[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of melatonin-mediated cell protection and signaling in health and disease

DM Kopustinskiene, J Bernatoniene - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melatonin, an endogenously synthesized indolamine, is a powerful antioxidant exerting
beneficial action in many pathological conditions. Melatonin protects from oxidative stress in …

Modulation of the tumor microenvironment (TME) by melatonin

Q Mu, M Najafi - European journal of pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment (TME) includes a number of non-cancerous cells that affect
cancer cell survival. Although CD8+ T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells suppress …

Melatonin inhibits lung cancer development by reversing the Warburg effect via stimulating the SIRT3/PDH axis

X Chen, B Hao, D Li, RJ Reiter, Y Bai… - Journal of pineal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, the morbidity and mortality from lung cancer have continued to increase.
Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a key role in apoptosis, proliferation, and the bioenergetic …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin and pathological cell interactions: Mitochondrial glucose processing in cancer cells

RJ Reiter, R Sharma, S Rosales-Corral… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is synthesized in the pineal gland at night. Since melatonin is produced in the
mitochondria of all other cells in a non-circadian manner, the amount synthesized by the …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin: a potential regulator of DNA methylation

K Linowiecka, AT Slominski, RJ Reiter, M Böhm… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The pineal gland-derived indoleamine hormone, melatonin, regulates multiple cellular
processes, ranging from chronobiology, proliferation, apoptosis, and oxidative damage to …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-Warburg effect of melatonin: a proposed mechanism to explain its inhibition of multiple diseases

RJ Reiter, R Sharma, S Rosales-Corral - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glucose is an essential nutrient for every cell but its metabolic fate depends on cellular
phenotype. Normally, the product of cytosolic glycolysis, pyruvate, is transported into …

Melatonin modulates tumor metabolism and mitigates metastasis

RJ Reiter, R Sharma, DX Tan, G Huang… - Expert Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Melatonin, originally isolated from the mammalian pineal gland, was
subsequently identified in many animal cell types and in plants. While melatonin was …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting host defense system and rescuing compromised mitochondria to increase tolerance against pathogens by melatonin may impact outcome of deadly …

DX Tan, R Hardeland - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fighting infectious diseases, particularly viral infections, is a demanding task for human
health. Targeting the pathogens or targeting the host are different strategies, but with an …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin: regulation of biomolecular condensates in neurodegenerative disorders

D Loh, RJ Reiter - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biomolecular condensates are membraneless organelles (MLOs) that form dynamic,
chemically distinct subcellular compartments organizing macromolecules such as proteins …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin treatment in kidney diseases

M Markowska, S Niemczyk, K Romejko - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is a neurohormone that is mainly secreted by the pineal gland. It coordinates the
work of the superior biological clock and consequently affects many processes in the human …