Type I Diabetes Pathoetiology and Pathophysiology: Roles of the Gut Microbiome, Pancreatic Cellular Interactions, and the 'Bystander' Activation of Memory CD8+ T …

G Anderson - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) arises from the failure of pancreatic β-cells to produce
adequate insulin, usually as a consequence of extensive pancreatic β-cell destruction …

Targeting fibrosis: The bridge that connects pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer

C Huang, J Iovanna, P Santofimia-Castaño - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic fibrosis is caused by the excessive deposits of extracellular matrix (ECM) and
collagen fibers during repeated necrosis to repair damaged pancreatic tissue. Pancreatic …

Melatonin Prevents Cartilage Degradation in Early‐Stage Osteoarthritis Through Activation of miR‐146a/NRF2/HO‐1 Axis

X Zhou, Y Zhang, M Hou, H Liu, H Yang… - Journal of Bone and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are implicated in induction of inflammatory response and
cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis (OA). Melatonin has been shown to improve the …

COMP promotes pancreatic fibrosis by activating pancreatic stellate cells through CD36-ERK/AKT signaling pathways

Y Wang, HT Li, G Liu, CS Jiang, YH Ni, JH Zeng, X Lin… - Cellular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Pancreatic fibrosis is one of the most important pathological features of chronic
pancreatitis (CP) and pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) are the key cells of fibrosis. As an …

Is phytomelatonin complex better than synthetic melatonin? The assessment of the antiradical and anti-Inflammatory properties

W Kukula-Koch, D Szwajgier, K Gaweł-Bęben… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work aims to assess the recently established anti-inflammatory and antioxidant
potential of melatonin of plant origin extracted from the plant matrix as a phytomelatonin …

Melatonin as a therapeutic agent for the inhibition of hypoxia-induced tumor progression: a description of possible mechanisms involved

S Bastani, M Akbarzadeh, Y Rastgar Rezaei… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hypoxia has an important role in tumor progression via the up-regulation of growth factors
and cellular adaptation genes. These changes promote cell survival, proliferation, invasion …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin inhibits glycolysis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by downregulating mitochondrial respiration and mTORC1 activity

S Lee, JK Byun, NY Kim, J Jin, H Woo, YK Choi… - Bmb …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Various mechanisms have been suggested to explain the chemopreventive and tumor-
inhibitory effects of melatonin. Despite the growing evidence supporting melatonin-induced …

Melatonin controls cell proliferation and modulates mitochondrial physiology in pancreatic stellate cells

M Estaras, C Ortiz-Placin, A Castillejo-Rufo… - Journal of physiology …, 2023 - Springer
We have investigated the effects of melatonin on major pathways related with cellular
proliferation and energetic metabolism in pancreatic stellate cells. In the presence of …

Melatonin attenuates inflammation, oxidative stress, and DNA damage in mice with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis induced by a methionine-and choline-deficient diet

FM Miguel, JN Picada, JB da Silva, EG Schemitt… - Inflammation, 2022 - Springer
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a disease with a high incidence worldwide, but its
diagnosis and treatment are poorly managed. In this study, NASH pathophysiology and DNA …

Melatonin prevents allergic airway inflammation in epicutaneously sensitized mice

X Liu, Y Zhang, Y Ren, J Li - Bioscience Reports, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Purpose: The pathological process of atopic dermatitis (AD) progressing into other types of
allergic diseases such as asthma and allergic rhinitis during the first several years of life is …