Extrapineal melatonin: sources, regulation, and potential functions

D Acuña-Castroviejo, G Escames, C Venegas… - Cellular and molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Endogenous melatonin is synthesized from tryptophan via 5-hydroxytryptamine. It is
considered an indoleamine from a biochemical point of view because the melatonin …

Danger-associated molecular patterns in Alzheimer's disease

C Venegas, MT Heneka - Journal of Leucocyte Biology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and endogenous “danger” signals,
known as danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), released from cells alert the …

NLRP3 inflammasome activation drives tau pathology

C Ising, C Venegas, S Zhang, H Scheiblich… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid-beta in plaques,
aggregation of hyperphosphorylated tau in neurofibrillary tangles and neuroinflammation …

Microglia-derived ASC specks cross-seed amyloid-β in Alzheimer's disease

C Venegas, S Kumar, BS Franklin, T Dierkes… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The spreading of pathology within and between brain areas is a hallmark of
neurodegenerative disorders. In patients with Alzheimer's disease, deposition of amyloid-β …

Extrapineal melatonin: analysis of its subcellular distribution and daily fluctuations

C Venegas, JA García, G Escames… - Journal of pineal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We studied the subcellular levels of melatonin in cerebral cortex and liver of rats under
several conditions. The results show that melatonin levels in the cell membrane, cytosol …

Inflammasome‐mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

C Venegas, MT Heneka - The FASEB Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Historically neurodegenerative diseases, Alzheimer's disease (AD) in particular, have been
viewed to be primarily caused and driven by neuronal mechanisms. Very recently, due to …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating anti-nuclear autoantibodies in COVID-19 survivors predict long COVID symptoms

K Son, R Jamil, A Chowdhury… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Autoimmunity has been reported in patients with severe coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). We investigated whether anti-nuclear/extractable-nuclear antibodies …

Melatonin protects the mitochondria from oxidative damage reducing oxygen consumption, membrane potential, and superoxide anion production

A López, JA García, G Escames… - Journal of pineal …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The role of melatonin in improving mitochondrial respiratory chain activity and increasing
ATP production in different experimental conditions has been widely reported. To date …

Disruption of the NF‐κB/NLRP3 connection by melatonin requires retinoid‐related orphan receptor‐α and blocks the septic response in mice

JA García, H Volt, C Venegas, C Doerrier… - The FASEB …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We determined the NF‐κB‐and NOD‐like receptor (NLR) P3‐dependent molecular
mechanisms involved in sepsis and evaluated the role of retinoid‐related orphan receptor …

Melatonin treatment normalizes plasma pro‐inflammatory cytokines and nitrosative/oxidative stress in patients suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy

M Chahbouni, G Escames, C Venegas… - Journal of pineal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a lethal disorder characterized by dystrophin
absence, courses with chronic inflammation, sarcolemmal damage, and skeletal muscle …