Ceramide metabolism regulates autophagy and apoptotic cell death induced by melatonin in liver cancer cells

R Ordoñez, A Fernández… - Journal of pineal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy is a process that maintains homeostasis during stress, although it also
contributes to cell death under specific contexts. Ceramides have emerged as important …

Involvement of melatonin in autophagy-mediated mouse hepatoma H22 cell survival

C Liu, Z Jia, X Zhang, J Hou, L Wang, S Hao… - International …, 2012 - Elsevier
The role of autophagy in cancer is controversial. Melatonin has been linked to several
aspects of cancer progression and also to regulation of autophagy. Whether melatonin is …

Inhibition of autophagy triggers melatonin-induced apoptosis in glioblastoma cells

N Zhou, ZX Wei, ZX Qi - BMC neuroscience, 2019 - Springer
Background Autophagy is considered to be another restorative focus for the treatment of
brain tumors. Although several research have demonstrated that melatonin induces …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin attenuates cisplatin-induced HepG2 cell death via the regulation of mTOR and ERCC1 expressions

K Bennukul, S Numkliang… - World journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To elucidate the effects of melatonin on cisplatininduced hepatocellular carcinoma
(HepG2) cell death and to identify potential cross-talk pathways. METHODS: Hepatocellular …

Melatonin induces autophagy via reactive oxygen species-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway in colorectal cancer cells

KC Chok, RY Koh, MG Ng, PY Ng, SM Chye - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Even though an increasing number of anticancer treatments have been discovered, the
mortality rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) have still been high in the past few years. It has …

Inhibiting MT 2‐TFE 3‐dependent autophagy enhances melatonin‐induced apoptosis in tongue squamous cell carcinoma

T Fan, H Pi, M Li, Z Ren, Z He, F Zhu… - Journal of pineal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy modulation is a potential therapeutic strategy for tongue squamous cell
carcinoma (TSCC). Melatonin possesses significant anticarcinogenic activity. However …

Ceramide stress in survival versus lethal autophagy paradox: ceramide targets autophagosomes to mitochondria and induces lethal mitophagy

W Jiang, B Ogretmen - Autophagy, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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Melatonin: The smart molecule that differentially modulates autophagy in tumor and normal placental cells

L Sagrillo-Fagundes, J Bienvenue-Pariseault… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Melatonin has protective roles in normal cells and cytotoxic actions in cancer cells, with
effects involving autophagy and nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) transcription …

Melatonin enhances TNF-α-mediated cervical cancer HeLa cells death via suppressing CaMKII/Parkin/mitophagy axis

Q Zhao, W Wang, J Cui - Cancer cell international, 2019 - Springer
Background Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) immunotherapy controls the progression of
human cervical cancer. Here, we explored the detailed molecular mechanisms played by …

Melatonin increases human cervical cancer HeLa cells apoptosis induced by cisplatin via inhibition of JNK/Parkin/mitophagy axis

L Chen, L Liu, Y Li, J Gao - In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology …, 2018 - Springer
Considering that chemotherapy resistance is vital to the progression of cervical carcinoma,
emerging researchers are focused on developing anti-tumor drugs to assist the treatment …