Melatonin protects against lipopolysaccharide‐induced intra‐uterine fetal death and growth retardation in mice

YH Chen, DX Xu, JP Wang, H Wang… - Journal of pineal …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been associated with adverse developmental outcomes,
including intra‐uterine fetal death (IUFD) and intra‐uterine growth retardation (IUGR) …

Mapping the Reaction of Peroxynitrite with CO2:  Energetics, Reactive Species, and Biological Implications

GL Squadrito, WA Pryor - Chemical research in toxicology, 2002 - ACS Publications
Nitric oxide is a simple free radical with pivotal roles in cell regulation and function (1). The
interaction between nitric oxide and the superoxide radical results in the formation of …

Oxidation of melatonin by carbonate radicals and chemiluminescence emitted during pyrrole ring cleavage

R Hardeland, B Poeggeler, R Niebergall… - Journal of pineal …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidation of melatonin was followed by measuring chemiluminescence emitted during
pyrrole ring cleavage, a process leading to the main oxidation product of this indoleamine …

Melatonin attenuates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced apoptotic liver damage in D-galactosamine-sensitized mice

H Wang, DX Xu, JW Lv, H Ning, W Wei - Toxicology, 2007 - Elsevier
d-Galactosamine (GalN) depletes UTP primarily in liver, resulting in decreased RNA
synthesis in hepatocytes. When given together with a sublethal dose of lipopolysaccharide …

From Chronodisruption to Sarcopenia: The Therapeutic Potential of Melatonin

J Fernández-Martínez, Y Ramírez-Casas, Y Yang… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sarcopenia is an age-related condition that involves a progressive decline in muscle mass
and function, leading to increased risk of falls, frailty, and mortality. Although the exact …

Recent developments of melatonin related antioxidant compounds

S Suzen - Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Melatonin is known for its radical scavenger activity, which is related to its ability to protect
cells from different kinds of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress has been implicated in the …

Melatonin in the biliary tract and liver: health implications

RJ Reiter, SA Rosales-Corral… - Current …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Melatonin is a widely-produced and ubiquitously-distributed molecule with multiple critical
functions in all organs and organisms. These functions are mediated by both receptor …

Antioxidant defence and inflammatory response in professional road cyclists during a 4-day competition

E Serrano, C Venegas, G Escames… - Journal of sports …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Cycling competitions represent an important physical overload even for well-trained
individuals. In six professional cyclists, we studied the adaptive oxidative and anti …

Further insights into the reaction of melatonin with hydroxyl radical

JA Horstman, MZ Wrona, G Dryhurst - Bioorganic chemistry, 2002 - Elsevier
Recent interest has focused on the use of exogenous melatonin as an antioxidant,
particularly to scavenge the highly cytotoxic hydroxyl radical (HO) which may be generated …

Melatonin-based therapeutics for neuroprotection in stroke

K Shinozuka, M Staples, CV Borlongan - International journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
The present review paper supports the approach to deliver melatonin and to target
melatonin receptors for neuroprotection in stroke. We discuss laboratory evidence …