Melatonin and health: insights of melatonin action, biological functions, and associated disorders

SB Ahmad, A Ali, M Bilal, SM Rashid, AB Wani… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Melatonin is ubiquitous molecule with wide distribution in nature and is produced by many
living organisms. In human beings, pineal gland is the major site for melatonin production …

Mechanisms of melatonin in obesity: a review

Q Guan, Z Wang, J Cao, Y Dong, Y Chen - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Obesity and its complications have become a prominent global public health problem that
severely threatens human health. Melatonin, originally known as an effective antioxidant, is …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin regulates Aβ production/clearance balance and Aβ neurotoxicity: A potential therapeutic molecule for Alzheimer's disease

Y Li, J Zhang, J Wan, A Liu, J Sun - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2020 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disease with multiple
predisposing factors and complicated pathogenesis. Aβ peptide is one of the most important …

Mechanisms of melatonin in alleviating Alzheimer's disease

M Shukla, P Govitrapong, P Boontem… - Current …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic, progressive and prevalent neurodegenerative
disease characterized by the loss of higher cognitive functions and an associated loss of …

Melatonin treatment improves blood pressure, lipid profile, and parameters of oxidative stress in patients with metabolic syndrome

M Koziróg, AR Poliwczak, P Duchnowicz… - Journal of pineal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental studies have proven that melatonin has many beneficial pleiotropic actions.
The aim of this study was to assess melatonin efficacy in patients with metabolic syndrome …

Alzheimer's disease: pathological mechanisms and the beneficial role of melatonin

SA Rosales‐Corral, D Acuña‐Castroviejo… - Journal of pineal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a highly complex neurodegenerative disorder of the aged that
has multiple factors which contribute to its etiology in terms of initiation and progression. This …

Melatonin: functions and ligands

M Singh, HR Jadhav - Drug discovery today, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Pathways controlling melatonin secretion are complex.•There are various causes
of melatonin disturbance.•Evaluation of melatonin secretion clinically requires long time …

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 …

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] Melatonin relieves diabetic complications and regenerates pancreatic beta cells by the reduction in NF-kB expression in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

A Farid, P Moussa, M Youssef, M Haytham… - Saudi journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Melatonin, a pleiotropic hormone, has many regulatory effects on the circadian and
seasonal rhythms, sleep and body immune system. It is used in the treatment of blind …