Melatonin and inflammation—Story of a double‐edged blade

R Hardeland - Journal of pineal research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is an immune modulator that displays both pro‐and anti‐inflammatory properties.
Proinflammatory actions, which are well documented by many studies in isolated cells or …

Aging, melatonin, and the pro-and anti-inflammatory networks

R Hardeland - International journal of molecular sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Aging and various age-related diseases are associated with reductions in melatonin
secretion, proinflammatory changes in the immune system, a deteriorating circadian system …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary sources and bioactivities of melatonin

X Meng, Y Li, S Li, Y Zhou, RY Gan, DP Xu, HB Li - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Insomnia is a serious worldwide health threat, affecting nearly one third of the general
population. Melatonin has been reported to improve sleep efficiency and it was found that …

Mechanisms of melatonin in alleviating Alzheimer's disease

M Shukla, P Govitrapong, P Boontem… - Current …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic, progressive and prevalent neurodegenerative
disease characterized by the loss of higher cognitive functions and an associated loss of …

Melatonin and sirtuins: a “not‐so unexpected” relationship

JC Mayo, RM Sainz… - Journal of pineal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Epigenetic modifications, including methylation or acetylation as well as post‐transcriptional
modifications, are mechanisms used by eukaryotic cells to increase the genome diversity in …

Brain washing and neural health: role of age, sleep, and the cerebrospinal fluid melatonin rhythm

RJ Reiter, R Sharma, MS Cucielo, DX Tan… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
The brain lacks a classic lymphatic drainage system. How it is cleansed of damaged
proteins, cellular debris, and molecular by-products has remained a mystery for decades …

The role of melatonin, a multitasking molecule, in retarding the processes of ageing

M Majidinia, RJ Reiter, SK Shakouri, B Yousefi - Ageing Research Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Biological ageing is generally accompanied by a gradual loss of cellular functions and
physiological integrity of organ systems, the consequential enhancement of vulnerability …

Melatonin regulates the activities of ovary and delays the fertility decline in female animals via MT1/AMPK pathway

L Zhang, Z Zhang, J Wang, D Lv, T Zhu… - Journal of pineal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Female fertility irreversibly declines with aging, and this is primarily associated with the
decreased quality and quantity of oocytes. To evaluate whether a long‐term of melatonin …

Therapeutic potential of secreted amyloid precursor protein APPsα

BG Mockett, M Richter, WC Abraham… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by α-secretase generates an extracellularly
released fragment termed secreted APP-alpha (APPsα). Not only is this process of interest …

Melatonin ameliorates methamphetamine-induced cognitive impairments by inhibiting neuroinflammation via suppression of the TLR4/MyD88/NFκB signaling …

T Lwin, JL Yang, S Ngampramuan, K Viwatpinyo… - Progress in Neuro …, 2021 - Elsevier
Methamphetamine (METH) is a highly addictive psychostimulant that causes significant
health issues due to high prevalence of its illegal use. Chronic use of METH is associated …