Melatonin and its analog 5-methoxycarbonylamino-N-acetyltryptamine potentiate adrenergic receptor-mediated ocular hypotensive effects in rabbits: significance for …

A Crooke, F Huete-Toral, A Martínez-Águila… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2013 - ASPET
Melatonin is currently considered a promising drug for glaucoma treatment because of its
ocular hypotensive and neuroprotective effects. We have investigated the effect of melatonin …

Ocular hypotensive effects of melatonin receptor agonists in the rabbit: further evidence for an MT3 receptor

J Pintor, T Peláez, CHV Hoyle… - British journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is involved in the control of intraocular pressure during the night and day
photoperiod. We have investigated the receptor that regulates intraocular pressure in New …

Effect of melatonin and 5-methoxycarbonylamino-N-acetyltryptamine on the intraocular pressure of normal and glaucomatous mice

A Martínez-Águila, B Fonseca, MJP de Lara… - Journal of pharmacology …, 2016 - ASPET
Melatonin is a neurohormone that is produced not only by the pineal gland but also by
several ocular structures. One of the main physiologic roles of melatonin is the reduction of …

Melatonin receptors trigger cAMP production and inhibit chloride movements in nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells

F Huete-Toral, A Crooke, A Martínez-Águila… - Journal of Pharmacology …, 2015 - ASPET
Melatonin and its analog 5-MCA-NAT (5-methylcarboxyamino-N-acetyl tryptamine) are
active compounds reducing intraocular pressure (IOP). This action is mediated through MT2 …

Melatonin: a novel neuroprotectant for the treatment of glaucoma

NA Belforte, MC Moreno, N De Zavalía… - Journal of pineal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. Although ocular hypertension is the most
important risk factor, several concomitant factors such as elevation of glutamate and …

Effect of 5-MCA-NAT, a putative melatonin MT3 receptor agonist, on intraocular pressure in glaucomatous monkey eyes

JB Serle, RF Wang, WM Peterson, R Plourde… - Journal of …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Purpose 5-MCA-NAT, a putative melatonin MT 3 receptor agonist, reduced intraocular
pressure (IOP) in ocular normotensive rabbit eyes. This study evaluates the effect of topical …

Requirement of intact sympathetic transmission for the ocular hypotensive effects of melatonin and 5-MCA-NAT

P Alarma-Estrany, A Crooke, A Peral, J Pintor - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2007 - Elsevier
Melatonin and its analogue, 5-methoxycarbonylamino-N-acetyltryptamine (5-MCA-NAT),
potently reduce intraocular pressure, and may be good candidates for the treatment of …

Melatonin and the control of intraocular pressure

HA Alkozi, G Navarro, R Franco, J Pintor - Progress in retinal and eye …, 2020 - Elsevier
Melatonin is not only synthesized by the pineal gland but by several ocular structures. This
natural indoleamine is of great importance for regulating several eye processes, among …

Involvement of carbonic anhydrases in the ocular hypotensive effect of melatonin analogue 5‐MCA‐NAT

A Crooke, F Huete‐Toral… - Journal of pineal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We have previously demonstrated that melatonin and its analogue, 5‐
methoxycarbonylamino‐N‐acetyltryptamine (5‐MCA‐NAT), reduce intraocular pressure …

Design of novel melatonin analogs for the reduction of intraocular pressure in normotensive rabbits

P Alarma-Estrany, A Guzman-Aranguez, F Huete… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2011 - ASPET
Melatonin, the MT2 melatonin receptor agonist IIK7 [N-butanoyl-2-(2-methoxy-6 H-isoindolo
[2, 1-a] indol-11-yl) ethanamine], and the putative MT3 melatonin receptor agonist 5-MCA …