopia of the 21st century?

N Ferlazzo, G Andolina, A Cannata, MG Costanzo… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Melatonin, an indoleamine hormone produced and secreted at night by pinealocytes and
extra-pineal cells, plays an important role in timing circadian rhythms (24-h internal clock) …

[HTML][HTML] Network-based drug repurposing for novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2

Y Zhou, Y Hou, J Shen, Y Huang, W Martin, F Cheng - Cell discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Human coronaviruses (HCoVs), including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
(SARS-CoV) and 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, also known as SARS-CoV-2), lead …

Lungs as target of COVID-19 infection: Protective common molecular mechanisms of vitamin D and melatonin as a new potential synergistic treatment

VMM Giménez, F Inserra, CD Tajer, J Mariani, L Ferder… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic has a high mortality rate and is affecting practically the entire world
population. The leading cause of death is severe acute respiratory syndrome as a …

Role of oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in sepsis and potential therapies

K Mantzarlis, V Tsolaki… - Oxidative medicine and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Sepsis is one of the most important causes of death in intensive care units. Despite the fact
that sepsis pathogenesis remains obscure, there is increasing evidence that oxidants and …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin: buffering the immune system

A Carrillo-Vico, PJ Lardone… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Melatonin modulates a wide range of physiological functions with pleiotropic effects on the
immune system. Despite the large number of reports implicating melatonin as an …

The role of melatonin in the cells of the innate immunity: a review

JR Calvo, C Gonzalez‐Yanes… - Journal of pineal …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is the major secretory product synthesized and secreted by the pineal gland and
shows both a wide distribution within phylogenetically distant organisms from bacteria to …

Mitochondria and critical illness

GS Supinski, EA Schroder, LA Callahan - Chest, 2020 - Elsevier
Classically, mitochondria have largely been believed to influence the development of illness
by modulating cell metabolism and determining the rate of production of high-energy …

Melatonin mediates mucosal immune cells, microbial metabolism, and rhythm crosstalk: a therapeutic target to reduce intestinal inflammation

N Ma, J Zhang, RJ Reiter, X Ma - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, melatonin, previously considered only as a pharmaceutical product for rhythm
regulation and sleep aiding, has shown its potential as a co‐adjuvant treatment in intestinal …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin: highlighting its use as a potential treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection

RJ Reiter, R Sharma, F Simko… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Numerous pharmaceutical drugs have been repurposed for use as treatments for COVID-19
disease. These drugs have not consistently demonstrated high efficacy in preventing or …