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Giving melatonin to damaged blood vessel cells helps stop them from triggering a harmful inflammatory cell death process. This protection might help keep blood vessels healthy and prevent the early buildup of plaque that leads to heart disease.
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Melatonin Inhibits Vascular Endothelial Cell Pyroptosis by Improving Mitochondrial Function via UQCRC1 Up-regulation and Demethylation.
Cross-Sectional Study
In Vitro
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