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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Melatonin, Its Beneficial Effects on Embryogenesis from Mitigating Oxidative Stress to Regulating Gene Expression.

Dmitry Ivanov, Gianluigi Mazzoccoli, George Anderson, Natalia Linkova, Anastasiia Dyatlova, Ekaterina Mironova, Victoria Polyakova, Igor Kvetnoy, Inna Evsyukova, Annalucia Carbone and 1 more

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Visible light, oxidative stress, and reproduction: The protective role of melatonin.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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  5. Melatonin: a potential target for regulating ovarian function.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025
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  16. Melatonin as the Cornerstone of Neuroimmunoendocrinology.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Dmitry IvanovDepartment of Neonatology, Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Litovskaya Str., 2, 194100 St. Petersburg, Russia.
Gianluigi MazzoccoliDepartment of Medical Sciences, Division of Internal Medicine and Chronobiology Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3535-7635
George AndersonDepartment of Clinical Research, CRC Scotland & London, London E14 6JE, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7243-0817
Natalia LinkovaDepartment of Biogerontology, Saint Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, 197110 St. Petersburg, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-5156-5421
Anastasiia DyatlovaDepartment of Biogerontology, Saint Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, 197110 St. Petersburg, Russia.
Ekaterina MironovaDepartment of Biogerontology, Saint Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology, 197110 St. Petersburg, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-8134-5104
Victoria PolyakovaDepartment of Neonatology, Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Litovskaya Str., 2, 194100 St. Petersburg, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-8682-9909
Igor KvetnoyCenter of Molecular Biomedicine, Saint-Petersburg Institute of Phthisiopulmonology, Lygovsky Ave. 2-4, 191036 St. Petersburg, Russia.
Inna EvsyukovaDepartment of Newborns' Pathology, Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Mendeleyevskaya Liniya, 3, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia.
Annalucia CarboneDepartment of Medical Sciences, Division of Internal Medicine and Chronobiology Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
Ruslan NasyrovDepartment of Neonatology, Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Litovskaya Str., 2, 194100 St. Petersburg, Russia.
Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University · RUSt. Petersburg Institute of Bioregulation and Gerontology · RUCasa Sollievo della Sofferenza · ITResearch Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology named after D.O. Ott · RUSt Petersburg University · RU

Funding

Italian Ministry of Health (Ricerca Corrente 2019, 2020) and RFFI grant 18-54-06012SDF (Azerbaijan) grant EIF-BGM-4-RFTF-1/2017-21/19/3SDF (Azerbaijan) grant EIF-KETPL-2-2015-1(25)-56/36/3-M-54
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Embryogenesis is a complex multi-stage process regulated by various signaling molecules including pineal and extrapineal melatonin (MT). Extrapineal MT is found in the placenta and ovaries, where it carries out local hormonal regulation. MT is necessary for normal development of oocytes, fertilization and subsequent development of human, animal and avian embryos. This review discusses the role of MT as a regulator of preimplantation development of the embryo and its implantation into endometrial tissue, followed by histo-, morpho- and organogenesis. MT possesses pronounced antioxidant properties and helps to protect the embryo from oxidative stress by regulating the expression of the

Indexed as

AnimalsEmbryo ImplantationEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlutathione PeroxidaseGlutathione Peroxidase GPX1HumansInfertility, FemaleMelatoninNF-E2-Related Factor 2OvaryPineal GlandPlacentaPregnancyERBB4 protein, humanGlutathione PeroxidaseGlutathione Peroxidase GPX1GPX1 protein, humanMelatoninNFE2L2 protein, humanNF-E2-Related Factor 2Receptor, ErbB-4SOD1 protein, humanSuperoxide Dismutase-1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVEGFA protein, humanembryogenesisimplantationmelatonin

Identifiers

PMID34070944
PMCPMC8198864
OpenAlexW3165434754

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