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ReviewFrontiers in medicine2024

The potential therapeutic role of melatonin in organ fibrosis: a comprehensive review.

Wei Huang, Juan Zheng, Ming Wang, Ling-Yao Du, Lang Bai, Hong Tang

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Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Protective Effect of Melatonin Against Bisphenol A Toxicity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Wei Huang *Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Juan Zheng *Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Ming WangCenter of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Ling-Yao DuCenter of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Lang BaiCenter of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hong TangCenter of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Organ fibrosis is a pathological process characterized by the inability of normal tissue cells to regenerate sufficiently to meet the dynamic repair demands of chronic injury, resulting in excessive extracellular matrix deposition and ultimately leading to organ dysfunction. Despite the increasing depth of research in the field of organ fibrosis and a more comprehensive understanding of its pathogenesis, effective treatments for fibrosis-related diseases are still lacking. Melatonin, a neuroendocrine hormone synthesized by the pineal gland, plays a crucial role in regulating biological rhythms, sleep, and antioxidant defenses. Recent studies have shown that melatonin may have potential in inhibiting organ fibrosis, possibly due to its functions in anti-oxidative stress, anti-inflammation, remodeling the extracellular matrix (ECM), inhibiting epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and regulating apoptosis, thereby alleviating fibrosis. This review aims to explore the therapeutic potential of melatonin in fibrosis-related human diseases using findings from various

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fibrosismechanismsmelatoninprotective effectstherapeutics

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PMID39735699
PMCPMC11681627

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