Update on melatonin receptors: IUPHAR Review 20

R Jockers, P Delagrange… - British journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin receptors are seven transmembrane‐spanning proteins belonging to the GPCR
superfamily. In mammals, two melatonin receptor subtypes exist‐MT1 and MT2‐encoded by …

Melatonin: clinical perspectives in neurodegeneration

DP Cardinali - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Prevention of neurodegenerative diseases is presently a major goal for our Society and
melatonin, an unusual phylogenetically conserved molecule present in all aerobic …

Melatonin—A pleiotropic, orchestrating regulator molecule

R Hardeland, DP Cardinali, V Srinivasan… - Progress in …, 2011 - Elsevier
Melatonin, the neurohormone of the pineal gland, is also produced by various other tissues
and cells. It acts via G protein-coupled receptors expressed in various areas of the central …

The neuroprotective role of melatonin in neurological disorders

BS Alghamdi - Journal of neuroscience research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is a neurohormone secreted from the pineal gland and has a wide‐ranging
regulatory and neuroprotective role. It has been reported that melatonin level is disturbed in …

Cellular mechanisms of melatonin: insight from neurodegenerative diseases

D Chen, T Zhang, TH Lee - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are the second most common cause of death and
characterized by progressive impairments in movement or mental functioning in the central …

Melatonin: A review of its potential functions and effects on neurological diseases

M Gunata, H Parlakpinar, HA Acet - Revue neurologique, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The aging process is not univocal, both body and brain age. Neurological
disorders are a major cause of disability and death worldwide. According to the Global …

Melatonin antioxidative defense: therapeutical implications for aging and neurodegenerative processes

SR Pandi-Perumal, AS BaHammam, GM Brown… - Neurotoxicity …, 2013 - Springer
The pineal product melatonin has remarkable antioxidant properties. It is secreted during
darkness and plays a key role in various physiological responses including regulation of …

Melatonin receptors: distribution in mammalian brain and their respective putative functions

KY Ng, MK Leong, H Liang, G Paxinos - Brain Structure and Function, 2017 - Springer
Melatonin, through its different receptors, has pleiotropic functions in mammalian brain.
Melatonin is secreted mainly by the pineal gland and exerts its effects via receptor-mediated …

Melatonin in aging and disease—multiple consequences of reduced secretion, options and limits of treatment

R Hardeland - Aging and disease, 2011 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Melatonin is a pleiotropically acting regulator molecule, which influences numerous
physiological functions. Its secretion by the pineal gland progressively declines by age …

Melatonin improves cognitive function by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress and promoting synaptic plasticity during chronic cerebral hypoperfusion in rats

P Thangwong, P Jearjaroen, P Govitrapong… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) is the most common cause of cognitive impairment,
which is commonly found in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) …