Role of melatonin in intestinal mucosal injury induced by restraint stress in mice
Rutao Lin, Zixu Wang, Jing Cao, Ting Gao, Yulan Dong, Yaoxing Chen
Abstract
Our results suggest that MT effectively mitigates psychological stress-induced injury to intestinal mucosa, providing evidence demonstrating the potential for using MT as therapy against intestinal impairment associated with psychological stress.
Topics & Concepts
OccludinMelatoninContext (archaeology)AntioxidantTight junctionEndocrinologyInternal medicineGoblet cellOxidative stressMedicineIntestinal mucosaInflammationAutophagyBiologyPathologyEpitheliumApoptosisBiochemistryPaleontologyDietary Effects on HealthGastrointestinal motility and disordersHydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects