[HTML][HTML] Melatonin in cancer treatment: current knowledge and future opportunities

WH Talib, AR Alsayed, A Abuawad, S Daoud… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is a pleotropic molecule with numerous biological activities. Epidemiological and
experimental studies have documented that melatonin could inhibit different types of cancer …

Harmful free radicals in aging: A narrative review of their detrimental effects on health

YF Mustafa - Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2024 - Springer
The production of harmful free radicals (H-FRs), especially those with oxygen or nitrogen
atoms, depends on both internal and environmental causes. The negative effects of H-FRs …

Chemopreventive effects of hesperidin against paclitaxel-induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity via amendment of Nrf2/HO-1 and caspase-3/Bax/Bcl-2 signaling …

C Gur, FM Kandemir, C Caglayan, E Satıcı - Chemico-biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Paclitaxel (PTX) is a widely used chemotherapeutic drug particularly effective against lung,
breast, and ovarian cancer, though its usefulness is limited due to its multi-organ toxicity …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting drug chemo-resistance in cancer using natural products

WH Talib, AR Alsayed, M Barakat, MI Abu-Taha… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally. The development of drug resistance
is the main contributor to cancer-related mortality. Cancer cells exploit multiple mechanisms …

Remodeling endogenous H2S microenvironment in colon cancer to enhance chemodynamic therapy

D Liu, M Liu, Y Wan, X Zhou, S Yang, L An… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemodynamic therapy (CDT) is a newly emerged, minimally invasive treatment with high
selectivity, few side effects, and good prospects for clinical application. However, CDT does …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of MT1/MT2 to protect testes and leydig cells against cisplatin-induced oxidative stress through the SIRT1/Nrf2 signaling pathway

J Zhang, Y Fang, D Tang, X Xu, X Zhu, S Wu, H Yu… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is growing concern that chemotherapy drugs can damage Leydig cells and inhibit the
production of testosterone. Increasing evidence shows that melatonin benefits the …

The role of melatonin in the molecular mechanisms underlying metaflammation and infections in obesity: A narrative review

C Pivonello, M Negri, R Patalano, F Amatrudo… - Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is a chronic condition whose management is a critical challenge for physicians. The
scientific community has increased its focus on the molecular mechanisms involved in …

Effects of melatonin on cardiac metabolic reprogramming in doxorubicin‐induced heart failure rats: A metabolomics study for potential therapeutic targets

C Thonusin, W Nawara, A Arinno… - Journal of Pineal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Using mass spectrometry‐based targeted metabolomics, we aimed to determine the pattern
of cardiac metabolic reprogramming and energetics in doxorubicin‐induced heart failure …

[HTML][HTML] PGC1α activation by pterostilbene ameliorates acute doxorubicin cardiotoxicity by reducing oxidative stress via enhancing AMPK and SIRT1 cascades

D Liu, Z Ma, L Xu, X Zhang, S Qiao, J Yuan - Aging (Albany NY), 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Doxorubicin (DOX) is a widely used and potent anticancer agent, but DOX dose-
dependently induced cardiotoxicity greatly limits its use in clinic. Pterostilbene, a natural …

Cardiac inflammation and fibrosis following chemo/radiation therapy: mechanisms and therapeutic agents

R Yang, C Tan, M Najafi - Inflammopharmacology, 2022 - Springer
The incidence of cardiovascular disorders is one of the most concerns among people who
underwent cancer therapy. The heart side effects of cancer therapy may occur during …