Melatonin and health: insights of melatonin action, biological functions, and associated disorders

SB Ahmad, A Ali, M Bilal, SM Rashid, AB Wani… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Melatonin is ubiquitous molecule with wide distribution in nature and is produced by many
living organisms. In human beings, pineal gland is the major site for melatonin production …

Melatonin: a multitasking molecule

RJ Reiter, DX Tan, L Fuentes-Broto - Progress in brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
Abstract Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) has revealed itself as an ubiquitously
distributed and functionally diverse molecule. The mechanisms that control its synthesis …

Melatonin treatment improves blood pressure, lipid profile, and parameters of oxidative stress in patients with metabolic syndrome

M Koziróg, AR Poliwczak, P Duchnowicz… - Journal of pineal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental studies have proven that melatonin has many beneficial pleiotropic actions.
The aim of this study was to assess melatonin efficacy in patients with metabolic syndrome …

Melatonin as a free radical scavenger in the ovarian follicle

H Tamura, A Takasaki, T Taketani, M Tanabe… - Endocrine …, 2013 - jstage.jst.go.jp
This review summarizes new findings related to beneficial effects of melatonin (N-acetyl-5-
methoxytryptamine) on reproductive physiology. Recently many researchers have begun to …

Obesity and metabolic syndrome: association with chronodisruption, sleep deprivation, and melatonin suppression

RJ Reiter, DX Tan, A Korkmaz, S Ma - Annals of medicine, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Obesity has become an epidemic in industrialized and developing countries. In 30 years,
unless serious changes are made, a majority of adults and many children will be classified …

Melatonin as a potential approach to anxiety treatment

K Repova, T Baka, K Krajcirovicova, P Stanko… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental diseases. Anxiety and the associated
physical symptoms may disturb social and occupational life and increase the risk of somatic …

Melatonin suppresses tumor angiogenesis by inhibiting HIF‐1α stabilization under hypoxia

SY Park, WJ Jang, EY Yi, JY Jang… - Journal of pineal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Angiogenesis is an important mediator of tumor progression. As tumors expand, diffusion
distances from the existing vascular supply increases, resulting in hypoxia in the cancer …

Neurotoxins: free radical mechanisms and melatonin protection

RJ Reiter, LC Manchester… - Current …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Toxins that pass through the blood-brain barrier put neurons and glia in peril. The damage
inflicted is usually a consequence of the ability of these toxic agents to induce free radical …

Peripheral and central effects of melatonin on blood pressure regulation

O Pechanova, L Paulis, F Simko - International journal of molecular …, 2014 - mdpi.com
The pineal hormone, melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine), shows potent receptor-
dependent and-independent actions, which participate in blood pressure regulation. The …

Melatonin and pathological cell interactions: Mitochondrial glucose processing in cancer cells

RJ Reiter, R Sharma, S Rosales-Corral… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is synthesized in the pineal gland at night. Since melatonin is produced in the
mitochondria of all other cells in a non-circadian manner, the amount synthesized by the …