Research progress of melatonin on pulmonary hypertension / 中国临床药理学与治疗学

ABSTRACT

Pulmonary hypertension is a severe disease with a wide spectrum of underlying etiologies, which was characterized by increased pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance, and eventually leads to right heart dysfunction and even death with a high mortality rate. Melatonin, as a neuroendocrine hormone, is produced primarily by the pineal gland. Melatonin, a pleotropic molecule, plays a key role in the pathophysiology of various cardiovascular diseases.The effects of melatonin which can attenuate pulmonary vascular remodeling and pulmonary artery pressure have been widely concerned by researchers in recent years. This review summarized the progress of melatonin on pulmonary hypertension.