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Jiki 2018 Front Physiol

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Jiki Z, Lecour S, Nduhirabandi F (2018) Cardiovascular benefits of dietary melatonin: a myth or a reality?. Front Physiol 9:528.

Β» PMID: 29867569 Open Access

Jiki Z, Lecour S, Nduhirabandi F (2018) Front Physiol

Abstract: The role of the diet as well as the impact of the dietary habits on human health and disease is well established. Apart from its sleep regulatory effect, the indoleamine melatonin is a well-established antioxidant molecule with multiple health benefits. Convincing evidence supports the presence of melatonin in plants and foods with the intake of such foods affecting circulating melatonin levels in humans. While numerous actions of both endogenous melatonin and melatonin supplementation are well described, little is known about the influence of the dietary melatonin intake on human health. In the present review, evidence for the cardiovascular health benefits of melatonin supplementation and dietary melatonin is discussed. Current knowledge on the biological significance as well as the underlying physiological mechanism of action of the dietary melatonin is also summarized. Whether dietary melatonin constitutes an alternative preventive treatment for cardiovascular disease is addressed.

β€’ Bioblast editor: Gnaiger E


Labels: MiParea: Exercise physiology;nutrition;life style, Pharmacology;toxicology  Pathology: Cardiovascular  Stress:Oxidative stress;RONS  Organism: Human 





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