Role of melatonin in the regulation of pain

S Xie, W Fan, H He, F Huang - Journal of pain research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Melatonin is a pleiotropic hormone synthesized and secreted mainly by the pineal gland in
vertebrates. Melatonin is an endogenous regulator of circadian and seasonal rhythms …

Melatonin: a hormone that modulates pain

M Ambriz-Tututi, HI Rocha-González, SL Cruz… - Life sciences, 2009 - Elsevier
AIMS: Melatonin is a hormone synthesized principally in the pineal gland that has been
classically associated with endocrine actions. However, several lines of evidence suggest …

Melatonin: a new-generation therapy for reducing chronic pain and improving sleep disorder-related pain

T Kaur, BC Shyu - Advances in pain research: mechanisms and …, 2018 - Springer
Melatonin is an endogenous neurohormone that is produced in most living organisms,
including unicellular and multicellular organisms, plants, vertebrates, and nonvertebrate …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin and their analogs as a potential use in the management of Neuropathic pain

Y Kuthati, SH Lin, J Chen, CS Wong - Journal of the Formosan Medical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine), secreted by the pineal gland is known to perform
multiple functions including, antioxidant, anti-hypertensive, anti-cancerous …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin in chronic pain syndromes

A Danilov, J Kurganova - Pain and therapy, 2016 - Springer
Melatonin is a neurohormone secreted by epiphysis and extrapineal structures. It performs
several functions including chronobiotic, antioxidant, oncostatic, immune modulating …

Analgesic effects of melatonin: a review of current evidence from experimental and clinical studies

M Wilhelmsen, I Amirian, RJ Reiter… - Journal of pineal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is an endogenous indoleamine, produced mainly by the pineal gland. Melatonin
has been proven to have chronobiotic, antioxidant, antihypertensive, anxiolytic and sedative …

[HTML][HTML] Pain control by melatonin: Physiological and pharmacological effects

WW Chen, X Zhang, WJ Huang - Experimental and …, 2016 - spandidos-publications.com
Pain and anxiety are the most common neurological responses to many harmful or noxious
stimuli and their management clinically is often challenging. Many of the frequently used …

Melatonin reduces hyperalgesia associated with inflammation

E Esposito, I Paterniti, E Mazzon… - Journal of pineal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The perception of pain is altered by inflammatory processes. Anti‐inflammatory drugs block
this by raising the pain threshold and by reducing the inflammatory process. Melatonin is …

Melatonin and its agonists in pain modulation and its clinical application

V Srinivasan, R Zakaria, HJ Singh… - Archives Italiennes de …, 2012 - architalbiol.org
Melatonin, the hormone of darkness has many physiological functions in the body and also
exerts a number of pharmacological effects. Most of these actions of melatonin are mediated …

Melatonin in antinociception: its therapeutic applications

V Srinivasan, EC Lauterbach, K Yu Ho… - Current …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
The intensity of pain sensation exhibits marked day and night variations. Since the intensity
of pain perception is low during dark hours of the night when melatonin levels are high, this …