Effects of melatonin on liver injuries and diseases

JJ Zhang, X Meng, Y Li, Y Zhou, DP Xu, S Li… - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Liver injuries and diseases are serious health problems worldwide. Various factors, such as
chemical pollutants, drugs, and alcohol, could induce liver injuries. Liver diseases involve a …

Melatonin: the dawning of a treatment for fibrosis?

W Hu, Z Ma, S Jiang, C Fan, C Deng… - Journal of Pineal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Fibrosis is a common occurrence following organ injury and failure. To date, there is no
effective treatment for this condition. Melatonin targets numerous molecular pathways, a …

Neurological enhancement effects of melatonin against brain injury-induced oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and neurodegeneration via AMPK/CREB signaling

SU Rehman, M Ikram, N Ullah, SI Alam, HY Park… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress and energy imbalance strongly correlate in neurodegenerative diseases.
Repeated concussion is becoming a serious public health issue with uncontrollable adverse …

Melatonin application in targeting oxidative‐induced liver injuries: A review

K Mortezaee, N Khanlarkhani - Journal of cellular physiology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
It is believed that oxidative stress is a key causing factor of liver damage induced by a variety
of agents, and it is a major contributing factor in almost all conditions compromising liver …

Melatonin inhibits Benzo (a) pyrene-Induced apoptosis through activation of the Mir-34a/Sirt1/autophagy pathway in mouse liver

S Barangi, S Mehri, Z Moosavi, AW Hayesd… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Benzo (a) pyrene (BaP), an important environmental pollutant, is produced as the
result of incomplete combustion of organic materials in many industries and food cooking …

Protective role of melatonin in early‐stage and end‐stage liver cirrhosis

C Hu, L Zhao, J Tao, L Li - Journal of cellular and molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The liver is composed of hepatocytes, cholangiocytes, Kupffer cells, sinusoidal endothelial
cells, hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and dendritic cells; all these functional and interstitial …

Melatonin attenuates carbon tetrachloride–induced liver fibrosis via inhibition of necroptosis

HS Choi, JW Kang, SM Lee - Translational Research, 2015 - Elsevier
We investigated the protective mechanisms of melatonin (MLT) associated with necroptosis
signaling and damage-associated molecular patterns, which are mediated by the activation …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin improves arsenic-induced hypertension through the inactivation of the Sirt1/autophagy pathway in rat

S Balarastaghi, S Barangi, H Hosseinzadeh… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As), a metalloid chemical element, is classified as heavy metal. Previous studies
proposed that As induces vascular toxicity by inducing autophagy, apoptosis, and oxidative …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatoprotective actions of melatonin: possible mediation by melatonin receptors

AM Mathes - World Journal of Gastroenterology: WJG, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Melatonin, the hormone of darkness and messenger of the photoperiod, is also well known
to exhibit strong direct and indirect antioxidant properties. Melatonin has previously been …

Melatonin prevents the decreased activity of antioxidant enzymes and activates nuclear erythroid 2‐related factor 2 signaling in an animal model of fulminant hepatic …

I Crespo, BS Miguel, A Laliena… - Journal of pineal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This work was undertaken to investigate whether treatment with melatonin prevents
oxidative stress and changes in the expression and activity of factor erythroid 2‐related …