[HTML][HTML] Protective role of melatonin and its metabolites in skin aging

G Bocheva, RM Slominski, Z Janjetovic, TK Kim… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The skin, being the largest organ in the human body, is exposed to the environment and
suffers from both intrinsic and extrinsic aging factors. The skin aging process is …

Melatonin as an antioxidant: under promises but over delivers

RJ Reiter, JC Mayo, DX Tan, RM Sainz… - Journal of pineal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is uncommonly effective in reducing oxidative stress under a remarkably large
number of circumstances. It achieves this action via a variety of means: direct detoxification …

Melatonin in cancer treatment: current knowledge and future opportunities

WH Talib, AR Alsayed, A Abuawad, S Daoud… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is a pleotropic molecule with numerous biological activities. Epidemiological and
experimental studies have documented that melatonin could inhibit different types of cancer …

Melatonin as a hormone: new physiological and clinical insights

J Cipolla-Neto, FG Amaral - Endocrine reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Melatonin is a ubiquitous molecule present in almost every live being from bacteria to
humans. In vertebrates, besides being produced in peripheral tissues and acting as an …

Hormonal effects on hair follicles

M Grymowicz, E Rudnicka, A Podfigurna… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The hair cycle and hair follicle structure are highly affected by various hormones. Androgens—
such as testosterone (T); dihydrotestosterone (DHT); and their prohormones …

Melatonin as a potent and inducible endogenous antioxidant: synthesis and metabolism

DX Tan, LC Manchester, E Esteban-Zubero, Z Zhou… - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is a tryptophan-derived molecule with pleiotropic activities. It is present in almost
all or all organisms. Its synthetic pathway depends on the species in which it is measured …

Functions of melatonin in plants: a review

MB Arnao, J Hernández‐Ruiz - Journal of pineal research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The number of studies on melatonin in plants has increased significantly in recent years.
This molecule, with a large set of functions in animals, has also shown great potential in …

Melatonin and its metabolites vs oxidative stress: From individual actions to collective protection

A Galano, RJ Reiter - Journal of Pineal Research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative stress (OS) represents a threat to the chemical integrity of biomolecules including
lipids, proteins, and DNA. The associated molecular damage frequently results in serious …

Extrapineal melatonin: sources, regulation, and potential functions

D Acuña-Castroviejo, G Escames, C Venegas… - Cellular and molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Endogenous melatonin is synthesized from tryptophan via 5-hydroxytryptamine. It is
considered an indoleamine from a biochemical point of view because the melatonin …

Worldwide melatonin research: a bibliometric analysis of the published literature between 2015 and 2019

R Zakaria, A Ahmi, AH Ahmad… - Chronobiology …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the publications on melatonin research from
the Scopus database during the period 2015–2019. Based on the keywords used, which are …