Melatonin and 5-fluorouracil combination chemotherapy: opportunities and efficacy in cancer therapy

A Mafi, M Rezaee, N Hedayati, SD Hogan… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Combined chemotherapy is a treatment method based on the simultaneous use of two or
more therapeutic agents; it is frequently necessary to produce a more effective treatment for …

Exploring the mechanical perspective of a new anti-tumor agent: melatonin

S Rohilla, M Singh, S Priya, WH Almalki… - Journal of …, 2023 - dl.begellhouse.com
Melatonin is a serotonin-derived pineal gland hormone with many biological functions like
regulating the sleep-wake cycle, circadian rhythm, menstrual cycle, aging, immunity, and …

Therapeutic potential of melatonin related to its role as an autophagy regulator: A review

JA Boga, B Caballero, Y Potes… - Journal of pineal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There are several pathologies, syndromes, and physiological processes in which autophagy
is involved. This process of self‐digestion that cells trigger as a survival mechanism is …

Melatonin inhibits Warburg-dependent cancer by redirecting glucose oxidation to the mitochondria: a mechanistic hypothesis

RJ Reiter, R Sharma, Q Ma, S Rorsales-Corral… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Melatonin has the ability to intervene in the initiation, progression and metastasis of some
experimental cancers. A large variety of potential mechanisms have been advanced to …

Antitumoral melatonin-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers

L Bonilla-Vidal, M Świtalska, M Espina, J Wietrzyk… - …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Cancer constitutes the second leading cause of death worldwide, with conventional
therapies limited by significant side effects. Melatonin (MEL), a natural compound with …

Immunoregulatory role of melatonin in cancer

F Moradkhani, M Moloudizargari… - Journal of cellular …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is a ubiquitous indole amine that plays a fundamental role in the regulation of the
biological rhythm. Disrupted circadian rhythm alters the expression of clock genes and …

Relationship between structural properties and antitumor activity of Astragalus polysaccharides extracted with different temperatures

J Yu, H Ji, Z Yang, A Liu - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effects of different temperatures on structural characterization
and antitumor activity of polysaccharides from Astragalus membranaceus. APS4 and APS90 …

COMT1 overexpression resulting in increased melatonin biosynthesis contributes to the alleviation of carbendazim phytotoxicity and residues in tomato plants

Y Yan, S Sun, N Zhao, W Yang, Q Shi, B Gong - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Melatonin (Mel) serves as an important signalling molecule in various aspects of stress
tolerance in plants. However, the function of Mel in pesticide metabolism remains unknown …

Mechanisms underlying tumor suppressive properties of melatonin

SC Bondy, A Campbell - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
There is considerable evidence that melatonin may be of use in the prevention and
treatment of cancer. This manuscript will review some of the human, animal and cellular …

The emergence of melatonin in oncology: Focus on colorectal cancer

E Gil‐Martín, J Egea, RJ Reiter… - Medicinal research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Within the last few decades, melatonin has increasingly emerged in clinical oncology as a
naturally occurring bioactive molecule with substantial anticancer properties and a …