Copper in tumors and the use of copper-based compounds in cancer treatment

DA da Silva, A De Luca, R Squitti, M Rongioletti… - Journal of inorganic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper homeostasis is strictly regulated by protein transporters and chaperones, to allow its
correct distribution and avoid uncontrolled redox reactions. Several studies address copper …

Silicon-containing nanomedicine and biomaterials: materials chemistry, multi-dimensional design, and biomedical application

L Chen, S Zhang, Y Duan, X Song, M Chang… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The invention of silica-based bioactive glass in the late 1960s has sparked significant
interest in exploring a wide range of silicon-containing biomaterials from the macroscale to …

Mesoporous bioactive glasses in cancer diagnosis and therapy: stimuli‐responsive, toxicity, immunogenicity, and clinical translation

E Sharifi, A Bigham, S Yousefiasl, M Trovato… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is one of the top life‐threatening dangers to the human survival, accounting for over
10 million deaths per year. Bioactive glasses have developed dramatically since their …

Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Properties of β-Sitosterol in Copper Sulfate-Induced Inflammation in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

P Zhang, N Liu, M Xue, M Zhang, W Liu, C Xu, Y Fan… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
β-Sitosterol, which is used extensively in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and cosmetics,
has high nutritional value along with immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. In …

Benzimidazole based derivatives as anticancer agents: Structure activity relationship analysis for various targets

G Satija, B Sharma, A Madan, A Iqubal… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Benzimidazole, the benzo derivative of imidazole, is a class of bicyclic aromatic organic
compound consisting of six‐membered benzene ring fused to five‐membered imidazole at 4 …

Zinc complexes with nitrogen donor ligands as anticancer agents

M Porchia, M Pellei, F Del Bello, C Santini - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The search for anticancer metal-based drugs alternative to platinum derivatives could not
exclude zinc derivatives due to the importance of this metal for the correct functioning of the …

[HTML][HTML] Copper coordination compounds as biologically active agents

O Krasnovskaya, A Naumov, D Guk, P Gorelkin… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Copper-containing coordination compounds attract wide attention due to the redox activity
and biogenicity of copper ions, providing multiple pathways of biological activity. The …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical applications of selective metal complexes of indole, benzimidazole, benzothiazole and benzoxazole: A review (From 2015 to 2022)

AA Al Awadh - Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Indole, benzoxazole benzothiazole and benzimidazole are excellent classes of organic
heterocyclic compounds. These compounds show significant application in pharmacy …

Green Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Using Sesbania grandiflora Leaf Extract and Their Evaluation of Anti-Diabetic, Cytotoxic, Anti-Microbial, and Anti …

K Ramasubbu, S Padmanabhan, KA Al-Ghanim… - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
Green methods of synthesizing nanoparticles are safer than chemical and physical methods,
as well as being eco-friendly and cost-efficient. In this study, we use copper oxide …

Trace minerals in human health: Iron, zinc, copper, manganese and fluorine

CS Silva, C Moutinho, A Ferreira da Vinha… - International Journal of …, 2019 - bdigital.ufp.pt
Trace elements exist in the environment in small amounts but play an essential part in
sustaining various physiological and metabolic processes occurring within living tissues, as …