Ovarian damage from chemotherapy and current approaches to its protection

N Spears, F Lopes, A Stefansdottir… - Human reproduction …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Anti-cancer therapy is often a cause of premature ovarian insufficiency and
infertility since the ovarian follicle reserve is extremely sensitive to the effects of …

Melatonin: A master regulator of plant development and stress responses

C Sun, L Liu, L Wang, B Li, C Jin… - Journal of Integrative …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is a pleiotropic molecule with multiple functions in plants. Since the discovery of
melatonin in plants, numerous studies have provided insight into the biosynthesis …

Melatonin as an antioxidant: under promises but over delivers

RJ Reiter, JC Mayo, DX Tan, RM Sainz… - Journal of pineal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Melatonin is uncommonly effective in reducing oxidative stress under a remarkably large
number of circumstances. It achieves this action via a variety of means: direct detoxification …

Melatonin, a full service anti-cancer agent: inhibition of initiation, progression and metastasis

RJ Reiter, SA Rosales-Corral, DX Tan… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
There is highly credible evidence that melatonin mitigates cancer at the initiation,
progression and metastasis phases. In many cases, the molecular mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin for the prevention and treatment of cancer

Y Li, S Li, Y Zhou, X Meng, JJ Zhang, DP Xu, HB Li - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The epidemiological studies have indicated a possible oncostatic property of melatonin on
different types of tumors. Besides, experimental studies have documented that melatonin …

[HTML][HTML] Antioxidants as precision weapons in war against cancer chemotherapy induced toxicity–Exploring the armoury of obscurity

K Singh, M Bhori, YA Kasu, G Bhat, T Marar - Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Cancer is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, accounting for almost 13% of deaths in
the world. Among the conventional cancer treatments, chemotherapy is most frequently …

Melatonin and 5-fluorouracil combination chemotherapy: opportunities and efficacy in cancer therapy

A Mafi, M Rezaee, N Hedayati, SD Hogan… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Combined chemotherapy is a treatment method based on the simultaneous use of two or
more therapeutic agents; it is frequently necessary to produce a more effective treatment for …

Melatonin and its ubiquitous anticancer effects

S Bhattacharya, KK Patel, D Dehari, AK Agrawal… - Molecular and cellular …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxy-tryptamine), which is generally considered as
pleiotropic and multitasking molecule, secretes from pineal gland at night under normal light …

Melatonin synergizes the chemotherapeutic effect of 5‐fluorouracil in colon cancer by suppressing PI 3K/AKT and NF‐κB/iNOS signaling pathways

Y Gao, X Xiao, C Zhang, W Yu, W Guo… - Journal of pineal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorouracil (5‐FU) is one of the most commonly used chemotherapeutic agents in colon
cancer treatment, but has a narrow therapeutic index limited by its toxicity. Melatonin exerts …

Combination of melatonin and rapamycin for head and neck cancer therapy: Suppression of AKT/mTOR pathway activation, and activation of mitophagy and apoptosis …

YQ Shen, A Guerra‐Librero… - Journal of pineal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) clearly involves activation of the Akt
mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling pathway. However, the effectiveness of …