Melatonin Secretion Is Increased in Children with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Methods
4.1. Patients
4.1.1. TBI Group
4.1.2. No-TBI Group
4.2. Experimental Design
4.3. Melatonin Assay
4.4. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
CNS | Central nervous system |
CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
FR | Free radicals |
GCS | Glasgow Coma Scale |
ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
IL | Interleukin |
OS | Oxidative stress |
PGCS | Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale |
PICU | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
TBI | Traumatic brain injury |
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Marseglia, L.; D’Angelo, G.; Manti, S.; Rulli, I.; Salvo, V.; Buonocore, G.; Reiter, R.J.; Gitto, E. Melatonin Secretion Is Increased in Children with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 1053. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18051053
Marseglia L, D’Angelo G, Manti S, Rulli I, Salvo V, Buonocore G, Reiter RJ, Gitto E. Melatonin Secretion Is Increased in Children with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2017; 18(5):1053. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18051053
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarseglia, Lucia, Gabriella D’Angelo, Sara Manti, Immacolata Rulli, Vincenzo Salvo, Giuseppe Buonocore, Russel J. Reiter, and Eloisa Gitto. 2017. "Melatonin Secretion Is Increased in Children with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 18, no. 5: 1053. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18051053