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Melatonin inhibits apoptotic cell death induced by Vibrio vulnificus VvhA via melatonin receptor 2 coupling with NCF-1.

Cell death & disease
January 1, 1970
Sei-Jung Lee et al. (6 authors)
Journal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tHuman StudyMolecular Study
Extracted Claims (1)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Melatonin (1 μM)
decrease
apoptosis induced by the recombinant protein (r) VvhA
human intestinal epithelial (HCT116) cells
-
significantly inhibited
#1
Abstract

Melatonin, an endogenous hormone molecule, has a variety of biological functions, but a functional role of melatonin in the infection of Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio vulnificus has yet to be described. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanism of melatonin in the apoptosis of human intestinal epithelial (HCT116) cells induced by the hemolysin (VvhA) produced by V. vulnificus. Melatonin (1 μM) significantly inhibited apoptosis induced by the recombinant protein (r) VvhA, which had been inhibited by the knockdown of MT

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
ApoptosisBacterial ProteinsCell DeathCentral Nervous System DepressantsDrug InteractionsHCT116 CellsHemolysin ProteinsHumansMelatoninNADPH OxidasesReceptor, Melatonin, MT2TransfectionVibrio vulnificus
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PubMed ID29352110
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