Evidence of the receptor-mediated influence of melatonin on pancreatic glucagon secretion via the Gαq protein-coupled and PI3K signaling pathways

Melatonin Receptor 1A Gene Polymorphism Associated with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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Melatonin inhibits insulin secretion in rat insulinoma β-cells (INS-1) heterologously expressing the human melatonin receptor isoform MT2

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Distribution of melatonin receptors in murine pancreatic islets

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Melatonin stimulates glucagon secretion in vitro and in vivo

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Relationship between MTNR1B (melatonin receptor 1B gene) polymorphism rs10830963 and glucose levels in overweight children and adolescents†

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Signal transduction of receptor-mediated antiproliferative action of melatonin on human prostate epithelial cells involves dual activation of Gαs and Gαq proteins

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Melatonin effect on plasma adiponectin, leptin, insulin, glucose, triglycerides and cholesterol in normal and high fat-fed rats

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Melatonin Induces Akt Phosphorylation through Melatonin Receptor- and PI3K-Dependent Pathways in Primary Astrocytes

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Removal of Melatonin Receptor Type 1 Induces Insulin Resistance in the Mouse

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G-allele of Intronic rs10830963 in MTNR1B Confers Increased Risk of Impaired Fasting Glycemia and Type 2 Diabetes Through an Impaired Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Release: Studies Involving 19,605 Europeans

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Melatonin receptors in pancreatic islets: good morning to a novel type 2 diabetes gene

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Loss of melatonin signalling and its impact on circadian rhythms in mouse organs regulating blood glucose

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Mild Sleep Restriction Acutely Reduces Plasma Glucagon Levels in Healthy Men

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Melatonin ameliorates high fat diet-induced diabetes and stimulates glycogen synthesis via a PKCζ-Akt-GSK3β pathway in hepatic cells

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Pancreatic α-cell dysfunction in diabetes

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Physiology of the pancreatic α-cell and glucagon secretion: role in glucose homeostasis and diabetes

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Function and expression of melatonin receptors on human pancreatic islets

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Involvement of the cGMP pathway in mediating the insulin-inhibitory effect of melatonin in pancreatic β-cells

(2008) Ina Stumpf et al.   JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH

Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels

(2008) Inga Prokopenko et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Excessive Islet NO Generation in Type 2 Diabetic GK Rats Coincides with Abnormal Hormone Secretion and Is Counteracted by GLP-1

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Role for the Pineal and Melatonin in Glucose Homeostasis: Pinealectomy Increases Night-Time Glucose Concentrations

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