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 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 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 …

Neuroprotective effect of melatonin against ischemia is partially mediated by alpha‐7 nicotinic receptor modulation and HO‐1 overexpression

E Parada, I Buendia, R León, P Negredo… - Journal of pineal …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin has been widely studied as a protective agent against oxidative stress. However,
the molecular mechanisms underlying neuroprotection in neurodegeneration and ischemic …

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 …

Melatonin attenuates brain contusion‐induced oxidative insult, inactivation of signal transducers and activators of transcription 1, and upregulation of suppressor of …

MC Tsai, WJ Chen, MS Tsai, CH Ching… - Journal of pineal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The induction of oxidative stress and inflammation has been closely linked in traumatic brain
injury (TBI). Transcriptional factors of signal transducers and activators of transcription …

Melatonin ameliorates neural function by promoting endogenous neurogenesis through the MT2 melatonin receptor in ischemic-stroke mice

CM Chern, JF Liao, YH Wang, YC Shen - Free Radical Biology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Melatonin has many protective effects against ischemic stroke, but the underlying
neuroprotective mechanisms are not fully understood. Our aim was to explore the …

Protective effect of melatonin in a model of traumatic brain injury in mice

C Mésenge, I Margaill, C Verrecchia… - Journal of pineal …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The pineal hormone melatonin has recently been shown to exert neuroprotective activity in a
variety of experimental neuropathologies in which free radicals are involved. This …

Melatonin improves cognitive function by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress and promoting synaptic plasticity during chronic cerebral hypoperfusion in rats

P Thangwong, P Jearjaroen, P Govitrapong… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) is the most common cause of cognitive impairment,
which is commonly found in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD) …

The protective effect of melatonin on brain ischemia and reperfusion in rats and humans: In vivo assessment and a randomized controlled trial

Z Zhao, C Lu, T Li, W Wang, W Ye… - Journal of Pineal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is the treatment of choice for carotid stenosis. Some patients
develop ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury after CEA. This study was designed to …