Melatonin inhibits muscular-mucosal stretch-sensitive bladder afferents via the MT2 receptors

Abstract Melatonin is a circadian rhythm regulator capable of controlling a variety of physiological processes in the body. It predominantly acts via the melatonin 1 (MT1) and MT2 receptors expressed in the CNS neurons and peripheral organs and tissues. Melatonin can modulate urinary bladder functio...

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Main Authors: Stewart Ramsay, Vladimir Zagorodnyuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22705-z