Melatonin, a full service anti-cancer agent: inhibition of initiation, progression and metastasis

RJ Reiter, SA Rosales-Corral, DX Tan… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
There is highly credible evidence that melatonin mitigates cancer at the initiation,
progression and metastasis phases. In many cases, the molecular mechanisms …

[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 …

Melatonin regulates aging and neurodegeneration through energy metabolism, epigenetics, autophagy and circadian rhythm pathways

A Jenwitheesuk, C Nopparat, S Mukda… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Brain aging is linked to certain types of neurodegenerative diseases and identifying new
therapeutic targets has become critical. Melatonin, a pineal hormone, associates with …

Stressed and inflamed, can GSK3 be blamed?

RS Jope, Y Cheng, JA Lowell, RJ Worthen… - Trends in biochemical …, 2017 - cell.com
Psychological stress has a pervasive influence on our lives. In many cases adapting to
stress strengthens organisms, but chronic or severe stress is usually harmful. One surprising …

Melatonin enhances interleukin-10 expression and suppresses chemotaxis to inhibit inflammation in situ and reduce the severity of experimental autoimmune …

SJ Chen, SH Huang, JW Chen, KC Wang… - International …, 2016 - Elsevier
Melatonin is the major product secreted by the pineal gland at night and displays
multifunctional properties, including immunomodulatory functions. In this study, we …

Melatonin promotes sheep Leydig cell testosterone secretion in a co-culture with Sertoli cells

SL Deng, ZP Wang, C Jin, XL Kang, A Batool, Y Zhang… - Theriogenology, 2018 - Elsevier
Leydig cells synthesize and secrete testosterone, and are regulated by Sertoli cells. These
two cell types may work together to regulate testicular androgen production. Studies have …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) signaling pathways and protective roles of melatonin

A Hosseinzadeh, SA Javad-Moosavi, RJ Reiter… - Life sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by the progressive loss of lung function
due to tissue scarring. A variety of pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrogenic factors including …

Melatonin prevents experimental central serous chorioretinopathy in rats

S Yu, K Cui, P Wu, B Wu, X Lu, R Huang… - Journal of Pineal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) is a vision‐threatening disease with no validated
treatment and unclear pathogenesis. It is characterized by dilation and leakage of choroidal …

Insulin-like growth factor 1 regulates acute inflammatory lung injury mediated by influenza virus infection

G Li, L Zhou, C Zhang, Y Shi, D Dong, M Bai… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The acute inflammatory lung injury is an important cause of death due to influenza A virus
(IAV) infection. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) played an important role in the regulation of …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin and prostate cancer: anti-tumor roles and therapeutic application

MF Megerian, JS Kim, J Badreddine, SH Hong… - Aging and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Melatonin is an endogenous indoleamine that has been shown to inhibit tumor growth in
laboratory models of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer risk has additionally been associated …