Melatonin is uncommonly effective in reducing oxidative stress under a remarkably large
number of circumstances. It achieves this action via a variety of means: direct detoxification …

Key message Melatonin plays a crucial role in the mitigation of plant biotic stress through
induced defense responses and pathogen attenuation. Utilizing the current knowledge of …

Environmental stress and pathogen infection are the major limiting factors in worldwide
horticulture production, resulting in huge yield loss. Melatonin (N-acetyl-5 …

Abstract Melatonin (N‐acetyl‐5‐methoxytryptamine), an indoleamine produced in many
organs including the pineal gland, was initially characterized as a hormone primarily …

Phytophthora infestans (P. infestans) is the causal agent of potato late blight, which caused
the devastating Irish Potato Famine during 1845-1852. Until now, potato late blight is still the …

Melatonin, an endogenously synthesized indolamine, is a powerful antioxidant exerting
beneficial action in many pathological conditions. Melatonin protects from oxidative stress in …

Human health, food safety, and agriculture have been threatened by oomycetic diseases
caused by notorious pathogenic oomycetes. Chemical oomyceticides are the main …

Acute inflammatory responses induced by bacteria or fungi block nocturnal melatonin
synthesis by rodent pineal glands. Here, we show Leishmania infection does not impair …

Develo** novel drugs/targets remains a major effort toward controlling obesity-related
type 2 diabetes (diabesity). Melatonin controls obesity and improves glucose homeostasis in …

Leishmaniases are neglected diseases that cause a large spectrum of clinical
manifestations, from cutaneous to visceral lesions. The initial steps of the inflammatory …