"Melatonin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A biogenic amine that is found in animals and plants. In mammals, melatonin is produced by the PINEAL GLAND. Its secretion increases in darkness and decreases during exposure to light. Melatonin is implicated in the regulation of SLEEP, mood, and REPRODUCTION. Melatonin is also an effective antioxidant.
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D008550
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.473.914.481 D06.472.506
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melatonin" by people in Profiles.
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Pan-cancer analyses reveal genomics and clinical characteristics of the melatonergic regulators in cancer. J Pineal Res. 2021 Oct; 71(3):e12758.
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Induced Torpor as a Countermeasure for Low Dose Radiation Exposure in a Zebrafish Model. Cells. 2021 04 14; 10(4).
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Role of glucose metabolism in the differential antileukemic effect of melatonin on wild-type and FLT3-ITD mutant cells. Oncol Rep. 2020 07; 44(1):293-302.
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Melatonin reverses nasopharyngeal carcinoma cisplatin chemoresistance by inhibiting the Wnt/?-catenin signaling pathway. Aging (Albany NY). 2020 03 23; 12(6):5423-5438.
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Systematic review of the efficacy of commonly prescribed pharmacological treatments for primary treatment of sleep disturbance in patients with diagnosed autoimmune disease. Sleep Med Rev. 2020 02; 49:101232.
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Melatonin Treatment Enhances A? Lymphatic Clearance in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Amyloidosis. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2018; 15(7):637-642.
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Insomnia: Pharmacologic Therapy. Am Fam Physician. 2017 Jul 01; 96(1):29-35.
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2',3'-Cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase as a messenger of protection of the mitochondrial function during melatonin treatment in aging. Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr. 2017 Jan; 1859(1):94-103.
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Efficacy of N-Acetylserotonin and Melatonin in the EAE Model of Multiple Sclerosis. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2016 12; 11(4):763-773.
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Mechanisms involved in the pro-apoptotic effect of melatonin in cancer cells. Int J Mol Sci. 2013 Mar 25; 14(4):6597-613.