ReviewOncotarget2017
Melatonin as a potential inhibitory agent in head and neck cancer.
Review in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prenatal Melatonin Therapy Enhances Postnatal Lung Development in a Mouse Model of Inflammation-Induced Preterm Birth.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Antioxidant Use after Diagnosis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC): A Systematic Review of Application during Radiotherapy and in Second Primary Cancer Prevention.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Potential of melatonin to reverse epigenetic aberrations in oral cancer: new findings.EXCLI journal · 2023Review
- Deoxyshikonin Mediates Heme Oxygenase-1 Induction and Apoptotic Response via p38 Signaling in Tongue Cancer Cell Lines.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Cytoplasmic IGF2BP2 Protein Expression in Human Patients with Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Prognostic and Clinical Implications.International journal of medical sciences · 2022Article
- Melatonin Suppresses Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas Migration and Invasion through Blocking FGF19/FGFR 4 Signaling Pathway.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- ALKBH5 suppresses tumor progression via an mCell death & disease · 2021Article
- Serum melatonin is inversely associated with matrix metalloproteinase-9 in oral squamous cell carcinoma.Oncology letters · 2020Article
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- Differential MicroRNA Expression of miR-21 and miR-155 within Oral Cancer Extracellular Vesicles in Response to Melatonin.Dentistry journal · 2019Article
- Melatonin and non-small cell lung cancer: new insights into signaling pathways.Cancer cell international · 2019Review
- The protective role of melatonin in cadmium-induced proliferation of ovarian cancer cells.Research in pharmaceutical sciences · 2018Article
- Curcumin-Mediated Degradation of S-Phase Kinase Protein 2 Induces Cytotoxic Effects in Human Papillomavirus-Positive and Negative Squamous Carcinoma Cells.Frontiers in oncology · 2018Article
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Melatonin is a molecule secreted by the pineal gland; it is an important regulator of sleep and circadian rhythms. Through multiple interrelated mechanisms, melatonin exhibits various inhibitory properties at different stages of tumor progression. Many studies have explored the oncostatic effects of melatonin on hormone-dependent tumors. In this review, we highlight recent advances in understanding the effects of melatonin on the development of head and neck cancers, including molecular mechanisms identified through experimental and clinical observations. Because melatonin exerts a wide range of effects, melatonin may influence many mechanisms that influence the development of cancer. These include cell proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, extracellular matrix remodeling through matrix metalloproteinases, and genetic polymorphism. Thus, the evidence discussed in this article will serve as a basis for basic and clinical research to promote the use of melatonin for understanding and controlling the development of head and neck cancers.
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