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 …

Melatonin: a well‐documented antioxidant with conditional pro‐oxidant actions

HM Zhang, Y Zhang - Journal of pineal research, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Melatonin (N‐acetyl‐5‐methoxytryptamine), an indoleamine produced in many
organs including the pineal gland, was initially characterized as a hormone primarily …

Melatonin—A pleiotropic, orchestrating regulator molecule

R Hardeland, DP Cardinali, V Srinivasan… - Progress in …, 2011 - Elsevier
Melatonin, the neurohormone of the pineal gland, is also produced by various other tissues
and cells. It acts via G protein-coupled receptors expressed in various areas of the central …

The role of melatonin in the cells of the innate immunity: a review

JR Calvo, C Gonzalez‐Yanes… - Journal of pineal …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is the major secretory product synthesized and secreted by the pineal gland and
shows both a wide distribution within phylogenetically distant organisms from bacteria to …

Melatonin in macrophage biology: Current understanding and future perspectives

Y Xia, S Chen, S Zeng, Y Zhao, C Zhu… - Journal of pineal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is a ubiquitous hormone found in various organisms and highly affects the
function of immune cells. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of the …

Melatonin and the theories of aging: a critical appraisal of melatonin's role in antiaging mechanisms

R Hardeland - Journal of pineal research, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The classic theories of aging such as the free radical theory, including its mitochondria‐
related versions, have largely focused on a few specific processes of senescence …

Combination of melatonin and rapamycin for head and neck cancer therapy: Suppression of AKT/mTOR pathway activation, and activation of mitophagy and apoptosis …

YQ Shen, A Guerra‐Librero… - Journal of pineal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) clearly involves activation of the Akt
mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling pathway. However, the effectiveness of …

The universal nature, unequal distribution and antioxidant functions of melatonin and its derivatives

RJ Reiter, DX Tan, S Rosales-Corral… - Mini reviews in …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Melatonin is an uncommonly widely distributed molecule. It is found throughout the plant
and animal kingdoms, ie, perhaps in every living organism. Within vertebrate organisms …

Melatonin signaling and cell protection function

F Luchetti, B Canonico, M Betti… - The FASEB …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Besides its well‐known regulatory role on circadian rhythm, the pineal gland hormone
melatonin has other biological functions and a distinct metabolism in various cell types and …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the mechanism of action of melatonin, which induces ROS production in cancer cells

J Florido, C Rodriguez-Santana, L Martinez-Ruiz… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) constitute a group of highly reactive molecules that have
evolved as regulators of important signaling pathways. In this context, tumor cells have an …