TY  - JOUR
T1  - MELATONIN: “Therapeutic Value and Neuroprotection” edited by Venkatramanujan Srinivasan, Gabriella Gobbi, Samuel D. Shillcutt and Sibel Suzen
AU  - Altunkaynak, Berrin Zuhal
PY  - 2014
DA  - September
JF  - Deneysel ve Klinik Tıp Dergisi
JO  - J. Exp. Clin. Med.
PB  - Ondokuz Mayıs University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1309-4483
SP  - 0
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Melatonin as a natural, non-addictive opiate can guarantee a well night-sleep, strengthens your immunity against many diseasesand cancer, regulate reproductive activities, normalize cholesterol, and reduce the stressful emotions. The book about the melatoninincludes 44 chapters and has a large perspective.In the first chapters, the authors argue that production, bioavailability, antioxidant features, pharmacological and clinicalaspects of melatonin. Secondly, the experts clearly explain various effects of melatonin on the analgesia, peripheral nerve regeneration,adult hippocampal neurogenesis, epilepsy, differentiation of the neural stem cells, degenerative disc disease, osteoblastic andosteoclastic activities. Then, there are chapters about beneficial effects of melatonin in metabolic syndrome, pediatric diseases,glaucoma, sepsis, carcinogenesis, familial Mediterranean Fever, kidney and liver toxicity. In the book, some authors reported thatmelatonin have neuro-protective role on Alzheimer, Parkinson’s disease, neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative disorders andstroke. Also in the book suggest that melatonin can keep neurons from the deleterious effects of perinatal hypoxia, ischemia andalso toxicity of prions, dexamethasone or non–steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.In summary, this book is must be read to find out qualified responses for the many questions about melatonin that what isthe melatonin, how melatonin works, and how to use it, and what to expect its therapeutic future.
KW  - MELATONIN
KW  - Therapeutic
KW  - Value
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/omujecm/issue//217551
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/190424
ER  -