Immunoregulatory properties of melatonin in the humoral immune system: A narrative review.

Autor: Calvo JR; Department Medical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Immunology, University of Seville Medical School, Spain. Electronic address: jrcalvo@us.es., Maldonado MD; Department Medical Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Immunology, University of Seville Medical School, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Immunology letters [Immunol Lett] 2024 Oct; Vol. 269, pp. 106901. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 18.
DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2024.106901
Abstrakt: Melatonin is the major product both synthesized and secreted by the pineal gland during the night period and it is the principal chronobiotic hormone that regulates the circadian rhythms and seasonal changes in vertebrate biology. Moreover, melatonin shows both a broad distribution along the phylogenetically distant organisms and a high functional versatility. At the present time, a significant amount of experimental evidence has been reported in scientific literature and has clearly shown a functional relationship between the endocrine, nervous, and immune systems. The biochemistry basis of the functional communication between these systems is the utilization of a common chemicals signals. In this framework, at present melatonin is considered to be a relevant member of the so-called neuro-endocrine-immunological network. Thus, both in vivo and in vitro investigations conducted in both experimental animals and humans, have clearly documented that melatonin has an important immunomodulatory role. However, most of the published results refer to information on T lymphocytes, i.e., cell-mediated immunity. On the contrary, fewer studies have been carried out on B lymphocytes, the cells responsible for the so-called humoral immunity. In this review, we have focused on the biological role of melatonin in the humoral immunity. More precisely, we report the actions of melatonin on B lymphocytes biology and on the production of different types of antibodies.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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