Oxidative stress and inflammation in COVID-19-associated sepsis: the potential role of anti-oxidant therapy in avoiding disease progression

J Beltrán-García, R Osca-Verdegal, FV Pallardó… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak
emerged, countless efforts are being made worldwide to understand the molecular …

Melatonin and multiple sclerosis: Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulator mechanism of action

A Muñoz-Jurado, BM Escribano… - …, 2022 - Springer
Background Melatonin is an indole hormone secreted primarily by the pineal gland that
showing anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic capacity. It can play an important …

Melatonin and 5-fluorouracil combination chemotherapy: opportunities and efficacy in cancer therapy

A Mafi, M Rezaee, N Hedayati, SD Hogan… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Combined chemotherapy is a treatment method based on the simultaneous use of two or
more therapeutic agents; it is frequently necessary to produce a more effective treatment for …

Melatonin in macrophage biology: Current understanding and future perspectives

Y Xia, S Chen, S Zeng, Y Zhao, C Zhu… - Journal of pineal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is a ubiquitous hormone found in various organisms and highly affects the
function of immune cells. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of the …

Melatonin synergizes the chemotherapeutic effect of 5‐fluorouracil in colon cancer by suppressing PI 3K/AKT and NF‐κB/iNOS signaling pathways

Y Gao, X Xiao, C Zhang, W Yu, W Guo… - Journal of pineal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorouracil (5‐FU) is one of the most commonly used chemotherapeutic agents in colon
cancer treatment, but has a narrow therapeutic index limited by its toxicity. Melatonin exerts …

[HTML][HTML] Academic Textbook: The Role of Melatonin in Pathogenesis and Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases

SOH Tabatabaei, R Moazamiyanfar, AM Fard… - Kindle, 2022 - preferpub.org
An association of melatonin levels with age disease initiation of autoimmune diseases and
pineal calcification was reported while an inverse association between melatonin levels and …

ROR: nuclear receptor for melatonin or not?

H Ma, J Kang, W Fan, H He, F Huang - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Whether the retinoic acid-related orphan receptor (ROR) is a nuclear receptor of melatonin
remains controversial. ROR is inextricably linked to melatonin in terms of its expression …

Role of melatonin in the inflammatory process and its therapeutic potential

L Carrascal, P Nunez-Abades, A Ayala… - Current …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Melatonin is an indolamine synthesized and secreted by the pineal gland along with other
extrapineal sources including immune system cells, the brain, skin and the gastrointestinal …

Efficacy of melatonin on serum pro-inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress markers in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

AL Sánchez-López, GG Ortiz… - Archives of medical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease, which leads to focal plaques of
demyelination and tissue injury in the central nervous system (CNS). Neuroinflammation …

Melatonin protects bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells against iron overload‐induced aberrant differentiation and senescence

F Yang, L Yang, Y Li, G Yan, C Feng… - Journal of pineal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC s) are an expandable population of stem
cells which can differentiate into osteoblasts, chondrocytes and adipocytes. Dysfunction of …