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ArticleASN neuro

Melatonin Protects Against Ischemic Brain Injury by Modulating PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway via Suppression of PTEN Activity.

Yuanyuan Ran, Lin Ye, Zitong Ding, Fuhai Gao, Shuiqing Yang, Boyan Fang, Zongjian Liu, Jianing Xi

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Article in ASN neuro. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07305350 (EFFICACY OF MELATONIN IN MANAGEMENT OF HYPOXIC ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07305350 phase2active not recruitingnot on this map

Efficacy of melatonin in management of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (hie) in neonates

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Child Health Sciences and Children's Hospital, LahoreRan2025 to 2026Enrolled110ConditionsHypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE)ArmsMelatonin, intravenous (IV) fluids, intensive monitoring, broad-spectrum antibiotic cover
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 21 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

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuanyuan RanDepartment of Rehabilitation, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Shijingshan, China.
Lin YeSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Haidian, China.
Zitong DingDepartment of Rehabilitation, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Shijingshan, China.
Fuhai GaoDepartment of Rehabilitation, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Shijingshan, China.
Shuiqing YangDepartment of Rehabilitation, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Shijingshan, China.
Boyan FangDepartment of Neurological Rehabilitation, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Shijingshan, China.
Zongjian LiuDepartment of Rehabilitation, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Shijingshan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4685-1057
Jianing XiDepartment of Rehabilitation, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Shijingshan, China.
Capital Medical University · CNBeijing Institute of Technology · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide with limited therapeutic options. Melatonin can attenuate ischemic brain damage with improved functional outcomes. However, the cellular mechanisms of melatonin-driven neuroprotection against post-stroke neuronal death remain unknown. Here, distal middle cerebral artery occlusion (dMCAO) was performed in C57BL/6j mice to develop an ischemic stroke

Indexed as

Brain InjuriesBrain IschemiaMelatoninAnimalsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionMelatoninPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktischemic strokemelatoninneuroprotectionPI3K/AktPTEN

Identifiers

PMID34120482
PMCPMC8207287
OpenAlexW3171633758

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