Melatonin Improves Cognitive Function and Suppresses Excessive Mitophagy in Rats With Vascular Dementia
ABSTRACT Aims Melatonin has shown neuroprotective potential in various models of cerebrovascular diseases, but its effects on mitophagy in vascular dementia (VaD) induced by chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) remain unclear. Methods Eighteen adult male Sprague–Dawley rats underwent bilateral common carotid artery occ...