Some of the best studies on melatonin: properties, intake, effects

Akyuz E, Kullu I, Arulsamy A, Shaikh MF. Melatonin as an Antiepileptic Molecule: Therapeutic Implications via Neuroprotective and Inflammatory Mechanisms. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2021 Apr 4. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00083.

Sumsuzzman DM, Khan ZA, Choi J, Hong Y. Differential role of melatonin in healthy brain aging: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the SAMP8 model. Aging (Albany NY). 2021 Apr 2;13. doi: 10.18632/aging.202894. 

Chan V, Wang L, Allman-Farinelli M. Efficacy of Functional Foods, Beverages, and Supplements Claiming to Alleviate Air Travel Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 2021 Mar 16;13(3):961. doi: 10.3390/nu13030961. 

Briguglio G, Teodoro M, Italia S, Verduci F, Pollicino M, Coco M, De Vita A, Micali E, Alibrandi A, Lembo G, Costa C, Fenga C. Salivary Biomarkers and Work-Related Stress in Night Shift Workers. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 19;18(6):3184. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18063184.

Zhang D, Xu S, Wang Y, Zhu G. The Potentials of Melatonin in the Prevention and Treatment of Bacterial Meningitis Disease. Molecules. 2021 Mar 5;26(5):1419. doi: 10.3390/molecules26051419. 

Amaral FGD, Cipolla-Neto J. A brief review about melatonin, a pineal hormone. Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Aug;62(4):472-479. doi: 10.20945/2359-3997000000066.

Habtemariam S, Daglia M, Sureda A, Selamoglu Z, Gulhan MF, Nabavi SM. Melatonin and Respiratory Diseases: A Review. Curr Top Med Chem. 2017;17(4):467-488. doi: 10.2174/1568026616666160824120338.

Cipolla-Neto J, Amaral FGD. Melatonin as a Hormone: New Physiological and Clinical Insights. Endocr Rev. 2018 Dec 1;39(6):990-1028. doi: 10.1210/er.2018-00084. 

Reiter RJ, Tan DX, Galano A. Melatonin: exceeding expectations. Physiology (Bethesda). 2014 Sep;29(5):325-33. doi: 10.1152/physiol.00011.2014.

Morera-Fumero AL, Abreu-Gonzalez P. Role of melatonin in schizophrenia. Int J Mol Sci. 2013 Apr 25;14(5):9037-50. doi: 10.3390/ijms14059037.

González-González A, Mediavilla MD, Sánchez-Barceló EJ. Melatonin: A Molecule for Reducing Breast Cancer Risk. Molecules. 2018 Feb 6;23(2):336. doi: 10.3390/molecules23020336.

Quera-Salva MA, Claustrat B. Mélatonine : aspects physiologiques et pharmacologiques en relation avec le sommeil, intérêt d’une forme galénique à libération prolongée (Circadin®) dans l’insomnie [Melatonin: Physiological and pharmacological aspects related to sleep: The interest of a prolonged-release formulation (Circadin®) in insomnia]. Encephale. 2018 Dec;44(6):548-557. French. doi: 10.1016/j.encep.2018.06.005.

Huysmans S, De Hert M, Desplenter F. Melatonine en slaapstoornissen: literatuuroverzicht en toetsing aan de psychiatrische praktijk [Melatonin and sleep disorders: Overview of literature and testing in psychiatric practice]. Tijdschr Psychiatr. 2019;61(12):854-861. 

Carrascal L, Nunez-Abades P, Ayala A, Cano M. Role of Melatonin in the Inflammatory Process and its Therapeutic Potential. Curr Pharm Des. 2018;24(14):1563-1588.