Heavy metal and metalloid-induced reproductive toxicity

AG Mukherjee, UR Wanjari, K Renu, B Vellingiri… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metals and metalloid exposure are among the most common factors responsible for
reproductive toxicity in human beings. Several studies have indicated that numerous metals …

Membrane melatonin receptors activated cell signaling in physiology and disease

G Nikolaev, R Robeva, R Konakchieva - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The pineal hormone melatonin has attracted great scientific interest since its discovery in
1958. Despite the enormous number of basic and clinical studies the exact role of melatonin …

Deletion of ferritin H in neurons counteracts the protective effect of melatonin against traumatic brain injury‐induced ferroptosis

T Rui, H Wang, Q Li, Y Cheng, Y Gao… - Journal of Pineal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Accumulating evidence demonstrates that ferroptosis may be important in the
pathophysiological process of traumatic brain injury (TBI). As a major hormone of the pineal …

Human GLP1R variants affecting GLP1R cell surface expression are associated with impaired glucose control and increased adiposity

W Gao, L Liu, E Huh, F Gbahou, E Cecon… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP1R) is a major drug target with several agonists
being prescribed in individuals with type 2 diabetes and obesity,. The impact of genetic …

Melatonin Inhibits the Ferroptosis Pathway in Rat Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Activating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Axis to Attenuate Steroid …

M Li, N Yang, L Hao, W Zhou, L Li, L Liu… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Steroid‐induced osteoporosis (SIOP) is a form of secondary osteoporosis, but its specific
mechanism remains unclear. Glucocorticoid (GC‐)‐induced death of osteoblasts and bone …

SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses negatively influence mitochondrial quality control: beneficial effects of melatonin

S Mehrzadi, MY Karimi, A Fatemi, RJ Reiter… - Pharmacology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a group of single stranded RNA viruses, of which some of them
such as SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 are associated with deadly worldwide …

Mitochondria-targeted melatonin photorelease supports the presence of melatonin MT1 receptors in mitochondria inhibiting respiration

G Somalo-Barranco, ACP Zottola, AO Abdulrahman… - Cell chemical …, 2023 - cell.com
The presence of signaling-competent G protein-coupled receptors in intracellular
compartments is increasingly recognized. Recently, the presence of G i/o protein-coupled …

Melatonin MT1 receptors regulate the Sirt1/Nrf2/Ho‐1/Gpx4 pathway to prevent α‐synuclein‐induced ferroptosis in Parkinson's disease

QK Lv, KX Tao, XY Yao, MZ Pang… - Journal of Pineal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of
dopaminergic (DA) neurons and aggregation of α‐synuclein (α‐syn). Ferroptosis, a form of …

Melatonin receptor structure and signaling

HH Okamoto, E Cecon, O Nureki… - Journal of Pineal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Melatonin (5‐methoxy‐N‐acetyltryptamine) binds with high affinity and specificity to
membrane receptors. Several receptor subtypes exist in different species, of which the …

Assessment of the therapeutic potential of melatonin for the treatment of osteoporosis through a narrative review of its signaling and preclinical and clinical studies

Y Zhao, G Shao, X Liu, Z Li - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Melatonin is a bioamine produced primarily in the pineal gland, although peripheral sites,
including the gut, may also be its minor source. Melatonin regulates various functions …