Protective Effect of Melatonin on Methamphetamine-Induced Apoptosis in Glioma Cell Line

• Main Authors: Jumnongprakhon P., Govitrapong P., Tocharus C., Tungkum W., Tocharus J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer New York LLC 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84896030663&partnerID=40&md5=7b8288d2c2b8054f89cff476d4eb6276; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23975636; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4141
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Methamphetamine (METH) is a highly addictive drug causing neurodegenerative diseases. METH has been known to be neurotoxic by inducing oxidative stress, free radical, and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Previous studies have shown that METH could induce neuron and glial cell death, especially inducing g...