20. April 2017

Abstract In the human organism, the circadian regulation of carbohydrates metabolism is essential for the glucose homeostasis and energy balance. Unbalances in glucose and insulin tissue and blood levels have been linked to a variety of metabolic disorders such as obesity, meta- bolic syndrome, cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Melatonin, the pineal hor- mone, is the key mediator molecule for the integration between the cyclic environment and the circadian distribution of...

09. June 2015

Efficacy of melatonin in treating sleep disorders has been demonstrated in numerous studies. Being with short half-life, melatonin needs to be formulated in extended-release tablets to prevent the fast drop of its plasma concentration. However, try to mimic melatonin natural plasma levels during night time is challenging. In this work, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) were used to optimize melatonin release.. More