Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) signaling pathways and protective roles of melatonin.

Autor: Hosseinzadeh A; Razi Drug Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Javad-Moosavi SA; Air Pollution Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Reiter RJ; Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, UT Health, San Antonio, TX, USA., Hemati K; Department of Anesthesiology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Anesthesiology, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran., Ghaznavi H; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran., Mehrzadi S; Razi Drug Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: mehrzadi.s@iums.ac.ir.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Life sciences [Life Sci] 2018 May 15; Vol. 201, pp. 17-29. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Mar 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.03.032
Abstrakt: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by the progressive loss of lung function due to tissue scarring. A variety of pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrogenic factors including interleukin‑17A, transforming growth factor β, Wnt/β‑catenin, vascular endothelial growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor, fibroblast growth factors, endotelin‑1, renin angiotensin system and impaired caveolin‑1 function are involved in the IPF pathogenesis. Current therapies for IPF have some limitations and this highlights the need for effective therapeutic agents to treat this fatal disease. Melatonin and its metabolites are broad-spectrum antioxidants that not only remove reactive oxygen and nitrogen species by radical scavenging but also up-regulate the expression and activity of endogenous antioxidants. Via these actions, melatonin and its metabolites modulate a variety of molecular pathways in different pathophysiological conditions. Herein, we review the signaling pathways involved in the pathophysiology of IPF and the potentially protective effects of melatonin on these pathways.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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