Melatonin, insomnia and the use of melatonergic drugs

Due to inconsistency among reports on the therapeutic efficacy of melatonin, attention has been focused on the development of more potent melatonin analogues with prolonged effects. Melatonergic drugs, ramelteon and agomelatine have been effective in treating either sleep disorders or sleep distur...

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Main Authors: Srinivasan, Venkatramanujam, Zakaria, Rahimah, Othman, Zahiruddin, Brzezinski, Amnon
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author Srinivasan, Venkatramanujam
Zakaria, Rahimah
Othman, Zahiruddin
Brzezinski, Amnon
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Zakaria, Rahimah
Othman, Zahiruddin
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description Due to inconsistency among reports on the therapeutic efficacy of melatonin, attention has been focused on the development of more potent melatonin analogues with prolonged effects. Melatonergic drugs, ramelteon and agomelatine have been effective in treating either sleep disorders or sleep disturbances associated with depressive disorders. MT1 and MT2 melatonergic receptor agonist, ramelteon, was found effective in increasing total sleep time and sleep efficiency, and in reducing sleep latency in patients with insomnia. No reduction in its efficacy was found even after 6-12 months of continuous use. The mechanism of sleep promoting action of ramelteon is entirely different from that of conventional hypnotics that are in use today. Ramelteon’s use is not associated with any adverse effects even after six months to one year after its continuous usage. Another melatonergic drug, agomelatine, has also been found effective in improving sleep efficiency and quality, and this action of agomelatine is suggested to be one of the major mechanism by which agomelatine ameliorates depressive symptoms in patients with major depressive disorders and bipolar disorders.
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spelling usm-444492019-05-30T03:44:16Z http://eprints.usm.my/44449/ Melatonin, insomnia and the use of melatonergic drugs Srinivasan, Venkatramanujam Zakaria, Rahimah Othman, Zahiruddin Brzezinski, Amnon RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Due to inconsistency among reports on the therapeutic efficacy of melatonin, attention has been focused on the development of more potent melatonin analogues with prolonged effects. Melatonergic drugs, ramelteon and agomelatine have been effective in treating either sleep disorders or sleep disturbances associated with depressive disorders. MT1 and MT2 melatonergic receptor agonist, ramelteon, was found effective in increasing total sleep time and sleep efficiency, and in reducing sleep latency in patients with insomnia. No reduction in its efficacy was found even after 6-12 months of continuous use. The mechanism of sleep promoting action of ramelteon is entirely different from that of conventional hypnotics that are in use today. Ramelteon’s use is not associated with any adverse effects even after six months to one year after its continuous usage. Another melatonergic drug, agomelatine, has also been found effective in improving sleep efficiency and quality, and this action of agomelatine is suggested to be one of the major mechanism by which agomelatine ameliorates depressive symptoms in patients with major depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. Informatics Publishing Ltd. and Society for Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology 2012-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/44449/1/Melatonin_insomnia_and_the_use_of_melato.pdf Srinivasan, Venkatramanujam and Zakaria, Rahimah and Othman, Zahiruddin and Brzezinski, Amnon (2012) Melatonin, insomnia and the use of melatonergic drugs. Journal of Endocrinology and Reproduction, 16 (1). pp. 15-24. ISSN 0971-913X http://www.informaticsjournals.com/index.php/jer/article/view/1951
spellingShingle RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Srinivasan, Venkatramanujam
Zakaria, Rahimah
Othman, Zahiruddin
Brzezinski, Amnon
Melatonin, insomnia and the use of melatonergic drugs
title Melatonin, insomnia and the use of melatonergic drugs
title_full Melatonin, insomnia and the use of melatonergic drugs
title_fullStr Melatonin, insomnia and the use of melatonergic drugs
title_full_unstemmed Melatonin, insomnia and the use of melatonergic drugs
title_short Melatonin, insomnia and the use of melatonergic drugs
title_sort melatonin, insomnia and the use of melatonergic drugs
topic RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
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