The role of melatonin on chemotherapy-induced reproductive toxicity

Author:

Haghi-Aminjan Hamed1ORCID,Asghari Mohammad Hossein2,Farhood Bagher3,Rahimifard Mahban4,Hashemi Goradel Nasser56,Abdollahi Mohammad14ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

3. Departments of Medical Physics and Radiology, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

4. Toxicology and Diseases Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5. Young Researchers and Elite Club, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran

6. Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Abstract Objectives Reproductive malfunctions after chemotherapy still are a reason of reducing fertility and need specialized intensive care. The aim of this review was to investigate the effect of melatonin on the reproductive system under threatening with chemotherapeutic drugs. Methods To find the role of melatonin in the reproductive system during chemotherapy, a full systematic literature search was carried out based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines in the electronic databases up to 17 April 2017 using search terms in the titles and abstracts. A total of 380 articles are screened according to our inclusion and exclusion criteria. Finally, 18 articles were included in this study. Key findings It has been cleared that melatonin has bilateral effects on reproductive cells. Melatonin protects normal cells via mechanisms, including decrease in oxidative stress, apoptosis, inflammation and modulating mitochondrial function, and sexual hormones. Furthermore, melatonin with antiproliferative properties and direct effects on its receptors improves reproductive injury and function during chemotherapy. On the other hand, melatonin sensitizes the effects of chemotherapeutic drugs and enhances chemotherapy-induced toxicity in cancerous cells through increasing apoptosis, oxidative stress and mitochondrial malfunction. Conclusions The study provides evidence of the bilateral role of melatonin in the reproductive system during chemotherapy.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Pharmaceutical Science,Pharmacology

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