A glance at the therapeutic potential of irisin against diseases involving inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis: an introductory review

H Askari, SF Rajani, M Poorebrahim… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Irisin is a hormone-like molecule mainly released by skeletal muscles in response to
exercise. Irisin induces browning of the white adipose tissue and has been shown to …

The cardioprotective effects of nano‐curcumin against doxorubicin‐induced cardiotoxicity: A systematic review

H Moutabian, R Ghahramani‐Asl, T Mortezazadeh… - Biofactors, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although the chemotherapeutic drug, doxorubicin, is commonly used to treat various
malignant tumors, its clinical use is restricted because of its toxicity especially cardiotoxicity …

Modulation of apoptosis by melatonin for improving cancer treatment efficiency: An updated review

K Mortezaee, M Najafi, B Farhood, A Ahmadi, Y Potes… - Life sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Radio-and chemotherapy are the most common cancer treatment modalities. They cause
acute and late side effects on normal tissues, which is a burden for delivery of a high dose of …

Melatonin mitigates cisplatin-induced ovarian dysfunction via altering steroidogenesis, inflammation, apoptosis, oxidative stress, and PTEN/PI3K/Akt/mTOR/AMPK …

A Al-Shahat, MAE Hulail, NMM Soliman, T Khamis… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ovarian damage and fertility impairment are major side effects of chemotherapy in pre-
menopausal cancer patients. Cisplatin is a widely used chemotherapeutic drug. The present …

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 …

NF‐κB targeting for overcoming tumor resistance and normal tissues toxicity

K Mortezaee, M Najafi, B Farhood… - Journal of Cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are two famous modalities in tumor‐targeted therapy that
lead to systemic and local toxicities for normal tissues. Moreover, several studies have …

A systematic review of the therapeutic effects of resveratrol in combination with 5-fluorouracil during colorectal cancer treatment: With a special focus on the oxidant …

H Moutabian, M Majdaeen, R Ghahramani-Asl… - Cancer cell …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), an effective chemotherapy drug, is commonly
applied for colorectal cancer treatment. Nevertheless, its toxicity to normal tissues and the …

The role of melatonin on doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity: a systematic review

M Najafi, MRH Shayesteh, K Mortezaee, B Farhood… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Doxorubicin, as an effective chemotherapeutic drug, is commonly used for
combating various solid and hematological tumors. However, doxorubicin-induced …

Melatonin inhibits Warburg-dependent cancer by redirecting glucose oxidation to the mitochondria: a mechanistic hypothesis

RJ Reiter, R Sharma, Q Ma, S Rorsales-Corral… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Melatonin has the ability to intervene in the initiation, progression and metastasis of some
experimental cancers. A large variety of potential mechanisms have been advanced to …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of Keap1/Nrf2, P38MAPK/NF-κB and Bax/Bcl2/caspase-3 signaling pathways in the protective effects of berberine against methotrexate-induced …

EHM Hassanein, AGS Shalkami, MM Khalaf… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Berberine (BBR) is a natural compound of plant origin belonging to isoquinoline type of
alkaloid. Methotrexate (MTX) is an anti-metabolite used widely for a variety of tumors and …