[HTML][HTML] Melatonin and phytomelatonin: Chemistry, biosynthesis, metabolism, distribution and bioactivity in plants and animals—An overview

G Mannino, C Pernici, G Serio, C Gentile… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melatonin is a ubiquitous indolamine, largely investigated for its key role in the regulation of
several physiological processes in both animals and plants. In the last century, it was …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin and multiple sclerosis: Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulator mechanism of action

A Muñoz-Jurado, BM Escribano… - …, 2022 - Springer
Background Melatonin is an indole hormone secreted primarily by the pineal gland that
showing anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic capacity. It can play an important …

[HTML][HTML] Less can be more: the hormesis theory of stress adaptation in the global biosphere and its implications

V Schirrmacher - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
A dose-response relationship to stressors, according to the hormesis theory, is characterized
by low-dose stimulation and high-dose inhibition. It is non-linear with a low-dose optimum …

[HTML][HTML] Protective actions of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) and downstream pathways against environmental stressors

MTB Jimenez, K Frenis, O Hahad, S Steven… - Free Radical Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental risk factors, including noise, air pollution, chemical agents, ultraviolet
radiation (UVR) and mental stress have a considerable impact on human health. Oxidative …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin as an anti-aging therapy for age-related cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases

VM Martín Giménez, N de Las Heras… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The concept of “aging” is defined as the set of gradual and progressive changes in an
organism that leads to an increased risk of weakness, disease, and death. This process may …

[HTML][HTML] Network pharmacology for systematic understanding of Schisandrin B reduces the epithelial cells injury of colitis through regulating pyroptosis by AMPK/Nrf2 …

W Zhang, W Wang, C Shen, X Wang, Z Pu… - Aging (Albany NY …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Network pharmacology for systematic understanding of Schisandrin B reduces the epithelial
cells injury of colitis through regulating pyroptosis by AMPK/Nrf2/NLRP3 inflammasome - PMC …

Melatonin ameliorates arsenic‐induced cardiotoxicity through the regulation of the Sirt1/Nrf2 pathway in rats

F Yarmohammadi, S Barangi… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic arsenic (As) exposure, mainly as a result of drinking contaminated water, is
associated with cardiovascular diseases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin attenuates spinal cord injury in mice by activating the Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway to inhibit the NLRP3 inflammasome

H Wang, H Wang, H Huang, Z Qu, D Ma, X Dang… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a central nervous system (CNS) trauma involving
inflammation and oxidative stress, which play important roles in this trauma's pathogenesis …

Promoting Nrf2/Sirt3‐dependent mitophagy suppresses apoptosis in nucleus pulposus cells and protects against intervertebral disc degeneration

S Hu, C Zhang, T Qian, Y Bai, L Chen… - Oxidative medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
One of the causes of intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is nucleus pulposus cell (NPC)
death, possibly apoptosis. In this study, we explored the role of the Nrf2/Sirt3 pathway and …

Alleviation effects of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract on inflammation and oxidative stress in ad-galactose-induced aging mouse model by modulating the gut …

K Sheng, J Yang, Y Xu, X Kong, J Wang, Y Wang - Food & function, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) that prevents and alleviates the degenerative
changes associated with aging has been receiving extensive attention. In our present work …