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melatonin and Melanoma

melatonin has been researched along with Melanoma in 60 studies

Melanoma: A malignant neoplasm derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin, which may occur in the skin of any part of the body, in the eye, or, rarely, in the mucous membranes of the genitalia, anus, oral cavity, or other sites. It occurs mostly in adults and may originate de novo or from a pigmented nevus or malignant lentigo. Melanomas frequently metastasize widely, and the regional lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain are likely to be involved. The incidence of malignant skin melanomas is rising rapidly in all parts of the world. (Stedman, 25th ed; from Rook et al., Textbook of Dermatology, 4th ed, p2445)

Research Excerpts

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" One hundred patients recently diagnosed with non-metastatic uveal melanoma will be randomized to either treatment with adjuvant melatonin 20 mg (4 tablets of 5 mg) at 10 pm for 5 years, or to standard follow-up (control group)."9.69Adjuvant melatonin for uveal melanoma (AMUM): protocol for a randomized open-label phase III study. ( Hagström, A; Kal Omar, R; Stålhammar, G, 2023)
"Several experimental studies have shown that melatonin has an oncostatic action, either by stimulating host antitumor immune defenses or by directly inhibiting the growth of some cancer histotypes, including melanoma."9.08Adjuvant therapy with the pineal hormone melatonin in patients with lymph node relapse due to malignant melanoma. ( Barni, S; Brivio, F; Brivio, O; Crippa, D; Lissoni, P; Meregalli, S; Tancini, G, 1996)
" In particular, the association with the pineal neurohormone melatonin (MLT) has been shown to cause tumour regressions in neoplasms that are generally non-responsive to IL-2 alone."9.07A randomised study with subcutaneous low-dose interleukin 2 alone vs interleukin 2 plus the pineal neurohormone melatonin in advanced solid neoplasms other than renal cancer and melanoma. ( Aldeghi, R; Ardizzoia, A; Barni, S; Brivio, F; Lissoni, P; Rescaldani, R; Ricci, G; Rovelli, F; Tancini, G; Tisi, E, 1994)
"The goal of this study was to determine the effect of oral melatonin in divided doses on plasma melatonin levels in patients with metastatic melanoma."9.07Serum melatonin levels in melanoma patients after repeated oral administration. ( Balmer, C; Boose, D; Johnson, A; Kane, MA; Mathai, G; Nash, AE; Robinson, WA; Yohn, JJ, 1994)
"Melatonin did not increase the efficacy of systemic chemotherapy in melanoma."8.02Melatonin and Metformin Failed to Modify the Effect of Dacarbazine in Melanoma. ( Anisimov, VN; Baldueva, IA; Berstein, LM; Latipova, DK; Novik, AV; Protsenko, SA; Semenova, AI; Semiglazova, TY; Tkachenko, EV; Zhuk, IN, 2021)
"Collectively, our results demonstrate melatonin synergizes the antitumor effect of vemurafenib in human melanoma by inhibiting cell proliferation and cancer-stem cell traits via targeting NF-κB/iNOS/hTERT signaling pathway, and suggest the potential of melatonin in antagonizing the toxicity of vemurafenib and augmenting its sensitivities in melanoma treatment."7.91Melatonin synergizes BRAF-targeting agent vemurafenib in melanoma treatment by inhibiting iNOS/hTERT signaling and cancer-stem cell traits. ( Chen, M; Deng, W; Diao, C; Fan, W; Guo, P; Guo, W; Hao, J; Hu, S; Jiang, K; Li, L; Li, Y; Long, Q; Qin, G; Qin, L; Ren, Y; Tang, R; Tian, C; Wang, J; Yang, Q; Yu, W; Zhang, C; Zhang, X; Zhou, P; Zhu, T; Zou, L, 2019)
"Melatonin has been shown to have oncostatic effects on malignant melanoma in vitro and in vivo."7.73Oncostatic effects of the indole melatonin and expression of its cytosolic and nuclear receptors in cultured human melanoma cell lines. ( Fischer, TW; Slominski, A; Slominski, RM; Sweatman, TW; Wortsman, J; Zbytek, B; Zmijewski, MA, 2006)
"Patients with choroidal melanomas had higher levels of serum melatonin compared to individuals without tumours."7.72Serum melatonin levels following enucleation and transpupillary thermotherapy in patients with choroidal melanoma. ( Bilgiç, S; Gedik, S; Kiratli, H; Us, D, 2003)
"The effects of melatonin, N-acetylserotonin and serotonin on the growth and tyrosinase activity of SK-Mel 23 and SK-Mel 28 human melanoma cell lines were investigated."7.72Melatonin biological activity and binding sites in human melanoma cells. ( Castrucci, AM; Souza, AV; Visconti, MA, 2003)
"We showed in human melanoma cells tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) and hydroxyindole methyltransferase genes expression with the sequential enzymatic activities of TPH, serotonin (Ser) N-acetyltransferase and hydroxyindole methyltransferase."7.71Conversion of L-tryptophan to serotonin and melatonin in human melanoma cells. ( Pisarchik, A; Semak, I; Slominski, A; Sweatman, T; Szczesniewski, A; Wortsman, J, 2002)
"Previous work has demonstrated that melatonin inhibits growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells."7.70Melatonin receptors in human uveal melanocytes and melanoma cells. ( Hu, DN; Roberts, JE; Wiechmann, AF, 2000)
"The effects of melatonin, its precursors and derivatives on the growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells were studied."7.70Effects of melatonin, its precursors and derivatives on the growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells. ( Hu, DN; McCormick, SA; Roberts, JE, 1998)
"The effects of melatonin on the growth of human uveal melanoma cells were studied in vitro."7.69Melatonin inhibits growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells. ( Hu, DN; Roberts, JE, 1997)
"In order to explore the potential oncostatic properties of the pineal hormone, melatonin, we have investigated its binding characteristics and functional effects in a human malignant melanoma (M-6) cell line."7.68Human malignant melanoma cells express high-affinity receptors for melatonin: antiproliferative effects of melatonin and 6-chloromelatonin. ( Crocker, C; Niles, LP; Ying, SW, 1993)
"Increasing evidence of the immunomodulatory and tumor-depressing effects of melatonin prompted us to study altered concentrations of this multifunctional pineal hormone in the aqueous humor of eyes with melanoma."7.68[The role of melatonin in growth of malignant choroid melanoma]. ( Gupta, D; Heinze, J; Rohrbach, JM; Thanos, S; Wollmann, H, 1993)
"The effect of melatonin on the growth of B16 mice melanoma was examined."7.67Effect of melatonin on B16 melanoma growth in athymic mice. ( Kudo, H; Narita, T, 1985)
"In 19 patients with malignant melanoma of the choroid and 11 controls 20 different metabolic parameters of melanin and melatonin metabolism in urine were examined by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC)."7.67[HPLC detection of pathologic metabolites of melanin and melatonin metabolism in the urine in malignant melanoma of the choroid]. ( Dieckhues, B, 1986)
"Results are given of daily excretion levels of 6-oxymelatonin, thymic serum factor (FTS), and cortisol in the blood of 140 healthy subjects and 90 patients with skin melanoma, ranging from 20 to 49 years of age."7.67Melatonin, thymic serum factor, and cortisol levels in healthy subjects of different age and patients with skin melanoma. ( Grinevich, YA; Labunetz, IF, 1986)
"Melatonin acts as a free radical scavenger and thus inhibits the initiation of cancer cell growth."7.01An exclusive review of melatonin effects on mammalian melanocytes and melanoma. ( Ahmad, N; Mubashshir, M; Ovais, M; Sköld, HN, 2023)
"Melatonin has been observed to suppress the growth of cancer cells, inhibit metastatic spread, enhance immune system functions, and act as an anti-inflammatory in both in vitro and in vivo models."6.82The rationale for treating uveal melanoma with adjuvant melatonin: a review of the literature. ( Hagström, A; Kal Omar, R; Stålhammar, G; Williams, PA, 2022)
"Melatonin is an endogenous hormone and free radical scavenger that possesses the ability to protect the DNA and to exert anti-proliferative effects in melanoma cells."5.72Anti-genotoxic and anti-mutagenic effects of melatonin supplementation in a mouse model of melanoma. ( Damiani, AP; de Andrade, VM; de Oliveira, CA; Luciano, JA; Martins Longaretti, L; Pereira, M; Rigo, FK; Rohr, P; Steiner, BT; Strapazzon, G; Trevisan, G; Vilela, TC, 2022)
" One hundred patients recently diagnosed with non-metastatic uveal melanoma will be randomized to either treatment with adjuvant melatonin 20 mg (4 tablets of 5 mg) at 10 pm for 5 years, or to standard follow-up (control group)."5.69Adjuvant melatonin for uveal melanoma (AMUM): protocol for a randomized open-label phase III study. ( Hagström, A; Kal Omar, R; Stålhammar, G, 2023)
"Melanoma is a leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide."5.62Mitochondrial function is controlled by melatonin and its metabolites in vitro in human melanoma cells. ( Bilska, B; Kleszczyński, K; Piotrowska, A; Pyza, E; Reiter, RJ; Schedel, F; Slominski, AT; Stefan, J; Steinbrink, K; Tulic, MK; Zmijewski, M, 2021)
"Melatonin and Kiss1 were shown to be nvolved in tumor suppression."5.56The effects of daylight exposure on melatonin levels, Kiss1 expression, and melanoma formation in mice. ( Alptekin, D; Kaplan, H; Kasap, H; Lüleyap, U; Pazarci, P; Pelit, A; Singirik, E; Yegani, A; Yilmaz, M, 2020)
"Melanoma is one of the most malignant and aggressive cancers with high cancer-related deaths."5.51Ku80 promotes melanoma growth and regulates antitumor effect of melatonin by targeting HIF1-α dependent PDK-1 signaling pathway. ( Chen, M; Deng, W; Fan, W; Hu, Z; Jin, L; Kang, T; Li, J; Li, L; Li, Y; Liu, J; Liu, T; Lu, W; Luo, M; Qiu, H; Tian, C; Yang, L; Zhang, C; Zheng, F; Zheng, Z; Zhu, Q, 2019)
"Melatonin is an indoleamine synthesized in the pineal gland, and after its release into the blood, it has an extensive repertoire of biological activities, including antitumoral properties."5.36Melatonin decreases cell proliferation and induces melanogenesis in human melanoma SK-MEL-1 cells. ( Cabrera, J; Estévez, F; Loro, J; Negrín, G; Quintana, J; Reiter, RJ, 2010)
"Several experimental studies have shown that melatonin has an oncostatic action, either by stimulating host antitumor immune defenses or by directly inhibiting the growth of some cancer histotypes, including melanoma."5.08Adjuvant therapy with the pineal hormone melatonin in patients with lymph node relapse due to malignant melanoma. ( Barni, S; Brivio, F; Brivio, O; Crippa, D; Lissoni, P; Meregalli, S; Tancini, G, 1996)
"The goal of this study was to determine the effect of oral melatonin in divided doses on plasma melatonin levels in patients with metastatic melanoma."5.07Serum melatonin levels in melanoma patients after repeated oral administration. ( Balmer, C; Boose, D; Johnson, A; Kane, MA; Mathai, G; Nash, AE; Robinson, WA; Yohn, JJ, 1994)
" In particular, the association with the pineal neurohormone melatonin (MLT) has been shown to cause tumour regressions in neoplasms that are generally non-responsive to IL-2 alone."5.07A randomised study with subcutaneous low-dose interleukin 2 alone vs interleukin 2 plus the pineal neurohormone melatonin in advanced solid neoplasms other than renal cancer and melanoma. ( Aldeghi, R; Ardizzoia, A; Barni, S; Brivio, F; Lissoni, P; Rescaldani, R; Ricci, G; Rovelli, F; Tancini, G; Tisi, E, 1994)
"Melatonin did not increase the efficacy of systemic chemotherapy in melanoma."4.02Melatonin and Metformin Failed to Modify the Effect of Dacarbazine in Melanoma. ( Anisimov, VN; Baldueva, IA; Berstein, LM; Latipova, DK; Novik, AV; Protsenko, SA; Semenova, AI; Semiglazova, TY; Tkachenko, EV; Zhuk, IN, 2021)
"Collectively, our results demonstrate melatonin synergizes the antitumor effect of vemurafenib in human melanoma by inhibiting cell proliferation and cancer-stem cell traits via targeting NF-κB/iNOS/hTERT signaling pathway, and suggest the potential of melatonin in antagonizing the toxicity of vemurafenib and augmenting its sensitivities in melanoma treatment."3.91Melatonin synergizes BRAF-targeting agent vemurafenib in melanoma treatment by inhibiting iNOS/hTERT signaling and cancer-stem cell traits. ( Chen, M; Deng, W; Diao, C; Fan, W; Guo, P; Guo, W; Hao, J; Hu, S; Jiang, K; Li, L; Li, Y; Long, Q; Qin, G; Qin, L; Ren, Y; Tang, R; Tian, C; Wang, J; Yang, Q; Yu, W; Zhang, C; Zhang, X; Zhou, P; Zhu, T; Zou, L, 2019)
"Indolic and kynuric pathways of skin melatonin metabolism were monitored by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry in human keratinocytes, melanocytes, dermal fibroblasts, and melanoma cells."3.79Metabolism of melatonin and biological activity of intermediates of melatoninergic pathway in human skin cells. ( Fischer, TW; Janjetovic, Z; Kim, TK; Kleszczynski, K; Li, W; Lin, Z; Reiter, RJ; Slominski, AT; Sweatman, T, 2013)
"Melatonin has been shown to have oncostatic effects on malignant melanoma in vitro and in vivo."3.73Oncostatic effects of the indole melatonin and expression of its cytosolic and nuclear receptors in cultured human melanoma cell lines. ( Fischer, TW; Slominski, A; Slominski, RM; Sweatman, TW; Wortsman, J; Zbytek, B; Zmijewski, MA, 2006)
"Patients with choroidal melanomas had higher levels of serum melatonin compared to individuals without tumours."3.72Serum melatonin levels following enucleation and transpupillary thermotherapy in patients with choroidal melanoma. ( Bilgiç, S; Gedik, S; Kiratli, H; Us, D, 2003)
"The effects of melatonin, N-acetylserotonin and serotonin on the growth and tyrosinase activity of SK-Mel 23 and SK-Mel 28 human melanoma cell lines were investigated."3.72Melatonin biological activity and binding sites in human melanoma cells. ( Castrucci, AM; Souza, AV; Visconti, MA, 2003)
"We showed in human melanoma cells tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) and hydroxyindole methyltransferase genes expression with the sequential enzymatic activities of TPH, serotonin (Ser) N-acetyltransferase and hydroxyindole methyltransferase."3.71Conversion of L-tryptophan to serotonin and melatonin in human melanoma cells. ( Pisarchik, A; Semak, I; Slominski, A; Sweatman, T; Szczesniewski, A; Wortsman, J, 2002)
"The hormone melatonin modulates constitutive protein secretion and inhibits cGMP in melanoma M2R cells via cholera-toxin (CTX) sensitive pathways."3.70A role for NAD+ and cADP-ribose in melatonin signal transduction. ( Bubis, M; Zisapel, N, 1998)
"The effects of melatonin, its precursors and derivatives on the growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells were studied."3.70Effects of melatonin, its precursors and derivatives on the growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells. ( Hu, DN; McCormick, SA; Roberts, JE, 1998)
"Previous work has demonstrated that melatonin inhibits growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells."3.70Melatonin receptors in human uveal melanocytes and melanoma cells. ( Hu, DN; Roberts, JE; Wiechmann, AF, 2000)
"The effects of melatonin on the growth of human uveal melanoma cells were studied in vitro."3.69Melatonin inhibits growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells. ( Hu, DN; Roberts, JE, 1997)
"Increasing evidence of the immunomodulatory and tumor-depressing effects of melatonin prompted us to study altered concentrations of this multifunctional pineal hormone in the aqueous humor of eyes with melanoma."3.68[The role of melatonin in growth of malignant choroid melanoma]. ( Gupta, D; Heinze, J; Rohrbach, JM; Thanos, S; Wollmann, H, 1993)
"In order to explore the potential oncostatic properties of the pineal hormone, melatonin, we have investigated its binding characteristics and functional effects in a human malignant melanoma (M-6) cell line."3.68Human malignant melanoma cells express high-affinity receptors for melatonin: antiproliferative effects of melatonin and 6-chloromelatonin. ( Crocker, C; Niles, LP; Ying, SW, 1993)
"In 19 patients with malignant melanoma of the choroid and 11 controls 20 different metabolic parameters of melanin and melatonin metabolism in urine were examined by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC)."3.67[HPLC detection of pathologic metabolites of melanin and melatonin metabolism in the urine in malignant melanoma of the choroid]. ( Dieckhues, B, 1986)
"Results are given of daily excretion levels of 6-oxymelatonin, thymic serum factor (FTS), and cortisol in the blood of 140 healthy subjects and 90 patients with skin melanoma, ranging from 20 to 49 years of age."3.67Melatonin, thymic serum factor, and cortisol levels in healthy subjects of different age and patients with skin melanoma. ( Grinevich, YA; Labunetz, IF, 1986)
"The effect of melatonin on the growth of B16 mice melanoma was examined."3.67Effect of melatonin on B16 melanoma growth in athymic mice. ( Kudo, H; Narita, T, 1985)
"Melatonin acts as a free radical scavenger and thus inhibits the initiation of cancer cell growth."3.01An exclusive review of melatonin effects on mammalian melanocytes and melanoma. ( Ahmad, N; Mubashshir, M; Ovais, M; Sköld, HN, 2023)
"Melatonin has been observed to suppress the growth of cancer cells, inhibit metastatic spread, enhance immune system functions, and act as an anti-inflammatory in both in vitro and in vivo models."2.82The rationale for treating uveal melanoma with adjuvant melatonin: a review of the literature. ( Hagström, A; Kal Omar, R; Stålhammar, G; Williams, PA, 2022)
"Melanoma is a less common type of skin cancer yet more aggressive often with a lethal ending."2.50Running for time: circadian rhythms and melanoma. ( Ilić, N; Jurišić, D; Kraljević Pavelić, S; Markova-Car, EP, 2014)
"Melatonin is an endogenous hormone and free radical scavenger that possesses the ability to protect the DNA and to exert anti-proliferative effects in melanoma cells."1.72Anti-genotoxic and anti-mutagenic effects of melatonin supplementation in a mouse model of melanoma. ( Damiani, AP; de Andrade, VM; de Oliveira, CA; Luciano, JA; Martins Longaretti, L; Pereira, M; Rigo, FK; Rohr, P; Steiner, BT; Strapazzon, G; Trevisan, G; Vilela, TC, 2022)
"Melanoma is a leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide."1.62Mitochondrial function is controlled by melatonin and its metabolites in vitro in human melanoma cells. ( Bilska, B; Kleszczyński, K; Piotrowska, A; Pyza, E; Reiter, RJ; Schedel, F; Slominski, AT; Stefan, J; Steinbrink, K; Tulic, MK; Zmijewski, M, 2021)
"Melatonin and Kiss1 were shown to be nvolved in tumor suppression."1.56The effects of daylight exposure on melatonin levels, Kiss1 expression, and melanoma formation in mice. ( Alptekin, D; Kaplan, H; Kasap, H; Lüleyap, U; Pazarci, P; Pelit, A; Singirik, E; Yegani, A; Yilmaz, M, 2020)
"Melanoma is one of the most malignant and aggressive cancers with high cancer-related deaths."1.51Ku80 promotes melanoma growth and regulates antitumor effect of melatonin by targeting HIF1-α dependent PDK-1 signaling pathway. ( Chen, M; Deng, W; Fan, W; Hu, Z; Jin, L; Kang, T; Li, J; Li, L; Li, Y; Liu, J; Liu, T; Lu, W; Luo, M; Qiu, H; Tian, C; Yang, L; Zhang, C; Zheng, F; Zheng, Z; Zhu, Q, 2019)
"Melatonin is a hormone identified in plants and pineal glands of mammals and possesses diverse physiological functions."1.40Melatonin enhances the anti-tumor effect of fisetin by inhibiting COX-2/iNOS and NF-κB/p300 signaling pathways. ( Deng, W; Guo, W; Qiu, H; Tang, R; Wang, J; Xiao, Y; Yi, C; Yu, W; Yu, Z; Yuan, Y; Zhang, Y, 2014)
"We documented 10,799 incident skin cancers in 68,336 women in the Nurses' Health Study from June 1988 to June 2006 and examined the relationship between rotating night shifts and skin cancer."1.37Rotating night shifts and risk of skin cancer in the nurses' health study. ( Han, J; Li, TY; Qureshi, AA; Razavi, P; Schernhammer, ES, 2011)
"Melatonin is an indoleamine synthesized in the pineal gland, and after its release into the blood, it has an extensive repertoire of biological activities, including antitumoral properties."1.36Melatonin decreases cell proliferation and induces melanogenesis in human melanoma SK-MEL-1 cells. ( Cabrera, J; Estévez, F; Loro, J; Negrín, G; Quintana, J; Reiter, RJ, 2010)

Research

Studies (60)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199014 (23.33)18.7374
1990's15 (25.00)18.2507
2000's7 (11.67)29.6817
2010's15 (25.00)24.3611
2020's9 (15.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Hagström, A2
Kal Omar, R2
Williams, PA1
Stålhammar, G2
Mubashshir, M3
Ahmad, N3
Sköld, HN3
Ovais, M3
Möller, JKS1
Linowiecka, K1
Gagat, M1
Brożyna, AA1
Foksiński, M1
Wolnicka-Glubisz, A1
Pyza, E3
Reiter, RJ7
Tulic, MK2
Slominski, AT7
Steinbrink, K3
Kleszczyński, K5
Kim, TK4
Bilska, B2
Sarna, M1
Mokrzynski, K1
Stegemann, A1
Böhm, M2
Martins Longaretti, L1
Luciano, JA1
Strapazzon, G1
Pereira, M1
Damiani, AP1
Rohr, P1
Rigo, FK1
de Oliveira, CA1
Steiner, BT1
Vilela, TC1
Trevisan, G1
de Andrade, VM1
Pazarci, P1
Kaplan, H1
Alptekin, D1
Yilmaz, M1
Lüleyap, U1
Singirik, E1
Pelit, A1
Kasap, H1
Yegani, A1
Schedel, F1
Piotrowska, A1
Stefan, J1
Zmijewski, M1
Novik, AV1
Protsenko, SA1
Baldueva, IA1
Berstein, LM1
Anisimov, VN1
Zhuk, IN1
Semenova, AI1
Latipova, DK1
Tkachenko, EV1
Semiglazova, TY1
Picardo, M1
Pourhanifeh, MH1
Mahdavinia, M1
Asemi, Z1
Hao, J1
Fan, W2
Li, Y2
Tang, R2
Tian, C2
Yang, Q1
Zhu, T1
Diao, C1
Hu, S1
Chen, M4
Guo, P1
Long, Q1
Zhang, C2
Qin, G1
Yu, W2
Li, L2
Qin, L1
Wang, J2
Zhang, X1
Ren, Y1
Zhou, P1
Zou, L1
Jiang, K1
Guo, W2
Deng, W3
Liu, T1
Jin, L1
Zheng, Z1
Lu, W1
Zheng, F1
Zhu, Q1
Qiu, H2
Liu, J1
Hu, Z1
Luo, M1
Li, J1
Kang, T1
Yang, L1
Janjetovic, Z1
Sweatman, T3
Lin, Z3
Li, W4
Fischer, TW2
Markova-Car, EP1
Jurišić, D1
Ilić, N1
Kraljević Pavelić, S1
Yi, C1
Zhang, Y1
Yu, Z1
Xiao, Y1
Yuan, Y1
Tidwell, WJ1
Gutierrez, D1
Arbesman, J1
van der Rhee, HJ1
de Vries, E1
Coebergh, JW1
Kvaskoff, M1
Weinstein, P1
Cabrera, J1
Negrín, G1
Estévez, F1
Loro, J1
Quintana, J1
Schernhammer, ES1
Razavi, P1
Li, TY1
Qureshi, AA1
Han, J1
Souza, AV1
Visconti, MA1
Castrucci, AM3
Kiratli, H1
Gedik, S1
Us, D1
Bilgiç, S1
Kadekaro, AL1
Andrade, LN1
Floeter-Winter, LM1
Rollag, MD1
Virador, V1
Vieira, W1
Zmijewski, MA1
Zbytek, B1
Sweatman, TW1
Slominski, RM1
Wortsman, J3
Slominski, A3
Labunets, IF1
Grinevich, IuA1
Knysh, IT1
Vasiliuk, AN1
Matsumoto, J1
Ishikawa, T1
Masahito, P1
Takayama, S1
Taylor, JD1
Tchen, TT1
Meyskens, FL1
Salmon, SE1
Stanberry, LR1
Das Gupta, TK4
Beattie, CW1
Kane, MA2
Johnson, A1
Nash, AE1
Boose, D1
Mathai, G1
Balmer, C1
Yohn, JJ1
Robinson, WA1
Iyengar, B1
Helton, RA1
Harrison, WA1
Kelley, K1
Zhen, B1
Murphy, JR1
Lissoni, P2
Barni, S2
Tancini, G2
Ardizzoia, A1
Ricci, G1
Aldeghi, R1
Brivio, F2
Tisi, E1
Rovelli, F1
Rescaldani, R1
Rohrbach, JM1
Wollmann, H1
Heinze, J1
Gupta, D1
Thanos, S1
Ying, SW1
Niles, LP1
Crocker, C1
Cohn, BA1
Brivio, O1
Crippa, D1
Meregalli, S1
Hu, DN3
Roberts, JE3
Almeida, AL1
al-Obeidi, FA1
Hadley, ME1
Hruby, VJ1
Staples, DJ1
Sawyer, TK1
Hill, HZ1
Bubis, M1
Zisapel, N1
McCormick, SA1
Wiechmann, AF1
Semak, I2
Pisarchik, A2
Szczesniewski, A2
Slugocki, G1
McNulty, J1
Kauser, S1
Tobin, DJ1
Jing, C1
Johansson, O1
El-Domeiri, AA3
Fraschini, F1
Scaglione, F1
Franco, P1
Demartini, G1
Lucini, V1
Stankov, B1
Arbesman, H1
Byers, T1
Miles, A1
Philbrick, D1
Dieckhues, B1
Grinevich, YA1
Labunetz, IF1
Narita, T1
Kudo, H1
Strafuss, AC1
Dommert, AR1
Tumbleson, ME1
Middleton, CC1
Hu, F1
Ghosh, BC1

Clinical Trials (3)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Adjuvant Melatonin for Uveal Melanoma: A Randomized Open Phase III Study[NCT05502900]Phase 3100 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2022-10-02Recruiting
Phase II Multicenter Randomized Study to Compare Dacarbazine With Melatonin or Metformin Versus Dacarbazine in the First Line Therapy of Disseminated Melanoma[NCT02190838]Phase 257 participants (Actual)Interventional2014-04-30Terminated (stopped due to Preliminary terminated due to inefficacy)
Role of Peripheral Serotonin in Oculocutaneous Albinism[NCT06138509]160 participants (Anticipated)Observational2024-01-31Not yet recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

7 reviews available for melatonin and Melanoma

ArticleYear
The rationale for treating uveal melanoma with adjuvant melatonin: a review of the literature.
    BMC cancer, 2022, Apr-13, Volume: 22, Issue:1

    Topics: Humans; Melanoma; Melatonin; Uveal Neoplasms

2022
An exclusive review of melatonin effects on mammalian melanocytes and melanoma.
    Experimental dermatology, 2023, Volume: 32, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Hair Follicle; Humans; Mammals; Melanocytes; Melanoma; Melatonin; Pigmentation Disorders

2023
An exclusive review of melatonin effects on mammalian melanocytes and melanoma.
    Experimental dermatology, 2023, Volume: 32, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Hair Follicle; Humans; Mammals; Melanocytes; Melanoma; Melatonin; Pigmentation Disorders

2023
An exclusive review of melatonin effects on mammalian melanocytes and melanoma.
    Experimental dermatology, 2023, Volume: 32, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Hair Follicle; Humans; Mammals; Melanocytes; Melanoma; Melatonin; Pigmentation Disorders

2023
An exclusive review of melatonin effects on mammalian melanocytes and melanoma.
    Experimental dermatology, 2023, Volume: 32, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Hair Follicle; Humans; Mammals; Melanocytes; Melanoma; Melatonin; Pigmentation Disorders

2023
An exclusive review of melatonin effects on mammalian melanocytes and melanoma.
    Experimental dermatology, 2023, Volume: 32, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Hair Follicle; Humans; Mammals; Melanocytes; Melanoma; Melatonin; Pigmentation Disorders

2023
An exclusive review of melatonin effects on mammalian melanocytes and melanoma.
    Experimental dermatology, 2023, Volume: 32, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Hair Follicle; Humans; Mammals; Melanocytes; Melanoma; Melatonin; Pigmentation Disorders

2023
An exclusive review of melatonin effects on mammalian melanocytes and melanoma.
    Experimental dermatology, 2023, Volume: 32, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Hair Follicle; Humans; Mammals; Melanocytes; Melanoma; Melatonin; Pigmentation Disorders

2023
An exclusive review of melatonin effects on mammalian melanocytes and melanoma.
    Experimental dermatology, 2023, Volume: 32, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Hair Follicle; Humans; Mammals; Melanocytes; Melanoma; Melatonin; Pigmentation Disorders

2023
An exclusive review of melatonin effects on mammalian melanocytes and melanoma.
    Experimental dermatology, 2023, Volume: 32, Issue:4

    Topics: Animals; Hair Follicle; Humans; Mammals; Melanocytes; Melanoma; Melatonin; Pigmentation Disorders

2023
Potential use of melatonin in skin cancer treatment: A review of current biological evidence.
    Journal of cellular physiology, 2019, Volume: 234, Issue:8

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Antioxidants; Apoptosis; Humans; Melanoma; Melatonin; Oxidative Stress; React

2019
Running for time: circadian rhythms and melanoma.
    Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, 2014, Volume: 35, Issue:9

    Topics: Arylalkylamine N-Acetyltransferase; Circadian Rhythm; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; Humans

2014
Circadian Dysrhythmias, Physiological Aberrations, and the Link to Skin Cancer.
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2016, Apr-26, Volume: 17, Issue:5

    Topics: Circadian Rhythm; CLOCK Proteins; DNA Damage; DNA Repair; Gene Expression; Humans; Melanoma; Melaton

2016
Melatonin and the skin: from frog to human.
    International journal of dermatology, 1996, Volume: 35, Issue:10

    Topics: Amphibians; Animals; Humans; Melanoma; Melatonin; Skin Neoplasms; Skin Pigmentation

1996
Melatonin: perspectives in laboratory medicine and clinical research.
    Critical reviews in clinical laboratory sciences, 1987, Volume: 25, Issue:3

    Topics: Brain Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms; Humans; Male; Melanoma; Melatonin; Mood Disorders; Prostatic Neop

1987

Trials

4 trials available for melatonin and Melanoma

ArticleYear
Adjuvant melatonin for uveal melanoma (AMUM): protocol for a randomized open-label phase III study.
    Trials, 2023, Mar-26, Volume: 24, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic; Humans; Melanoma; Melatonin; Randomized Controlled Trial

2023
Serum melatonin levels in melanoma patients after repeated oral administration.
    Melanoma research, 1994, Volume: 4, Issue:1

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Circadian Rhythm; Female; Humans;

1994
A randomised study with subcutaneous low-dose interleukin 2 alone vs interleukin 2 plus the pineal neurohormone melatonin in advanced solid neoplasms other than renal cancer and melanoma.
    British journal of cancer, 1994, Volume: 69, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Colorec

1994
Adjuvant therapy with the pineal hormone melatonin in patients with lymph node relapse due to malignant melanoma.
    Journal of pineal research, 1996, Volume: 21, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Follow-Up Stu

1996

Other Studies

49 other studies available for melatonin and Melanoma

ArticleYear
Melanogenesis Is Directly Affected by Metabolites of Melatonin in Human Melanoma Cells.
    International journal of molecular sciences, 2023, Oct-06, Volume: 24, Issue:19

    Topics: 5-Methoxytryptamine; Humans; Melanins; Melanoma; Melatonin; Monophenol Monooxygenase; Receptor, Mela

2023
Melatonin exerts oncostatic capacity and decreases melanogenesis in human MNT-1 melanoma cells.
    Journal of pineal research, 2019, Volume: 67, Issue:4

    Topics: Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Survival; Humans; Melanins; Melanoma; Melatonin; Pigmentation Disorders

2019
Anti-genotoxic and anti-mutagenic effects of melatonin supplementation in a mouse model of melanoma.
    Drug and chemical toxicology, 2022, Volume: 45, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Antimutagenic Agents; Comet Assay; Dietary Supplements; DNA Damage; Male; Melanoma; Melaton

2022
The effects of daylight exposure on melatonin levels, Kiss1 expression, and melanoma formation in mice.
    Croatian medical journal, 2020, Feb-29, Volume: 61, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Animals, Newborn; Female; Gene Expression Regulation; Hypothalamus; Kisspeptins; Melanoma;

2020
Can melatonin and its metabolites boost the efficacy of targeted therapy in patients with advanced melanoma?
    Experimental dermatology, 2020, Volume: 29, Issue:9

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; Melanoma; Melatonin; Mitogen-Activated Pro

2020
Mitochondrial function is controlled by melatonin and its metabolites in vitro in human melanoma cells.
    Journal of pineal research, 2021, Volume: 70, Issue:3

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Biotransformation; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Energy Metabolism; H

2021
Melatonin and Metformin Failed to Modify the Effect of Dacarbazine in Melanoma.
    The oncologist, 2021, Volume: 26, Issue:5

    Topics: Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Dacarbazine; Humans; Melanoma; Melatonin; Metformin;

2021
Melanin pigmentation and melanoma.
    Experimental dermatology, 2017, Volume: 26, Issue:7

    Topics: DNA Damage; Humans; Melanins; Melanocytes; Melanoma; Melatonin; Neoplasm Metastasis; Oxidants; Pigme

2017
Melatonin synergizes BRAF-targeting agent vemurafenib in melanoma treatment by inhibiting iNOS/hTERT signaling and cancer-stem cell traits.
    Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2019, Feb-04, Volume: 38, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Antioxidants; Apopto

2019
Ku80 promotes melanoma growth and regulates antitumor effect of melatonin by targeting HIF1-α dependent PDK-1 signaling pathway.
    Redox biology, 2019, Volume: 25

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Cell Survival; Fema

2019
Metabolism of melatonin and biological activity of intermediates of melatoninergic pathway in human skin cells.
    FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2013, Volume: 27, Issue:7

    Topics: 5-Methoxytryptamine; Animals; Cell Differentiation; Cell Line; Cell Line, Tumor; Cells, Cultured; Ch

2013
Melatonin enhances the anti-tumor effect of fisetin by inhibiting COX-2/iNOS and NF-κB/p300 signaling pathways.
    PloS one, 2014, Volume: 9, Issue:7

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Movement; Cell Proliferation; Cyclooxygenas

2014
Melatonin and its metabolites accumulate in the human epidermis in vivo and inhibit proliferation and tyrosinase activity in epidermal melanocytes in vitro.
    Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2015, Mar-15, Volume: 404

    Topics: 5-Methoxytryptamine; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Black or African American; Cell Pr

2015
N1-Acetyl-5-Methoxykynuramine (AMK) is produced in the human epidermis and shows antiproliferative effects.
    Endocrinology, 2015, Volume: 156, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Black or African American; Cell Line; Cell Line, Tumor;

2015
Regular sun exposure benefits health.
    Medical hypotheses, 2016, Volume: 97

    Topics: Animals; Circadian Rhythm; Environmental Exposure; Europe; Female; Health; Humans; Male; Melanoma; M

2016
Are some melanomas caused by artificial light?
    Medical hypotheses, 2010, Volume: 75, Issue:3

    Topics: Global Health; Humans; Incidence; Lighting; Melanoma; Melatonin; Risk Factors; Skin Neoplasms

2010
Melatonin decreases cell proliferation and induces melanogenesis in human melanoma SK-MEL-1 cells.
    Journal of pineal research, 2010, Volume: 49, Issue:1

    Topics: Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Diterpenes; Humans; Melanoma; Melatonin; p38 Mitogen-Activated

2010
Rotating night shifts and risk of skin cancer in the nurses' health study.
    Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2011, Apr-06, Volume: 103, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Carcinoma, Basal Cell; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; Female;

2011
Melatonin biological activity and binding sites in human melanoma cells.
    Journal of pineal research, 2003, Volume: 34, Issue:4

    Topics: Binding Sites; Binding, Competitive; Cell Division; Humans; Iodine Radioisotopes; Melanoma; Melatoni

2003
Serum melatonin levels following enucleation and transpupillary thermotherapy in patients with choroidal melanoma.
    Clinical & experimental ophthalmology, 2003, Volume: 31, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Choroid Neoplasms; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Eye Enucleation; Humans; Hyperthe

2003
MT-1 melatonin receptor expression increases the antiproliferative effect of melatonin on S-91 murine melanoma cells.
    Journal of pineal research, 2004, Volume: 36, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Binding Sites; Catalase; Cell Division; Colforsin; Cyclic AMP; Dose-

2004
Oncostatic effects of the indole melatonin and expression of its cytosolic and nuclear receptors in cultured human melanoma cell lines.
    International journal of oncology, 2006, Volume: 29, Issue:3

    Topics: Cell Nucleus; Cell Proliferation; Culture Media, Serum-Free; Cytosol; Free Radical Scavengers; Gene

2006
[Functional characteristics of the endocrine glands in skin melanoma patients].
    Voprosy onkologii, 1984, Volume: 30, Issue:2

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex; Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Adult; Female; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Male; Melanocyte

1984
Clonal heterogeneity in physiological properties of melanized cells induced from goldfish erythrophoroma cell lines.
    Differentiation; research in biological diversity, 1984, Volume: 27, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Cell Differentiation; Cell Line; Clone Cells; Cyprinidae; Epinephrine; Goldfish; Melanocyte

1984
Modulation of clonogenic human melanoma cells by follicle-stimulating hormone, melatonin, and nerve growth factor.
    British journal of cancer, 1981, Volume: 43, Issue:1

    Topics: Clone Cells; Follicle Stimulating Hormone; Humans; Melanoma; Melatonin; Nerve Growth Factors

1981
Photoperiodic control of melanoma growth in hamsters: influence of pinealectomy and melatonin.
    Endocrinology, 1983, Volume: 113, Issue:2

    Topics: Adrenal Glands; Androgens; Animals; Cell Division; Cricetinae; Darkness; Epididymis; Light; Luteiniz

1983
Indoleamines and the UV-light-sensitive photoperiodic responses of the melanocyte network: a biological calendar?
    Experientia, 1994, Aug-15, Volume: 50, Issue:8

    Topics: Biopsy; Circadian Rhythm; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Keratosis, Seborrheic; Melanocytes; Melanoma

1994
Melatonin interactions with cultured murine B16 melanoma cells.
    Melanoma research, 1993, Volume: 3, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Biological Transport; Cell Division; Estradiol; Humans; Melanoma; Melanoma, Experimental; M

1993
Sample size determination for an exponential survival model with an unrestricted covariate.
    Statistics in medicine, 1994, Feb-28, Volume: 13, Issue:4

    Topics: Computer Simulation; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Humans; Mathematical Computing; Melanoma; Melaton

1994
[The role of melatonin in growth of malignant choroid melanoma].
    Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft, 1993, Volume: 90, Issue:3

    Topics: Aqueous Humor; Cell Division; Choroid Neoplasms; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Eye Enucleation;

1993
Human malignant melanoma cells express high-affinity receptors for melatonin: antiproliferative effects of melatonin and 6-chloromelatonin.
    European journal of pharmacology, 1993, Jul-15, Volume: 246, Issue:2

    Topics: Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors; Cell Division; Cell Membrane; Colforsin; Cyclic AMP; DNA, Neoplasm; Hum

1993
Melatonin inhibits growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells.
    Melanoma research, 1997, Volume: 7, Issue:1

    Topics: Bromodeoxyuridine; Cell Division; Humans; Liver Neoplasms; Melanoma; Melatonin; Tumor Cells, Culture

1997
Comparative biological activities of alpha-MSH antagonists in vertebrate pigment cells.
    General and comparative endocrinology, 1997, Volume: 105, Issue:3

    Topics: alpha-MSH; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Bufonidae; Cell Division; Fishes; Lizards; Melanocytes; Mel

1997
Induced melanin reduces mutations and cell killing in mouse melanoma.
    Photochemistry and photobiology, 1997, Volume: 65, Issue:3

    Topics: 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine; alpha-MSH; Animals; DNA Damage; Melanoma; Melatonin; Mice; Mutation; Tu

1997
A role for NAD+ and cADP-ribose in melatonin signal transduction.
    Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 1998, Volume: 137, Issue:1

    Topics: Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose; Cyclic ADP-Ribose; Humans; Melanoma; Melatonin; NAD; Signal Transducti

1998
Effects of melatonin, its precursors and derivatives on the growth of cultured human uveal melanoma cells.
    Melanoma research, 1998, Volume: 8, Issue:3

    Topics: Cell Division; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Humans; Kynurenine; Melanoma; Melatonin; Serotonin;

1998
Melatonin receptors in human uveal melanocytes and melanoma cells.
    Journal of pineal research, 2000, Volume: 28, Issue:3

    Topics: Acetamides; Blotting, Southern; Choroid Neoplasms; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Gene Expression

2000
Conversion of L-tryptophan to serotonin and melatonin in human melanoma cells.
    FEBS letters, 2002, Jan-30, Volume: 511, Issue:1-3

    Topics: Acetylserotonin O-Methyltransferase; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Humans; Melanoma; Melaton

2002
Serotoninergic and melatoninergic systems are fully expressed in human skin.
    FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2002, Volume: 16, Issue:8

    Topics: Acetylserotonin O-Methyltransferase; Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase; Cell Line; Gene Expression; Gene

2002
The influence of pineal ablation and administration of melatonin on growth and spread of hamster melanoma.
    Journal of surgical oncology, 1976, Volume: 8, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Cricetinae; Male; Melanoma; Melatonin; Neoplasms, Experimental; Pineal Gland; Time Factors

1976
Melatonin and immunity.
    Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden), 1990, Volume: 29, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Cell Count; Cells, Cultured; Humans; Immunity, Innate; Killer Cells, Natural; Lymphocyte Su

1990
Possible association between breast cancer and malignant melanoma.
    Archives of dermatology, 1988, Volume: 124, Issue:7

    Topics: Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; Breast Neoplasms; Female; Humans; Melanoma; Melatonin; Pineal Gland; Ri

1988
[HPLC detection of pathologic metabolites of melanin and melatonin metabolism in the urine in malignant melanoma of the choroid].
    Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde, 1986, Volume: 189, Issue:1

    Topics: Choroid Neoplasms; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Humans; Melanins; Melanoma; Melatonin

1986
Melatonin, thymic serum factor, and cortisol levels in healthy subjects of different age and patients with skin melanoma.
    Journal of pineal research, 1986, Volume: 3, Issue:3

    Topics: Adrenal Cortex; Adult; Age Factors; Female; Humans; Hydrocortisone; Male; Melanoma; Melatonin; Menst

1986
Effect of melatonin on B16 melanoma growth in athymic mice.
    Cancer research, 1985, Volume: 45, Issue:9

    Topics: Adrenal Glands; Animals; Female; Gonads; Male; Melanoma; Melatonin; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Mice,

1985
Cutaneous melanoma in miniature swine.
    Laboratory animal care, 1968, Volume: 18, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Animals, Newborn; Melanoma; Melatonin; Skin Neoplasms; Swine; Swine Diseases

1968
The influence of certain hormones and chemicals on mammalian pigment cells.
    The Journal of investigative dermatology, 1966, Volume: 46, Issue:1

    Topics: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; Animals; Ascorbic Acid; Chromatophores; Colchicine; Copper; Culture Tec

1966
Reversal by melatonin of the effect of pinealectomy on tumor growth.
    Cancer research, 1973, Volume: 33, Issue:11

    Topics: Animals; Cricetinae; Male; Melanoma; Melatonin; Neoplasm Transplantation; Neoplasms, Experimental; P

1973
Effect of melatonin on hamster melanoma.
    Surgical forum, 1973, Volume: 24

    Topics: Animals; Cricetinae; Ethanol; Male; Melanoma; Melatonin; Neoplasm Transplantation; Pineal Gland; Ski

1973