Melatonin is a natural substance ubiquitous in distribution and present in almost all species ranging from unicellular organisms to humans. Melatonin is synthesized not only in the pineal gland but also in most tissues where it may play a cytoprotective function via paracrine or autocrine effects. Melatonin is effective in suppressing neoplastic growth in a variety of tumors and as an adjuvant therapy, it can be beneficial in treating cancer patients. The aim of this report is to summarize the possible mechanisms involved in melatonin oncostasis and to review what is known about the clinical application in cancer patients.
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Int Med Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaInt Med Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Div Appl Biomed Sci & Biotechnol, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ngai, Zi Ni
Chok, Kian Chung
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Int Med Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaInt Med Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Div Appl Biomed Sci & Biotechnol, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Chok, Kian Chung
Ng, Khuen Yen
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Monash Univ Malaysia, Sch Pharm, Subang Jaya, Selangor, MalaysiaInt Med Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Div Appl Biomed Sci & Biotechnol, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ng, Khuen Yen
Koh, Rhun Yian
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Int Med Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Div Appl Biomed Sci & Biotechnol, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaInt Med Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Div Appl Biomed Sci & Biotechnol, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Koh, Rhun Yian
Chye, Soi Moi
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Int Med Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Div Appl Biomed Sci & Biotechnol, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaInt Med Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, Div Appl Biomed Sci & Biotechnol, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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AJA Univ Med Sci, AJA CERTC, Etemad Zadeh Ave, Tehran, Iran
AJA Univ Med Sci, Gastroenterol & Hepatobiliary Res Ctr, Tehran, IranAJA Univ Med Sci, AJA CERTC, Etemad Zadeh Ave, Tehran, Iran
Iravani, Shahrokh
Eslami, Pegah
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Univ Tehran Med Sci, Liver Transplantat Res Ctr, Tehran, IranAJA Univ Med Sci, AJA CERTC, Etemad Zadeh Ave, Tehran, Iran
Eslami, Pegah
Dooghaie Moghadam, Arash
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Univ Tehran Med Sci, Liver Transplantat Res Ctr, Tehran, IranAJA Univ Med Sci, AJA CERTC, Etemad Zadeh Ave, Tehran, Iran
Dooghaie Moghadam, Arash
Moazzami, Bobak
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Univ Tehran Med Sci, Liver Transplantat Res Ctr, Tehran, IranAJA Univ Med Sci, AJA CERTC, Etemad Zadeh Ave, Tehran, Iran
Moazzami, Bobak
Mehrvar, Azim
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AJA Univ Med Sci, AJA CERTC, Etemad Zadeh Ave, Tehran, IranAJA Univ Med Sci, AJA CERTC, Etemad Zadeh Ave, Tehran, Iran
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Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Food Nutr & Hlth, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R ChinaSun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Food Nutr & Hlth, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China
Li, Ya
Li, Sha
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Univ Hong Kong, Li Ka Shing Fac Med, Sch Chinese Med, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaSun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Food Nutr & Hlth, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China
Li, Sha
Zhou, Yue
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Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Food Nutr & Hlth, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R ChinaSun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Food Nutr & Hlth, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China
Zhou, Yue
Meng, Xiao
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Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Food Nutr & Hlth, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R ChinaSun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Food Nutr & Hlth, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China
Meng, Xiao
Zhang, Jiao-Jiao
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Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Food Nutr & Hlth, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R ChinaSun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Food Nutr & Hlth, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China
Zhang, Jiao-Jiao
Xu, Dong-Ping
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Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Food Nutr & Hlth, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R ChinaSun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Food Nutr & Hlth, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China
Xu, Dong-Ping
Li, Hua-Bin
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Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Nutr, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Food Nutr & Hlth, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China
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Konkuk Univ, Dept Stem Cell & Regenerat Biotechnol, Seoul 05029, South KoreaKonkuk Univ, Dept Stem Cell & Regenerat Biotechnol, Seoul 05029, South Korea
Kang, Min-Hee
Kim, Jin-Hoi
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Konkuk Univ, Dept Stem Cell & Regenerat Biotechnol, Seoul 05029, South KoreaKonkuk Univ, Dept Stem Cell & Regenerat Biotechnol, Seoul 05029, South Korea