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  1. Article: Chronodisruption and Loss of Melatonin Rhythm, Associated with Alterations in Daily Motor Activity and Mitochondrial Dynamics in Parkinsonian Zebrafish, Are Corrected by Melatonin Treatment.

    Aranda-Martínez, Paula / Fernández-Martínez, José / Ramírez-Casas, Yolanda / Rodríguez-Santana, César / Rusanova, Iryna / Escames, Germaine / Acuña-Castroviejo, Darío

    Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 4

    Abstract: Beyond sleep/wake, clock genes regulate the daily rhythms of melatonin production, motor activity, innate immunity, and mitochondrial dynamics, among others. All these rhythms are affected in Parkinson's disease (PD), suggesting that chronodisruption may ...

    Abstract Beyond sleep/wake, clock genes regulate the daily rhythms of melatonin production, motor activity, innate immunity, and mitochondrial dynamics, among others. All these rhythms are affected in Parkinson's disease (PD), suggesting that chronodisruption may be an early stage of the disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the connection between clock genes and these rhythms in PD, and whether melatonin administration reestablished the normal clock function. Parkinsonism was induced with 600 μM MPTP (N-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) in 24-120 h post fertilization (hpf) zebrafish embryos and melatonin was administered at a dose of 1 μM. Day-night melatonin rhythm disappeared in MPTP-treated embryos, which showed an advance in the activity phase in parallel with changes in the rhythm of clock genes. An alteration in the fission-to-fusion mitochondrial dynamics was also detected in parkinsonian embryos, increasing the former and leading to apoptosis. Melatonin administration to MPTP-treated embryos fully restored the circadian system, including the rhythms of clock genes, motor activity, melatonin rhythm, and mitochondrial dynamics, and decreasing apoptosis. Because clock-controlled rhythms such as sleep/wake alterations are early events in PD, the data here reported may point to chronodisruption as one initial pathophysiological event of the disease.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-18
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2704216-9
    ISSN 2076-3921
    ISSN 2076-3921
    DOI 10.3390/antiox12040954
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  2. Article ; Online: From Chronodisruption to Sarcopenia: The Therapeutic Potential of Melatonin.

    Fernández-Martínez, José / Ramírez-Casas, Yolanda / Yang, Yang / Aranda-Martínez, Paula / Martínez-Ruiz, Laura / Escames, Germaine / Acuña-Castroviejo, Darío

    Biomolecules

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 12

    Abstract: Sarcopenia is an age-related condition that involves a progressive decline in muscle mass and function, leading to increased risk of falls, frailty, and mortality. Although the exact mechanisms are not fully understood, aging-related processes like ... ...

    Abstract Sarcopenia is an age-related condition that involves a progressive decline in muscle mass and function, leading to increased risk of falls, frailty, and mortality. Although the exact mechanisms are not fully understood, aging-related processes like inflammation, oxidative stress, reduced mitochondrial capacity, and cell apoptosis contribute to this decline. Disruption of the circadian system with age may initiate these pathways in skeletal muscle, preceding the onset of sarcopenia. At present, there is no pharmacological treatment for sarcopenia, only resistance exercise and proper nutrition may delay its onset. Melatonin, derived from tryptophan, emerges as an exceptional candidate for treating sarcopenia due to its chronobiotic, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. Its impact on mitochondria and organelle, where it is synthesized and crucial in aging skeletal muscle, further highlights its potential. In this review, we discuss the influence of clock genes in muscular aging, with special reference to peripheral clock genes in the skeletal muscle, as well as their relationship with melatonin, which is proposed as a potential therapy against sarcopenia.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Sarcopenia/drug therapy ; Sarcopenia/metabolism ; Melatonin/pharmacology ; Melatonin/therapeutic use ; Melatonin/metabolism ; Aging/metabolism ; Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism ; Oxidative Stress
    Chemical Substances Melatonin (JL5DK93RCL)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-12
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2701262-1
    ISSN 2218-273X ; 2218-273X
    ISSN (online) 2218-273X
    ISSN 2218-273X
    DOI 10.3390/biom13121779
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  3. Article ; Online: iMS-Bmal1

    Fernández-Martínez, José / Ramírez-Casas, Yolanda / Aranda-Martínez, Paula / López-Rodríguez, Alba / Sayed, Ramy K A / Escames, Germaine / Acuña-Castroviejo, Darío

    Journal of pineal research

    2023  Volume 76, Issue 1, Page(s) e12912

    Abstract: Sarcopenia is an age-related disease characterized by a reduction in muscle mass, strength, and function and, therefore, a deterioration in skeletal muscle health and frailty. Although the cause of sarcopenia is still unknown and, thus, there is no ... ...

    Abstract Sarcopenia is an age-related disease characterized by a reduction in muscle mass, strength, and function and, therefore, a deterioration in skeletal muscle health and frailty. Although the cause of sarcopenia is still unknown and, thus, there is no treatment, increasing evidence suggests that chronodisruption, particularly alterations in Bmal1 clock gene, can lead to those deficits culminating in sarcopenia. To gain insight into the cause and mechanism of sarcopenia and the protective effect of a therapeutic intervention with exercise and/or melatonin, the gastrocnemius muscles of male and female skeletal muscle-specific and inducible Bmal1 knockout mice (iMS-Bmal1
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Male ; Animals ; Mice ; Sarcopenia/drug therapy ; Sarcopenia/pathology ; Melatonin/pharmacology ; Melatonin/therapeutic use ; Frailty/drug therapy ; Frailty/pathology ; Muscle, Skeletal/pathology ; Microscopy, Electron
    Chemical Substances Melatonin (JL5DK93RCL)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 632697-3
    ISSN 1600-079X ; 0742-3098
    ISSN (online) 1600-079X
    ISSN 0742-3098
    DOI 10.1111/jpi.12912
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  4. Article ; Online: Chronodisruption and Loss of Melatonin Rhythm, Associated with Alterations in Daily Motor Activity and Mitochondrial Dynamics in Parkinsonian Zebrafish, Are Corrected by Melatonin Treatment

    Aranda-Martínez, Paula / Fernández-Martínez, José / Ramírez-Casas, Yolanda / Rodríguez-Santana, César / Rusanova, Iryna / Escames, Germaine / Acuña-Castroviejo, Darío

    Antioxidants. 2023 Apr. 18, v. 12, no. 4

    2023  

    Abstract: Beyond sleep/wake, clock genes regulate the daily rhythms of melatonin production, motor activity, innate immunity, and mitochondrial dynamics, among others. All these rhythms are affected in Parkinson’s disease (PD), suggesting that chronodisruption may ...

    Abstract Beyond sleep/wake, clock genes regulate the daily rhythms of melatonin production, motor activity, innate immunity, and mitochondrial dynamics, among others. All these rhythms are affected in Parkinson’s disease (PD), suggesting that chronodisruption may be an early stage of the disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the connection between clock genes and these rhythms in PD, and whether melatonin administration reestablished the normal clock function. Parkinsonism was induced with 600 μM MPTP (N-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) in 24–120 h post fertilization (hpf) zebrafish embryos and melatonin was administered at a dose of 1 μM. Day–night melatonin rhythm disappeared in MPTP-treated embryos, which showed an advance in the activity phase in parallel with changes in the rhythm of clock genes. An alteration in the fission-to-fusion mitochondrial dynamics was also detected in parkinsonian embryos, increasing the former and leading to apoptosis. Melatonin administration to MPTP-treated embryos fully restored the circadian system, including the rhythms of clock genes, motor activity, melatonin rhythm, and mitochondrial dynamics, and decreasing apoptosis. Because clock-controlled rhythms such as sleep/wake alterations are early events in PD, the data here reported may point to chronodisruption as one initial pathophysiological event of the disease.
    Keywords Danio rerio ; Parkinson disease ; apoptosis ; innate immunity ; melatonin ; mitochondria ; sleep
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0418
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2704216-9
    ISSN 2076-3921
    ISSN 2076-3921
    DOI 10.3390/antiox12040954
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  5. Article ; Online: The Zebrafish, an Outstanding Model for Biomedical Research in the Field of Melatonin and Human Diseases.

    Aranda-Martínez, Paula / Fernández-Martínez, José / Ramírez-Casas, Yolanda / Guerra-Librero, Ana / Rodríguez-Santana, César / Escames, Germaine / Acuña-Castroviejo, Darío

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2022  Volume 23, Issue 13

    Abstract: The zebrafish has become an excellent model for the study of human diseases because it offers many advantages over other vertebrate animal models. The pineal gland, as well as the biological clock and circadian rhythms, are highly conserved in zebrafish, ...

    Abstract The zebrafish has become an excellent model for the study of human diseases because it offers many advantages over other vertebrate animal models. The pineal gland, as well as the biological clock and circadian rhythms, are highly conserved in zebrafish, and melatonin is produced in the pineal gland and in most organs and tissues of the body. Zebrafish have several copies of the clock genes and of
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antioxidants/metabolism ; Biomedical Research ; Circadian Rhythm/physiology ; Humans ; Mammals/metabolism ; Melatonin/metabolism ; Pineal Gland/metabolism ; Zebrafish/genetics
    Chemical Substances Antioxidants ; Melatonin (JL5DK93RCL)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-04
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms23137438
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  6. Article ; Online: The Relationship between Clock Genes, Sirtuin 1, and Mitochondrial Activity in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer: Effects of Melatonin Treatment.

    Rodríguez-Santana, César / López-Rodríguez, Alba / Martinez-Ruiz, Laura / Florido, Javier / Cela, Olga / Capitanio, Nazzareno / Ramírez-Casas, Yolanda / Acuña-Castroviejo, Darío / Escames, Germaine

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 19

    Abstract: The circadian clock is a regulatory system, with a periodicity of approximately 24 h, which generates rhythmic changes in many physiological processes, including mitochondrial activity. Increasing evidence links chronodisruption with aberrant ... ...

    Abstract The circadian clock is a regulatory system, with a periodicity of approximately 24 h, which generates rhythmic changes in many physiological processes, including mitochondrial activity. Increasing evidence links chronodisruption with aberrant functionality in clock gene expression, resulting in multiple diseases such as cancer. Melatonin, whose production and secretion oscillates according to the light-dark cycle, is the principal regulator of clock gene expression. In addition, the oncostatic effects of melatonin correlate with an increase in mitochondrial activity. However, the direct links between circadian clock gene expression, mitochondrial activity, and the antiproliferative effects of melatonin in cancers, including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), remain largely unknown. In this study, we analyzed the effects of melatonin on HNSCC cell lines (Cal-27 and SCC9), which were treated with 500 and 1000 µM melatonin. We found that the antiproliferative effect of melatonin is not mediated by the
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Melatonin/pharmacology ; Melatonin/genetics ; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck/drug therapy ; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck/genetics ; Sirtuin 1 ; Circadian Rhythm/physiology ; Head and Neck Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Head and Neck Neoplasms/genetics ; Neoplasms, Squamous Cell
    Chemical Substances Melatonin (JL5DK93RCL) ; Sirtuin 1 (EC 3.5.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms241915030
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  7. Article ; Online: Age and Chronodisruption in Mouse Heart: Effect of the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Melatonin Therapy.

    Fernández-Ortiz, Marisol / Sayed, Ramy K A / Román-Montoya, Yolanda / de Lama, María Ángeles Rol / Fernández-Martínez, José / Ramírez-Casas, Yolanda / Florido-Ruiz, Javier / Rusanova, Iryna / Escames, Germaine / Acuña-Castroviejo, Darío

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2022  Volume 23, Issue 12

    Abstract: Age and age-dependent inflammation are two main risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Aging can also affect clock gene-related impairments such as chronodisruption and has been linked to a decline in melatonin synthesis and aggravation of the NF-κB/ ... ...

    Abstract Age and age-dependent inflammation are two main risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Aging can also affect clock gene-related impairments such as chronodisruption and has been linked to a decline in melatonin synthesis and aggravation of the NF-κB/NLRP3 innate immune response known as inflammaging. The molecular drivers of these mechanisms remain unknown. This study investigated the impact of aging and NLRP3 expression on the cardiac circadian system, and the actions of melatonin as a potential therapy to restore daily rhythms by mitigating inflammaging. We analyzed the circadian expression and rhythmicity of clock genes in heart tissue of wild-type and NLRP3-knockout mice at 3, 12, and 24 months of age, with and without melatonin treatment. Our results support that aging, NLRP3 inflammasome, and melatonin affected the cardiac clock genes expression, except for
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Circadian Rhythm/physiology ; Inflammasomes/genetics ; Inflammasomes/metabolism ; Melatonin/metabolism ; Melatonin/pharmacology ; Melatonin/therapeutic use ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout ; Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism ; NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/genetics ; NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Inflammasomes ; NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein ; Nlrp3 protein, mouse ; Melatonin (JL5DK93RCL)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-20
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms23126846
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