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 …

Circadian rhythms disrupted by light at night and mistimed food intake alter hormonal rhythms and metabolism

OH Meléndez-Fernández, JA Liu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Availability of artificial light and light-emitting devices have altered human temporal life,
allowing 24-hour healthcare, commerce and production, and expanding social life around …

Melatonin as a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant: one of evolution's best ideas

RJ Reiter, S Rosales-Corral, DX Tan, MJ Jou… - Cellular and molecular …, 2017 - Springer
Melatonin is an ancient antioxidant. After its initial development in bacteria, it has been
retained throughout evolution such that it may be or may have been present in every species …

Melatonin, a full service anti-cancer agent: inhibition of initiation, progression and metastasis

RJ Reiter, SA Rosales-Corral, DX Tan… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
There is highly credible evidence that melatonin mitigates cancer at the initiation,
progression and metastasis phases. In many cases, the molecular mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin as a master regulator of cell death and inflammation: molecular mechanisms and clinical implications for newborn care

A Tarocco, N Caroccia, G Morciano… - Cell death & …, 2019 - nature.com
Melatonin, more commonly known as the sleep hormone, is mainly secreted by the pineal
gland in dark conditions and regulates the circadian rhythm of the organism. Its intrinsic …

Update on melatonin receptors: IUPHAR Review 20

R Jockers, P Delagrange… - British journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin receptors are seven transmembrane‐spanning proteins belonging to the GPCR
superfamily. In mammals, two melatonin receptor subtypes exist‐MT1 and MT2‐encoded by …

Hormones and oxidative stress: an overview

GBN Chainy, DK Sahoo - Free Radical Research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In aerobes, oxygen is essential for maintenance of life. However, incomplete reduction of
oxygen leads to generation of reactive oxygen species. These oxidants oxidise biological …

Melatonin as an anti‐inflammatory agent modulating inflammasome activation

G Favero, L Franceschetti, F Bonomini… - International journal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Inflammation may be defined as the innate response to harmful stimuli such as pathogens,
injury, and metabolic stress; its ultimate function is to restore the physiological homeostatic …

[HTML][HTML] A review of melatonin, its receptors and drugs

M Emet, H Ozcan, L Ozel, M Yayla, Z Halici… - The Eurasian journal …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
After a Turkish scientist took Nobel Prize due to his contributions to understand clock genes,
melatonin, closely related to these genes, may begin to shine. Melatonin, a hormone …

Membrane melatonin receptors activated cell signaling in physiology and disease

G Nikolaev, R Robeva, R Konakchieva - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The pineal hormone melatonin has attracted great scientific interest since its discovery in
1958. Despite the enormous number of basic and clinical studies the exact role of melatonin …