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Prophylaxis with melatonin for primary stabbing headache in pediatrics: a case report

Bermúdez Salazar, Mauricio; Rojas Cerón, Christian Andrés; Arana Muñoz, Ronald Santiago.

Colomb. med; 49 (3), 2018

Abstract Introduction: Primary stabbing headache (or "ice pick headache") is an alteration characterized by brief jabs (short stabs of pain, lasting ~3 seconds), which appear spontaneously, irregularly, and affecting unilaterally or bilaterally. Indomethacin has traditionally been used as the main thera...

Antioxidantes/uso terapéutico, Cefaleas Primarias/prevención & control, Melatonina/uso terapéutico, Antioxidantes/efectos adversos, Estudios de Seguimiento, Cefaleas Primarias/tratamiento farmacológico, Melatonina/efectos adversos, Resultado del Tratamiento, Ubiquinona/análogos & derivados, Ubiquinona/uso terapéutico

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A brief review about melatonin, a pineal hormone

Amaral, Fernanda Gaspar do; Cipolla-Neto, José.

Arch. endocrinol. metab. (Online); 62 (4), 2018

ABSTRACT Melatonin is a ubiquitous molecule in nature, being locally synthesized in several cells and tissues, besides being a hormone that is centrally produced in the pineal gland of vertebrates, particularly in mammals. Its pineal synthesis is timed by the suprachiasmatic nucleus, that is synchronized...

Ritmo Circadiano/fisiología, Melatonina/metabolismo, Melatonina/fisiología, Melatonina/uso terapéutico, Trastornos del Sueño-Vigilia/tratamiento farmacológico

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Protective effects of melatonin on spinal cord injury

Baran, Özlem; Çiçekçi, Esra; Dönder, Ahmet; Atiç, Ramazan; Deveci, Engin; Tuncer, Mehmet Cudi.

Int. j. morphol; 36 (2), 2018

Spinal cord injury causes neuron nerve fiber loss. The aim of this study was to investigate the neuroprotective, inflammatory and angiogenetic effects of melatonin on rat spinal cord injury (SCI). For spinal cord injury, a standard weight reduction method was used that caused moderate severity of injury ...

Traumatismos de la Médula Espinal/tratamiento farmacológico, Melatonina/uso terapéutico, Traumatismos de la Médula Espinal/metabolismo, Melatonina/metabolismo, Inmunohistoquímica, Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/metabolismo, Endotelina-1/metabolismo

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Combined effects of melatonin and topical hypothermia on renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

Souza, Pablo Cambeses; Santos, Emanuel Burck dos; Motta, Guilherme Lang; Bona, Silvia Regina; Schaefer, Pedro Guilherme; Campagnol, Daniela; Bortolini, Tiago; Corso, Carlos Otávio.

Acta cir. bras; 33 (3), 2018

Abstract Purpose: To evaluate whether their combination was more effective than either alone in decreasing renal damage due to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats. Methods: Thirty-two Wistar rats were assigned to four groups. Following right nephrectomy, their left kidneys were subjected to warm...

Terapia Combinada, Modelos Animales de Enfermedad, Hipotermia Inducida/métodos, Riñón/irrigación sanguínea, Malondialdehído/metabolismo, Melatonina/uso terapéutico, Estrés Oxidativo, Ratas Wistar, Daño por Reperfusión/patología, Daño por Reperfusión/prevención & control, Superóxido Dismutasa/metabolismo

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Melatonina y piel: ¿mito o realidad?

Melatonina and skin: myth or reality?

Hasson N., Ariel; Guerrero A., Felipe.

Rev. chil. dermatol; 13 (3), 1997

La melatonina ha alcanzado gran fama. La literatura popular y científica hablan ahora en forma extensa acerca de la estructura y usos de ésta en desórdenes del sueño, envejecimiento y otros trastornos tales como enfermedades de la piel, tanto en el hombre como en los animales. Nosotros revisaremos lo...

Melatonina/farmacología, Enfermedades de la Piel/tratamiento farmacológico, Melanoma/tratamiento farmacológico, Melatonina/uso terapéutico

Implicaçöes fisiopatológicas e terapêuticas da melatonina dos estados depressivos maiores

Physiopathologic and therapeutic implications of melatonin in major depressue status

Assunçäo Filho, Arnaldo; Lima, Pedro Antônio Schmidt Prado.

Rev. psiquiatr. Rio Gd. Sul; 7 (3), 1985

Os distúrbios do ritmo de secreçäo da melatonina é um dos aspectos integrantes da hipótese da dessincronizaçäo do relógio biológico nas depressöes maiores. Descrevem-se as principais etapas fisiológicas do metabolismo da melatonina, com especial destaque ao papel desempenhado pela luz. Do pont...

Melatonina/uso terapéutico