ReviewReviews in medical virology2012
Beneficial actions of melatonin in the management of viral infections: a new use for this "molecular handyman"?
Review in Reviews in medical virology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Benefits of melatonin on mortality in severe-to-critical COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Pooled it
- Matrix metallopeptidase 9 as a host protein target of chloroquine and melatonin for immunoregulation in COVID-19: A network-based meta-analysis.Life sciences · 2020Pooled it
- Exogenous melatonin boosts vaccine-induced immunity in individuals with high pre-existing influenza immunity.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Trial
- Interplay between endogenous hormones and immune systems in human metapneumovirus pathogenesis and management.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Melatonin and oral diseases: possible therapeutic roles based on cellular mechanisms.Pharmacological reports : PR · 2024Review
- Redox Homeostasis Alteration Is Restored through Melatonin Treatment in COVID-19 Patients: A Preliminary Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Melatonin: a ferroptosis inhibitor with potential therapeutic efficacy for the post-COVID-19 trajectory of accelerated brain aging and neurodegeneration.Molecular neurodegeneration · 2024Review
- Effect of Melatonin on Herpesvirus Type 1 Replication.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- A mid‑pandemic night's dream: Melatonin, from harbinger of anti‑inflammation to mitochondrial savior in acute and long COVID‑19 (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2024Review
- Role of Melatonin in Periodontal Diseases: A Structured Review.Advanced biomedical research · 2024Review
- Neurological manifestations of encephalitic alphaviruses, traumatic brain injuries, and organophosphorus nerve agent exposure.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
- Epstein-Barr virus-acquired immunodeficiency in myalgic encephalomyelitis-Is it present in long COVID?Journal of translational medicine · 2023Review
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- Circadian Rhythm, Sleep, and Immune Response and the Fight against COVID-19.Oman medical journal · 2023Review
- Crosstalk between COVID-19 Infection and Kidney Diseases: A Review on the Metabolomic Approaches.Vaccines · 2023Review
- Can melatonin reduce the severity of post-COVID-19 syndrome?EXCLI journal · 2023Review
- The Multiple Functions of Melatonin: Applications in the Military Setting.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Melatonin effect on platelets and coagulation: Implications for a prophylactic indication in COVID-19.Life sciences · 2022Review
- The role of melatonin as an adjuvant in the treatment of COVID-19: A systematic review.Heliyon · 2022Review
- Melatonin: Regulation of Viral Phase Separation and Epitranscriptomics in Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
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Abstract
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a multifunctional signaling molecule that has a variety of important functions. Numerous clinical trials have examined the therapeutic usefulness of melatonin in different fields of medicine. Clinical trials have shown that melatonin is efficient in preventing cell damage under acute (sepsis, asphyxia in newborns) and chronic states (metabolic and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, inflammation, aging). The beneficial effects of melatonin can be explained by its properties as a potent antioxidant and antioxidant enzyme inducer, a regulator of apoptosis and a stimulator of immune functions. These effects support the use of melatonin in viral infections, which are often associated with inflammatory injury and increases in oxidative stress. In fact, melatonin has been used recently to treat several viral infections, which are summarized in this review. The role of melatonin in infections is also discussed herein.
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