Effects of the Gut Microbiota and Barrier Function on Melatonin Efficacy in Alleviating Liver Injury

• Main Authors: Hao Zhang (Author), Xiaoyun Liu (Author), Mabrouk Elsabagh (Author), Ying Zhang (Author), Yi Ma (Author), Yaqian Jin (Author), Mengzhi Wang (Author), Hongrong Wang (Author), Honghua Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Environmental cadmium (Cd) exposure has been associated with severe liver injury. In contrast, melatonin (Mel) is a candidate drug therapy for Cd-induced liver injury due to its diverse hepatoprotective activities. However, the precise molecular mechanism by which Mel alleviates the Cd-induced liver...