Melatonin's role as a co-adjuvant treatment in colonic diseases: A review

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• 作者：Eduardo Esteban-Zubero^a ; ^{eezubero@gmail.com} ; Laura Ló ; pez-Pingarró ; n^b ; Moisé ; s Alejandro Alatorre-Jimé ; nez^c ; Purificació ; n Ochoa-Moneo^b ; Celia Buisac-Ramó ; n^d ; Miguel Rivas-Jimé ; nez^b ; Silvia Castá ; n-Ruiz^d ; Á ; ngel Antoñ ; anzas-Lombarte^b ; Dun-Xian Tan^c ; José ; Joaquí ; n Garcí ; a^a ; Russel J. Reiter^c ; ^{reiter@uthscsa.edu}
• 关键词：MT2 ; melatonin receptors ; 5-HT ; serotonin ; CCK2 ; cholecystokinin B ; IBS ; irritable bowel syndrome ; IBS-C ; constipation-predominant IBS ; IBS-D ; diarrhea-predominant IBS ; EC ; enterochromaffin cells ; GIT ; gastrointestinal ; NOS ; nitric oxide synthase ; NF-κB ; nuclear factor kappaB ; iNOS ; inducible NOS ; IL ; interleukins ; TNF-α ; tumor necrosis factor alpha ; RNS ; reactive nitrogen species ; SOD ; superoxide dismutase ; GPx ; glutathione peroxidase ; GRd ; glutathione reductase ; CAT ; catalase ; GSH ; glutathione
• 刊名：Life Sciences
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：170
• 期：Complete
• 页码：72-81
• 全文大小：749 K
• 卷排序：170

文摘

Melatonin is produced in the pineal gland as well as many other organs, including the enterochromaffin cells of the digestive mucosa. Melatonin is a powerful antioxidant that resists oxidative stress due to its capacity to directly scavenge reactive species, to modulate the antioxidant defense system by increasing the activities of antioxidant enzymes, and to stimulate the innate immune response through its direct and indirect actions. In addition, the dysregulation of the circadian system is observed to be related with alterations in colonic motility and cell disruptions due to the modifications of clock genes expression. In the gastrointestinal tract, the activities of melatonin are mediated by melatonin receptors (MT2), serotonin (5-HT), and cholecystokinin B (CCK2) receptors and via receptor-independent processes. The levels of melatonin in the gastrointestinal tract exceed by 10–100 times the blood concentrations. Also, there is an estimated 400 times more melatonin in the gut than in the pineal gland. Gut melatonin secretion is suggested to be influenced by the food intake. Low dose melatonin treatment accelerates intestinal transit time whereas high doses may decrease gut motility. Melatonin has been studied as a co-adjuvant treatment in several gastrointestinal diseases including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), constipation-predominant IBS (IBS-C), diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D), Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and necrotizing enterocolitis. The purpose of this review is to provide information regarding the potential benefits of melatonin as a co-adjuvant treatment in gastrointestinal diseases, especially IBS, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and necrotizing enterocolitis.