The physiology of bilirubin: health and disease equilibrium

L Vitek, TD Hinds, DE Stec, C Tiribelli - Trends in molecular medicine, 2023 - cell.com
Bilirubin has several physiological functions, both beneficial and harmful. In addition to
reactive oxygen species-scavenging activities, bilirubin has potent immunosuppressive …

The interaction between nanoparticles and immune system: application in the treatment of inflammatory diseases

J Liu, Z Liu, Y Pang, H Zhou - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2022 - Springer
Nanoparticle (NP) is an emerging tool applied in the biomedical field. With combination of
different materials and adjustment of their physical and chemical properties, nanoparticles …

Bilirubin as a metabolic hormone: the physiological relevance of low levels

JF Creeden, DM Gordon, DE Stec… - American Journal of …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Recent research on bilirubin, a historically well-known waste product of heme catabolism,
suggests an entirely new function as a metabolic hormone that drives gene transcription by …

[HTML][HTML] Cartilage-targeting peptide-modified dual-drug delivery nanoplatform with NIR laser response for osteoarthritis therapy

S Xue, X Zhou, W Sang, C Wang, H Lu, Y Xu, Y Zhong… - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Cartilage-targeting delivery of therapeutic agents is still an effective strategy for osteoarthritis
(OA) therapy. Recently, scavenging for reactive oxygen species (ROS) and activating …

Nanoparticles derived from the natural antioxidant rosmarinic acid ameliorate acute inflammatory bowel disease

CH Chung, W Jung, H Keum, TW Kim, S Jon - Acs Nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Rosmarinic acid (RA), one of the most important polyphenol-based antioxidants, has
received growing interest because of its bioactive properties, including anti-inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] Reactive-oxygen-species-scavenging nanomaterials for resolving inflammation

X Huang, D He, Z Pan, G Luo, J Deng - Materials Today Bio, 2021 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediate multiple physiological functions; however, the over-
accumulation of ROS causes premature aging and/or death and is associated with various …

ROS-scavenging biomaterials for periodontitis

E Chen, T Wang, Y Tu, ZY Sun, Y Ding, Z Gu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Periodontitis is defined as a chronic inflammatory disease in which the continuous activation
of oxidative stress surpasses the reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging capacity of the …

Antioxidative nanomaterials and biomedical applications

Y Liu, J Shi - Nano Today, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•This review article offers an in-depth overview of significant advances in the field
of antioxidative nanotechnology.•The pathology and molecular mechanisms of oxidative …

Dopamine-melanin nanoparticles scavenge reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and activate autophagy for osteoarthritis therapy

G Zhong, X Yang, X Jiang, A Kumar, H Long, J **e… - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Anti-oxidative agents hold great potential in osteoarthritis (OA) therapy. However, most
radical scavengers have poor biocompatibility and potential cytotoxicity, which limit their …

Immunomodulatory nanosystems for treating inflammatory diseases

N Ahamad, A Kar, S Mehta, M Dewani, V Ravichandran… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Inflammatory disease (ID) is an umbrella term encompassing all illnesses involving chronic
inflammation as the central manifestation of pathogenesis. These include, inflammatory …