Therapeutic effects of melatonin on the lungs of rats exposed to passive smoking
These findings suggest that melatonin can diminish lung tissue damage, apoptosis, and inflammatory responses induced by passive smoking, as well as decrease the expression of lung cancer-related genes. Further experimental investigations involving exogenous melatonin treatments will be needed.
Authors
- Juanjuan Xiong
- Haoliang Qian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4200-9479)
- Zhen Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0014-6873)
- Lihua Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4573-8215)
- Jianyong Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0261-3228)
- Yong Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8095-4215)
- Jingjing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0338-8465)
Institutions
- Jinling Institute of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Research
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-024-03042-3
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.37
Funders
- Jinling Institute of Technology