Melatonin suppresses estrogen deficiency-induced osteoporosis and promotes osteoblastogenesis by inactivating the NLRP3 inflammasome

L Xu, L Zhang, Z Wang, C Li, S Li, L Li, Q Fan… - Calcified tissue …, 2018 - Springer
Postmenopausal osteoporosis induced by estrogen deficiency causes inadequate new
bone formation and affects millions of women worldwide. Melatonin can improve bone …

Melatonin increases bone mass in normal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal osteoporotic rats via the promotion of osteogenesis

H Guan, N Kong, R Tian, R Cao, G Liu, Y Li… - Journal of Translational …, 2022 - Springer
Background Osteoporosis is a disease threatening the health of millions of individuals.
Melatonin is found to be a potential anti-osteoporosis drug. However, whether melatonin …

Melatonin inhibits osteoclastogenesis and bone loss in ovariectomized mice by regulating PRMT1-mediated signaling

JH Choi, AR Jang, MJ Park, D Kim, JH Park - Endocrinology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Melatonin, a pineal gland hormone, has been suggested to treat postmenopausal
osteoporosis due to its inhibitory effect on osteoclast differentiation. We previously reported …

Melatonin prevents bone destruction in mice with retinoic acid–induced osteoporosis

X Wang, T Liang, Y Zhu, J Qiu, X Qiu, C Lian, B Gao… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Background The protective effect of melatonin against bone metabolism imbalance in
osteoporosis (OP) induced by drugs such as retinoic acid (RA) is unclear. The aim of this …

The role of melatonin in the development of postmenopausal osteoporosis

K Yang, X Qiu, L Cao, S Qiu - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Melatonin is an important endogenous hormone that modulates homeostasis in the
microenvironment. Recent studies have indicated that serum melatonin levels are closely …

Wnt4 signaling mediates protective effects of melatonin on new bone formation in an inflammatory environment

X Li, Z Li, J Wang, Z Li, H Cui, G Dai, S Chen… - The FASEB …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Growing evidence shows that the inhibitory effect of inflammatory cytokines on new bone
formation by osteogenic precursor cells is a critical cause of net bone‐density reduction …

Melatonin up‐regulates bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells osteogenic action but suppresses their mediated osteoclastogenesis via MT2‐inactivated NF‐κB …

Y Zhou, C Wang, J Si, B Wang, D Zhang… - British journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Melatonin is a neurohormone involved in bone homeostasis.
Melatonin directs bone remodelling and the role of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells …

NLRP3 inflammasome: a new target for prevention and control of osteoporosis?

N Jiang, J An, K Yang, J Liu, C Guan, C Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Osteoporosis is a systemic bone metabolism disease that often causes complications, such
as fractures, and increases the risk of death. The nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain …

Melatonin alleviates hydrogen peroxide induced oxidative damage in MC3T3-E1 cells and promotes osteogenesis by activating SIRT1

HD Liu, MX Ren, Y Li, RT Zhang, NF Ma, TL Li… - Free radical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Oxidative stress is an important contributor to the development of osteoporosis. Melatonin,
an indoleamine secreted by the pineal gland, has antioxidant properties. This study aims to …

Melatonin promotes osteoblast differentiation and mineralization of MC 3T3‐E1 cells under hypoxic conditions through activation of PKD/p38 pathways

JH Son, YC Cho, IY Sung, IR Kim… - Journal of pineal …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoblastic differentiation and bone‐forming capacity are known to be suppressed under
hypoxic conditions. Melatonin has been shown to influence cell differentiation. A number of …