Lots of other research on melatonin for stroke so your doctor can add this to your protocols. Your doctor does have rehab protocols for you, doesn't she? But this is ultimately useless with no amounts or protocols on the use of it.
- melatonin (21 posts to February 2012)
Melatonin in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Latent Endogenous Regulator of Neurogenesis to Mitigate Alzheimer’s Neuropathology
Article
First Online:
Abstract
Melatonin,
a pineal gland synthesized neurohormone is known as a multifunctioning
pleiotropic agent which has a wide range of neuroprotective role in
manifold age-related neurodegenerative disorders especially Alzheimer’s
diseases (AD). AD is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder and common
form of dementia which is defined by abnormal and excessive
accumulation of several toxic peptides including amyloid β (Aβ) plaques
and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs). The Alzheimer’s dementia relates to
atrophic changes in the brain resulting in loss of memory, cognitive
dysfunction, and impairments of the synapses. Aging, circadian
disruption, Aβ accumulation, and tau hyperphosphorylation are the utmost
risk factor regarding AD pathology. To date, there is no exact
treatment against AD progression. In this regard, melatonin plays a
crucial role for the inhibition of circadian disruption by controlling
clock genes and also attenuates Aβ accumulation and tau
hyperphosphorylation by regulating glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3) and
cyclin-dependent kinase-5 (CDK5) signaling pathway. In this review, we
highlight the possible mechanism of AD etiology and how melatonin
influences neurogenesis by attenuating circadian disruption, Aβ
formation, as well as tau hyperphosphorylation. Furthermore, we also
find out and summarize the neuroprotective roles of melatonin by the
blockage of Aβ production, Aβ oligomerization and fibrillation, tau
hyperphosphorylation, synaptic dysfunction, oxidative stress, and
neuronal death during AD progression.
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