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Overview

Russel J. Reiter is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States. Their research spans a broad range of topics primarily centered on neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist has made significant contributions in the study of circadian rhythm and melatonin, areas in which they have published extensively. Other main research topics include tryptophan and brain disorders, dietary effects on health, epigenetics and DNA methylation, light effects on plants, genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms, and birth, development, and health.

Reiter's work is frequently published in several notable scientific venues. The most common publication outlets include:

  • Melatonin Research
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Pineal Research
  • Life Sciences
  • Antioxidants

Their research fields cover:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Key subfields of Reiter's work are:

  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Plant Science
  • Biological Psychiatry

Recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Russel J. Reiter include:

  • COVID-19: Melatonin as a potential adjuvant treatment, 2020, Life Sciences
  • Targeting autophagy in ischemic stroke: From molecular mechanisms to clinical therapeutics, 2021, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • Melatonin: Roles in influenza, Covid-19, and other viral infections, 2020, Reviews in Medical Virology
  • Importance of Melatonin in Assisted Reproductive Technology and Ovarian Aging, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • An evolutionary view of melatonin synthesis and metabolism related to its biological functions in plants, 2020, Journal of Experimental Botany

Reiter has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Ramaswamy Sharma
  • Luiz Gustavo de Almeida Chuffa
  • Walter Manucha
  • Andrzej Słomiński
  • Débora Aparecida Pires de Campos Zuccari

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Pineal Melatonin: Cell Biology of Its Synthesis and of Its Physiological Interactions*

    Russel J. Reiter

  • Regulation of antioxidant enzymes: a significant role for melatonin.

    Carmen Rodriguez;Juan C. Mayo;Rosa M. Sainz;Isaac Antolín

  • One molecule, many derivatives: a never-ending interaction of melatonin with reactive oxygen and nitrogen species?

    Dun Xian Tan;Lucien C. Manchester;Maria P. Terron;Luis J. Flores

  • The Pineal and Its Hormones in the Control of Reproduction in Mammals

    Russel J. Reiter

  • Actions of melatonin in the reduction of oxidative stress

    Russel J. Reiter;Dun-xian Tan;Carmen Osuna;Eloisa Gitto

  • Melatonin as an antioxidant: under promises but over delivers.

    Russel J. Reiter;Juan C. Mayo;Dun Xian Tan;Rosa M. Sainz

  • Melatonin as a natural ally against oxidative stress: a physicochemical examination

    Annia Galano;Dun Xian Tan;Russel J. Reiter

  • Chemical and physical properties and potential mechanisms: melatonin as a broad spectrum antioxidant and free radical scavenger.

    Dun xian Tan;Russel J. Reiter;Lucien C. Manchester;Mei ting Yan

  • The melatonin rhythm: both a clock and a calendar.

    Russel J Reiter

  • Oxidative processes and antioxidative defense mechanisms in the aging brain.

    Russel J. Reiter

  • Oxidative damage in the central nervous system: protection by melatonin.

    Russel J. Reiter

  • A review of the evidence supporting melatonin's role as an antioxidant

    Russel J. Reiter;Daniela Melchiorri;Ewa Sewerynek;Burkhard Poeggeler

  • Melatonin in edible plants identified by radioimmunoassay and by high performance liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry

    R. Dubbels;R.J. Reiter;E. Klenke;A. Goebel

  • Extrapineal melatonin: sources, regulation, and potential functions.

    Darío Acuña-Castroviejo;Germaine Escames;Carmen Venegas;María E. Díaz-Casado

  • Melatonin: an ancient molecule that makes oxygen metabolically tolerable.

    Lucien C. Manchester;Ana Coto-Montes;Jose Antonio Boga;Lars Peter H Andersen

  • Identification of melatonin in plants and its effects on plasma melatonin levels and binding to melatonin receptors in vertebrates.

    A. Hattori;H. Migitaka;M. Iigo;M. Itoh

  • BIOCHEMICAL REACTIVITY OF MELATONIN WITH REACTIVE OXYGEN AND NITROGEN SPECIES: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE

    Russel J. Reiter;Dun Xian Tan;Lucien C. Manchester;Wenbo Qi

  • On the free radical scavenging activities of melatonin's metabolites, AFMK and AMK.

    Annia Galano;Dun Xian Tan;Russel J. Reiter

  • THE CHEMISTRY OF MELATONIN'S INTERACTION WITH REACTIVE SPECIES

    M. Allegra;Russel J. Reiter;D. X. Tan;C. Gentile

Frequent Co-Authors

Dun Xian Tan
Dun Xian Tan The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Juan M. Guerrero
Juan M. Guerrero University of Seville
Darío Acuña-Castroviejo
Darío Acuña-Castroviejo University of Granada
Andrzej Slominski
Andrzej Slominski University of Alabama at Birmingham
Germaine Escames
Germaine Escames University of Granada
Zatollah Asemi
Zatollah Asemi Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Annia Galano
Annia Galano Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Juan R. Calvo
Juan R. Calvo University of Seville
Rüdiger Hardeland
Rüdiger Hardeland University of Göttingen
Luigi Fabrizio Rodella
Luigi Fabrizio Rodella University of Brescia

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