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Improving Melatonin Delivery Within the Eye [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Melatonin is a neurohormone synthesized in the pineal gland as well as in other organs and it plays an important role in many ocular functions, as it is synthesized in numerous eye structures.
Alkozi, Hanan Awad, Pintor, Jesús
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Agomelatine protects against neuronal damage without preventing epileptogenesis in the kainate model of temporal lobe epilepsy

open access: yesNeurobiology of Disease, 2017
Recent studies about the novel antidepressant agomelatine, which is a mixed MT1 and MT2 melatonin receptor agonist and 5HT2C serotonin receptor antagonist possessing an anticonvulsant and neuroprotective action, suggest that it may have potential to ...
Jana Tchekalarova   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of the various functional pathways elicited by synthetic agonists or antagonists at the melatonin MT1 and MT2 receptors

open access: yesPharmacology Research & Perspectives, 2020
Melatonin is a neurohormone that translates the circadian rhythm to the peripheral organs through a series of binding sites identified as G protein‐coupled receptors MT1 and MT2.
Céline Legros   +10 more
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Foxp2 controls synaptic wiring of corticostriatal circuits and vocal communication by opposing Mef2c [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Cortico-basal ganglia circuits are critical for speech and language and are implicated in autism spectrum disorder, in which language function can be severely affected.
A Di Martino   +64 more
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Ultrastructural evidence of a secretory role for melatonin in the human parotid gland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In vivo animal studies show that pentagastrin, cholecystokinin and melatonin cause the secretion and synthesis of salivary proteins. Melatonin occurs in large amounts in the gut and is released into the blood on food intake.
Ekstrom, J.   +6 more
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The role of the mammalian prion protein in the control of sleep [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Sleep disruption is a prevalent clinical feature in many neurodegenerative disorders, including human prion diseases where it can be the defining dysfunction, as in the case of the “eponymous” fatal familial insomnia, or an early-stage symptom as in ...
Gill, Andrew C., Roguski, Amber
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Melatonin MT1 and MT2 receptor expression in Parkinson's disease.

open access: yesMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2010
Idiopathic Parkinson disease (PD) is a multi-system disorder with a multifactorial etiology and diverse clinical phenotype. Selective, regional dopaminergic neuronal degeneration in the substantia nigra and other CNS areas including the amygdala are observed in all patients.
Nikhil, Adi   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

The role of melatonergic system in intervertebral disc degeneration and its association with low back pain: a clinical study [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ
Objective The mechanisms of intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) in low back pain (LBP) patients are multiples. In this study, we attempt to investigate whether melatonergic system plays a potential role in IVDD patients with LBP by analyzing their ...
Chong Chen   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Dianas terapéuticas de melatonina: propiedades y beneficios [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
La melatonina ( N - Acetil - 5 - metoxitriptamina ) es una hormona indólica derivada del triptófano, cuya producción ocurre principalmente en la glándula pineal. Está implicada en una gran cantidad de procesos biológicos pero su
Cid Galván, Nerea
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