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: buffering the immune system

A Carrillo-Vico, PJ Lardone… - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Melatonin modulates a wide range of physiological functions with pleiotropic effects on the
immune system. Despite the large number of reports implicating melatonin as an …

A review of the molecular aspects of melatonin's anti‐inflammatory actions: recent insights and new perspectives

JL Mauriz, PS Collado, C Veneroso… - Journal of pineal …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is a highly evolutionary conserved endogenous molecule that is mainly produced
by the pineal gland, but also by other nonendocrine organs, of most mammals including …

Updates on mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

MZ Zhong, T Peng, ML Duarte, M Wang… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease in the United
States (US). Animal models, specifically mouse models have been developed to better …

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 …

Melatonin and brain inflammaging

R Hardeland, DP Cardinali, GM Brown… - Progress in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Melatonin is known to possess several properties of value for healthy aging, as a direct and
indirect antioxidant, protectant and modulator of mitochondrial function, antiexcitotoxic …

Senescent cells expose and secrete an oxidized form of membrane-bound vimentin as revealed by a natural polyreactive antibody

D Frescas, CM Roux, S Aygun-Sunar… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Studying the phenomenon of cellular senescence has been hindered by the lack of
senescence-specific markers. As such, detection of proteins informally associated with …

Inflammaging, metabolic syndrome and melatonin: a call for treatment studies

DP Cardinali, R Hardeland - Neuroendocrinology, 2017 - karger.com
The metabolic syndrome (MS) is a collection of risk factors for cardiovascular disease,
including obesity, hypertension, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance and dyslipidemia …

[HTML][HTML] The senescence accelerated mouse (SAMP8) as a model for oxidative stress and Alzheimer's disease

JE Morley, HJ Armbrecht, SA Farr, VB Kumar - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2012 - Elsevier
The senescence accelerated mouse (SAMP8) is a spontaneous animal model of
overproduction of amyloid precursor protein (APP) and oxidative damage. It develops early …

Melatonin ameliorates vascular endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and atherosclerosis by suppressing the TLR 4/NF‐κB system in high‐fat‐fed rabbits

ZP Hu, XL Fang, N Fang, XB Wang… - Journal of pineal …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Vascular endothelial dysfunction (VED) and inflammation contribute to the initiation and
progression of atherosclerosis. Melatonin (MLT) normalizes lipid profile, improves …