Melatonin and Melatonergic Drugs in Clinical Practice

1. Melatonin Receptors and Their Role in Human Diseases
Cem Ekmekcioglu, Theresia Thalhammer

2. Melatonin’s Antioxidant Properties: Molecular Mechanisms
Rüdiger Hardeland

3. Past, Present, and Future of Melatonin’s Clinical Uses
Nori Tolosa Talamoni, Vanessa Andrea Areco, Maria Elena Peralta Lopez, Gabriela Diaz Barboza, Maria Angelica Rivoira, Agata Rita Carpentieri

4. Melatonin in Human Cancer: Therapeutic Possibilities
Paolo Lissoni

5. Melatonin: Its Microbicidal Properties and Clinical Applications
Venkataramanujam Srinivasan, Mahaneem Mohamed, Hisanori Kato

6. Melatonin and the Metabolic Syndrome
Frederic Nduhirabandi, Amanda Lochner

7. Development of Agonists and Antagonists for Melatonin Receptors
Darius P. Zlotos

8. Multiple Facets of Melatonin in Immunity: Clinical Applications
Patricia J. Lardone, Nuria Álvarez-Sánchez, Ana Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Juan M. Guerrero, Antonio Carrillo-Vico

9. Melatonin and Immune Function: Clinical Significance
Mahaneem Mohamed, Venkataramanujam Srinivasan, Georges Maestroni, Ruth E. Rosenstein, Sukru Oter

10. Circadian Variation of Immune Mechanisms in Lung Cancer and the Role of Melatonin
Gianluigi Mazzoccoli

11. Melatonin and Melatonergic Drugs for Therapeutic Use in Breast Cancer
Emilio J. Sanchez-Barcelo, Maria D. Mediavilla Aguado, Samuel Cos Corral

12. Melatonin and Malaria: Therapeutic Avenues
Venkataramanujam Srinivasan, Mahaneem Mohamed, Rahimah Zakaria, Asma Hayati Ahmad, Rozieyati Mohamed Saleh

13. Melatonin’s Role in Human Reproduction: Recent Studies
Rahimah Zakaria, Amnon Brzezinski, Venkataramanujam Srinivasan

14. Melatonin: An Introduction to Its Physiological and Pharmacological Effects in Humans
Bruno Claustrat

15. Melatonin and Pain: Therapeutic Applications
Venkataramanujam Srinivasan, Khek-Yu Ho, Dario Acuña-Castroviejo, Rahimah Zakaria, Amnon Brzezinski, Edward C. Lauterbach

16. Melatonin in Alzheimer’s Disease: Focus on Neuroprotective Role
Venkataramanujam Srinivasan, Edward C. Lauterbach, Charanjit Kaur, Asma Hayati Ahmad, Mahaneem Mohamed, Atul Prasad, Samuel D. Shillcutt

17. Melatonin in Parkinson’s Disease and Its Therapeutic Potential
Venkataramanujam Srinivasan, U. S. Srinivasan, Charanjit Kaur, Rahimah Zakaria, Zahiruddin Othman, Edward C. Lauterbach, Dario Acuña-Castroviejo

18. Melatonin and Its Agonists in Sleep Disorders
Amnon Brzezinski

19. Agomelatine in Depressive Disorders
Sidney H. Kennedy, Franca M. Placenza

20. Melatonin in Mood Disorders and Agomelatine’s Antidepressant Efficacy
Venkataramanujam Srinivasan, Edward C. Lauterbach, Samuel D. Shillcutt, Domenico Berardis, Preetha Sharone Kuppuswamy, Rahimah Zakaria, Zahiruddin Othman, Dario Acuña-Castroviejo, Timo Partonen

21. The Role of Agomelatine in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
Domenico Berardis, Nicola Serroni, Marilde Cavuto, Michele Fornaro, Giovanni Martinotti, Francesco Saverio Moschetta, Massimo Giannantonio

22. Melatonin in the Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Management of Schizophrenia
George Anderson, Michael Maes

23. Neurobiology of Monoaminergic Neurotransmission and Antidepressants
Francisco López-Muñoz, Cecilio Álamo

24. Melatonergic Drug: Ramelteon and Its Therapeutic Applications in Insomnia
Venkataramanujam Srinivasan, Rahimah Zakaria, Timo Partonen, Edward C. Lauterbach, Preetha Sharone Kuppuswamy, Amnon Brzezinski, Zahiruddin Othman, Atul Prasad

25. Melatonin’s Neuroprotective Actions on Hippocampal Neurons
Pooja Suhalka, Chhavi Sharma, Neha Jaiswal, Piyu Sukhwal, Reena Chittora, Ayushi Jain, Maheep Bhatnagar

26. Jet Lag: Use of Melatonin and Melatonergic Drugs
Venkataramanujam Srinivasan, Jarnail Singh, Amnon Brzezinski, Rahimah Zakaria, Samuel D. Shillcutt, Gregory M. Brown

27. Sleep, Melatonin, and Circadian Rhythmicity in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Mark A. Snitselaar, Marcel G. Smits

28. Melatonergic Drugs and Their Therapeutic Use in Nasal Polyposis
Vural Fidan, Onder Karaaslan

29. Protective Effects of Exogenous Melatonin Against Methotrexate-Induced Intestinal Injury
Premila Abraham, Bina Isaac

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