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ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Role of Melatonin on Virus-Induced Neuropathogenesis-A Concomitant Therapeutic Strategy to Understand SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Prapimpun Wongchitrat, Mayuri Shukla, Ramaswamy Sharma, Piyarat Govitrapong, Russel J Reiter

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Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Prapimpun WongchitratCenter for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand.
Mayuri ShuklaChulabhorn Graduate Institute, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok 10210, Thailand.
Ramaswamy SharmaDepartment of Cell Systems & Anatomy, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2346-5305
Piyarat GovitrapongChulabhorn Graduate Institute, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok 10210, Thailand.
Russel J ReiterDepartment of Cell Systems & Anatomy, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6763-4225
Chulabhorn Graduate Institute · THThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · USMahidol University · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral infections may cause neurological disorders by directly inducing oxidative stress and interrupting immune system function, both of which contribute to neuronal death. Several reports have described the neurological manifestations in Covid-19 patients where, in severe cases of the infection, brain inflammation and encephalitis are common. Recently, extensive research-based studies have revealed and acknowledged the clinical and preventive roles of melatonin in some viral diseases. Melatonin has been shown to have antiviral properties against several viral infections which are accompanied by neurological symptoms. The beneficial properties of melatonin relate to its properties as a potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunoregulatory molecule and its neuroprotective effects. In this review, what is known about the therapeutic role of melatonin in virus-induced neuropathogenesis is summarized and discussed.

Indexed as

anti-inflammationCovid-19melatoninneurodegenerationoxidative stressreactive oxygen speciesviral infection

Identifiers

PMID33401749
PMCPMC7823793
OpenAlexW3119947656

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