Title:Melatonin and Respiratory Diseases: A Review
Volume: 17
Issue: 4
Author(s): Solomon Habtemariam, Maria Daglia, Antoni Sureda, Zeliha Selamoglu, Mehmet Fuat Gulhan and Seyed Mohammad Nabavi
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Keywords:
Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Lung disease, Melatonin, Pulmonary disease, Respiratory disorders.
Abstract: Melatonin is an indoleamine with potent multifunctional biological and pharmacological effects,
both receptor dependent and receptor-independent effects, including antioxidant, anticancer, antitumor,
anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, anti-diabetic, antiviral, neuroprotective activities. Melatonin mitigates
tissue injury via modification of abnormalities in redox status and other biochemical markers. At
the molecular level, the biological and pharmacological activities of melatonin are attributed to the inhibition
of nuclear factor-κappa beta (NF-κβ), c-Fos over expression and down-regulation of matrix
metalloproteinases-3 (MMP-3), which are regulators of pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic cytokines.
There are numerous scientific reports on the therapeutic potential of melatonin in treatment of asthma,
respiratory diseases for infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, pleural cavity
diseases, as well as vascular pulmonary disease. In the present communication, we systematically review
the therapeutic potential of melatonin in the treatment of respiratory diseases along with its molecular
mechanism of actions.
