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 clocks and insulin resistance

DJ Stenvers, FAJL Scheer, P Schrauwen… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Insulin resistance is a main determinant in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and a
major cause of morbidity and mortality. The circadian timing system consists of a central …

Melatonin effects on glucose metabolism: time to unlock the controversy

M Garaulet, J Qian, JC Florez, J Arendt… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2020 - cell.com
The past decade has witnessed a revival of interest in the hormone melatonin, partly
attributable to the discovery that genetic variation in MTNR1B–the melatonin receptor gene …

Circadian etiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus

N Javeed, AV Matveyenko - Physiology, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The epidemic of Type 2 diabetes mellitus necessitates development of novel therapeutic
and preventative strategies to attenuate expansion of this debilitating disease. Evidence …

Circadian clock control of liver metabolic functions

H Reinke, G Asher - Gastroenterology, 2016 - Elsevier
The circadian clock is an endogenous biological timekeeping system that synchronizes
physiology and behavior to day/night cycles. A wide variety of processes throughout the …

Pancreatic β cell enhancers regulate rhythmic transcription of genes controlling insulin secretion

M Perelis, B Marcheva, K Moynihan Ramsey… - Science, 2015 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The circadian clock is a molecular oscillator that coordinates behavior and
physiology in anticipation of the daily light cycle. Desynchrony of circadian cycles, through …

Circadian timing of metabolism in animal models and humans

C Dibner, U Schibler - Journal of internal medicine, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Most living beings, including humans, must adapt to rhythmically occurring daily changes in
their environment that are generated by the E arth's rotation. In the course of evolution, these …

[HTML][HTML] The role of melatonin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease

S Shen, Q Liao, YK Wong, X Chen, C Yang… - … Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its related disorders like obesity, the abnormal
protein processing, oxidative stress and proinflammatory cytokines will drive the activation of …

Coupled network of the circadian clocks: a driving force of rhythmic physiology

AM Finger, C Dibner, A Kramer - FEBS letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The circadian system is composed of coupled endogenous oscillators that allow living
beings, including humans, to anticipate and adapt to daily changes in their environment. In …

The circadian clock and metabolic homeostasis: entangled networks

LVM de Assis, H Oster - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2021 - Springer
The circadian clock exerts an important role in systemic homeostasis as it acts a keeper of
time for the organism. The synchrony between the daily challenges imposed by the …