Melatonin protects against experimental reflux esophagitis

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-213

  Lahiri, Shawon ^a   Singh, Pratibha ^a   Singh, Sarvesh ^b   Rasheed, Naila ^a   Palit, Gautam ^a   Pant, K K ^b  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Free radical generation; Inflammation; Melatonin; Reflux esophagitis

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; LUZINDOLE; MELATONIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ESOPHAGUS HEMORRHAGE; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLAMMATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TH1 CELL; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CYTOKINES; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MELATONIN; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT2; TH1 CELLS; TRYPTAMINES; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 59149099772     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2008.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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