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Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1389-5575
ISSN (Online): 1875-5607

Hyperglycemia-Related Pathophysiologic Mechanisms and Potential Beneficial Actions of Melatonin

Author(s): Ahmet Korkmaz, Turgut Topal, Sukru Oter, Dun-Xian Tan and Russel J. Reiter

Volume 8, Issue 11, 2008

Page: [1144 - 1153] Pages: 10

DOI: 10.2174/138955708785909925

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Abstract

Chronically-elevated blood glucose initiates a harmful series of processes in which toxic reactive species play crucial roles. Oxidative as well as nitro-oxidative stress is harmful for virtually all biomolecules including lipids, proteins and DNA. Such pathophysiologic mechanisms eventually results in cellular dysfunction, apoptosis or necrosis. Melatonin is a multifunctional indolamine which counteracts several pathophysiologic steps and displays significant beneficial effects against hyperglycemia-induced cellular toxicity. These are related to melatonins antioxidative, anti-inflammatory and possibly epigenetic regulatory properties. Current knowledge encourages using this non-toxic indolamine either as a sole treatment or in conjunction with other treatments for inhibition of the biohazards of hyperglycemia.

Keywords: Hyperglycemia, free radicals, peroxynitrite, DNA damage, melatonin


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