Open AccessMelatonin participates in organism protection against infection
Author(s) -
Eduard Arushanyan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
reviews on clinical pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2542-1875
pISSN - 1683-4100
DOI - 10.17816/rcf1213-9
Subject(s) - melatonin , organism , pineal gland , biology , immunology , medicine , neuroscience , paleontology
In this review, the recent experimental and clinical data about protective effects of melatonin produced by pineal gland and peripheral cells, against different kind of infections are observed. The cellular and systemic mechanisms of its protective activity and therapeutic possibilities are also discussed.
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