Melatonin Applications in Pharmaceutical Science
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 October 2025 | Viewed by 80
Special Issue Editor
Interests: melatonin; cancer treatment; pineal gland; chemotherapy; immunotherapy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a hormone synthesized and secreted mainly in the dark by the pineal gland, usually overnight. In the last 25 years, multiple reports, including clinical trials and in vitro and in vivo studies, have documented that the pineal hormone has numerous potential benefits when it is included in clinical protocols designed to treat many different diseases (cancer, for example). Therefore, this hormone is an excellent co-adjuvant in several therapies.
This Special Issue aims to gather and display current knowledge and the newest findings on the use of melatonin in basic and translational research. Specifically, we are interested in understanding the beneficial applications of melatonin in medicine pharmaceutical science. Updated research articles, integral reviews, short reports and communications are welcome.
Dr. Javier Menéndez-Menéndez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- melatonin
- pineal gland
- epigenetics
- pharmacology
- physiology
- immunology
- pharmaceutics
- novel therapies
- cancer
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