Melatonin and Melatonergic Drugs in Clinical Practice

Melatonin and Melatonergic Drugs in Clinical Practice edited by V. Srinivasan, Amnon Brzezinski, Sukru Oter, Samuel D. Shillcutt.

 The book aims to cover basic physiologic functions of melatonin, and its therapeutic applications in humans for a variety of clinically relevant disorders. This book contains chapters on the recent aspects of melatonin physiology, its receptors and their role in mitochondrial function, its immunomo...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Srinivasan, V. (Editor), Brzezinski, Amnon (Editor), Oter, Sukru (Editor), Shillcutt, Samuel D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Internal medicine.
Endocrinology .
Psychiatry.
Psychopharmacology.
Neurology .
Oncology  .
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Table of Contents:
  • Melatonin Receptors and Their Role in Human Diseases
  • Melatonin’s Antioxidant Properties: Molecular Mechanisms
  • Past, Present and Future of Melatonin’s Clinical Uses
  • Melatonin in Human Cancer: Therapeutic  Possibilities
  • Melatonin: Its Microbicidal Properties and Clinical Applications
  • Melatonin and the Metabolic Syndrome
  • Development of Agonists and Antagonists for Melatonin Receptors
  • Multiple Facets of Melatonin in Immunity: Clinical Applications
  • Melatonin and Immune Function: Clinical Significance
  • Circadian Variation of Immune Mechanisms in Lung Cancer and the Role of Melatonin
  •  Melatonin and Melatonergic Drugs for Therapeutic Use in Breast Cancer
  • Melatonin and Malaria: Therapeutic Avenues
  • Melatonin's role in human reproduction: recent studies
  • Melatonin Treatment and Fertility
  • Melatonin and Pain: Therapeutic Applications
  • Melatonin in Alzheimer’s disease: Focus on Neuroprotective Role
  • Melatonin in Parkinson’s disease and its Therapeutic Potential
  • Melatonin and Its Agonists in Sleep Disorders
  • Agomelatine in Depressive Disorders
  • Melatonin in Mood Disorders and Agomelatine’s Antidepressant Efficacy
  • The Role of Agomelatine in the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders .-  Melatonin in the Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Management of Schizophrenia
  • Neurobiology of Monoaminergic Neurotransmission and Antidepressants
  • Melatonergic Drug - Ramelteon and Its Therapeutic Applications in Insomnia
  • Melatonin’s Neuroprotective Actions on Hippocampal Neurons
  • Jet Lag: Use of Melatonin and Melatonergic Drugs
  • Sleep, Melatonin and Circadian Rhythmicity in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Melatonergic Drugs and Their Therapeutic Use in Nasal Polyposis
  • Protective Effects of Exogenous Melatonin Against Methotrexate- Induced Intestinal Injury.

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