Melatonin: another avenue for treating osteoporosis?

T Li, S Jiang, C Lu, W Yang, Z Yang… - Journal of pineal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is a signal molecule that modulates the biological circadian rhythms of
vertebrates. Melatonin deficiency is thought to be associated with several disorders …

Melatonin effects on bone: implications for use as a therapy for managing bone loss

F Munmun, PA Witt‐Enderby - Journal of pineal research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is the primary circadian output signal from the brain and is mainly synthesized in
pinealocytes. The rhythm and secretion of melatonin are under the control of an …

Melatonin effects on bone: potential use for the prevention and treatment for osteopenia, osteoporosis, and periodontal disease and for use in bone‐grafting …

S Maria, PA Witt‐Enderby - Journal of pineal research, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
An important role for melatonin in bone formation and restructuring has emerged, and
studies demonstrate the multiple mechanisms for these beneficial actions. Statistical …

Melatonin improves bone mineral density at the femoral neck in postmenopausal women with osteopenia: a randomized controlled trial

AK Amstrup, T Sikjaer, L Heickendorff… - Journal of pineal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is known for its regulation of circadian rhythm. Recently, studies have shown that
melatonin may have a positive effect on the skeleton. By increasing age, the melatonin …

Melatonin accelerates osteoporotic bone defect repair by promoting osteogenesis–angiogenesis coupling

S Zheng, C Zhou, H Yang, J Li, Z Feng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Previous studies have revealed that melatonin could play a role in anti-osteoporosis and
promoting osteogenesis. However, the effects of melatonin treatment on osteoporotic bone …

The central nervous system and bone metabolism: an evolving story

P Dimitri, C Rosen - Calcified tissue international, 2017 - Springer
Our understanding of the control of skeletal metabolism has undergone a dynamic shift in
the last two decades, primarily driven by our understanding of energy metabolism. Evidence …

Melatonin as a chronobiotic/cytoprotective agent in bone. Doses involved

DP Cardinali - Journal of Pineal Research, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Because the chronobiotic and cytoprotective molecule melatonin diminishes with age, its
involvement in postmenopausal and senescence pathology has been considered since …

Melatonin prevents bone destruction in mice with retinoic acid–induced osteoporosis

X Wang, T Liang, Y Zhu, J Qiu, X Qiu, C Lian, B Gao… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Background The protective effect of melatonin against bone metabolism imbalance in
osteoporosis (OP) induced by drugs such as retinoic acid (RA) is unclear. The aim of this …

The multiple protective roles and molecular mechanisms of melatonin and its precursor N-acetylserotonin in targeting brain injury and liver damage and in maintaining …

C Luo, Q Yang, Y Liu, S Zhou, J Jiang, RJ Reiter… - Free Radical Biology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Melatonin is a neurohormone associated with sleep and wakefulness and is mainly
produced by the pineal gland. Numerous physiological functions of melatonin have been …

Reduced fat mass and increased lean mass in response to 1 year of melatonin treatment in postmenopausal women: A randomized placebo‐controlled trial

AK Amstrup, T Sikjaer, SB Pedersen… - Clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Apart from regulating the circadian rhythm, melatonin exerts a variety of actions in
the living organism. Among these functions, melatonin is believed to have a positive effect …