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Atioxidative protection by melatonin

Multiplicity of mechanisms from radical detoxification to radical avoidance

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Melatonin has been shown to protect against oxidative stress in various, highly divergent experimental systems. There are many reasons for its remarkable protective potential. Signaling effects comprise the upregulation of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutases, peroxidases, and enzymes of glutathione supply, downregulation of prooxidant enzymes, such as nitric oxide synthases and lipoxygenases, and presumably also the control of quinone reductase 2. Other mechanisms are based on direct interactions with several reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Among these reactions, the capacity of easily undergoing single-electron transfer reactions is of particular importance. Electron donation by melatonin is not only an aspect of direct radical scavenging, but additionally represents the basis for formation of the protective metabolites AMK (N 1-acetyl-N 2-formyl-5methoxykynuramine) and AMK (N 1-acetyl-5methoxykynuramine). Recent investigations on mitochondrial metabolism indicate that melatonin as well as AMK are capable of supporting the electron flux through the respiratory chain, of preventing the breakdown of the mitochondrial membrane potential, and of decreasing electron leakage, thereby reducing the formation of superoxide anions. Radical avoidance is a new line of investigation, which exceeds mitochondrial actions and also comprises antiexcitatory effects and contributions to the maintenance of internal circadian phase relationships.

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Hardeland, R. Atioxidative protection by melatonin. Endocr 27, 119–130 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1385/ENDO:27:2:119

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