Evaluation of Melatonin and its Nanostructures Effects on Skin Disorders Focused on Wound Healing

Title:Evaluation of Melatonin and its Nanostructures Effects on Skin Disorders Focused on Wound Healing

Volume: 24 Issue: 20

Author(s): Seyedeh Mohaddeseh Mousavi, Leila Etemad, Davood Yari, Maryam Hashemi*Zahra Salmasi*

Affiliation:

• Nanotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
• Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

• Nanotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
• Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract:

Skin is the largest organ of the human body functioning as a great primitive defensive barrier against different harmful environmental factors. However, it is damaged through varying injuries such as different wounds, burns, and skin cancers that cause disruption in internal organs and essential mechanisms of the body through inflammation, oxidation, coagulation problems, infection, etc. Melatonin is the major hormone of the pineal gland that is also effective in skin disorders due to strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory features with additional desirable antiapoptotic, anti-cancer, and antibiotic properties.

However, melatonin characteristics require improvements due to its limited water solubility, halflife and stability. The application of nanocarrier systems can improve its solubility, permeability, and efficiency, as well as inhibit its degradation and promote photostability. Our main purpose in the current review is to explore the possible role of melatonin and melatonin-containing nanocarriers in skin disorders focused on wounds. Additionally, melatonin’s effect in regenerative medicine and its structures as a wound dressing in skin damage has been considered.

Cite this article as:

Mousavi Mohaddeseh Seyedeh, Etemad Leila, Yari Davood, Hashemi Maryam*, Salmasi Zahra*, Evaluation of Melatonin and its Nanostructures Effects on Skin Disorders Focused on Wound Healing, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2024; 24 (20) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0113895575299255240422055203