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melatonin and Huntington Disease

melatonin has been researched along with Huntington Disease in 24 studies

Huntington Disease: A familial disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and characterized by the onset of progressive CHOREA and DEMENTIA in the fourth or fifth decade of life. Common initial manifestations include paranoia; poor impulse control; DEPRESSION; HALLUCINATIONS; and DELUSIONS. Eventually intellectual impairment; loss of fine motor control; ATHETOSIS; and diffuse chorea involving axial and limb musculature develops, leading to a vegetative state within 10-15 years of disease onset. The juvenile variant has a more fulminant course including SEIZURES; ATAXIA; dementia; and chorea. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1060-4)

Research Excerpts

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" In this study, we examined diurnal rhythmicity in different stages of Huntington (HD) disease and in patients with acute moderate ischemic stroke (AIS) outside the retinohypothalamic pathway by evaluating serum concentrations of melatonin and cortisol at twelve timepoints."7.85Circadian rhythms of melatonin and cortisol in manifest Huntington's disease and in acute cortical ischemic stroke. ( Adamczak-Ratajczak, A; Checinska-Maciejewska, Z; Gibas-Dorna, M; Krauss, H; Kupsz, J; Michalak, S; Owecki, M; Sowinska, A; Zielonka, D, 2017)
"Neurodegenerative diseases are the second most common cause of death and characterized by progressive impairments in movement or mental functioning in the central or peripheral nervous system."6.66Cellular Mechanisms of Melatonin: Insight from Neurodegenerative Diseases. ( Chen, D; Lee, TH; Zhang, T, 2020)
"Melatonin is a neuroendocrine hormone mainly synthesized in the pineal gland and exhibits a wide range of biological functions, such as sleep control, regulating circadian rhythm, immune enhancement, metabolism regulation, antioxidant, anti-aging, and anti-tumor effects."6.66Melatonin and Autophagy in Aging-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases. ( Akbar, M; Luo, F; Rungratanawanich, W; Sandhu, AF; Song, BJ; Wang, X; Williams, GE; Zhou, S, 2020)
"On the other hand, cerebral ischemia is a major cause of human disability all over the world."6.50The role of melatonin in multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease and cerebral ischemia. ( Colín-González, AL; Escribano, BM; Santamaría, A; Túnez, I, 2014)
"Melatonin has been shown to be effective in arresting neurodegenerative phenomena seen in experimental models of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinsonism and ischemic stroke."6.43Role of melatonin in neurodegenerative diseases. ( Cardinali, DP; Esquifino, AI; Hardeland, R; Maestroni, GJ; Pandi-Perumal, SR; Srinivasan, V, 2005)
"Melatonin is a pleiotrophic hormone, synthesised primarily by the pineal gland under the control of the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN)."5.56Increased plasma melatonin in presymptomatic Huntington disease sheep (Ovis aries): Compensatory neuroprotection in a neurodegenerative disease? ( Bawden, CS; Kuchel, TR; Middleton, B; Morton, AJ; Rudiger, S; Skene, DJ, 2020)
"We found that Huntington's disease mice had increased mtDNA release, cGAS activation, and inflammation, all inhibited by exogenous melatonin."5.56Melatonin inhibits cytosolic mitochondrial DNA-induced neuroinflammatory signaling in accelerated aging and neurodegeneration. ( Baranov, SV; Carlisle, DL; Friedlander, RM; Jauhari, A; Kim, J; Li, F; Minnigh, MB; Oberly, P; Poloyac, SM; Singh, T; Suofu, Y; Wang, X; Yablonska, S, 2020)
" In this study, we examined diurnal rhythmicity in different stages of Huntington (HD) disease and in patients with acute moderate ischemic stroke (AIS) outside the retinohypothalamic pathway by evaluating serum concentrations of melatonin and cortisol at twelve timepoints."3.85Circadian rhythms of melatonin and cortisol in manifest Huntington's disease and in acute cortical ischemic stroke. ( Adamczak-Ratajczak, A; Checinska-Maciejewska, Z; Gibas-Dorna, M; Krauss, H; Kupsz, J; Michalak, S; Owecki, M; Sowinska, A; Zielonka, D, 2017)
"Neurodegenerative diseases are the second most common cause of death and characterized by progressive impairments in movement or mental functioning in the central or peripheral nervous system."2.66Cellular Mechanisms of Melatonin: Insight from Neurodegenerative Diseases. ( Chen, D; Lee, TH; Zhang, T, 2020)
"Melatonin is a neuroendocrine hormone mainly synthesized in the pineal gland and exhibits a wide range of biological functions, such as sleep control, regulating circadian rhythm, immune enhancement, metabolism regulation, antioxidant, anti-aging, and anti-tumor effects."2.66Melatonin and Autophagy in Aging-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases. ( Akbar, M; Luo, F; Rungratanawanich, W; Sandhu, AF; Song, BJ; Wang, X; Williams, GE; Zhou, S, 2020)
"In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Huntington's disease, WNT/beta-catenin pathway is upregulated, whereas PPAR gamma is downregulated."2.58Thermodynamics in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Interplay Between Canonical WNT/Beta-Catenin Pathway-PPAR Gamma, Energy Metabolism and Circadian Rhythms. ( Guillevin, R; Lecarpentier, Y; Vallée, A; Vallée, JN, 2018)
"On the other hand, cerebral ischemia is a major cause of human disability all over the world."2.50The role of melatonin in multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease and cerebral ischemia. ( Colín-González, AL; Escribano, BM; Santamaría, A; Túnez, I, 2014)
"Melatonin has been shown to be effective in arresting neurodegenerative phenomena seen in experimental models of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinsonism and ischemic stroke."2.43Role of melatonin in neurodegenerative diseases. ( Cardinali, DP; Esquifino, AI; Hardeland, R; Maestroni, GJ; Pandi-Perumal, SR; Srinivasan, V, 2005)
"Melatonin has been shown to be highly effective in reducing oxidative damage in the central nervous system; this efficacy derives from its ability to directly scavenge a number of free radicals and to function as an indirect antioxidant."2.40Melatonin as a pharmacological agent against neuronal loss in experimental models of Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease and parkinsonism. ( Cabrera, J; Manchester, LC; Mayo, JC; Reiter, RJ; Sainz, RM; Tan, DX, 1999)
"Melatonin is a potent antioxidant and exogenous melatonin treatment is neuroprotective in experimental HD models."1.91Biosynthesis of neuroprotective melatonin is dysregulated in Huntington's disease. ( Baranov, SV; Baranova, OV; Carlisle, DL; Friedlander, RM; Heath, BE; Jia, J; Kim, J; Lariviere, WR; Larkin, TM; Li, W; Suofu, Y; Wang, J; Wang, X, 2023)
"Melatonin is a pleiotrophic hormone, synthesised primarily by the pineal gland under the control of the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN)."1.56Increased plasma melatonin in presymptomatic Huntington disease sheep (Ovis aries): Compensatory neuroprotection in a neurodegenerative disease? ( Bawden, CS; Kuchel, TR; Middleton, B; Morton, AJ; Rudiger, S; Skene, DJ, 2020)
"We found that Huntington's disease mice had increased mtDNA release, cGAS activation, and inflammation, all inhibited by exogenous melatonin."1.56Melatonin inhibits cytosolic mitochondrial DNA-induced neuroinflammatory signaling in accelerated aging and neurodegeneration. ( Baranov, SV; Carlisle, DL; Friedlander, RM; Jauhari, A; Kim, J; Li, F; Minnigh, MB; Oberly, P; Poloyac, SM; Singh, T; Suofu, Y; Wang, X; Yablonska, S, 2020)
"Melatonin concentrations are reduced in Huntington's disease."1.40Plasma melatonin is reduced in Huntington's disease. ( Björkqvist, M; Doshi, A; Frost, C; Hill, NR; Hindmarsh, P; Kalliolia, E; Nambron, R; Silajdžić, E; Warner, TT; Watt, H, 2014)
"Melatonin was partially effective against the inhibition of striatal catalase activity and a decrease of non-protein thiol levels induced by quinolinic acid."1.39Correlations between behavioural and oxidative parameters in a rat quinolinic acid model of Huntington's disease: protective effect of melatonin. ( Antunes Wilhelm, E; Folharini Bortolatto, C; Ricardo Jesse, C; Wayne Nogueira, C, 2013)
"As melatonin has a major role in the regulation of sleep and other cyclical bodily activities and its synthesis is directly regulated by the SCN, we postulated that disturbed SCN function is likely to give rise to abnormal melatonin secretion in HD."1.35Delayed onset of the diurnal melatonin rise in patients with Huntington's disease. ( Aziz, NA; Frölich, M; Pijl, H; Roelfsema, F; Roos, RA; Schröder-van der Elst, JP; van der Bent, C, 2009)

Research

Studies (24)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (4.17)18.7374
1990's2 (8.33)18.2507
2000's6 (25.00)29.6817
2010's9 (37.50)24.3611
2020's6 (25.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Kim, J2
Li, W2
Wang, J1
Baranov, SV2
Heath, BE1
Jia, J1
Suofu, Y2
Baranova, OV1
Wang, X4
Larkin, TM1
Lariviere, WR1
Carlisle, DL2
Friedlander, RM3
Morton, AJ1
Middleton, B1
Rudiger, S1
Bawden, CS1
Kuchel, TR1
Skene, DJ1
Jauhari, A1
Singh, T1
Yablonska, S1
Li, F1
Oberly, P1
Minnigh, MB1
Poloyac, SM1
Chen, D1
Zhang, T1
Lee, TH1
Luo, F1
Sandhu, AF1
Rungratanawanich, W1
Williams, GE1
Akbar, M1
Zhou, S2
Song, BJ1
Malik, I1
Agrawal, N1
Kumar, V1
Adamczak-Ratajczak, A1
Kupsz, J1
Owecki, M1
Zielonka, D1
Sowinska, A1
Checinska-Maciejewska, Z1
Krauss, H1
Michalak, S1
Gibas-Dorna, M1
Vallée, A1
Lecarpentier, Y1
Guillevin, R1
Vallée, JN1
Chakraborty, J1
Nthenge-Ngumbau, DN1
Rajamma, U1
Mohanakumar, KP1
Gupta, S1
Sharma, B1
Escribano, BM1
Colín-González, AL1
Santamaría, A1
Túnez, I2
Kalliolia, E1
Silajdžić, E1
Nambron, R1
Hill, NR1
Doshi, A1
Frost, C1
Watt, H1
Hindmarsh, P1
Björkqvist, M1
Warner, TT1
Aziz, NA1
Pijl, H1
Frölich, M1
Schröder-van der Elst, JP1
van der Bent, C1
Roelfsema, F1
Roos, RA1
Alders, J1
Smits, M1
Kremer, B1
Naarding, P1
Sirianni, A1
Pei, Z1
Cormier, K1
Smith, K1
Jiang, J1
Wang, H1
Zhao, R1
Yano, H1
Kim, JE1
Kristal, BS1
Ferrante, RJ1
Cardinali, DP2
Pagano, ES1
Scacchi Bernasconi, PA1
Reynoso, R1
Scacchi, P1
Antunes Wilhelm, E1
Ricardo Jesse, C1
Folharini Bortolatto, C1
Wayne Nogueira, C1
Montilla, P1
Del Carmen Muñoz, M1
Feijóo, M1
Salcedo, M1
Srinivasan, V1
Pandi-Perumal, SR1
Maestroni, GJ1
Esquifino, AI1
Hardeland, R1
Christofides, J1
Bridel, M1
Egerton, M1
Mackay, GM1
Forrest, CM1
Stoy, N1
Darlington, LG1
Stone, TW1
Reiter, RJ1
Cabrera, J1
Sainz, RM1
Mayo, JC1
Manchester, LC1
Tan, DX1
Heiser, V1
Scherzinger, E1
Boeddrich, A1
Nordhoff, E1
Lurz, R1
Schugardt, N1
Lehrach, H1
Wanker, EE1
Burton, S1
Daya, S1
Potgieter, B1
Jones, RL1
McGeer, PL1
Greiner, AC1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Effect of Melatonin Administration on the PER1 and BMAL1 Clock Genes in Patients With Parkinson's Disease[NCT04287543]Phase 2/Phase 30 participants (Actual)Interventional2021-05-31Withdrawn (stopped due to Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were unable to begin the study)
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

7 reviews available for melatonin and Huntington Disease

ArticleYear
Cellular Mechanisms of Melatonin: Insight from Neurodegenerative Diseases.
    Biomolecules, 2020, 08-07, Volume: 10, Issue:8

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Animals; Circadian Rhythm; Dementia, Vascular; Hum

2020
Melatonin and Autophagy in Aging-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases.
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2020, Sep-28, Volume: 21, Issue:19

    Topics: Aging; Alzheimer Disease; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Animals; Antioxidants; Autophagy; Autophagy

2020
Thermodynamics in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Interplay Between Canonical WNT/Beta-Catenin Pathway-PPAR Gamma, Energy Metabolism and Circadian Rhythms.
    Neuromolecular medicine, 2018, Volume: 20, Issue:2

    Topics: Adenosine Triphosphate; Aerobiosis; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Brain; Circadian Rhythm; Energy M

2018
The role of melatonin in multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease and cerebral ischemia.
    CNS & neurological disorders drug targets, 2014, Volume: 13, Issue:6

    Topics: Brain Ischemia; Disease Progression; Humans; Huntington Disease; Melatonin; Multiple Sclerosis

2014
Melatonin and mitochondrial dysfunction in the central nervous system.
    Hormones and behavior, 2013, Volume: 63, Issue:2

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Humans; Huntington Disease; Melatonin; Mitochondria; Parkinson Disease

2013
Role of melatonin in neurodegenerative diseases.
    Neurotoxicity research, 2005, Volume: 7, Issue:4

    Topics: Aging; Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Antioxidants; Brain Chemistry; Brain Injuries; Free Radical Scave

2005
Melatonin as a pharmacological agent against neuronal loss in experimental models of Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease and parkinsonism.
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1999, Volume: 890

    Topics: Alzheimer Disease; Animals; Cell Death; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; Free Radical Scavengers; Free

1999

Other Studies

17 other studies available for melatonin and Huntington Disease

ArticleYear
Biosynthesis of neuroprotective melatonin is dysregulated in Huntington's disease.
    Journal of pineal research, 2023, Volume: 75, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Humans; Huntington Disease; Melatonin; Mice; Pineal Gland

2023
Increased plasma melatonin in presymptomatic Huntington disease sheep (Ovis aries): Compensatory neuroprotection in a neurodegenerative disease?
    Journal of pineal research, 2020, Volume: 68, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Circadian Rhythm; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Humans; Huntington Disease; Male; Melaton

2020
Melatonin inhibits cytosolic mitochondrial DNA-induced neuroinflammatory signaling in accelerated aging and neurodegeneration.
    The Journal of clinical investigation, 2020, 06-01, Volume: 130, Issue:6

    Topics: Aging; Animals; Cytosol; DNA, Mitochondrial; Female; Humans; Huntington Disease; Male; Melatonin; Mi

2020
Melatonin and curcumin reestablish disturbed circadian gene expressions and restore locomotion ability and eclosion behavior in
    Chronobiology international, 2021, Volume: 38, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Circadian Rhythm; Curcumin; Drosophila; Drosophila Proteins; Gene Expression; Humans; Hunti

2021
Circadian rhythms of melatonin and cortisol in manifest Huntington's disease and in acute cortical ischemic stroke.
    Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society, 2017, Volume: 68, Issue:4

    Topics: Brain Ischemia; Circadian Rhythm; Humans; Huntington Disease; Hydrocortisone; Male; Melatonin; Middl

2017
Melatonin protects against behavioural dysfunctions and dendritic spine damage in 3-nitropropionic acid-induced rat model of Huntington's disease.
    Behavioural brain research, 2014, May-01, Volume: 264

    Topics: Animals; Convulsants; Dendritic Spines; Disease Models, Animal; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Dr

2014
Pharmacological benefits of agomelatine and vanillin in experimental model of Huntington's disease.
    Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2014, Volume: 122

    Topics: Acetamides; Animals; Benzaldehydes; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Huntington Disease; Male; Maze L

2014
Plasma melatonin is reduced in Huntington's disease.
    Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 2014, Volume: 29, Issue:12

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Female; Fourier Analysis; Humans; Huntington Disease; Male; Melatonin; Middle Aged; Sev

2014
Delayed onset of the diurnal melatonin rise in patients with Huntington's disease.
    Journal of neurology, 2009, Volume: 256, Issue:12

    Topics: Chronobiology Disorders; Circadian Rhythm; Disease Progression; Down-Regulation; Female; Humans; Hun

2009
The role of melatonin in sleep disturbances in end-stage Huntington's disease.
    The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 2009,Spring, Volume: 21, Issue:2

    Topics: Humans; Huntington Disease; Melatonin; Sleep Wake Disorders; Time Factors

2009
The melatonin MT1 receptor axis modulates mutant Huntingtin-mediated toxicity.
    The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2011, Oct-12, Volume: 31, Issue:41

    Topics: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Brain; Caspase 3; Caspase 9; Cell Death; Cells, Cultured; Disease Mod

2011
Correlations between behavioural and oxidative parameters in a rat quinolinic acid model of Huntington's disease: protective effect of melatonin.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2013, Feb-15, Volume: 701, Issue:1-3

    Topics: Animals; Behavior, Animal; Catalase; Disease Models, Animal; Huntington Disease; Male; Melatonin; Mo

2013
Protective effect of melatonin on 3-nitropropionic acid-induced oxidative stress in synaptosomes in an animal model of Huntington's disease.
    Journal of pineal research, 2004, Volume: 37, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Brain; Disease Models, Animal; Huntington Disease; Lipid Peroxidation; Male;

2004
Blood 5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and melatonin levels in patients with either Huntington's disease or chronic brain injury.
    Journal of neurochemistry, 2006, Volume: 97, Issue:4

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Aged; Biomarkers; Brain; Brain Injury, Chronic; Down-Regulation; Female; Food,

2006
Inhibition of huntingtin fibrillogenesis by specific antibodies and small molecules: implications for Huntington's disease therapy.
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2000, Jun-06, Volume: 97, Issue:12

    Topics: Animals; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Benzoates; Benzothiazoles; Biphenyl Compounds; Congo Red; COS Cells

2000
Melatonin modulates apomorphine-induced rotational behaviour.
    Experientia, 1991, May-15, Volume: 47, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Apomorphine; Corpus Striatum; Disease Models, Animal; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Hun

1991
Metabolism of exogenous melatonin in schizophrenic and non-schizophrenic volunteers.
    Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry, 1969, Volume: 26, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Autoradiography; Brain Damage, Chronic; Carbon Isotopes; Chromatography, Gel; Chromatograph

1969