melatonin has been researched along with Muscle Contraction in 67 studies
Muscle Contraction: A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments.
| Excerpt | Relevance | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| " Here we investigated the association between changes in bladder neuromuscular function and oxidative stress in aging and the possible benefits of melatonin treatment." | 7.74 | Aging impairs neurogenic contraction in guinea pig urinary bladder: role of oxidative stress and melatonin. ( Camello, PJ; Gómez-Pinilla, PJ; Pozo, MJ, 2007) |
| "The effect of melatonin on reperfusion arrhythmias and postischemic contractile dysfunction was studied in the isolated rat heart." | 7.73 | Ischemia-reperfusion injury--antiarrhythmic effect of melatonin associated with reduced recovering of contractility. ( Béder, I; Pancza, D; Styk, J; Vazan, R, 2005) |
| "Melatonin treatment strengthened contraction responses, but did not affect relaxation responses in rat tracheal preparations." | 5.38 | The achilles heel in melatonin: asthma. ( Belgin Yildirim, F; Karasu-Minareci, E; Kaya, Y, 2012) |
| "Melatonin was tested in two experimental groups, one of which underwent common bile duct ligation for 2 days and another that was later de-ligated for 2 days." | 5.35 | Protective effect of melatonin on Ca2+ homeostasis and contractility in acute cholecystitis. ( Camello, PJ; Gomez-Pinilla, PJ; Pozo, MJ, 2008) |
| "Melatonin treatment prevented qualitative changes in gallbladder neurotransmission, but it did not improve EFS-induced contractility." | 5.34 | Effects of melatonin on gallbladder neuromuscular function in acute cholecystitis. ( Camello, PJ; Gomez-Pinilla, PJ; Pozo, MJ, 2007) |
| "Melatonin treatment of the CLP group restored these responses." | 5.32 | Melatonin treatment protects against sepsis-induced functional and biochemical changes in rat ileum and urinary bladder. ( Ayanoğlu-Dülger, G; Kapucu, C; Paskaloğlu, K; Sener, G, 2004) |
| " Here we investigated the association between changes in bladder neuromuscular function and oxidative stress in aging and the possible benefits of melatonin treatment." | 3.74 | Aging impairs neurogenic contraction in guinea pig urinary bladder: role of oxidative stress and melatonin. ( Camello, PJ; Gómez-Pinilla, PJ; Pozo, MJ, 2007) |
| "The effect of melatonin on reperfusion arrhythmias and postischemic contractile dysfunction was studied in the isolated rat heart." | 3.73 | Ischemia-reperfusion injury--antiarrhythmic effect of melatonin associated with reduced recovering of contractility. ( Béder, I; Pancza, D; Styk, J; Vazan, R, 2005) |
| "The present study investigated the mechanisms of melatonin-induced inhibition of the ileal smooth muscle contraction." | 3.69 | Apamin blocks the direct relaxant effect of melatonin on rat ileal smooth muscle. ( García-Segoviano, JA; Naranjo-Rodríguez, EB; Prieto-Gómez, B; Reyes-Vázquez, C; Trujillo-Santana, JT, 1997) |
| "Melatonin could inhibit WAS-induced fecal output pellets by inactivating the 5-HT pathway, may interact with calcium channel and inhibit the influx of calcium." | 1.39 | The inhibitory effect of melatonin on colonic motility disorders induced by water avoidance stress in rats. ( Liang, CB; Luo, HS; Tan, W; Xia, H; Zhou, W, 2013) |
| "Melatonin treatment strengthened contraction responses, but did not affect relaxation responses in rat tracheal preparations." | 1.38 | The achilles heel in melatonin: asthma. ( Belgin Yildirim, F; Karasu-Minareci, E; Kaya, Y, 2012) |
| "Melatonin is a key neuroendocrine transducer in the circadian organization of vertebrates." | 1.37 | Melatonin effects on gut motility are independent of the relaxation mediated by the nitrergic system in the goldfish. ( Alonso-Gómez, AL; Azpeleta, C; De Pedro, N; Delgado, MJ; Isorna, E; Velarde, E, 2011) |
| "Melatonin pretreatment significantly decreased mast cell numbers and epithelial damage when compared to cisplatin treatment alone but these effects were not recorded with quercetin pretreatment." | 1.36 | Response to vasoconstrictor agents by detrusor smooth muscles from cisplatin-treated rats and antioxidant treatment. ( Atalik, KE; Dundar, MA; Esen, HH; Keles, B; Oz, M; Uyar, Y, 2010) |
| "Melatonin was tested in two experimental groups, one of which underwent common bile duct ligation for 2 days and another that was later de-ligated for 2 days." | 1.35 | Protective effect of melatonin on Ca2+ homeostasis and contractility in acute cholecystitis. ( Camello, PJ; Gomez-Pinilla, PJ; Pozo, MJ, 2008) |
| "Melatonin treatment prevented qualitative changes in gallbladder neurotransmission, but it did not improve EFS-induced contractility." | 1.34 | Effects of melatonin on gallbladder neuromuscular function in acute cholecystitis. ( Camello, PJ; Gomez-Pinilla, PJ; Pozo, MJ, 2007) |
| "Melatonin has been considered as an antioxidant that prevents injuries resulted from I/R in various tissues." | 1.33 | Protective effect of melatonin on contractile activity and oxidative injury induced by ischemia and reperfusion of rat ileum. ( Aktas, RG; Altaner, S; Arslan, SO; Ozacmak, VH; Sayan, H, 2005) |
| "Melatonin has reversed the inhibition of contractility caused by I/R injury in part." | 1.33 | L-Arginine and melatonin interaction in rat intestinal ischemia--reperfusion. ( Arslan, SO; Gelir, E; Ozacmak, VH; Sayan, H, 2005) |
| "Melatonin was administered by intraperitoneal injection 30 min before endotoxin inoculation to animals." | 1.33 | Beneficial effects of melatonin on diaphragmatic contractility and fatigability in Escherichia coli endotoxemic rats. ( Iraz, M; Kelesyilmaz, N; Kilic, N; Kurcer, Z; Olmez, E, 2006) |
| "Melatonin treatment for 4 weeks restored neurogenic responses to normal values, with an associated recovery of nitrergic function and the disappearance of the capsaicin-sensitive component." | 1.33 | Melatonin treatment reverts age-related changes in Guinea pig gallbladder neuromuscular transmission and contractility. ( Camello, PJ; Camello-Almaraz, C; Gomez-Pinilla, PJ; Moreno, R; Pozo, MJ, 2006) |
| "N-[2-[2-(4-Phenylbutyl)benzofuran-4-yl]cyclopropylmethyl]acetamide 3a was synthesized as an orally bioavailable agonist at MT1 and MT2 melatonin receptors with significantly low vasoconstrictive activity." | 1.32 | N-[2-[2-(4-Phenylbutyl)benzofuran-4-yl]cyclopropylmethyl]acetamide: an orally bioavailable melatonin receptor agonist. ( Chen, J; Iben, L; Knipe, JO; Mahle, CD; Pajor, L; Ryan, E; Sun, LQ; Takaki, K; Xu, C, 2004) |
| "Melatonin treatment of the CLP group restored these responses." | 1.32 | Melatonin treatment protects against sepsis-induced functional and biochemical changes in rat ileum and urinary bladder. ( Ayanoğlu-Dülger, G; Kapucu, C; Paskaloğlu, K; Sener, G, 2004) |
| "Treatment with melatonin (EC(50) 4." | 1.32 | Melatonin treatment protects against diabetes-induced functional and biochemical changes in rat aorta and corpus cavernosum. ( Ayanğolu-Dülger, G; Paskaloglu, K; Sener, G, 2004) |
| "Melatonin treatment in the ischemia-reperfusion group reversed these responses." | 1.31 | The effects of melatonin on ischemia-reperfusion induced changes in rat corpus cavernosum. ( Alican, I; Dülger, GA; Paskaloğlu, K; Sehirli, AO; Sener, G, 2002) |
| "Melatonin pretreatment significantly suppressed the contractile response to external calcium." | 1.30 | Melatonin suppresses vasospastic effect of hydrogen peroxide in human umbilical artery: relation to calcium influx. ( Hayashi, K; Okatani, Y; Sagara, Y; Wakatsuki, A; Watanabe, K, 1997) |
| "3." | 1.30 | Investigation into the contractile response of melatonin in the guinea-pig isolated proximal colon: the role of 5-HT4 and melatonin receptors. ( Lucchelli, A; Santagostino-Barbone, MG; Tonini, M, 1997) |
| "1." | 1.30 | The vascular reactivity of melatonin. ( Monroe, KK; Watts, SW, 1998) |
| "Melatonin has the opposite effect of relaxing intestinal smooth muscles." | 1.28 | Infant colic: the effect of serotonin and melatonin circadian rhythms on the intestinal smooth muscle. ( Weissbluth, L; Weissbluth, M, 1992) |
| "Pretreatment with melatonin (10(-3) M) or M&B 22." | 1.28 | The mode of vasorelaxing action of melatonin in rabbit aorta. ( Oe, H; Satake, N; Sawada, T; Shibata, S, 1991) |
| Timeframe | Studies, this research(%) | All Research% |
|---|---|---|
| pre-1990 | 7 (10.45) | 18.7374 |
| 1990's | 16 (23.88) | 18.2507 |
| 2000's | 32 (47.76) | 29.6817 |
| 2010's | 11 (16.42) | 24.3611 |
| 2020's | 1 (1.49) | 2.80 |
| Authors | Studies |
|---|---|
| Mattson, RJ | 1 |
| Catt, JD | 1 |
| Keavy, D | 1 |
| Sloan, CP | 1 |
| Epperson, J | 1 |
| Gao, Q | 1 |
| Hodges, DB | 1 |
| Iben, L | 2 |
| Mahle, CD | 2 |
| Ryan, E | 2 |
| Yocca, FD | 1 |
| Sun, LQ | 1 |
| Takaki, K | 1 |
| Chen, J | 1 |
| Knipe, JO | 1 |
| Pajor, L | 1 |
| Xu, C | 1 |
| Zheng, GQ | 1 |
| Tong, WJ | 1 |
| Yuan, BC | 1 |
| Luo, SY | 1 |
| Zhang, YL | 1 |
| Sun, SW | 1 |
| Tan, W | 1 |
| Zhou, W | 1 |
| Luo, HS | 1 |
| Liang, CB | 1 |
| Xia, H | 1 |
| Tasdemir, S | 1 |
| Tasdemir, C | 2 |
| Vardi, N | 1 |
| Parlakpinar, H | 1 |
| Aglamis, E | 1 |
| Ates, B | 1 |
| Sagir, M | 1 |
| Kurt, A | 1 |
| Acet, A | 1 |
| Iartsev, VN | 1 |
| Karachentseva, OV | 3 |
| Dvoretskiĭ, DP | 1 |
| Velarde, E | 3 |
| Alonso-Gómez, AL | 3 |
| Azpeleta, C | 2 |
| Isorna, E | 2 |
| Delgado, MJ | 3 |
| Onur, R | 3 |
| Ozcan, M | 1 |
| Tuygun, U | 1 |
| Ozan, T | 1 |
| Ayar, A | 2 |
| Orhan, I | 2 |
| Blok, BF | 1 |
| Sharkey, JT | 1 |
| Cable, C | 1 |
| Olcese, J | 1 |
| Atalik, KE | 1 |
| Keles, B | 1 |
| Uyar, Y | 1 |
| Dundar, MA | 1 |
| Oz, M | 1 |
| Esen, HH | 1 |
| Pozo, MJ | 5 |
| Gomez-Pinilla, PJ | 5 |
| Camello-Almaraz, C | 2 |
| Martin-Cano, FE | 1 |
| Pascua, P | 1 |
| Rol, MA | 1 |
| Acuña-Castroviejo, D | 1 |
| Camello, PJ | 5 |
| De Pedro, N | 1 |
| Karasu-Minareci, E | 1 |
| Kaya, Y | 1 |
| Belgin Yildirim, F | 1 |
| Ahn, UM | 1 |
| Ahn, NU | 1 |
| Nallamshetty, L | 1 |
| Buchowski, JM | 1 |
| Rose, PS | 1 |
| Miller, NH | 1 |
| Kostuik, JP | 1 |
| Sponseller, PD | 1 |
| Masana, MI | 1 |
| Doolen, S | 3 |
| Ersahin, C | 1 |
| Al-Ghoul, WM | 1 |
| Duckles, SP | 6 |
| Dubocovich, ML | 2 |
| Krause, DN | 6 |
| Nagi, MN | 1 |
| Mansour, MA | 1 |
| Al-Shabanah, OA | 1 |
| El-Kashef, HA | 1 |
| Sener, G | 4 |
| Sehirli, AO | 2 |
| Paskaloğlu, K | 4 |
| Dülger, GA | 2 |
| Alican, I | 2 |
| Olmez, E | 2 |
| Kurcer, Z | 2 |
| QUASTEL, MR | 1 |
| RAHAMIMOFF, R | 3 |
| Kapucu, C | 1 |
| Ayanoğlu-Dülger, G | 1 |
| Müller-Schweinitzer, E | 1 |
| Gilles, H | 1 |
| Grapow, M | 1 |
| Kern, T | 1 |
| Reineke, D | 1 |
| Zerkowski, HR | 1 |
| Ayanğolu-Dülger, G | 1 |
| Semerciöz, A | 1 |
| Ozacmak, VH | 2 |
| Sayan, H | 2 |
| Arslan, SO | 2 |
| Altaner, S | 1 |
| Aktas, RG | 1 |
| Bohuslavs'kyĭ, AIu | 1 |
| Dmytriieva, AV | 1 |
| Sahach, VF | 1 |
| Leite-Kassuya, CA | 1 |
| Pereira, OC | 1 |
| Barun, S | 1 |
| Ekingen, G | 1 |
| Mert Vural, I | 1 |
| Türkyilmaz, Z | 1 |
| Başaklar, C | 1 |
| Kale, N | 1 |
| Sevim Ercan, Z | 1 |
| Sarioğlu, Y | 1 |
| Yartsev, VN | 2 |
| Dvoretsky, DP | 2 |
| Zhdanova, IV | 1 |
| Gelir, E | 1 |
| Vazan, R | 1 |
| Pancza, D | 1 |
| Béder, I | 1 |
| Styk, J | 1 |
| Iraz, M | 1 |
| Kelesyilmaz, N | 1 |
| Kilic, N | 1 |
| Moreno, R | 1 |
| Kafl, HE | 1 |
| Elkashef, HA | 1 |
| Seckin, D | 1 |
| Ilhan, N | 1 |
| Kutlu, S | 1 |
| Akpolat, N | 1 |
| Barrios, VE | 2 |
| Carneiro, RC | 2 |
| Toffoleto, O | 1 |
| Cipolla-Neto, J | 1 |
| Markus, RP | 2 |
| Zago, WM | 1 |
| Mårtensson, LG | 1 |
| Andersson, RG | 1 |
| Berg, G | 1 |
| Reyes-Vázquez, C | 1 |
| Naranjo-Rodríguez, EB | 1 |
| García-Segoviano, JA | 1 |
| Trujillo-Santana, JT | 1 |
| Prieto-Gómez, B | 1 |
| Uchida, K | 1 |
| Aoki, T | 1 |
| Satoh, H | 1 |
| Tajiri, O | 1 |
| Okatani, Y | 1 |
| Watanabe, K | 1 |
| Hayashi, K | 1 |
| Wakatsuki, A | 1 |
| Sagara, Y | 1 |
| Lucchelli, A | 2 |
| Santagostino-Barbone, MG | 2 |
| Tonini, M | 1 |
| Geary, GG | 2 |
| Monroe, KK | 1 |
| Watts, SW | 1 |
| Régrigny, O | 1 |
| Delagrange, P | 2 |
| Scalbert, E | 2 |
| Lartaud-Idjouadiene, I | 1 |
| Atkinson, J | 1 |
| Chillon, JM | 1 |
| Storr, M | 1 |
| Schusdziarra, V | 1 |
| Allescher, HD | 1 |
| Masoero, E | 1 |
| Spelta, V | 1 |
| Yang, Q | 1 |
| Vanhoutte, PM | 1 |
| O'Rourke, ST | 1 |
| Poon, AM | 1 |
| Kravtsov, GM | 1 |
| Pang, SF | 1 |
| Ellis, LC | 2 |
| Sorenson, DK | 1 |
| Buhrley, LE | 2 |
| Weissbluth, L | 1 |
| Weissbluth, M | 1 |
| Satake, N | 1 |
| Oe, H | 1 |
| Sawada, T | 1 |
| Shibata, S | 1 |
| Bubenik, GA | 1 |
| Davis, RH | 1 |
| McGowan, L | 1 |
| Uroskie, TW | 1 |
| Bruderman, I | 1 |
| Golshani, G | 1 |
| Hertz-Eshel, M | 1 |
| Trial | Phase | Enrollment | Study Type | Start Date | Status | ||
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| Nightly Suppression of Contractions in At-Risk Pregnancies by the Infusion of Defused Blue Light[NCT03691740] | 30 participants (Anticipated) | Interventional | 2018-09-06 | Recruiting | |||
| [information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024] | |||||||
2 reviews available for melatonin and Muscle Contraction
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Melatonin, a potential therapeutic agent for smooth muscle-related pathological conditions and aging.
Topics: Aging; Animals; Antioxidants; Colon; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Melatonin; Mice; Muscle Contracti | 2010 |
The etiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Topics: Adolescent; Animals; Blood Platelets; Body Height; Contractile Proteins; Growth Hormone; Humans; Mel | 2002 |
65 other studies available for melatonin and Muscle Contraction
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Indanyl piperazines as melatonergic MT2 selective agents.
Topics: 3T3 Cells; Adenylyl Cyclases; Animals; Circadian Rhythm; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Indicators and | 2003 |
N-[2-[2-(4-Phenylbutyl)benzofuran-4-yl]cyclopropylmethyl]acetamide: an orally bioavailable melatonin receptor agonist.
Topics: Acetamides; Administration, Oral; Animals; Benzofurans; Biological Availability; Cyclic AMP; Dose-Re | 2004 |
Melatonin Attenuates Vascular Smooth Muscle Contraction Through the γ-Secretase/Notch Intracellular Domain/Myocardin Pathway.
Topics: Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases; Animals; Calcium; Contractile Proteins; Inositol; Melatonin; M | 2022 |
The inhibitory effect of melatonin on colonic motility disorders induced by water avoidance stress in rats.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Colon; Defecation; Gastrointestinal Motility; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Male | 2013 |
Combined usage of estrogen and melatonin restores bladder contractility and reduces kidney and bladder damage in ovariectomized and pinealectomized rat.
Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Estrogen Replacement Therapy; Female; Kidney; Melatonin; Muscle Contraction; | 2014 |
[Potentiative effects of noradrenaline on the neurogenic vasoreactivity diminished by cooling].
Topics: Animals; Arteries; Cold Temperature; Electric Stimulation; Melatonin; Muscle Contraction; Nitric Oxi | 2013 |
Melatonin attenuates the acetylcholine-induced contraction in isolated intestine of a teleost fish.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Calcium; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Gastrointestinal Motility; Goldfi | 2009 |
Effects of combined use of trospium chloride and melatonin on in vitro contractility of rat urinary bladder.
Topics: Animals; Benzilates; Drug Combinations; Drug Synergism; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Melatonin; Muscar | 2010 |
Editorial comment.
Topics: Animals; Benzilates; Drug Combinations; Drug Synergism; Melatonin; Muscarinic Antagonists; Muscle Co | 2010 |
Melatonin sensitizes human myometrial cells to oxytocin in a protein kinase C alpha/extracellular-signal regulated kinase-dependent manner.
Topics: Blotting, Western; Calmodulin-Binding Proteins; Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; Female; | 2010 |
Response to vasoconstrictor agents by detrusor smooth muscles from cisplatin-treated rats and antioxidant treatment.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Antioxidants; Cisplatin; Female; In Vitro Techniques; | 2010 |
Serotonin-induced contraction in isolated intestine from a teleost fish (Carassius auratus): characterization and interactions with melatonin.
Topics: Animals; Atropine; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Gastrointestinal Motility; Goldfish; Melatonin; | 2010 |
Melatonin effects on gut motility are independent of the relaxation mediated by the nitrergic system in the goldfish.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Arginine; Calcium; Gastrointestinal Motility; Goldfish; Melatonin; Muscle Co | 2011 |
The achilles heel in melatonin: asthma.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Asthma; Circadian Rhythm; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Injections, Intr | 2012 |
MT(2) melatonin receptors are present and functional in rat caudal artery.
Topics: Animals; Arteries; Base Sequence; In Situ Hybridization; Male; Melatonin; Molecular Sequence Data; M | 2002 |
Melatonin inhibits the contractile effect of vanadate in the isolated pulmonary arterial rings of rats: possible role of hydrogen peroxide.
Topics: Animals; Drug Interactions; Glucose; Glucose Oxidase; Hydrogen Peroxide; In Vitro Techniques; Kineti | 2002 |
Melatonin treatment protects against ischemia/reperfusion-induced functional and biochemical changes in rat urinary bladder.
Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Carbachol; Cholinergic Agonists; Glutathione; Lipid Peroxidation; Male; Malon | 2003 |
Melatonin attenuates alpha-adrenergic-induced contractions by increasing the release of vasoactive intestinal peptide in isolated rat penile bulb.
Topics: Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Electric Stimulation; In Vitro Techniques; Male | 2003 |
EFFECT OF MELATONIN ON SPONTANEOUS CONTRACTIONS AND RESPONSE TO 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE OF RAT ISOLATED DUODENUM.
Topics: Dopamine; Duodenum; Indoles; Melatonin; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Smooth; Muscles; Pharmacology; P | 1965 |
Melatonin treatment protects against sepsis-induced functional and biochemical changes in rat ileum and urinary bladder.
Topics: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Antioxidants; Carbachol; Glutathione; Ileum; Lipid Peroxidation; Malo | 2004 |
Attenuation of lipopolysaccharide-induced hyperreactivity of human internal mammary arteries by melatonin.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antioxidants; Female; Humans; Lipopolysaccharides; Ma | 2004 |
Melatonin treatment protects against diabetes-induced functional and biochemical changes in rat aorta and corpus cavernosum.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Aorta, Thoracic; Blood Glucose; Body Weight; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental | 2004 |
The inhibitory role of melatonin on isolated guinea-pig urinary bladder: an endogenous hormone effect.
Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Guinea Pigs; Melatonin; Muscle Contraction; | 2004 |
Protective effect of melatonin on contractile activity and oxidative injury induced by ischemia and reperfusion of rat ileum.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Antioxidants; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Glutathione; Ileum; Male; Ma | 2005 |
[The role of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore in the development of skeletal muscle fatigue in dogs].
Topics: Animals; Cyclosporine; Dogs; Electric Stimulation; Ion Channels; Melatonin; Mitochondrial Membrane T | 2004 |
Adrenergic response patterns in vas deferens isolated from rats under diurnal rhythms. Influence of stress.
Topics: Adrenergic Agonists; Animals; Circadian Rhythm; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Male; Melatonin; M | 2005 |
The effects of melatonin on electrical field stimulation-evoked biphasic twitch responses in the ipsilateral and contralateral rat vasa deferentia after unilateral testicular torsion/detorsion.
Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Electric Stimulation; Ischemia; Male; Melatonin; Muscle Contraction; Rats; Ra | 2005 |
Melatonin-evoked potentiation of the juvenile rat tail artery neurogenic reactivity depends on degree of the change in the reactivity.
Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Arteries; Electric Stimulation; Evoked Potentials; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration | 2005 |
L-Arginine and melatonin interaction in rat intestinal ischemia--reperfusion.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Anticonvulsants; Arginine; Drug Synergism; Ileum; Male; Melatonin; Mesentery | 2005 |
Ischemia-reperfusion injury--antiarrhythmic effect of melatonin associated with reduced recovering of contractility.
Topics: Animals; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Free Radical Scavengers; Ischemia; Male; Mela | 2005 |
Melatonin restores diminished neurogenic reactivity of the juvenile rat tail artery.
Topics: Animals; Arteries; Electric Stimulation; In Vitro Techniques; Melatonin; Muscle Contraction; Rats; R | 2004 |
Beneficial effects of melatonin on diaphragmatic contractility and fatigability in Escherichia coli endotoxemic rats.
Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Diaphragm; Endotoxemia; Female; Lipid Peroxidation; Lipopolysaccharides; Malo | 2006 |
Melatonin treatment reverts age-related changes in Guinea pig gallbladder neuromuscular transmission and contractility.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Aging; Animals; Calcium; Female; Gallbladder; Guinea Pigs; Melatonin; Muscle Contract | 2006 |
Effect of sodium orthovanadate on the urinary bladder rings isolated from normal and hyperglycemic rats.
Topics: Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Antioxidants; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; En | 2006 |
Aging impairs neurogenic contraction in guinea pig urinary bladder: role of oxidative stress and melatonin.
Topics: Aging; Animals; Antioxidants; Electric Stimulation; Female; Guinea Pigs; Melatonin; Muscle Contracti | 2007 |
Effects of melatonin on gallbladder neuromuscular function in acute cholecystitis.
Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Cholecystitis, Acute; Disease Models, Animal; Gallbladder; Guinea Pigs; Male; | 2007 |
Protective effect of melatonin on Ca2+ homeostasis and contractility in acute cholecystitis.
Topics: Acalculous Cholecystitis; Animals; Caffeine; Calcium; Cholecystitis, Acute; Common Bile Duct; Diseas | 2008 |
Combined use of melatonin and terazosin restores bladder contractility in rabbits with partial outlet obstruction.
Topics: Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; Animals; Antioxidants; Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; Melatonin; M | 2008 |
Melatonin receptors potentiate contractile responses to adrenergic nerve stimulation in rat caudal artery.
Topics: Animals; Arteries; Autoradiography; Electric Stimulation; In Vitro Techniques; Isometric Contraction | 1995 |
Melatonin receptors mediate potentiation of contractile responses to adrenergic nerve stimulation in rat caudal artery.
Topics: Animals; Arteries; Electric Stimulation; In Vitro Techniques; Isometric Contraction; Ketanserin; Mal | 1995 |
Modulation of sympathetic neurotransmission by melatonin.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Adenosine Triphosphate; Animals; Cycloheximide; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; In | 1994 |
Melatonin modulation of presynaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the rat vas deferens.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Binding Sites; Dimethylphenylpiperazinium Iodide; Male; Melatonin; Muscle Co | 1996 |
Melatonin together with noradrenaline augments contractions of human myometrium.
Topics: Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Humans; Melatonin; Muscle Contraction; Myometrium; Norepin | 1996 |
Apamin blocks the direct relaxant effect of melatonin on rat ileal smooth muscle.
Topics: 4-Aminopyridine; Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; Animals; Apamin; Calcium; Calcium Channel Blockers; C | 1997 |
[Effects of melatonin on muscle contractility and neuromuscular blockade produced by muscle relaxants].
Topics: Animals; Calcium Channel Blockers; Drug Synergism; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Melatonin; Muscle Cont | 1997 |
Melatonin suppresses vasospastic effect of hydrogen peroxide in human umbilical artery: relation to calcium influx.
Topics: Adult; Calcium; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Mannitol; Melat | 1997 |
Investigation into the contractile response of melatonin in the guinea-pig isolated proximal colon: the role of 5-HT4 and melatonin receptors.
Topics: Animals; Colon; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Guinea Pigs; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Melatonin; | 1997 |
Melatonin directly constricts rat cerebral arteries through modulation of potassium channels.
Topics: Animals; Apamin; Benzimidazoles; Cerebral Arteries; Charybdotoxin; GTP-Binding Proteins; Ketanserin; | 1997 |
The vascular reactivity of melatonin.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Aorta, Thoracic; Drug Interactions; Endothelium, Vascular; In Vitro Techniqu | 1998 |
Melatonin mediates two distinct responses in vascular smooth muscle.
Topics: Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; Animals; Drug Synergism; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Melatonin; Muscle Con | 1998 |
Effect of melatonin in the rat tail artery: role of K+ channels and endothelial factors.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Arteries; Blood Pressure; Endothelium, Vascular; Enzyme Inhibitors; In Vitro | 1998 |
Effects of melatonin on rat pial arteriolar diameter in vivo.
Topics: Algorithms; Animals; Antioxidants; Arterioles; Benzimidazoles; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Enz | 1999 |
Inhibition of small conductance K+ -channels attenuated melatonin-induced relaxation of serotonin-contracted rat gastric fundus.
Topics: Animals; Carbachol; Cholinergic Agonists; Electric Stimulation; Free Radical Scavengers; Gastric Fun | 2000 |
2-Phenylmelatonin: a partial agonist at enteric melatonin receptors.
Topics: Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Colon; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug | 2000 |
Melatonin potentiates contractile responses to serotonin in isolated porcine coronary arteries.
Topics: 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; Animals; Coronary Vessels; Drug | 2001 |
The effects of melatonin on ischemia-reperfusion induced changes in rat corpus cavernosum.
Topics: Acetylcholine; Animals; Antioxidants; Free Radical Scavengers; In Vitro Techniques; Lipid Peroxidati | 2002 |
Receptor-mediated modulation of avian caecal muscle contraction by melatonin: role of tyrosine protein kinase.
Topics: 1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; Animals; Apamin; Binding, Competitive; Cecum; Dose-Re | 2002 |
Mechanisms and interactions in testicular steroidogenesis and prostaglandin synthesis.
Topics: Adrenal Glands; Adrenal Medulla; Adrenalectomy; Animals; Bucladesine; Caffeine; Cyclic AMP; Hydrocor | 1975 |
Inhibitory effects of melatonin, prostaglandin E1, cyclic AMP, dibutyrylcyclic AMP and theophylline on rat seminiferous tubular contractility in vitro.
Topics: Animals; Bucladesine; Cyclic AMP; Male; Melatonin; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Smooth; Prostaglandin | 1978 |
Infant colic: the effect of serotonin and melatonin circadian rhythms on the intestinal smooth muscle.
Topics: Circadian Rhythm; Colic; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intestines; Melatonin; Models, Biological; | 1992 |
The mode of vasorelaxing action of melatonin in rabbit aorta.
Topics: 3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases; Animals; Aorta; Dinoprost; In Vitro Techniques; Male; Melatonin | 1991 |
The effect of serotonin, N-acetylserotonin, and melatonin on spontaneous contractions of isolated rat intestine.
Topics: Animals; Epinephrine; Female; Ileum; In Vitro Techniques; Kinetics; Melatonin; Muscle Contraction; M | 1986 |
Inhibition of pitocin-induced contractility by melatonin.
Topics: Animals; Estrus; Female; Humans; Melatonin; Mice; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Smooth; Oxytocin; Preg | 1971 |
Effect of melatonin on 5-hydroxytryptamine induced contraction of isolated cat trachea.
Topics: Animals; Cats; In Vitro Techniques; Melatonin; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Smooth; Serotonin; Trache | 1965 |
Effect of melatonin on uterine contractility.
Topics: Animals; Female; Melatonin; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Smooth; Neurosecretion; Pineal Gland; Rats; | 1965 |