Melatonin synergizes with low doses of L-DOPA to improve dendritic spine density in the mouse striatum in experimental Parkinsonism

Dopamine facilitates dendritic spine formation by cultured striatal medium spiny neurons through both D1 and D2 dopamine receptors

(2012) Caroline Fasano et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Melatonin’s stimulatory effect on adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mice persists after ovariectomy

(2011) Rosalia Crupi et al.   JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH

A survey of molecular details in the human pineal gland in the light of phylogeny, structure, function and chronobiological diseases

(2011) Jörg H. Stehle et al.   JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH

Cortical Regulation of Striatal Medium Spiny Neuron Dendritic Remodeling in Parkinsonism: Modulation of Glutamate Release Reverses Dopamine Depletion–Induced Dendritic Spine Loss

(2010) Bonnie G. Garcia et al.   CEREBRAL CORTEX

Neuroprotective effect of l-dopa on dopaminergic neurons is comparable to pramipexol in MPTP-treated animal model of Parkinson’s disease: a direct comparison study

(2009) Jin Young Shin et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Melatonin treatment potentiates neurodegeneration in a rat rotenone Parkinson's disease model

(2009) Victor Tapias et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

Melatonin inhibits 6-hydroxydopamine production in the brain to protect against experimental parkinsonism in rodents

(2009) Anupom Borah et al.   JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH

Melatonin improves presynaptic protein, SNAP-25, expression and dendritic spine density and enhances functional and electrophysiological recovery following transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats

(2009) Hung-Yi Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH

l-DOPA-induced 6-hydroxydopamine production in the striata of rodents is sensitive to the degree of denervation

(2009) Anupom Borah et al.   NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL

Reversal of long-term dendritic spine alterations in Alzheimer disease models

(2009) D. L. Smith et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Melatonin attenuates tyrosine hydroxylase loss and hypolocomotion in MPTP-lesioned rats

(2008) Caroline Capitelli et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Dopaminergic denervation and spine loss in the striatum of MPTP-treated monkeys

(2008) Rosa M. Villalba et al.   EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

Neuroprotective Effects of Resveratrol on MPTP-Induced Neuron Loss Mediated by Free Radical Scavenging

(2008) Kwok-Tung Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Delayed melatonin administration promotes neuronal survival, neurogenesis and motor recovery, and attenuates hyperactivity and anxiety after mild focal cerebral ischemia in mice

(2008) Ertugrul Kilic et al.   JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH

Cranial irradiation-induced inhibition of neurogenesis in hippocampal dentate gyrus of adult mice: attenuation by melatonin pretreatment

(2008) Kailash Manda et al.   JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH

Long-term evaluation of cytoarchitectonic characteristics of prefrontal cortex pyramidal neurons, following global cerebral ischemia and neuroprotective melatonin treatment, in rats

(2008) Dafne García-Chávez et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

Stimulatory effects of a melatonin receptor agonist, ramelteon, on BDNF in mouse cerebellar granule cells

(2008) Marta Imbesi et al.   NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

Melatonin reduces the neuronal loss, downregulation of dopamine transporter, and upregulation of D2 receptor in rotenone-induced parkinsonian rats

(2007) Chun-Hung Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH