Melatonin stimulates antioxidant enzymes and reduces oxidative stress in experimental traumatic brain injury: the Nrf2–ARE signaling pathway as a potential …

K Ding, H Wang, J Xu, T Li, L Zhang, Y Ding… - Free Radical Biology …, 2014 - Elsevier
The goal of this study was to evaluate the potential involvement of melatonin in the activation
of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 and antioxidant-responsive element (Nrf2 …

Melatonin activates the Nrf2‐ARE pathway when it protects against early brain injury in a subarachnoid hemorrhage model

Z Wang, C Ma, CJ Meng, GQ Zhu… - Journal of pineal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin has beneficial effects against early brain injury (EBI) by modulating cerebral
oxidative stress after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH); however, few …

Melatonin receptor activation provides cerebral protection after traumatic brain injury by mitigating oxidative stress and inflammation via the Nrf2 signaling pathway

J Wang, C Jiang, K Zhang, X Lan, X Chen… - Free radical biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a principal cause of death and disability worldwide. Melatonin,
a hormone made by the pineal gland, is known to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant …

Melatonin‐induced neuroprotection after closed head injury is associated with increased brain antioxidants and attenuated late‐phase activation of NF‐κB and AP‐1

SM Beni, R Kohen, RJ Reiter, DX Tan… - The FASEB …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is followed by massive production of reactive oxygen species
(ROS), which mediate secondary cellular damage. Low molecular weight antioxidants …

Melatonin alleviates early brain injury by inhibiting the NRF2-mediated ferroptosis pathway after subarachnoid hemorrhage

S Ma, C Li, C Yan, N Liu, G Jiang, H Yang… - Free Radical Biology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ferroptosis is a novel form of cell death that plays a critical role in the pathological and
physiological processes of early brain injury following subarachnoid hemorrhage …

Melatonin as a potential regulator of oxidative stress, and neuroinflammation: mechanisms and implications for the management of brain injury-induced …

M Ikram, HY Park, T Ali, MO Kim - Journal of Inflammation …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This review covers the preclinical and clinical literature supporting the role of melatonin in
the management of brain injury-induced oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin improves hypoxic-ischemic brain damage through the Akt/Nrf2/Gpx4 signaling pathway

Z Gou, X Su, X Hu, Y Zhou, L Huang, Y Fan, J Li… - Brain Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Melatonin (Mel) has neuroprotective effects; however, its roles in hypoxic-ischemic brain
damage (HIBD) and the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. We aimed to explore its …

Melatonin ameliorates neurological deficits through MT2/IL-33/ferritin H signaling-mediated inhibition of neuroinflammation and ferroptosis after traumatic brain injury

Y Gao, T Wang, Y Cheng, Y Wu, L Zhu, Z Gu… - Free Radical Biology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common cause of death and disability worldwide,
there is currently a lack of effective therapeutic drugs and targets. To reveal the complex …

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 …

Luteolin provides neuroprotection in models of traumatic brain injury via the Nrf2–ARE pathway

J Xu, H Wang, K Ding, L Zhang, C Wang, T Li… - Free Radical Biology …, 2014 - Elsevier
Luteolin has recently been proven to exert neuroprotection in a variety of neurological
diseases; however, its roles and the underlying mechanisms in traumatic brain injury are not …