ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021
Melatonin abated Bisphenol A-induced neurotoxicity via p53/PUMA/Drp-1 signaling.
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- Melatonin as a protector against endocrine disruption across tissues: A systematic review.Physiological reports · 2026Pooled it
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- Protective Effect of Melatonin Against Bisphenol A Toxicity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Effects and regulatory mechanisms of bisphenol a on the increases apoptosis and decreases differentiation potential in mouse embryonic stem cells.Toxicology research · 2025Article
- In Vivo Investigation of the Effects of Nonylphenol on the Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and Pineal Gland in Male Rats.Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology · 2025Article
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- The neuroprotective effects of targeting key factors of neuronal cell death in neurodegenerative diseases: The role of ER stress, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammation.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2023Review
- Melatonin protects against nonylphenol caused pancreatic β-cells damage through MDM2-P53-P21 axis.Toxicology research · 2022Article
- Baseline and time-updated factors in preclinical development of anionic dendrimers as successful anti-HIV-1 vaginal microbicides.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology · 2022Review
- Can Antioxidants Reduce the Toxicity of Bisphenol?Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Inhibitory Effect of Trihydroxy Isoflavone on Neuronal Apoptosis in Natural Aging Rats.Disease markers · 2022Article
- Effects of melatonin on the Bisphenol-A- induced cytotoxicity and genetic toxicity in colon cancer cell lines, normal gingival cell lines, and bone marrow stem cell lines.Cancer informatics · 2021Article
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Abstract
Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor, is widely used in the manufacture of different daily life products. Accumulating evidence supports the association between the increasing incidence of neurodegenerative diseases and the BPA level in the environment. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the neuroprotective role of melatonin against BPA-induced mitochondrial dysfunction-mediated apoptosis in the brain. Herein, adult Sprague Dawley rats were administrated (subcutaneously) with BPA (100 μg/kg BW, 1 mg/kg BW, and 10 mg/kg BW) and melatonin (4 mg/kg BW) for 16 days. Our results showed BPA exposure significantly increased the oxidative stress as demonstrated by increased free radicals (ROS), TBARs level, disrupted cellular architecture, and decreased antioxidant enzymes including SOD, CAT, APX, POD, and GSH levels. Additionally, BPA treatment increased the expression of PUMA, p53, and Drp-1 resulting in apoptosis in the brain tissue of rats. However, melatonin treatment significantly attenuated BPA-induced toxic effects by scavenging ROS, boosting antioxidant enzyme activities, and interestingly enervated brain apoptosis by normalizing p53, PUMA, and Drp-1 expressions at both transcriptional and translational level. Moreover, the brain tissue histology also revealed the therapeutic potential of melatonin by normalizing the cellular architecture. Conclusively, our finding suggests that melatonin could alleviate oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction-linked apoptosis, rendering its neuroprotective potential against BPA-induced toxicity.
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