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melatonin and Fetal Growth Restriction

melatonin has been researched along with Fetal Growth Restriction in 32 studies

Research Excerpts

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"Adopting an integrative approach, by combining studies of cardiovascular function with those at cellular and molecular levels, this study investigated whether maternal treatment with melatonin protects against programmed cardiovascular dysfunction in the offspring using an established rodent model of hypoxic pregnancy."8.12Maternal melatonin: Effective intervention against developmental programming of cardiovascular dysfunction in adult offspring of complicated pregnancy. ( Blanco, CE; Camm, EJ; Galli, GLJ; Giussani, DA; Hansell, JA; Herrera, EA; Lock, MC; Patey, OV; Richter, HG; Trafford, AW; Villamor, E, 2022)
" Supplementing dietary melatonin during a compromised pregnancy increased uteroplacental blood flow and prevented IUGR in a seasonal-dependent manner."8.12Seasonal and temporal variation in the placenta during melatonin supplementation in a bovine compromised pregnancy model. ( Burnett, DD; Cochran, T; Contreras-Correa, ZE; Lemley, CO; Metcalfe, A, 2022)
"Placental insufficiency affects about 10% of pregnancies and can lead to pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction, and preterm birth."6.82The role of melatonin in pregnancies complicated by placental insufficiency: A systematic review. ( Bussolaro, S; Fantasia, I; Rolnik, DL; Stampalija, T, 2022)
"Fetal intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a serious pregnancy complication associated with increased rates of perinatal morbidity and mortality, and ultimately with long-term neurodevelopmental impairments."6.79Antenatal antioxidant treatment with melatonin to decrease newborn neurodevelopmental deficits and brain injury caused by fetal growth restriction. ( Alers, NO; Castillo-Melendez, M; Drummond, GR; Jenkin, G; Loose, JM; Miller, SL; Sabaretnam, T; Supramaniam, VG; VanZyl, N; Walker, DW; Wallace, EM; Yawno, T, 2014)
"Melatonin is a powerful endogenous antioxidant."5.33Melatonin protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced intra-uterine fetal death and growth retardation in mice. ( Chen, YH; Sun, MF; Wang, H; Wang, JP; Wei, LZ; Wei, W; Xu, DX, 2006)
"Adopting an integrative approach, by combining studies of cardiovascular function with those at cellular and molecular levels, this study investigated whether maternal treatment with melatonin protects against programmed cardiovascular dysfunction in the offspring using an established rodent model of hypoxic pregnancy."4.12Maternal melatonin: Effective intervention against developmental programming of cardiovascular dysfunction in adult offspring of complicated pregnancy. ( Blanco, CE; Camm, EJ; Galli, GLJ; Giussani, DA; Hansell, JA; Herrera, EA; Lock, MC; Patey, OV; Richter, HG; Trafford, AW; Villamor, E, 2022)
" Supplementing dietary melatonin during a compromised pregnancy increased uteroplacental blood flow and prevented IUGR in a seasonal-dependent manner."4.12Seasonal and temporal variation in the placenta during melatonin supplementation in a bovine compromised pregnancy model. ( Burnett, DD; Cochran, T; Contreras-Correa, ZE; Lemley, CO; Metcalfe, A, 2022)
" In this scenario, melatonin acts as an umbilical vasodilator and a potent antioxidant that has not been evaluated in pregnancies under chronic hypoxia that induce fetal growth restriction."3.83Potential adverse effects of antenatal melatonin as a treatment for intrauterine growth restriction: findings in pregnant sheep. ( Araya, C; Ebensperger, G; González-Candia, A; Herrera, EA; Llanos, AJ; Quezada, S; Reyes, RV; Serón-Ferré, M; Veliz, M, 2016)
"Placental insufficiency affects about 10% of pregnancies and can lead to pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction, and preterm birth."2.82The role of melatonin in pregnancies complicated by placental insufficiency: A systematic review. ( Bussolaro, S; Fantasia, I; Rolnik, DL; Stampalija, T, 2022)
"Fetal intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a serious pregnancy complication associated with increased rates of perinatal morbidity and mortality, and ultimately with long-term neurodevelopmental impairments."2.79Antenatal antioxidant treatment with melatonin to decrease newborn neurodevelopmental deficits and brain injury caused by fetal growth restriction. ( Alers, NO; Castillo-Melendez, M; Drummond, GR; Jenkin, G; Loose, JM; Miller, SL; Sabaretnam, T; Supramaniam, VG; VanZyl, N; Walker, DW; Wallace, EM; Yawno, T, 2014)
" This review details the adverse effects of IUGR on fetal brain development and discusses intervention strategies."2.53Neurodevelopment in children with intrauterine growth restriction: adverse effects and interventions. ( Fu, W; Liu, J; Wang, Y, 2016)
"Melatonin plays an important role in the sleep-wake cycle."2.53Effects of intrauterine growth restriction on sleep and the cardiovascular system: The use of melatonin as a potential therapy? ( Horne, RS; Miller, SL; Wallace, EM; Yiallourou, SR, 2016)
"Melatonin is a highly effective antioxidant, free radical scavenger, and has anti-inflammatory effect."2.48Melatonin utility in neonates and children. ( Chen, YC; Huang, LT; Sheen, JM; Tain, YL, 2012)
"Melatonin treatment of the chick embryo starting at day 13 of incubation, equivalent to ca."1.43Melatonin rescues cardiovascular dysfunction during hypoxic development in the chick embryo. ( Beck, C; Giussani, DA; Itani, N; Niu, Y; Skeffington, KL, 2016)
" In isolated neonatal coronary arteries, endothelium-dependent nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability was reduced in IUGR, and was rescued by modest melatonin treatment."1.40Maternal melatonin administration mitigates coronary stiffness and endothelial dysfunction, and improves heart resilience to insult in growth restricted lambs. ( Coleman, HA; Jenkin, G; Lim, R; Miller, SL; Parkington, HC; Sutherland, AE; Tare, M; Wallace, EM; Yawno, T, 2014)
"This melatonin-induced increase in umbilical artery blood flow may alter nutrient availability to the fetus, which may lead to alterations in fetal size."1.39Dietary melatonin supplementation alters uteroplacental amino acid flux during intrauterine growth restriction in ewes. ( Camacho, LE; Caton, JS; Kapphahn, M; Lemley, CO; Meyer, AM; Vonnahme, KA, 2013)
"Melatonin is a powerful endogenous antioxidant."1.33Melatonin protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced intra-uterine fetal death and growth retardation in mice. ( Chen, YH; Sun, MF; Wang, H; Wang, JP; Wei, LZ; Wei, W; Xu, DX, 2006)
"Melatonin secretion was estimated by analysing the overnight urinary excretion of 6-sulphatoxymelatonin."1.31The impact of fetal size and length of gestation on 6-sulphatoxymelatonin excretion in adult life. ( Cockington, RA; Flanagan, DE; Kennaway, DJ; Moore, VM; Phillips, DI; Robinson, JS, 2001)
"Melatonin (6 mg) was administered orally at 12:00 hr, and samples of chorion and maternal blood were obtained at the time of the procedure, 1, 2 or 3 hr later."1.31Melatonin stimulates glutathione peroxidase activity in human chorion. ( Fukaya, T; Kaneda, C; Okatani, Y; Shinohara, K; Wakatsuki, A, 2001)
"Melatonin could be useful in treating preeclampsia and possibly other clinical states involving excess free radical production, such as fetal growth restriction and fetal hypoxia."1.31Melatonin protects against oxidative mitochondrial damage induced in rat placenta by ischemia and reperfusion. ( Fukaya, T; Okatani, Y; Shinohara, K; Taniguchi, K; Wakatsuki, A, 2001)

Research

Studies (32)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (3.13)18.2507
2000's7 (21.88)29.6817
2010's15 (46.88)24.3611
2020's9 (28.13)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Hansell, JA1
Richter, HG1
Camm, EJ1
Herrera, EA2
Blanco, CE1
Villamor, E1
Patey, OV1
Lock, MC1
Trafford, AW1
Galli, GLJ1
Giussani, DA2
Huang, C1
Wu, D1
Zhang, K1
Khan, FA1
Pandupuspitasari, NS1
Wang, Y2
Huo, L1
Sun, F1
Zhang, H1
Liu, X1
Zheng, Y1
Zha, X1
Elsabagh, M1
Zhang, Y1
Ma, Y1
Loor, JJ1
Wang, M1
Wang, H3
Fantasia, I1
Bussolaro, S1
Stampalija, T1
Rolnik, DL1
Contreras-Correa, ZE1
Cochran, T1
Metcalfe, A1
Burnett, DD1
Lemley, CO3
Aynaoglu Yildiz, G1
Yildiz, D1
Yapca, OE1
Suleyman, B1
Arslan, YK1
Kurt, N1
Suleyman, H1
Wang, D1
Wu, X1
Lu, D1
Li, Y1
Zhang, P1
Ramos Gonzalez, M1
DeConne, TM1
Zhu, HL1
Shi, XT1
Xu, XF1
Zhou, GX1
Xiong, YW1
Yi, SJ1
Liu, WB1
Dai, LM1
Cao, XL1
Xu, DX2
Castillo-Melendez, M2
Yawno, T4
Sutherland, A1
Jenkin, G4
Wallace, EM6
Miller, SL6
Polglase, GR1
Barbuto, J1
Allison, BJ1
Sutherland, AE2
Malhotra, A1
Schulze, KE1
Ricardo, SD1
Palmer, KR1
Mockler, JC1
Davies-Tuck, ML1
Goergen, SK1
Fahey, MC1
Anderson, PJ1
Groom, KM1
Camacho, LE2
Meyer, AM2
Kapphahn, M1
Caton, JS2
Vonnahme, KA2
Alers, NO1
Supramaniam, VG1
VanZyl, N1
Sabaretnam, T1
Loose, JM1
Drummond, GR1
Walker, DW1
Tare, M1
Parkington, HC1
Lim, R1
Coleman, HA1
Fu, W1
Liu, J1
Yiallourou, SR1
Horne, RS1
Rodríguez-Rodríguez, P1
de Pablo, AL1
Condezo-Hoyos, L1
Martín-Cabrejas, MA1
Aguilera, Y1
Ruiz-Hurtado, G1
Gutierrez-Arzapalo, PY1
Ramiro-Cortijo, D1
Fernández-Alfonso, MS1
González, Mdel C1
Arribas, SM1
Itani, N1
Skeffington, KL1
Beck, C1
Niu, Y1
Marseglia, L1
D'Angelo, G1
Manti, S1
Reiter, RJ1
Gitto, E1
González-Candia, A1
Veliz, M1
Araya, C1
Quezada, S1
Ebensperger, G1
Serón-Ferré, M1
Reyes, RV1
Llanos, AJ1
Neville, TL1
Newman, DJ1
Chen, YC1
Tain, YL1
Sheen, JM1
Huang, LT1
Ma, N1
Hardy, DB1
Kennaway, DJ3
Chen, YH1
Wang, JP1
Wei, LZ1
Sun, MF1
Wei, W1
Nagai, R1
Watanabe, K1
Wakatsuki, A3
Hamada, F1
Shinohara, K3
Hayashi, Y1
Imamura, R1
Fukaya, T3
Goble, FC1
Stamp, GE1
Nakamura, Y1
Tamura, H1
Kashida, S1
Takayama, H1
Yamagata, Y1
Karube, A1
Sugino, N1
Kato, H1
Flanagan, DE1
Moore, VM1
Cockington, RA1
Robinson, JS1
Phillips, DI1
Okatani, Y2
Kaneda, C1
Taniguchi, K1

Clinical Trials (2)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
A Pilot Study of Maternally Administered Melatonin to Decrease the Level of Oxidative Stress in Human Pregnancies Affected by Intrauterine Growth Restriction.[NCT01695070]Phase 416 participants (Actual)Interventional2012-09-30Completed
Melatonin for Neuroprotection Following Perinatal Asphyxia[NCT02071160]Phase 1/Phase 245 participants (Actual)Interventional2012-01-31Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

7 reviews available for melatonin and Fetal Growth Restriction

ArticleYear
The role of melatonin in pregnancies complicated by placental insufficiency: A systematic review.
    European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology, 2022, Volume: 278

    Topics: Antioxidants; Aspirin; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Melatonin; Placent

2022
Neurodevelopment in children with intrauterine growth restriction: adverse effects and interventions.
    The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 2016, Volume: 29, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Antioxidants; Brain; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Cognition Disorders; Depression; Developmental Di

2016
Effects of intrauterine growth restriction on sleep and the cardiovascular system: The use of melatonin as a potential therapy?
    Sleep medicine reviews, 2016, Volume: 26

    Topics: Antioxidants; Cardiovascular System; Child Development; Fetal Growth Retardation; Humans; Infant; In

2016
Potential Utility of Melatonin in Preeclampsia, Intrauterine Fetal Growth Retardation, and Perinatal Asphyxia.
    Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2016, Volume: 23, Issue:8

    Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Asphyxia Neonatorum; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Humans; Infant, Newbor

2016
Melatonin utility in neonates and children.
    Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi, 2012, Volume: 111, Issue:2

    Topics: Antioxidants; Child; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Humans; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain; Infant, Newb

2012
The fetal origins of the metabolic syndrome: can we intervene?
    Journal of pregnancy, 2012, Volume: 2012

    Topics: Antioxidants; Ascorbic Acid; Diet Therapy; Dietary Supplements; Exenatide; Fatty Acids, Omega-3; Fem

2012
Programming of the fetal suprachiasmatic nucleus and subsequent adult rhythmicity.
    Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM, 2002, Volume: 13, Issue:9

    Topics: Animals; Birth Weight; Body Height; Circadian Rhythm; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reaction

2002

Trials

2 trials available for melatonin and Fetal Growth Restriction

ArticleYear
Protect-me: a parallel-group, triple blinded, placebo-controlled randomised clinical trial protocol assessing antenatal maternal melatonin supplementation for fetal neuroprotection in early-onset fetal growth restriction.
    BMJ open, 2019, 06-22, Volume: 9, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Antioxidants; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Humans; Infant; Male; Melatonin; Neuroprotect

2019
Antenatal antioxidant treatment with melatonin to decrease newborn neurodevelopmental deficits and brain injury caused by fetal growth restriction.
    Journal of pineal research, 2014, Volume: 56, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Animals, Newborn; Antioxidants; Brain; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Humans; Melatonin;

2014

Other Studies

23 other studies available for melatonin and Fetal Growth Restriction

ArticleYear
Maternal melatonin: Effective intervention against developmental programming of cardiovascular dysfunction in adult offspring of complicated pregnancy.
    Journal of pineal research, 2022, Volume: 72, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Hypoxia; Melatonin; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; R

2022
Perfluorooctanoic acid alters the developmental trajectory of female germ cells and embryos in rodents and its potential mechanism.
    Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2022, May-01, Volume: 236

    Topics: Animals; Caprylates; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Fluorocarbons; Germ Cells; Humans; Melatonin;

2022
Effects of the maternal gut microbiome and gut-placental axis on melatonin efficacy in alleviating cadmium-induced fetal growth restriction.
    Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2022, Jun-01, Volume: 237

    Topics: Animals; Cadmium; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Humans; Melatonin;

2022
Seasonal and temporal variation in the placenta during melatonin supplementation in a bovine compromised pregnancy model.
    Journal of animal science, 2022, Dec-01, Volume: 100, Issue:12

    Topics: Animals; ARNTL Transcription Factors; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Dietary Supplements; Female; Fetal Gr

2022
Effect of diazepam, sertraline and melatonin on the stress-induced reproductive disorders and intrauterine growth restriction in female rats.
    The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 2021, Volume: 34, Issue:24

    Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Diazepam; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Melatonin; Oxidative Stress; Rats

2021
The Melatonin and Enriched Environment Ameliorated Low Protein-Induced Intrauterine Growth Retardation by IGF-1 And mtor Signaling Pathway and Autophagy Inhibition in Rats.
    Current molecular medicine, 2021, Volume: 21, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Autophagy; Diet, Protein-Restricted; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Fetal Growth Retardati

2021
Saying NO to fetal growth restriction: Implications for beetroot juice and melatonin.
    The Journal of physiology, 2020, Volume: 598, Issue:24

    Topics: Animals; Beta vulgaris; Blood Pressure; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Melatonin; Mice; Nitrates;

2020
Melatonin protects against environmental stress-induced fetal growth restriction via suppressing ROS-mediated GCN2/ATF4/BNIP3-dependent mitophagy in placental trophoblasts.
    Redox biology, 2021, Volume: 40

    Topics: Activating Transcription Factor 4; Adult; Animals; Case-Control Studies; Female; Fetal Growth Retard

2021
Effects of Antenatal Melatonin Treatment on the Cerebral Vasculature in an Ovine Model of Fetal Growth Restriction.
    Developmental neuroscience, 2017, Volume: 39, Issue:1-4

    Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Brain; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain; Melatonin;

2017
Effects of antenatal melatonin therapy on lung structure in growth-restricted newborn lambs.
    Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2017, Nov-01, Volume: 123, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Animals, Newborn; Antioxidants; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Lung; Melatonin; Pregnanc

2017
Dietary melatonin supplementation alters uteroplacental amino acid flux during intrauterine growth restriction in ewes.
    Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience, 2013, Volume: 7, Issue:9

    Topics: Amino Acids; Animals; Blood Glucose; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Dietary Supplements; Fema

2013
Maternal melatonin administration mitigates coronary stiffness and endothelial dysfunction, and improves heart resilience to insult in growth restricted lambs.
    The Journal of physiology, 2014, Jun-15, Volume: 592, Issue:12

    Topics: Animals; Cardiotonic Agents; Coronary Circulation; Endothelium, Vascular; Female; Fetal Growth Retar

2014
Fetal undernutrition is associated with perinatal sex-dependent alterations in oxidative status.
    The Journal of nutritional biochemistry, 2015, Volume: 26, Issue:12

    Topics: Animals; Animals, Newborn; Antioxidants; Biomarkers; Blood Pressure; Body Weight; Catalase; Disease

2015
Melatonin rescues cardiovascular dysfunction during hypoxic development in the chick embryo.
    Journal of pineal research, 2016, Volume: 60, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Chick Embryo; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Humans; Melatonin;

2016
Potential adverse effects of antenatal melatonin as a treatment for intrauterine growth restriction: findings in pregnant sheep.
    American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2016, Volume: 215, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Biomarkers; Birth Weight; Female; Fetal Development; Fetal Growth Retardation; Gestational

2016
Melatonin supplementation alters uteroplacental hemodynamics and fetal development in an ovine model of intrauterine growth restriction.
    American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 2012, Feb-15, Volume: 302, Issue:4

    Topics: Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Animals; Antioxidants; Dietary Supplements; Disease Mode

2012
Melatonin protects against lipopolysaccharide-induced intra-uterine fetal death and growth retardation in mice.
    Journal of pineal research, 2006, Volume: 40, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Bone and Bones; Female; Fetal Death; Fetal Growth Retardation; Glutathione; Lipid Peroxidat

2006
Melatonin preserves fetal growth in rats by protecting against ischemia/reperfusion-induced oxidative/nitrosative mitochondrial damage in the placenta.
    Journal of pineal research, 2008, Volume: 45, Issue:3

    Topics: 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine; Animals; Deoxyguanosine; DNA Damage; DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site

2008
Factors influencing the development of melatonin rhythmicity in humans.
    The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 1996, Volume: 81, Issue:4

    Topics: Birth Weight; Cesarean Section; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture

1996
Changes of serum melatonin level and its relationship to feto-placental unit during pregnancy.
    Journal of pineal research, 2001, Volume: 30, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Circadian Rhythm; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Humans; Melatonin; Pre-Eclampsia; Pregnan

2001
The impact of fetal size and length of gestation on 6-sulphatoxymelatonin excretion in adult life.
    Journal of pineal research, 2001, Volume: 30, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Birth Weight; Body Mass Index; Embryonic and Fetal Development; Female; Fetal Growth Retardat

2001
Melatonin stimulates glutathione peroxidase activity in human chorion.
    Journal of pineal research, 2001, Volume: 30, Issue:4

    Topics: Abortion, Induced; Chorion; Enzyme Activation; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Free Radical Scaven

2001
Melatonin protects against oxidative mitochondrial damage induced in rat placenta by ischemia and reperfusion.
    Journal of pineal research, 2001, Volume: 31, Issue:2

    Topics: Adenosine Diphosphate; Animals; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Humans; Melatonin; Mitochondria; O

2001