Melatonin: an ancient molecule that makes oxygen metabolically tolerable

LC Manchester, A Coto‐Montes, JA Boga… - Journal of pineal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is remarkably functionally diverse with actions as a free radical scavenger and
antioxidant, circadian rhythm regulator, anti‐inflammatory and immunoregulating molecule …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin: a mitochondrial targeting molecule involving mitochondrial protection and dynamics

DX Tan, LC Manchester, L Qin, RJ Reiter - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Melatonin has been speculated to be mainly synthesized by mitochondria. This speculation
is supported by the recent discovery that aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase/serotonin N …

Melatonin ameliorates cognitive deficits through improving mitophagy in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

C Chen, C Yang, J Wang, X Huang… - Journal of Pineal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While melatonin is known to have protective effects in mitochondria‐related diseases, aging,
and neurodegenerative disorders, there is poor understanding of the effects of melatonin …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin alleviates intervertebral disc degeneration by disrupting the IL-1β/NF-κB-NLRP3 inflammasome positive feedback loop

F Chen, G Jiang, H Liu, Z Li, Y Pei, H Wang, H Pan… - Bone research, 2020 - nature.com
The inflammatory response is induced by the overexpression of inflammatory cytokines,
mainly interleukin (IL)-1β, and is one of the main causes of intervertebral disc degeneration …

Oxidative stress in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: pathophysiology and opportunities for pharmacological intervention

T Cunha-Oliveira, L Montezinho… - Oxidative medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease or Charcot
disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects motor neurons (MNs) and leads to …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of melatonin in the field of reproductive medicine

W Yong, H Ma, M Na, T Gao, Y Zhang, L Hao… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Melatonin, mostly released by the pineal gland, is a circadian rhythm-regulated and
multifunctional hormone. Great advances in melatonin research have been made, including …

Mitochondria and critical illness

GS Supinski, EA Schroder, LA Callahan - Chest, 2020 - Elsevier
Classically, mitochondria have largely been believed to influence the development of illness
by modulating cell metabolism and determining the rate of production of high-energy …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of NO signaling pathways in aging

AM Pourbagher-Shahri, T Farkhondeh, M Talebi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitric Oxide (NO) is a potent signaling molecule involved in the regulation of various cellular
mechanisms and pathways under normal and pathological conditions. NO production, its …

An overview of melatonin as an antioxidant molecule: a biochemical approach

A Hacışevki, B Baba - Melatonin molecular biology, clinical and …, 2018 - books.google.com
Melatonin is an endogenous hormone derived from tryptophan that is mainly released from
the pineal gland in the dark. Melatonin regulates many biological functions such as sleep …

New insights into the role of oxidative stress mechanisms in the pathophysiology and treatment of multiple sclerosis

B Adamczyk, M Adamczyk-Sowa - Oxidative medicine and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a multifactorial disease of the central nervous system (CNS)
characterized by an inflammatory process and demyelination. The etiology of the disease is …