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ReviewBiomedical reports2025

Therapeutic insights and molecular mechanism linking melatonin signaling and membranous nephropathy (Review).

Yen-Sung Huang, Shuk-Man Ka, Kuo-Cheng Lu, Ann Chen, Chia-Chao Wu

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Review in Biomedical reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors.

Yen-Sung HuangInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115201, Taiwan.
Shuk-Man KaGraduate Institute of Aerospace and Undersea Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114201, Taiwan.
Kuo-Cheng LuDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei 231016, Taiwan.
Ann ChenHualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 970473, Taiwan.
Chia-Chao WuDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114202, Taiwan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endogenous melatonin is synthesized at night by specific enzymes and exerts various physiological effects through both melatonin receptor-dependent and -independent pathways. Moreover, exogenous melatonin has been demonstrated to have pleiotropic therapeutic effects on a range of pathological conditions, including renal diseases. The melatonin signaling pathway involves specific enzymes responsible for melatonin synthesis and cellular responses mediated by melatonin, which are evolutionarily conserved in both brain and peripheral tissues. Although the physiological functions of the melatonin-mediated signaling pathway are well-documented across multiple organ systems, its effects on the kidney are less recognized. The present review summarizes the expression levels of melatonin biosynthesis enzymes and melatonin receptors, as well as their roles in renal tissue under pathological conditions such as membranous nephropathy (MN). The present review explores the molecular mechanisms regulating the expression of aryl-alkyl-amine N-acetyl-transferase, nuclear enriched abundant transcript 1 and melatonin receptor 1A (MTNR1A) in renal tubular epithelial cells. Overall, the present review provides new insights into the role of MTNR1A in the pathology, treatment and prevention of MN.

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AANATmelatoninMNMTNR1ANEAT1renal TECs

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