[PDF][PDF] Gastrointestinal melatonin: cellular identification and biological role

IM Kvetnoy, IE Ingel, TV Kvetnaia… - Neuroendocrinology …, 2002 - nel.edu
Melatonin, a pineal hormone, because of its wide activity spectrum, is a subject of much
current interest for biologists and physicians. It has been demonstrated that pineal gland is …

Degradation of melatonin by UV, UV/H2O2, Fe2+/H2O2 and UV/Fe2+/H2O2 processes

XR Xu, XY Li, XZ Li, HB Li - Separation and Purification Technology, 2009 - Elsevier
Melatonin is a hormone, which may suppress the production of testosterone, decrease
semen quality, and affect sexual activity and reproduction of animals and humans …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin attenuates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury through inducing autophagy

U Yilmaz, K Tanbek, S Gul, M Gul, A Koc… - …, 2023 - karger.com
Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate how melatonin administration for 3 days
or 7 days following cerebral ischemia (CI) injury would affect autophagy and, therefore …

Melatonin serum levels in rheumatoid arthritis

A Sulli, GJM Maestroni, B Villaggio… - Annals of the New …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The pineal hormone melatonin (MLT) exerts a variety of effects on the immune system. MLT
activates immune cells and enhances inflammatory cytokine and nitric oxide production …

Utility of melatonin in mitigating ionizing radiation-induced testis injury through synergistic interdependence of its biological properties

ME Amer, AI Othman, HM Abozaid, MA El-Missiry - Biological Research, 2022 - Springer
Background Ionizing radiations (IR) have widespread useful applications in our daily life;
however, they have unfavorable effects on reproductive health. Maintaining testicular health …

Prediction of melatonin efficacy by pretreatment dim light melatonin onset in children with idiopathic chronic sleep onset insomnia

KB Van Der Heijden, MG Smits… - Journal of sleep …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Research has shown efficacy of melatonin treatment to advance sleep–wake rhythms in
insomnia. In healthy adults, direction and magnitude of the phase shift depends on the …

Effects of pinealectomy and exogenous melatonin on serum leptin levels in male rat

S Canpolat, S Sandal, B Yilmaz, A Yasar… - European journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
The effects of pinealectomy and exogenous melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) on
serum leptin levels were investigated in rats. Exogenous administration of melatonin to intact …

[PDF][PDF] Melatonin inhibits spontaneous and oxytocin-induced contractions of rat myometrium in vitro

A Ayar, S Kutlu, B Yilmaz… - Neuroendocrinology …, 2001 - researchgate.net
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of melatonin on
spontaneous and oxytocin-induced contractility of pregnant and non-pregnant rat …

Gene expression profiling of puberty-associated genes reveals abundant tissue and sex-specific changes across postnatal development

H Hou, L Uusküla-Reimand, M Makarem… - Human Molecular …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The timing of human puberty is highly variable, sexually dimorphic, and associated with
adverse health outcomes. Over 20 genes carrying rare mutations have been identified in …

Melatonin replacement restores the circadian behavior in adult rat Leydig cells after pinealectomy

AZ Baburski, SJ Sokanovic, MM Janjic… - Molecular and cellular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Melatonin actions on oscillators in reproductive organs are poorly understood. Here we
analyzed melatonin effects on rhythmic expression of clock and steroidogenesis-related …