Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Type
International Research Fellowships (FIC) (F05)
Project #
1F05TW005014-01
Application #
2293069
Study Section
International and Cooperative Projects 1 Study Section (ICP)
Project Start
1996-03-04
Project End
Budget Start
1994-04-13
Budget End
1995-06-30
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
1993
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Department
Anatomy/Cell Biology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
800772162
City
San Antonio
State
TX
Country
United States
Zip Code
78229

  Publications

Sewerynek, E; Ortiz, G G; Reiter, R J et al. (1996) Lipopolysaccharide-induced DNA damage is greatly reduced in rats treated with the pineal hormone melatonin. Mol Cell Endocrinol 117:183-8
Sewerynek, E; Reiter, R J; Melchiorri, D et al. (1996) Oxidative damage in the liver induced by ischemia-reperfusion: protection by melatonin. Hepatogastroenterology 43:898-905
Sewerynek, E; Abe, M; Reiter, R J et al. (1995) Melatonin administration prevents lipopolysaccharide-induced oxidative damage in phenobarbital-treated animals. J Cell Biochem 58:436-44
Sewerynek, E; Abe, M; Chen, L et al. (1995) Oxidative changes in the liver, brain and lens of lipopolysaccharide-treated rats. Arch Med Res 26 Spec No:S109-15
Sewerynek, E; Melchiorri, D; Chen, L et al. (1995) Melatonin reduces both basal and bacterial lipopolysaccharide-induced lipid peroxidation in vitro. Free Radic Biol Med 19:903-9
Sewerynek, E; Melchiorri, D; Reiter, R J et al. (1995) Lipopolysaccharide-induced hepatotoxicity is inhibited by the antioxidant melatonin. Eur J Pharmacol 293:327-34