Melatonin and health: an umbrella review of health outcomes and biological mechanisms of action

• Main Authors: Posadzki, Pawel Przemyslaw, Bajpai, Ram, Kyaw, Bhone Myint, Roberts, Nicola J., Brzezinski, Amnon, Christopoulos, George I, Divakar, Ushashree, Bajpai, Shweta, Soljak, Michael, Dunleavy, Gerard, Jarbrink, Krister, Nang, Ei Ei Khaing, Soh, Chee Kiong, Car, Josip
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Melatonin; Health
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87500; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44457
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

BACKGROUND: Our aims were to evaluate critically the evidence from systematic reviews as well as narrative reviews of the effects of melatonin (MLT) on health and to identify the potential mechanisms of action involved. METHODS: An umbrella review of the evidence across systematic reviews and narrat...