Melatonin as a hormone: new physiological and clinical insights

J Cipolla-Neto, FG Amaral - Endocrine reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Melatonin is a ubiquitous molecule present in almost every live being from bacteria to
humans. In vertebrates, besides being produced in peripheral tissues and acting as an …

Melatonin in type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity

A Karamitri, R Jockers - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2019 - nature.com
Despite considerable advances in the past few years, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus
(T2DM) remain two major challenges for public health systems globally. In the past 9 years …

Circadian rhythms and obesity: Timekeeping governs lipid metabolism

Y Li, J Ma, K Yao, W Su, B Tan, X Wu… - Journal of pineal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Almost all living organisms have evolved autoregulatory transcriptional‐translational
feedback loops that produce oscillations with a period of approximately 24‐h. These …

Melatonin attenuates choroidal neovascularization by regulating macrophage/microglia polarization via inhibition of RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway

Y Xu, K Cui, J Li, X Tang, J Lin, X Lu… - Journal of pineal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is an important characteristic of advanced wet age‐
related macular degeneration (AMD) and leads to severe visual impairment among elderly …

[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 …

Melatonin signaling a key regulator of glucose homeostasis and energy metabolism

S Owino, DDC Buonfiglio, C Tchio… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Melatonin, a hormone synthesized by both the pineal gland and retina, functions as an
important modulator of a number of physiological functions. In addition to its rather well …

Ischemic stroke, obesity, and the anti‐inflammatory role of melatonin

N Yawoot, P Govitrapong, C Tocharus, J Tocharus - Biofactors, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is a predominant risk factor in ischemic stroke and is commonly comorbid with it.
Pathologies following these conditions are associated with systemic and local inflammation …

Administration of exogenous melatonin improves the diurnal rhythms of the gut microbiota in mice fed a high-fat diet

J Yin, Y Li, H Han, J Ma, G Liu, X Wu, X Huang… - Msystems, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Melatonin, a circadian hormone, has been reported to improve host lipid metabolism by
reprogramming the gut microbiota, which also exhibits rhythmicity in a light/dark cycle …

Diabetes mellitus and melatonin: Where are we?

R Patel, N Parmar, SP Palit, N Rathwa… - Biochimie, 2022 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetes-related complications are amongst the leading causes
of mortality worldwide. The international diabetes federation (IDF) has estimated 592 million …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic contribution of melatonin to the treatment of septic cardiomyopathy: a novel mechanism linking Ripk3-modified mitochondrial performance and …

J Zhong, Y Tan, J Lu, J Liu, X Xiao, P Zhu, S Chen… - Redox biology, 2019 - Elsevier
The basic pathophysiological mechanisms underlying septic cardiomyopathy have not yet
been completely clarified. Disease-specific treatments are lacking, and care is still based on …