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The role of melatonin and its analogues in epilepsy

  • Sumaira Khan

    Sumaira Khan completed Bachelor’s of Pharmacy course at Jamia Hamdard, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER). She served as the Vice-President of Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association- Student Forum (IPGA-SF) which works for enhancing the skill set of Pharmacy professionals. She has been an integral part of the Research Project and Statistical Analysis program of IPGA-SF. She has always been interested in the field of pharmacology, particularly neuropharmacology. Her passions lean towards the study of cognitive sciences, neurodegenerative disorders and behavioural psychology. She has previously volunteered in working for children with neurological conditions, including autism and down’s syndrome.

    , Mallika Khurana

    Mallika Khurana, is currently pursuing final year of Bachelor's of Pharmacy course at School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. Ms. Khurana has worked on and presented a research and statistical analysis project with Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association (IPGA), which is a forum for upliftment of Pharmacy as a profession in India, and has also worked as an Assistant Director in the same forum. Her interests lie in the fields of neuropharmacology, psychopharmacology, molecular medicine and biomedicine.

    , Preeti Vyas

    Preeti Vyas, M Pharm (Pharmacology), is a Senior Research Fellow, currently working in the Neurobehavioral Pharmacology Laboratory in the Department of Pharmacology in the School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. She has received the AICTE grant for her post-graduate work and was awarded with the DST-INSPIRE doctoral fellowship in 2016. She has co-authored one research paper, and book chapter published by Elsevier along with three review papers. She has participated in many national conferences, workshops, and symposia and has also worked as a research intern in the drug discovery department of Daiichi Sankyo Pharma Private Ltd., Gurugram, Haryana. Her major areas of interest are neuropharmacology and molecular neurobiology, particularly neuroinflammation and epilepsy. Her work mainly focuses on the elucidation of underlying pathways and molecular mechanisms involved in the causation and pathogenesis of epilepsy and inflammation.

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    und Divya Vohora

    Dr. Divya Vohora, M. Pharm, Ph.D., is Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology in School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. She has over 20 years of teaching and research experience with >150 publications in reputed national and international journals. She is also the author and editor of three books published by CRC press and Elsevier. Her major areas of interests are Neurobehavioral Pharmacology particularly epilepsy, neuropsychiatric diseases, cognitive functions, histamine and osteoporosis. Her laboratory has investigated adverse consequences on bone following antiepileptics, antidepressants and anticancer drug therapy and provided evidence for preventive/ therapeutic treatment with some anti-osteoporotic agents for the first time. New mouse models were developed for secondary osteoporosis in mice and novel biomarkers for epilepsy and osteoporosis are currently being investigated with a focus on aromatase, Wnt signaling and PI3K-mTOR pathway as potential targets.

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Abstract

Extensive research has gone into proposing a promising link between melatonin administration and attenuation of epileptic activity, the majority of which suggest its propensity as an antiseizure with antioxidant and neuroprotective properties. In the past few years, a number of studies highlighting the association of the melatonergic ligands with epilepsy have also emerged. In this context, our review is based on discussing the recent studies and various mechanisms of action that the said category of drugs exhibit in the context of being therapeutically viable antiseizure drugs. Our search revealed several articles on the four major drugs i.e. melatonin, agomelatine, ramelteon and piromelatine along with other melatonergic agonists like tasimelteon and TIK-301. Our review is suggestive of antiseizure effects of both melatonin and its analogues; however, extensive research work is still required to study their implications in the treatment of persons with epilepsy. Further evaluation of melatonergic signaling pathways and mechanisms may prove to be helpful in the near future and might prove to be a significant advance in the field of epileptology.


Corresponding author: Divya Vohora, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, Mehrauli - Badarpur Rd, near Batra Hospital, Block D, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi, 110062, India, E-mail: divyavohora@gmail.com

Funding source: University Grants Commission

Award Identifier / Grant number: UGC-SAP DRS-II

About the authors

Sumaira Khan

Sumaira Khan completed Bachelor’s of Pharmacy course at Jamia Hamdard, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER). She served as the Vice-President of Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association- Student Forum (IPGA-SF) which works for enhancing the skill set of Pharmacy professionals. She has been an integral part of the Research Project and Statistical Analysis program of IPGA-SF. She has always been interested in the field of pharmacology, particularly neuropharmacology. Her passions lean towards the study of cognitive sciences, neurodegenerative disorders and behavioural psychology. She has previously volunteered in working for children with neurological conditions, including autism and down’s syndrome.

Mallika Khurana

Mallika Khurana, is currently pursuing final year of Bachelor's of Pharmacy course at School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. Ms. Khurana has worked on and presented a research and statistical analysis project with Indian Pharmacy Graduates Association (IPGA), which is a forum for upliftment of Pharmacy as a profession in India, and has also worked as an Assistant Director in the same forum. Her interests lie in the fields of neuropharmacology, psychopharmacology, molecular medicine and biomedicine.

Preeti Vyas

Preeti Vyas, M Pharm (Pharmacology), is a Senior Research Fellow, currently working in the Neurobehavioral Pharmacology Laboratory in the Department of Pharmacology in the School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. She has received the AICTE grant for her post-graduate work and was awarded with the DST-INSPIRE doctoral fellowship in 2016. She has co-authored one research paper, and book chapter published by Elsevier along with three review papers. She has participated in many national conferences, workshops, and symposia and has also worked as a research intern in the drug discovery department of Daiichi Sankyo Pharma Private Ltd., Gurugram, Haryana. Her major areas of interest are neuropharmacology and molecular neurobiology, particularly neuroinflammation and epilepsy. Her work mainly focuses on the elucidation of underlying pathways and molecular mechanisms involved in the causation and pathogenesis of epilepsy and inflammation.

Divya Vohora

Dr. Divya Vohora, M. Pharm, Ph.D., is Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology in School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. She has over 20 years of teaching and research experience with >150 publications in reputed national and international journals. She is also the author and editor of three books published by CRC press and Elsevier. Her major areas of interests are Neurobehavioral Pharmacology particularly epilepsy, neuropsychiatric diseases, cognitive functions, histamine and osteoporosis. Her laboratory has investigated adverse consequences on bone following antiepileptics, antidepressants and anticancer drug therapy and provided evidence for preventive/ therapeutic treatment with some anti-osteoporotic agents for the first time. New mouse models were developed for secondary osteoporosis in mice and novel biomarkers for epilepsy and osteoporosis are currently being investigated with a focus on aromatase, Wnt signaling and PI3K-mTOR pathway as potential targets.

  1. Author contribution: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: The authors thank University Grants Commission Special Assistance Program (UGC-SAP DRS-II), DST-FIST support to the Department of Pharmacology, SPER and AICTE-MODROBS programs for financial support.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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