Recent advances on the mechanisms regulating cholangiocyte proliferation and the significance of the neuroendocrine regulation of cholangiocyte pathophysiology [PDF]
Cholangiocytes are epithelial cells lining the biliary epithelium. Cholangiocytes play several key roles in the modification of ductal bile and are also the target cells in chronic cholestatic liver diseases (i.e., cholangiopathies) such as PSC, PBC ...
Alvaro, Domenico +6 more
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Melatonin antagonizes lipopolysaccharide-induced pulpal fibroblast responses
Background Pulpal inflammation is known to be mediated by multiple signaling pathways. However, whether melatonin plays regulatory roles in pulpal inflammation remains unclear.
Nutthapong Kantrong +2 more
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Melatonin, Melatonin Receptors and Melanophores: A Moving Story [PDF]
Melatonin (5‐methoxy N‐acetyltryptamine) is a hormone synthesized and released from the pineal gland at night, which acts on specific high affinity G‐protein coupled receptors to regulate various aspects of physiology and behaviour, including circadian and seasonal responses, and some retinal, cardiovascular and immunological functions.
Sugden, D +3 more
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Melatonin signaling modulates clock genes expression in the mouse retina. [PDF]
Previous studies have shown that retinal melatonin plays an important role in the regulation of retinal daily and circadian rhythms. Melatonin exerts its influence by binding to G-protein coupled receptors named melatonin receptor type 1 and type 2 and ...
Susumu Hiragaki +5 more
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Melatonin-related dysfunction in chronic restraint stress triggers sleep disorders in mice
Stress may trigger sleep disorders and are also risk factors for depression. The study explored the melatonin-related mechanisms of stress-associated sleep disorders on a mouse model of chronic stress by exploring the alteration in sleep architecture ...
Tian-Ji Xia +12 more
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Introduction: The human genome encodes two melatonin receptors (MT1 and MT2) that relay melatonin signals to cellular interior. Accumulating evidence has linked melatonin to multiple health benefits, among which its anticancer effects have become well ...
Qianhui Sun +15 more
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From implantation to birth: insight into molecular melatonin functions [PDF]
Melatonin is a lipophilic hormone synthesized and secreted mainly in the pineal gland, acting as a neuroendocrine transducer of photoperiodic information during the night.
Carlomagno, Gianfranco +3 more
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Circadian Pattern of Melatonin MT1 and MT2 Receptor Localization in the Rat Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) is the circadian pacemaker. The pineal hormone melatonin is involved in the regulation of circadian phase. As a part of the circadian system its synthesis and secretion is under SCN control.
Nermien Waly, Richard Hallworth
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Emerging pharmacotherapy of tinnitus [PDF]
Tinnitus, the perception of sound in the absence of an auditory stimulus, is perceived by about 1 in 10 adults, and for at least 1 in 100, tinnitus severely affects their quality of life.
Ana Belén Elgoyhen +43 more
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The role of melatonin in diabetes: therapeutic implications
Melatonin referred as the hormone of darkness is mainly secreted by pineal gland, its levels being elevated during night and low during the day. The effects of melatonin on insulin secretion are mediated through the melatonin receptors (MT1 and MT2).
Shweta Sharma +4 more
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