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 and endoplasmic reticulum stress: relation to autophagy and apoptosis

A Fernández, R Ordóñez, RJ Reiter… - Journal of pineal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a dynamic organelle that participates in a number of cellular
functions by controlling lipid metabolism, calcium stores, and proteostasis. Under stressful …

Role of melatonin in sleep deprivation‐induced intestinal barrier dysfunction in mice

T Gao, Z Wang, Y Dong, J Cao, R Lin… - Journal of pineal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Intestinal diseases caused by sleep deprivation (SD) are severe public health threats
worldwide. This study focuses on the effect of melatonin on intestinal mucosal injury and …

Membrane melatonin receptors activated cell signaling in physiology and disease

G Nikolaev, R Robeva, R Konakchieva - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The pineal hormone melatonin has attracted great scientific interest since its discovery in
1958. Despite the enormous number of basic and clinical studies the exact role of melatonin …

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 …

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 feedback on clock genes: a theory involving the proteasome

J Vriend, RJ Reiter - Journal of pineal research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The expression of 'clock'genes occurs in all tissues, but especially in the suprachiasmatic
nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus, groups of neurons in the brain that regulate circadian …

Inhibition of VEGF expression through blockade of Hif1α and STAT3 signalling mediates the anti-angiogenic effect of melatonin in HepG2 liver cancer cells

S Carbajo-Pescador, R Ordoñez, M Benet… - British journal of …, 2013 - nature.com
Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) growth relies on angiogenesis via vascular
endothelial growth factor (VEGF) release. Hypoxia within tumour environment leads to …

Oncostatic activities of melatonin: Roles in cell cycle, apoptosis, and autophagy

N Targhazeh, RJ Reiter, M Rahimi, D Qujeq, T Yousefi… - Biochimie, 2022 - Elsevier
Melatonin, the major secretory product of the pineal gland, not only regulates circadian
rhythms, mood, and sleep but also has actions in neoplastic processes which are being …

Role and therapeutic potential of melatonin in various type of cancers

S Gurunathan, M Qasim, MH Kang… - OncoTargets and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer is a large group of diseases and the second leading cause of death worldwide.
Lung, prostate, colorectal, stomach, and liver cancers are the most common types of cancer …