The mechanism of action of MPTP-induced neuroinflammation and its modulation by melatonin in rat astrocytoma cells, C6.

@article{Niranjan2010TheMO,
  title={The mechanism of action of MPTP-induced neuroinflammation and its modulation by melatonin in rat astrocytoma cells, C6.},
  author={Rituraj Niranjan and Chandishwar Nath and Rakesh Shukla},
  journal={Free radical research},
  year={2010},
  volume={44 11},
  pages={1304-16}
}

• Rituraj Niranjan, Chandishwar Nath, Rakesh Shukla
• Published 2010 in Free radical research
• DOI:10.3109/10715762.2010.501080

The 1-methyl-4-phenyl 1,2,3,6 tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) induces reactive astrogliosis, the cellular manifestation of neuroinflammation, in various models of Parkinson's disease (PD), but its mechanism of action on astrocytes is not understood. The effect of melatonin on MPTP-induced neuroinflammation in astrocytes is also not known. The present study demonstrated that MPTP treatment of rat astrocytoma cells, C6 for 24 h significantly increased nitrative and oxidative stress and intracellular… CONTINUE READING

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