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TSK Koruyucu Hekimlik Bülteni
TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin
Periodical of Gulhane Medical Faculty Dpt. of Public Health
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MELATONIN: POTENTIAL UTILITY FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH

Russel J REITER*; Fatih GULTEKIN; Luis J FLORES; Ma Pilar TERRON; Dun-Xian TAN.

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Abstract
This review summarizes the beneficial actions of melatonin in various experimental conditions/diseases and identifies where the use of melatonin may be helpful in improving public health. The nightly use of melatonin supplements by humans often improves their sleep and helps correct the circadian dyssynchronization associated with “jet lag”. Additionally, melatonin has been found effective in curtailing the growth of a variety of experimental cancers. Mechanistically, this is achieved by melatonin’s ability to limit fatty acid uptake, especially linoleic acid, by tumor cells. Fatty acids are growth factors for many tumors. Additionally, melatonin inhibits the elevated telomerase activity of tumor cells thus making them more fragile and vulnerable to chemotherapies. Melatonin also may inhibit angiogenesis in tumors by suppressing endothelin-1 production and the indole interferes with the stimulatory action of steroids on hormone-responsive tumors. As an ubiquitously-acting antioxidant, melatonin reduces cardiac damage during ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury (heart attack) and during I/R to the brain (stroke). Melatonin also limits the toxicity of amyloid  peptide and of neurofibrillary tangles, two of the cardinal signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Collectively, these data suggest supplementation with melatonin, whose endogenous levels decrease with age, may improve the quality of life in the aged and, as a consequence, be beneficial for public health generally.

Key words: Melatonin, free radical scavenger, antioxidant, ischemia/reperfusion, cancer, Alzheimer disease, sleep, jet lag



MELATONİN: TOPLUM SAĞLIĞINI GELİŞTİRMEK İÇİN POTANSİYEL KULLANIMI

Özet
Bu derleme melatoninin çeşitli deneysel durum/hastalıktaki faydalı etkilerini özetlemekte ve melatoninin toplum sağlığını geliştirmede faydalı olabilecek kullanım alanlarını belirlemektedir. Melatoninin gecelik kullanımı sıklıkla uyku kalitesini arttırmakta ve “jet lag”la ilişkili sirkadiyan senkronizasyon bozukluğunu düzeltmeye yardımcı olmaktadır. İlave olarak melatoninin çeşitli deneysel kanserlerin büyümesini yavaşlatmada etkili olduğu bulunmuştur. Bu; melatoninin tümör hücreleri tarafından yağ asitlerini, özellikle de linoleik asitin, alımını sınırlamasıyla başarılmaktadır. Yağ asitleri bir çok tümör için büyüme faktörüdür. Buna ilave olarak, melatonin tümör hücrelerinin artmış telomeraz aktivitelerini inhibe etmekte ve dolayısı ile bu hücreleri daha frajil ve kemoterapilere karşı daha duyarlı hale getirmektedir. Melatonin aynı zamanda endotelin-1 üretimini ve hormon-bağımlı tümörlerdeki steroidlerin stimülatuvar etkilerini engelleyen indolü baskılayarak tümörlerdeki anjiogenezisi inhibe edebilir. Eşsiz bir antioksidan olarak melatonin, iskemi/reperfüzyon (I/R) bozukluğunda (kalp krizi) meydana gelen kardiyak hasarı ve beyin I/R bozukluğundaki (inme) beyin hasarını azaltır. Melatonin ayrıca Alzheimer hastalığının iki temel bulgusu olan amiloid  peptid ve nörofibrular düğüm toksititesini sınırlar. Kısacası bu veriler, endojen düzeyleri yaşla azalan, melatonin takviyesinin yaşlılıkta yaşam kalitesini arttırabileceğini ve sonuçta tüm toplum sağlığı için genel olarak faydalı olabileceğini desteklemektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Melatonin, serbest radikal toplayıcı, antioksidan, iskemi/reperfüzyon, kanser, Alzheimer hastalığı, uyku, jet lag


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REITER* RJ, GULTEKIN F, FLORES LJ, TERRON MP, TAN D. [MELATONIN: POTENTIAL UTILITY FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH]. TAF Prev Med Bull. 2006; 5(2): 131-158. Turkish. doi:10.5455/pmb.20060502131



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REITER* RJ, GULTEKIN F, FLORES LJ, TERRON MP, TAN D. [MELATONIN: POTENTIAL UTILITY FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH]. www.scopemed.org/?mno=175 [Access: May 18, 2013]. Turkish. doi:10.5455/pmb.20060502131



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REITER* RJ, GULTEKIN F, FLORES LJ, TERRON MP, TAN D. [MELATONIN: POTENTIAL UTILITY FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH]. TAF Prev Med Bull. 2006; 5(2): 131-158. Turkish. doi:10.5455/pmb.20060502131



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

REITER* RJ, GULTEKIN F, FLORES LJ, TERRON MP, TAN D. [MELATONIN: POTENTIAL UTILITY FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH]. TAF Prev Med Bull. (2006), [cited May 18, 2013]; 5(2): 131-158. Turkish. doi:10.5455/pmb.20060502131



Harvard Style

REITER*, R. J., GULTEKIN, F., FLORES, L. J., TERRON, M. P. & TAN, D. (2006) [MELATONIN: POTENTIAL UTILITY FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH]. TAF Prev Med Bull, 5 (2), 131-158. Turkish. doi:10.5455/pmb.20060502131



Turabian Style

REITER*, Russel J, Fatih GULTEKIN, Luis J FLORES, Ma Pilar TERRON, and Dun-Xian TAN. 2006. [MELATONIN: POTENTIAL UTILITY FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH]. TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin, 5 (2), 131-158. Turkish. doi:10.5455/pmb.20060502131



Chicago Style

REITER*, Russel J, Fatih GULTEKIN, Luis J FLORES, Ma Pilar TERRON, and Dun-Xian TAN. "[MELATONIN: POTENTIAL UTILITY FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH]." TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin 5 (2006), 131-158. Turkish. doi:10.5455/pmb.20060502131



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

REITER*, Russel J, Fatih GULTEKIN, Luis J FLORES, Ma Pilar TERRON, and Dun-Xian TAN. "[MELATONIN: POTENTIAL UTILITY FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH]." TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin 5.2 (2006), 131-158. Print.Turkish. doi:10.5455/pmb.20060502131



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

REITER*, R. J., GULTEKIN, F., FLORES, L. J., TERRON, M. P. & TAN, D. (2006) [MELATONIN: POTENTIAL UTILITY FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH]. TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin, 5 (2), 131-158. Turkish. doi:10.5455/pmb.20060502131




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