Journal of Pineal Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Pineal Research is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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Zygotic Exposure to Venlafaxine Disrupts the Circadian Locomotor Activity Behaviour in Zebrafish Larvae130
Correction to high sensitivity of melatonin suppression response to evening light in preschool‐aged children103
RETRACTION: Changes in the Expression of Melatonin Receptors Induced by Melatonin Treatment in Hepatocarcinoma HepG2 Cells91
Melatonin targets MoIcl1 and works synergistically with fungicide isoprothiolane in rice blast control84
Melatonin Increased Autophagy Level to Facilitate Osteogenesis of Inflamed PDLSCs Through TMEM110 Signaling Pathways74
BPS‐induced ovarian dysfunction: Protective actions of melatonin via modulation of SIRT‐1/Nrf2/NFĸB and IR/PI3K/pAkt/GLUT‐4 expressions in adult golden hamster62
A phase II, single‐center, double‐blind, randomized placebo‐controlled trial to explore the efficacy and safety of intravenous melatonin in surgical patients with severe sepsis admitted to the intensi58
Melatonin mediates reactive oxygen species homeostasis via SlCV to regulate leaf senescence in tomato plants54
Melatonin inhibits chondrosarcoma cell proliferation and metastasis by enhancing miR‐520f‐3p production and suppressing MMP7 expression54
Melatonin as a chronobiotic/cytoprotective agent in bone. Doses involved54
From Seasonality to Species Conservation: Chronobiological Research on European Hamsters in Strasbourg, France51
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Investigating the safety profiles of exogenous melatonin and associated adverse events: A pharmacovigilance study using WHO‐VigiBase39
Melatonin modulates metabolic remodeling in HNSCC by suppressing MTHFD1L‐formate axis39
Endogenous circadian regulation and phase resetting of clinical metabolic biomarkers39
Light‐Dependent Circadian Rhythm Governs O‐GlcNAc Cycling to Influence Cognitive Function in Adult Zebrafish36
Optimizing the Time and Dose of Melatonin as a Sleep‐Promoting Drug: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Dose−Response Meta‐Analysis35
Melatonin Ameliorates Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability by Regulating PPARδ‐Associated Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switching34
Erratum to: Mitochondrial cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1B1 is responsible for melatonin‐induced apoptosis in neural cancer cells34
No association between a common type 2 diabetes risk gene variant in the melatonin receptor gene (MTNR1B) and mortality among type 2 diabetes patients33
Anti‐PANoptosis is involved in neuroprotective effects of melatonin in acute ocular hypertension model33
Predicting melatonin suppression by light in humans: Unifying photoreceptor‐based equivalent daylight illuminances, spectral composition, timing and duration of light exposure32
Melatonin treatment improves ventricular conduction via upregulation of Nav1.5 channel proteins and sodium current in the normal rat heart32
Correction to “Melatonin mediates selenium‐induced tolerance to cadmium stress in tomato plants”32
Melatonin prevents EAAC1 deletion‐induced retinal ganglion cell degeneration by inhibiting apoptosis and senescence31
RETRACTION: Melatonin Inhibits the Expression of the Inducible Isoform of Nitric Oxide Synthase and Nuclear Factor Kappa B Activation in Rat Skeletal Muscle29
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Light Environment of Arctic Solstices is Coupled With Melatonin Phase‐Amplitude Changes and Decline of Metabolic Health29
Effect of melatonin cream on acute radiation dermatitis in patients with primary breast cancer: A double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial28
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3‐Month Melatonin Supplementation to Reduce Brain Oxidative Stress and Improve Sleep in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial28
From gestational chronodisruption to noncommunicable diseases: Pathophysiological mechanisms of programming of adult diseases, and the potential therapeutic role of melatonin27
Melatonin improves skin barrier damage caused by sleep restriction through gut microbiota27
Fetal malnutrition is associated with impairment of endogenous melatonin synthesis in pineal via hypermethylation of promoters of protein kinase C alpha and cAMP response element‐binding26
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Effect of melatonin on ATG2B‐mediated autophagy regulation in sheep granulosa cells with different FecB genotypes25
Melatonin and verteporfin synergistically suppress the growth and stemness of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma through the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics25
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Homeobox gene‐encoded transcription factors in development and mature circadian function of the rodent pineal gland25
Melatonin Rescues Influenza A Virus–Induced Cellular Energy Exhaustion via OMA1‐OPA1‐S in Acute Exacerbation of COPD24
Orphan GPR50 Restrains Neurite Outgrowth and Cell Migration by Activating the G12/13 Protein‐RhoA Pathway in Neural Progenitor Cells and Tanycytes24
Multi‐Omics Analysis Reveals That AhNHL Contributes to Melatonin‐Mediated Cadmium Tolerance in Peanut Plants23
Single‐cell transcriptomic analysis reveals circadian rhythm disruption associated with poor prognosis and drug‐resistance in lung adenocarcinoma22
Enhanced anti‐angiogenic activity of novel melatonin‐like agents22
In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Melatonin‐Containing Combinations in Human Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma22
Protective Effects of Melatonin on Kidney Function Against Contrast Media‐Induced Kidney Damage in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Prospective, Randomized, Double‐Blinded, Placebo‐Controlled T21
Mouse Models in Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin Research21
Melatonin Affects Peucedanum praeruptorum Vegetative Growth and Coumarin Synthesis by Modulating the Antioxidant System, Photosynthesis, and Endogenous Hormones21
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Relating Photoperiod and Outdoor Temperature With Sleep Architecture in Patients With Neuropsychiatric Sleep Disorders20
Melatonin augments the neuroprotective effects of hypothermia in lambs following perinatal asphyxia19
Melatonin as a key regulator in seed germination under abiotic stress19
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Photoperiod integration in C3H rd1 mice18
Melatonin Alleviates Osteoarthritis by Regulating NADPH Oxidase 4–Induced Ferroptosis and Mitigating Mitochondrial Dysfunction18
Correction to “Melatonin/PGC1A/UCP1 promotes tumor slimming and represses tumor progression by initiating autophagy and lipid browning”18
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Melatonin Inhibits Endometriosis Growth via Specific Binding and Inhibition of EGFR Phosphorylation18
Melatonin sensitizes leukemia cells to the MCL1 inhibitors S63845 and A‐1210477 through multiple pathways17
Pan‐cancer analyses reveal genomics and clinical characteristics of the melatonergic regulators in cancer17
Thirty‐seven years of MT1 and MT2 melatonin receptor localization in the brain: Past and future challenges17
Melatonin, an Antitumor Necrosis Factor Therapy17
Measuring morning melatonin levels with plasma melatonin ELISA kits is a poor choice on two levels16
Melatonin and Exercise Restore Myogenesis and Mitochondrial Dynamics Deficits Associated With Sarcopenia in iMS‐Bmal1−/− Mice15
Melatonin MT1 receptors regulate the Sirt1/Nrf2/Ho‐1/Gpx4 pathway to prevent α‐synuclein‐induced ferroptosis in Parkinson's disease15
Therapeutic potential of melatonin and melatonergic drugs on K18‐hACE2 mice infected with SARS‐CoV‐215
Melatonin protects against developmental PBDE‐47 neurotoxicity by targeting the AMPK/mitophagy axis15
High sensitivity of melatonin suppression response to evening light in preschool‐aged children14
Cyclic uniaxial mechanical load enhances chondrogenesis through entraining the molecular circadian clock14
Melatonin inhibits endometriosis development by disrupting mitochondrial function and regulating tiRNAs14
Hypnotic effects of melatonin depend on the environmental lighting conditions in the rat13
Impact of endogenous melatonin on rhythmic behaviors, reproduction, and survival revealed in melatonin‐proficient C57BL/6J congenic mice13
RETRACTION: Melatonin Inhibits Autophagy and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Mice With Carbon Tetrachloride‐Induced Fibrosis13
Melatonin Regulates Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts‐Related Inflammation: Implications for Pathological Skeletal Muscle Treatment13
Zebrafish Dark‐Dependent Behavior Requires Phototransduction by the Pineal Gland13
Safety of higher doses of melatonin in adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis13
Melatonin Regulates Neuronal Synaptic Plasticity in the Supramammillary Nucleus and Attenuates Methamphetamine‐Induced Conditioned Place Preference and Sensitization in Mice13
Greater sensitivity of the circadian system of women to bright light, but not dim‐to‐moderate light13
Weekly and seasonal variation in the circadian melatonin rhythm in humans: A response13
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Retraction Statement: Actions of melatonin mixed with collagenized porcine bone versus porcine bone only on osteointegration of dental implants12
Weekly and seasonal variation in the circadian melatonin rhythm in humans: Entrained to local clock time, social time, light exposure or sun time?11
Histone deacetylase 9 regulates disease resistance through fine‐tuning histone deacetylation of melatonin biosynthetic genes and melatonin accumulation in cassava11
Criticism on the Incorrect Use of Oxygen–Ozone Therapy in Medicine11
Melatonin reduces brain injury following inflammation‐amplified hypoxia–ischemia in a translational newborn piglet study of neonatal encephalopathy11
Cross‐species single‐cell landscape of vertebrate pineal gland11
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Melatonin rescues the mitochondrial function of bone marrow‐derived mesenchymal stem cells and improves the repair of osteoporotic bone defect in ovariectomized rats10
Melatonin receptor structure and signaling10
Quality‐of‐life outcomes following topical melatonin application against acute radiation dermatitis in patients with early breast cancer: A double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled trial10
Melatonin and Seasonal Synchrony in Mammals10
Melatonin, Melatonin Receptors and Sleep: Moving Beyond Traditional Views10
KARS Mutations Impair Brain Myelination by Inducing Oligodendrocyte Deficiency: One Potential Mechanism and Improvement by Melatonin10
Melatonin functions as a broad‐spectrum antifungal by targeting a conserved pathogen protein kinase10
Melatonin alleviates myocardial dysfunction through inhibition of endothelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition via the NF‐κB pathway9
Dose assessment of melatonin in sepsis (DAMSEL2) study: Pharmacokinetics of two doses of oral melatonin in patients with sepsis9
Melatonin‐mediated malic enzyme 2 orchestrates mitochondrial fusion and respiratory functions to promote odontoblastic differentiation during tooth development9
Correction to “Effects of melatonin on fatty liver disease: The role of NR4A1/DNA‐PKcs/p53 pathway, mitochondrial fission, and mitophagy”9
Melatonin synthesis genes N‐acetylserotonin methyltransferases evolved into caffeic acid O‐methyltransferases and both assisted in plant terrestrialization9
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OPA1 Mediated Fatty Acid β‐Oxidation in Hepatocyte: The Novel Insight for Melatonin Attenuated Apoptosis in Concanavalin A Induced Acute Liver Injury9
RETRACTION: Melatonin Induces Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in Hepatocarcinoma HepG2 Cell Line8
Exogenous melatonin decreases circadian misalignment and body weight among early types8
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Melatonin facts: Lack of evidence that melatonin is a radical scavenger in living systems8
Identification of Predictors of Shift Work Adaptation and Its Association With Immune, Hormonal and Metabolite Biomarkers8
S‐cone contribution to the acute melatonin suppression response in humans8
Identification of a COMT Gene Involved in the Biosynthesis of Melatonin Which Mediates Resistance to Citrus Canker8
Evening chronotype is associated with hormonal and metabolic disorders in polycystic ovary syndrome8
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RETRACTION: Melatonin Modulates Dysregulated Circadian Clocks in Mice With Diethylnitrosamine‐Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma8
Protective Activity of Melatonin Combinations and Melatonin‐Based Hybrid Molecules in Neurodegenerative Diseases8
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Biosynthesis of neuroprotective melatonin is dysregulated in Huntington's disease7
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Melatonin Protects Against Colistin‐Induced Intestinal Inflammation and Microbiota Dysbiosis7
Delayed circadian rhythms in older Africans living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)7
Melatonin may suppress lung adenocarcinoma progression via regulation of the circular noncoding RNA hsa_circ_0017109/miR‐135b‐3p/TOX3 axis7
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Primary Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for pineal region tumors: A systematic review and pooled analysis of available literature with histological stratification7
Corrigendum to “melatonin ameliorates PM2.5‐induced cardiac perivascular fibrosis through regulating mitochondrial redox homeostasis”7
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Correction to “PP2C1 Fine‐Tunes Melatonin Biosynthesis and Phytomelatonin Receptor PMTR1 Binding to Melatonin in Cassava”7
Chronic developmental hypoxia alters mitochondrial oxidative capacity and reactive oxygen species production in the fetal rat heart in a sex‐dependent manner6
Melatonin inhibits lung cancer development by reversing the Warburg effect via stimulating the SIRT3/PDH axis6
Design, Synthesis, and Antifungal Activity of Melatonin Derivatives Containing a (Thio)Semicarbazide Group6
Mechanism of Exogenous Melatonin to Alleviate the Fermentation Performance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Under Copper Stress6
Clock‐controlled arylalkylamine N‐acetyltransferase (aaNAT) regulates circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, via melatonin/MT2‐l6
Ramelteon for delirium prevention in hospitalized patients: An updated meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials6
RETRACTION: Melatonin Inhibits the Sphingosine Kinase 1/Sphingosine‐1‐Phosphate Signaling Pathway in Rabbits With Fulminant Hepatitis of Viral Origin6
Melatonin improves cardiac remodeling and brain–heart sympathetic hyperactivation aggravated by light disruption after myocardial infarction6
RP58 knockdown contributes to hypoxia‐ischemia‐induced pineal dysfunction and circadian rhythm disruption in neonatal rats6
Novel melatonin‐producing Bacillus safensis EH143 mitigates salt and cadmium stress in soybean6
Melatonin ameliorates myocardial infarction in obese diabetic individuals: The possible involvement of macrophage apoptotic factors6
Meditation Linked to Enhanced MRI Signal Intensity in the Pineal Gland and Reduced Predicted Brain Age6
In vitro deacetylation of N‐acetylserotonin by arylacetamide deacetylase5
Retraction Statement: Melatonin plus porcine bone on discrete calcium deposit implant surface stimulates osteointegration in dental implants5
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Melatonin drives apoptosis in head and neck cancer by increasing mitochondrial ROS generated via reverse electron transport5
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Maternal melatonin: Effective intervention against developmental programming of cardiovascular dysfunction in adult offspring of complicated pregnancy5
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The ISL LIM‐homeobox 2 transcription factor is negatively regulated by circadian adrenergic signaling to repress the expression of Aanat in pinealocytes of the rat pineal gland4
In‐person vs home schooling during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Differences in sleep, circadian timing, and mood in early adolescence4
Melatonin Repairs the Lipidome of Human Hepatocytes Exposed to Cd and Free Fatty Acid‐Induced Lipotoxicity4
Melatonin alleviates PM2.5‐induced glucose metabolism disorder and lipidome alteration by regulating endoplasmic reticulum stress4
Relationship Between Melatonin Receptor Agonists and Parkinson's Disease4
Melatonin Prevents Thioacetamide–Induced Gut Leakiness and Liver Fibrosis Through the Gut–Liver Axis via Modulating Sirt1‐Related Deacetylation of Gut Junctional Complex and Hepatic Proteins4
RETRACTION: Melatonin Prevents Deregulation of the Sphingosine Kinase/Sphingosine 1‐Phosphate Signaling Pathway in a Mouse Model of Diethylnitrosamine‐Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma4
Rational modification of melatonin for broad‐spectrum antifungal agents discovery4
Recharge of chondrocyte mitochondria by sustained release of melatonin protects cartilage matrix homeostasis in osteoarthritis4
RETRACTION: Melatonin Attenuates Apoptotic Liver Damage in Fulminant Hepatic Failure Induced by the Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus3
N1‐Acetyl‐5‐methoxykynuramine, which decreases in the hippocampus with aging, improves long‐term memory via CaMKII/CREB phosphorylation3
Melatonin suppresses the metastatic potential of osteoblastic prostate cancers by inhibiting integrin α2β1 expression3
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Adrenergic Agonists Activate Transcriptional Activity in Immortalized Neuronal Cells From the Mouse Suprachiasmatic Nucleus3
The potential remedy of melatonin on osteoarthritis3
Resetting of the Human Circadian Melatonin Rhythm by Ambient Hypoxia3
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Safety and efficacy of melatonin supplementation as an add‐on treatment for infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: A randomized, placebo‐controlled, double‐blind trial3
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GATA3‐COMT1‐Melatonin as Upstream Signaling of ABA Participated in Se‐Enhanced Cold Tolerance by Regulate Iron Uptake and Distribution in Cucumis sativus L2
iMS‐Bmal1−/− mice show evident signs of sarcopenia that are counteracted by exercise and melatonin therapies2
Melatonin and aggressive behavior: A systematic review of the literature on preclinical and clinical evidence2
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Treatment of isolated REM sleep behavior disorder using melatonin as a chronobiotic2
Healthy Lifestyles Modify the Association of Melatonin Receptor 1B Gene and Ischemic Stroke: A Family‐Based Cohort Study in Northern China2
Orchestrated feedback regulation between melatonin and sex hormones involving GPER1‐PKA‐CREB signaling in the placenta2
RETRACTION: Regulation of Prostaglandin Production in Carrageenan‐Induced Pleurisy Melatonin2
Journal of Pineal Research guidelines for authors: Melatonin studies using plants2
Ramelteon attenuates hippocampal neuronal loss and memory impairment following kainate‐induced seizures2
Melatonin suppression by light involves different retinal photoreceptors in young and older adults2
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Role and neural regulation of clock genes in the rat pineal gland: Clock modulates amplitude of rhythmic expression of Aanat encoding the melatonin‐producing enzyme2
Shift and longtime light induces endometrioid adenocarcinoma via activation of PKC‐α/Akt pathway in female golden hamster: Involvement of altered Aanat and Bmal1 rhythm2
Genetic and evolutionary dissection of melatonin response signaling facilitates the regulation of plant growth and stress responses2
Industrial and academic approaches to the search for alternative melatonin receptor ligands: An historical survey2
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