melatonin has been researched along with beta-endorphin in 57 studies
| Timeframe | Studies, this research(%) | All Research% |
|---|---|---|
| pre-1990 | 18 (31.58) | 18.7374 |
| 1990's | 19 (33.33) | 18.2507 |
| 2000's | 15 (26.32) | 29.6817 |
| 2010's | 4 (7.02) | 24.3611 |
| 2020's | 1 (1.75) | 2.80 |
| Authors | Studies |
|---|---|
| Lincoln, GA; Maeda, K | 1 |
| Appenzeller, O; Wood, SC | 1 |
| Conti, A; Maestroni, GJ | 3 |
| Den Boer, JA; Westenberg, HG | 2 |
| Argo, CM; Cox, JE; Gray, JL | 1 |
| Barni, S; Camesasca, G; Crispino, S; Fumagalli, G; Lissoni, P; Pescia, S; Rovelli, F; Tancini, G; Vaghi, M | 1 |
| Bartness, TJ; Bittman, EL; DeVries, GJ; Goldman, BD | 1 |
| Criscuolo, M; De Gaetani, C; Trentini, GP | 1 |
| Iwano, I; Kato, K; Kikuchi, Y; Kita, T; Miyauchi, M | 1 |
| Barni, S; Crispino, S; Fraschini, F; Lissoni, P; Tancini, G | 1 |
| Appenzeller, O; Lewy, AJ; Peake, GT; Qualls, CR; Strassman, RJ | 1 |
| Gabuniia, UA; Kutivadze, DA; Kvetnoĭ, IM; Sheĭnina, LI; Sulava, TA | 1 |
| Hastings, MH; Herbert, J; Martensz, ND; Roberts, AC | 3 |
| Abou Samra, AB; Bertrand, J; Durand, A; Fèvre-Montange, M; Loras, B; Tourniaire, J | 1 |
| de Wied, D; van Ree, JM | 1 |
| Delitala, G; Esposti, D; Esposti, G; Fraschini, F; Fumagalli, P; Lissoni, P; Mauri, R; Morabito, F; Resentini, M; Santagostino, A | 1 |
| Balmasova, IP; Dedenkov, AN; Kurilets, ES; Kvetnoĭ, IM; Raĭkhlin, NT | 1 |
| Barni, S; Crispino, S; Esposti, D; Esposti, G; Ferri, L; Fumagalli, G; Lissoni, P; Paolorossi, F; Rovelli, F; Tancini, G | 1 |
| Barni, S; Cattaneo, G; Crispino, S; Esposti, D; Esposti, G; Ferri, L; Lissoni, P; Paolorossi, F; Rovelli, F; Tancini, G | 1 |
| Dolan, PL; Glass, JD | 1 |
| Fowler, PA | 1 |
| Gaffori, O; van Ree, JM | 1 |
| Backon, J | 1 |
| den Boer, JA; Haigh, JR; Traub, M; van Megen, HJ; Westenberg, HG | 1 |
| Fiero, PL; Leibenluft, E; Rubinow, DR | 1 |
| Okada, M; Okatani, Y; Sagara, Y | 1 |
| Acuña-Castroviejo, D; Castillo, JL; del Aguila, CM; Fernández, B; Gomar, MD | 1 |
| Hatta, K; Van Ree, JM; Wolterink, G | 1 |
| Barcikowski, B; Misztal, T; Romanowicz, K | 1 |
| Parry, BL | 1 |
| Barrett, T; Kent, S; Voudouris, N | 1 |
| Billingsley, J; Carr, J; Lovering, A; Olbertz, J; Rose, J; Wood, K | 1 |
| Acuña-Castroviejo, D; Bonillo-Perales, A; Escames, G; Girón-Caro, F; Macías, M; Molina-Carballo, A; Muñoz-Hoyos, A; Ruiz-Cosano, C | 1 |
| Chen, CH; Wu, GC; Xu, SF; Yu, CX | 3 |
| Cao, XD; Huang, YS; Jiang, JW; Wu, GC | 2 |
| Li, J | 1 |
| Wang, MZ; Yu, CX; Zhou, MM | 1 |
| Ajjimaporn, A; Ebadi, M; Govitrapong, P; Ho, B; Klongpanichapak, S; Sawlom, S; Shavali, S | 1 |
| Dziwinski, T; Majewski, P; Pawlak, J; Skwarlo-Sonta, K; Waloch, M | 1 |
| Fassoulaki, A; Kostopanagiotou, G; Markantonis, S; Paraskeva, A; Tsakalozou, E | 1 |
| Chasiakos, D; Fassoulaki, A; Kostopanagiotou, G; Markantonis, S; Meletiou, P | 1 |
| Contreras-Chova, F; Espín-Quirantes, C; Gutiérrez-Salmerón, MJ; Molina-Carballo, A; Muñoz-Hoyos, A; Narbona-López, E; Uberos, J | 1 |
| Wei, YM; Xu, Y; Yu, CX | 1 |
| Han, J; Wei, YM; Xu, Y; Yu, CX | 1 |
| Jiang, WG; Kosten, TR; Le Foll, B; Li, SX; Liu, LJ; Lu, L; Sun, LL; Zhang, XY; Zhou, SJ | 1 |
| Augustin-Morales, M; Contreras-Chova, F; Justicia-Martínez, F; Molina-Carballo, A; Muñoz-Hoyos, A; Naranjo-Gómez, A; Uberos, J | 1 |
| Horváth, G; Mécs, L | 1 |
| Haldar, C; Mukherjee, A | 1 |
| Brown, ZE; Haass-Koffler, CL; Kurtis, J; Lee, MR; Leggio, L; Perciballi, R; Swift, RM; Zywiak, WH | 1 |
6 review(s) available for melatonin and beta-endorphin
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Immuno-derived opioids as mediators of the immuno-enhancing and anti-stress action of melatonin.
Topics: Animals; beta-Endorphin; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; Cells, Cultured; Drug Synergism; Enkephalin, Methionine; Immune Sera; Interleukin-2; Melatonin; Mice; Naloxone; Neuroimmunomodulation; Receptors, Opioid; Spleen; Stress, Physiological; Thymus Gland | 1991 |
Pineal gland and aging.
Topics: Aging; Animals; beta-Endorphin; Female; Gonadotropins, Pituitary; Humans; Male; Melatonin; Pineal Gland; Reproduction; Suprachiasmatic Nucleus | 1991 |
Annual reproductive rhythms in mammals: mechanisms of light synchronization.
Topics: Animals; beta-Endorphin; Circadian Rhythm; Cues; Embryo Implantation; Endorphins; Female; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; Gonads; Hypothalamus; Light; Male; Mammals; Melatonin; Photoreceptor Cells; Pineal Gland; Preoptic Area; Reproduction; Seasons; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Suprachiasmatic Nucleus | 1985 |
Effects of the menstrual cycle on dependent variables in mood disorder research.
Topics: Adult; beta-Endorphin; Body Temperature; Circadian Rhythm; Depressive Disorder; Female; Growth Hormone; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Melatonin; Menstrual Cycle; Mood Disorders; Premenstrual Syndrome; Prolactin; Research Design; Seasons; Serotonin; Sleep; Thyroid Hormones | 1994 |
Effects of melatonin infused into the III ventricle on prolactin, beta-endorphin and luteotropin secretion in ewes during the different stages of the reproductive cycle.
Topics: Animals; beta-Endorphin; Female; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; Injections, Intraventricular; Melatonin; Pregnancy; Prolactin; Reproduction; Sheep | 1996 |
Antinociception by endogenous ligands at peripheral level.
Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Animals; Annexin A1; beta-Endorphin; Cytokines; Endorphins; Excitatory Amino Acid Agents; Hemoglobins; Kynurenic Acid; Ligands; Lipid Metabolism; Melatonin; Mice; Neuropeptides; Neurotransmitter Agents; Nociceptin; Oligopeptides; Opioid Peptides; Pain; Pain Measurement; Pain Threshold; Peptide Fragments; Peripheral Nervous System; Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; Rats; Somatostatin | 2011 |
3 trial(s) available for melatonin and beta-endorphin
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Serotonin function in panic disorder: a double blind placebo controlled study with fluvoxamine and ritanserin.
Topics: Adult; beta-Endorphin; Blood Platelets; Double-Blind Method; Fear; Female; Fluvoxamine; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; Male; Melatonin; Mental Disorders; Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol; Norepinephrine; Oximes; Panic; Piperidines; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Ritanserin; Serotonin | 1990 |
Pentagastrin induced panic attacks: enhanced sensitivity in panic disorder patients.
Topics: Adult; beta-Endorphin; Cholecystokinin; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Melatonin; Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol; Middle Aged; Norepinephrine; Panic Disorder; Pentagastrin; Prolactin; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychometrics; Serotonin | 1994 |
No change in serum melatonin, or plasma beta-endorphin levels after sevoflurane anesthesia.
Topics: Adult; Anesthesia, General; Anesthetics, Inhalation; beta-Endorphin; Blood Pressure; Cohort Studies; Dilatation and Curettage; Electroencephalography; Female; Heart Rate; Humans; Melatonin; Methyl Ethers; Middle Aged; Oximetry; Oxygen; Postoperative Period; Prospective Studies; Reference Values; Sevoflurane; Sleep; Time Factors | 2007 |
48 other study(ies) available for melatonin and beta-endorphin
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Effects of placing micro-implants of melatonin in the mediobasal hypothalamus and preoptic area on the secretion of prolactin and beta-endorphin in rams.
Topics: Animals; beta-Endorphin; Drug Implants; Hypothalamus; Hypothalamus, Middle; Light; Male; Melatonin; Periodicity; Preoptic Area; Prolactin; Sheep; Wool | 1992 |
Peptides and exercise at high and low altitudes.
Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Altitude; beta-Endorphin; Endothelins; Exercise; Female; Hot Temperature; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Melatonin; Nepal; New Mexico; Peptides; Physical Education and Training; Physical Endurance; Running | 1992 |
Anti-stress role of the melatonin-immuno-opioid network: evidence for a physiological mechanism involving T cell-derived, immunoreactive beta-endorphin and MET-enkephalin binding to thymic opioid receptors.
Topics: Animals; Antibody Formation; beta-Endorphin; Cross Reactions; Enkephalin, Methionine; Female; Hemolytic Plaque Technique; Immune Sera; Lymphocyte Activation; Melatonin; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Mice, Inbred Strains; Naloxone; Pineal Gland; Prednisone; Radioimmunoassay; Receptors, Opioid; T-Lymphocytes; Thymus Gland | 1991 |
Effect of oral melatonin treatment on the seasonal physiology of pony stallions.
Topics: Administration, Oral; Animals; beta-Endorphin; Body Weight; Circadian Rhythm; Horses; Hydrocortisone; Light; Male; Melatonin; Seasons; Testosterone | 1991 |
Neuroendocrine effects of subcutaneous interleukin-2 injection in cancer patients.
Topics: Adult; Aged; beta-Endorphin; Female; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Injections, Subcutaneous; Interleukin-2; Male; Melatonin; Middle Aged; Pituitary Hormones | 1991 |
Suprachiasmatic and paraventricular control of photoperiodism in Siberian hamsters.
Topics: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Arginine Vasopressin; beta-Endorphin; Body Weight; Brain Diseases; Circadian Rhythm; Cricetinae; Follicle Stimulating Hormone; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; Immunohistochemistry; Luteinizing Hormone; Male; Melatonin; Neuropeptides; Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus; Prolactin; Suprachiasmatic Nucleus; Testis; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide | 1991 |
Behavioral, neuroendocrine, and biochemical effects of 5-hydroxytryptophan administration in panic disorder.
Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; Anxiety Disorders; Arousal; beta-Endorphin; Blood Platelets; Fear; Female; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Melatonin; Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol; Panic; Personality Tests; Phobic Disorders; Receptors, Serotonin; Serotonin | 1990 |
Inhibition of human ovarian cancer cell proliferation in vitro by neuroendocrine hormones.
Topics: beta-Endorphin; Cell Division; Cystadenocarcinoma; DNA, Neoplasm; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Endorphins; Enkephalin, Methionine; Female; Fluorouracil; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Melatonin; Naloxone; Ovarian Neoplasms; Prostaglandins D; Protein Precursors; RNA, Neoplasm; Tumor Cells, Cultured | 1989 |
Endocrine and immune effects of melatonin therapy in metastatic cancer patients.
Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Aged; B-Lymphocytes; beta-Endorphin; Female; Growth Hormone; Humans; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; Leukocyte Count; Liver Neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Melatonin; Middle Aged; T-Lymphocytes | 1989 |
Increase in plasma melatonin, beta-endorphin, and cortisol after a 28.5-mile mountain race: relationship to performance and lack of effect of naltrexone.
Topics: Adult; beta-Endorphin; Female; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Male; Melatonin; Middle Aged; Naltrexone; Physical Exertion; Radioimmunoassay; Regression Analysis; Running | 1989 |
[Functional morphology of breast APUD cells in dysplasia and neoplastic processes].
Topics: Adenofibroma; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; APUD Cells; beta-Endorphin; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Fibrocystic Breast Disease; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Melatonin; Serotonin | 1989 |
Beta-endorphin and dynorphin mimic the circadian immunoenhancing and anti-stress effects of melatonin.
Topics: Adjuvants, Immunologic; Animals; beta-Endorphin; Body Weight; Circadian Rhythm; Dynorphins; Erythrocytes; Female; Hemolytic Plaque Technique; Melatonin; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Naltrexone; Organ Size; Prednisolone; Restraint, Physical; Stress, Psychological; Thymus Gland | 1989 |
Effect of indolamines on beta-endorphin release by rat anterior pituitary cells.
Topics: 5-Hydroxytryptophan; 5-Methoxytryptamine; Animals; beta-Endorphin; Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; Creatinine; Drug Combinations; Endorphins; Hydroxytryptophol; In Vitro Techniques; Indoles; Male; Melatonin; Pituitary Gland, Anterior; Rats; Rats, Inbred Strains; Serotonin; Tryptophan | 1985 |
Behavioral effects of non-opioid fragments of beta-endorphin.
Topics: Animals; Avoidance Learning; Behavior, Animal; beta-Endorphin; Brain; Endorphins; Melatonin; Peptide Fragments; Rats; Structure-Activity Relationship | 1985 |
A clinical study on the relationship between the pineal gland and the opioid system.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; beta-Endorphin; D-Ala(2),MePhe(4),Met(0)-ol-enkephalin; Endorphins; Female; Humans; Male; Melatonin; Naloxone; Pineal Gland; Time Factors | 1986 |
Melatonin and the brain in photoperiodic mammals.
Topics: Animals; beta-Endorphin; Brain; Circadian Rhythm; Cricetinae; Endorphins; Hypothalamus; Light; Male; Melatonin; Mesocricetus; Neurons; Periodicity; Seasons | 1985 |
[Immunohistochemical and electron microscopic identification of serotonin, melatonin and beta-endorphin in the granules of natural killers].
Topics: Animals; beta-Endorphin; Cytoplasmic Granules; Endorphins; Histocytochemistry; Humans; Immunoenzyme Techniques; Killer Cells, Natural; Melatonin; Microscopy, Electron; Rats; Rats, Inbred Strains; Serotonin | 1986 |
Acute effects of various chemotherapeutic combinations on hypophyseal and pineal hormone secretions in cancer patients.
Topics: Adult; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; beta-Endorphin; Cisplatin; Cyclophosphamide; Doxorubicin; Endorphins; Epirubicin; Female; Fluorouracil; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Male; Melatonin; Methotrexate; Neoplasms; Pineal Gland; Pituitary Gland, Anterior; Pituitary Hormones, Anterior; Secretory Rate; Vincristine | 1987 |
A study on the relationship between the pineal gland and the opioid system in patients with cancer. Preliminary considerations.
Topics: Adult; beta-Endorphin; Breast Neoplasms; Colonic Neoplasms; Endorphins; Female; Growth Hormone; Humans; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Melatonin; Middle Aged; Neoplasms; Pineal Gland; Prolactin; Rectal Neoplasms | 1988 |
Melatonin acts in the brain to mediate seasonal steroid inhibition of luteinizing hormone secretion in the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus).
Topics: Animals; beta-Endorphin; Feedback; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; Hypothalamus; Hypothalamus, Anterior; Luteinizing Hormone; Male; Melatonin; Orchiectomy; Organ Size; Peromyscus; Reproduction; Seasons; Testis; Testosterone | 1988 |
Seasonal endocrine cycles in the European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus.
Topics: Animals; beta-Endorphin; Female; Gonads; Hedgehogs; Hibernation; Hydrocortisone; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System; Male; Melatonin; Prolactin; Testosterone; Thyroxine | 1988 |
Changes in photoperiod alter the daily rhythms of pineal melatonin content and hypothalamic beta-endorphin content and the luteinizing hormone response to naloxone in the male Syrian hamster.
Topics: Animals; beta-Endorphin; Circadian Rhythm; Cricetinae; Endorphins; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; Hypothalamus; Hypothalamus, Anterior; Hypothalamus, Middle; Light; Luteinizing Hormone; Male; Melatonin; Naloxone; Periodicity; Pineal Gland; Preoptic Area | 1985 |
Beta-endorphin-(10-16) antagonizes behavioral responses elicited by melatonin following injection into the nucleus accumbens of rats.
Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Apomorphine; Behavior, Animal; beta-Endorphin; Endorphins; Male; Melatonin; Motor Activity; Nucleus Accumbens; Peptide Fragments; Rats; Rats, Inbred Strains; Septal Nuclei | 1985 |
How information processing mode could affect prostaglandin E1 metabolism and lung inactivation: relevance of hemispheric specialization, neurotransmitter asymmetry and brain reactivity.
Topics: Alprostadil; beta-Endorphin; Brain; Cognition; Depression; Endorphins; Humans; Lung; Melatonin; Models, Psychological; Neurotransmitter Agents; Prostaglandins E; Schizophrenia | 1984 |
Stimulation of prolactin secretion by melatonin is not mediated by opioids.
Topics: Adult; beta-Endorphin; Endorphins; Female; Follicular Phase; Humans; Kinetics; Melatonin; Prolactin | 1994 |
Intracerebroventricular injection of naloxone blocks melatonin-dependent brain [3H]flunitrazepam binding.
Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Animals; beta-Endorphin; Cerebral Cortex; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Flunitrazepam; Hypophysectomy; In Vitro Techniques; Injections, Intraventricular; Male; Melatonin; Naloxone; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Receptors, GABA-A | 1993 |
Prolyl-leucyl-glycinamide, thyrotropin-releasing hormone and beta-endorphin-(10-16), like antidepressants, antagonize melatonin-induced behavioural changes in rats.
Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Behavior, Animal; beta-Endorphin; Male; Melatonin; Motor Activity; MSH Release-Inhibiting Hormone; Nucleus Accumbens; Peptide Fragments; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone | 1995 |
Psychobiology of premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
Topics: Adult; beta-Endorphin; Depression; Female; Humans; Melatonin; Menstrual Cycle; Neurosecretory Systems; Premenstrual Syndrome; Psychotherapy; Risk Factors; Serotonin | 1997 |
Does melatonin modulate beta-endorphin, corticosterone, and pain threshold?
Topics: Animals; beta-Endorphin; Corticosterone; Male; Melatonin; Pain Threshold; Pineal Gland; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley | 2000 |
Plasma beta-endorphin concentrations during natural and artificially induced winter hair growth in mink (Mustela vison).
Topics: Acclimatization; Adrenalectomy; Animals; beta-Endorphin; Desoxycorticosterone; Hair; Hydrocortisone; Melatonin; Mink; Seasons | 1999 |
Melatonin and beta-endorphin changes in children sensitized to olive and grass pollen after treatment with specific immunotherapy.
Topics: Adolescent; Asthma; beta-Endorphin; Child; Child, Preschool; Desensitization, Immunologic; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin E; Immunoglobulin G; Male; Melatonin; Oleaceae; Poaceae; Pollen; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal | 2001 |
[Melatonin influences the release of endogenous opioid peptides in rat periaqueductal gray].
Topics: Analgesics, Opioid; Animals; beta-Endorphin; Enkephalin, Leucine; Male; Melatonin; Pain Threshold; Periaqueductal Gray; Random Allocation; Rats | 2000 |
Melatonin attenuates the intensity of beta-endorphin immunoreactivity in the arcuate nucleus of rat hypothalamus.
Topics: Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Animals; Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus; beta-Endorphin; Hypothalamus; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Immunohistochemistry; Male; Melatonin; Neurons; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley | 2000 |
Effect of melatonin and electroacupuncture (EA) on NK cell activity, interleukin-2 production and POMC-derived peptides in traumatic rats.
Topics: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Animals; Antioxidants; beta-Endorphin; Electroacupuncture; Interleukin-2; Killer Cells, Natural; Male; Melatonin; Pro-Opiomelanocortin; Radioimmunoassay; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Spleen; Wounds and Injuries | 2002 |
[Immunoregulatory actions of melatonin microinjected into hippocampus in rats and their mechanisms of action].
Topics: Adjuvants, Immunologic; Animals; beta-Endorphin; Hippocampus; Immunity; Melatonin; Microinjections; Norepinephrine; Rats; Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2; Spleen | 1998 |
[Changes of cerebral beta-endorphin in rats treated with combination therapy of melatonin and electroacupuncture].
Topics: Acupuncture Analgesia; Animals; beta-Endorphin; Brain; Electroacupuncture; Male; Melatonin; Pro-Opiomelanocortin; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; RNA, Messenger | 2001 |
[Effect of melatonin on release of beta-endorphin, norepinephrine and 5-hydroxytryptamine in rat brain].
Topics: Analgesics; Animals; beta-Endorphin; Brain; Male; Melatonin; Norepinephrine; Pain Threshold; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Serotonin | 2001 |
Melatonin enhances lymphocyte proliferation and decreases the release of pituitary pro-opiomelanocortin-derived peptides in surgically traumatized rats.
Topics: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Animals; Antioxidants; beta-Endorphin; Cell Division; Culture Media, Conditioned; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Interactions; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; In Vitro Techniques; Lymphocytes; Male; Melatonin; Pituitary Gland; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Receptors, Cell Surface; Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; Receptors, Melatonin; Spleen; Tryptamines; Wounds and Injuries | 2003 |
Melatonin exerts its analgesic actions not by binding to opioid receptor subtypes but by increasing the release of beta-endorphin an endogenous opioid.
Topics: Analgesics; Analgesics, Opioid; Animals; beta-Endorphin; Binding, Competitive; Brain; Cattle; Cells, Cultured; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Interactions; Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Melatonin; Mice; Naloxone; Nociceptin; Opioid Peptides; Pineal Gland; Radioligand Assay; Rats; Receptors, Opioid; Subcellular Fractions; Time Factors; Tritium | 2005 |
Anti-inflammatory and opioid-mediated effects of melatonin on experimental peritonitis in chickens.
Topics: Adjuvants, Immunologic; Animals; beta-Endorphin; Cell Proliferation; Chickens; Disease Models, Animal; Enkephalins; Gene Expression; Macrophages, Peritoneal; Male; Melatonin; Naltrexone; Narcotic Antagonists; Opioid Peptides; Peritonitis; Pro-Opiomelanocortin; Reactive Oxygen Species; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Messenger; Spleen; Thioglycolates | 2005 |
Acupressure on the extra 1 acupoint: the effect on bispectral index, serum melatonin, plasma beta-endorphin, and stress.
Topics: Acupressure; Acupuncture Points; Adult; beta-Endorphin; Electroencephalography; Female; Humans; Male; Melatonin; Monitoring, Physiologic; Stress, Psychological | 2007 |
Neuroendocrine and circadian aspects (melatonin and beta-endorphin) of atopic dermatitis in the child.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; beta-Endorphin; Child; Child, Preschool; Circadian Rhythm; Dermatitis, Atopic; Female; Humans; Male; Melatonin; Middle Aged; Neurosecretory Systems; Pineal Gland | 2007 |
[Effect of melatonin on the content of β-endorphin in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus and periaqueductal grey of midbrain in morphine withdrawal mice].
Topics: Animals; Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus; beta-Endorphin; Male; Melatonin; Mesencephalon; Mice; Morphine Dependence; Naloxone; Periaqueductal Gray; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome | 2007 |
Melatonin enhances the expression of β-endorphin in hypothalamic arcuate nucleus of morphine-dependent mice.
Topics: Animals; Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus; beta-Endorphin; Male; Melatonin; Mice; Morphine; Morphine Dependence; Naloxone; Pro-Opiomelanocortin; RNA, Messenger; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome | 2009 |
Circadian alteration in neurobiology during protracted opiate withdrawal in rats.
Topics: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Animals; Behavior, Animal; beta-Endorphin; Brain; Circadian Rhythm; Disease Models, Animal; Gene Expression Regulation; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; Male; Maze Learning; Melatonin; Morphine; Neurobiology; Neuropeptides; Orexins; Period Circadian Proteins; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Time Factors | 2010 |
Psychosocial dwarfism: psychopathological aspects and putative neuroendocrine markers.
Topics: Adolescent; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Analysis of Variance; beta-Endorphin; Chi-Square Distribution; Child; Child Behavior Disorders; Child, Preschool; Circadian Rhythm; Developmental Disabilities; Dwarfism; Failure to Thrive; Female; Humans; Kynurenine; Male; Melatonin; Neurosecretory Systems; Psychopathology; Serotonin | 2011 |
Effect of Naltrexone on photoperiodic regulation of testicular steroidogenesis in adult golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus.
Topics: Age Factors; Animals; beta-Endorphin; Circadian Rhythm; Cricetinae; Gonadal Steroid Hormones; Leydig Cells; Male; Melatonin; Mesocricetus; Naltrexone; Photoperiod; Reproduction; Testis; Testosterone | 2016 |
Brief Report: Relationship Between Cotinine Levels and Peripheral Endogenous Concentrations of Oxytocin, β-Endorphin, and Orexin in Individuals With Both Alcohol and Nicotine Use Disorders.
Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; alpha-MSH; beta-Endorphin; Cotinine; Female; gamma-Glutamyltransferase; Humans; Male; Melatonin; Middle Aged; Orexins; Oxytocin; Saliva; Smoking; Substance P; Tobacco Use Disorder | 2021 |