Lungs as target of COVID-19 infection: Protective common molecular mechanisms of vitamin D and melatonin as a new potential synergistic treatment

VMM Giménez, F Inserra, CD Tajer, J Mariani, L Ferder… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic has a high mortality rate and is affecting practically the entire world
population. The leading cause of death is severe acute respiratory syndrome as a …

The dual impact of ACE2 in COVID-19 and ironical actions in geriatrics and pediatrics with possible therapeutic solutions

T Behl, I Kaur, S Bungau, A Kumar, MS Uddin, C Kumar… - Life Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
The novel corona virus disease has shaken the entire world with its deadly effects and rapid
transmission rates, posing a significant challenge to the healthcare authorities to develop …

Kidney damage caused by obesity and its feasible treatment drugs

M Wang, Z Wang, Y Chen, Y Dong - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The rapid growth of obesity worldwide has made it a major health problem, while the
dramatic increase in the prevalence of obesity has had a significant impact on the …

Circadian clocks of the kidney: function, mechanism, and regulation

HM Costello, JG Johnston, A Juffre… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
An intrinsic cellular circadian clock is located in nearly every cell of the body. The peripheral
circadian clocks within the cells of the kidney contribute to the regulation of a variety of renal …

Elderly as a high-risk group during COVID-19 pandemic: effect of circadian misalignment, sleep dysregulation and melatonin administration

DP Cardinali, GM Brown, RJ Reiter… - Sleep and …, 2020 - Springer
The association of age with a higher vulnerability to COVID-19 infection is a subject of major
importance. Several factors, including higher stress due to social isolation, diminished …

Melatonin as a potential approach to anxiety treatment

K Repova, T Baka, K Krajcirovicova, P Stanko… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental diseases. Anxiety and the associated
physical symptoms may disturb social and occupational life and increase the risk of somatic …

Developmental origins of kidney disease: why oxidative stress matters?

CN Hsu, YL Tain - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The “developmental origins of health and disease” theory indicates that many adult-onset
diseases can originate in the earliest stages of life. The developing kidney has emerged as …

Exosomes and melatonin: Where their destinies intersect

AA Novais, LGA Chuffa, DAPC Zuccari… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cell-to-cell communication is a broad and complex process associated with regular stimuli
to maintain healthy cell interactions. One of the agents capable of cellular communication is …

TGF-β1, NAG-1, and antioxidant enzymes expression alterations in Cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in a rat model: Comparative modulating role of Melatonin, Vit. E …

AAR Mohamed, SI Khater, MMM Metwally, TB Emran… - Gene, 2022 - Elsevier
Cisplatin (CP) is an anticancer medication that is commonly used to treat solid tumors. Its
use is, however, dose-restricted due to nephrotoxicity. We planned to compare the …

The prospective application of melatonin in treating epigenetic dysfunctional diseases

SM Monayo, X Liu - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the past, different human disorders were described by scientists from the perspective of
either environmental factors or just by genetically related mechanisms. The rise in …