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Table 2 MT enhances MSC activity to rescue the function of multiple organs by alleviating inflammation, apoptosis, and oxidative stress

From: Melatonin plays critical role in mesenchymal stem cell-based regenerative medicine in vitro and in vivo

Animal

Disease

Dose

MSC resource

Effect

Mechanism

Ref

C57BL/6a mice

Myocardial infarction

5 μM

Adipose

Heart function↑

SIRT1↑

[14]

Male ICR mice

Skin wound

1 μM

Umbilical cord blood

Wound closure↑; granulation↑; re-epithelialization↑

MT2-mediated pathway↑

[8]

Adult male Sprague Dawley rats

Focal cerebral ischemia

0.05 to 1 mM

Bone marrow

Brain infarction↓; neurobehavioral outcomes↑

ERK1/2 ↑

[9]

Adult male Sprague Dawley rats

Liver fibrosis

5 μM

Bone marrow

Glycogen storage↑; collagen and lipid accumulation↓

TGF-β1 and Bax/Bcl2↓

[10]

Male albino rats

Diabetes

10 mg/kg for 8 weeks

Bone marrow

Structural and functional efficiency of β-cells in the pancreas↑

Antioxidant↑

[11]

Adult male Sprague Dawley rats

Acute kidney injury

After the procedure, 20 mg/kg at 30 min, 50 mg/kg at 6 h and 18 h

Adipose

Sepsis induced acute kidney injury↓

Inflammation↓, inappropriate immune response↓, ROS generation↓, oxidative stress↓

[12]

Male BALB/c nude mice

Limb ischemia

After procedure, 20 mg/kg/day for 28 days

Adipose

MSC functionality↑; neovascularization↑

PrPC expression↑

[55]

Adult male Sprague Dawley rats

Small bowel ischemia reperfusion

After the procedure: 20 mg/kg, 50 mg/kg at 6 h and 18 h

Adipose

Ischemia reperfusion injury↓

Inflammation↓, oxidative stress↓, apoptosis↓, mitochondrial damage↓, DNA damage↓, antioxidant enzymes↑

[66]

Adult male Sprague Dawley rats

Acute interstitial cystitis

After the procedure, 20 mg/kg at 30 min, 50 mg/kg at 6 h and 18 h

Adipose

Cyclophosphamide-induced acute interstitial cystitis↓

Antioxidants↑

[67]

Adult male Wistar strain Albino rats

Diabetic nephropathy

5 μM

Bone marrow

Kidney functions↑

Pathogenic factors↓, autophagy↑

[68]