[HTML][HTML] The role of zinc in antiviral immunity

SA Read, S Obeid, C Ahlenstiel, G Ahlenstiel - Advances in nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
Zinc is an essential trace element that is crucial for growth, development, and the
maintenance of immune function. Its influence reaches all organs and cell types …

Individual risk management strategy and potential therapeutic options for the COVID-19 pandemic

A Gasmi, S Noor, T Tippairote, M Dadar, A Menzel… - Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is an ugly fact that a significant amount of the world's population will contract SARS-CoV-II
infection with the current spreading. While a specific treatment is not yet coming soon …

[HTML][HTML] The enormity of the zinc deficiency problem and available solutions; an overview

ST Khan, A Malik, A Alwarthan, MR Shaik - Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The societal cost of micronutrient deficiency (MND) or the “hidden hunger” is in millions of
dollars/year, reducing the GDP of some countries by as much as 11%. Zn is an important …

[HTML][HTML] Pan-retroviral nucleocapsid-mediated phase separation regulates genomic RNA positioning and trafficking

A Monette, M Niu, L Chen, S Rao, RJ Gorelick… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
The duality of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of cellular components into
membraneless organelles defines the nucleation of both normal and disease processes …

Oncolytic adenovirus in treating malignant ascites: A phase II trial and longitudinal single-cell study

Y Zhang, L Qian, K Chen, S Gu, Z Meng, J Wang, Y Li… - Molecular Therapy, 2024 - cell.com
Malignant ascites is a common complication resulting from the peritoneal spread of
malignancies, and currently lacks effective treatments. We conducted a phase II trial …

[HTML][HTML] Current trends of essential trace elements in patients with chronic liver diseases

T Himoto, T Masaki - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Essential trace elements play crucial roles in the maintenance of health, since they are
involved in many metabolic pathways. A deficiency or an excess of some trace elements …

[HTML][HTML] The role of micronutrients in the infection and subsequent response to hepatitis C virus

S Gupta, SA Read, NA Shackel, L Hebbard, J George… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Micronutrient deficiencies develop for a variety of reasons, whether geographic,
socioeconomic, nutritional, or as a result of disease pathologies such as chronic viral …

[HTML][HTML] The significance of zinc in patients with chronic liver disease

H Nishikawa, A Asai, S Fukunishi - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Zinc is an essential trace element for the maintenance of life because it acts as a center of
activity or cofactor for hundreds of enzymes. Zinc deficiency causes a variety of symptoms …

[HTML][HTML] Polymers in the medical antiviral front-line

N Jarach, H Dodiuk, S Kenig - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antiviral polymers are part of a major campaign led by the scientific community in recent
years. Facing this most demanding of campaigns, two main approaches have been …

Zinc and copper ions differentially regulate prion-like phase separation dynamics of pan-virus nucleocapsid biomolecular condensates

A Monette, AJ Mouland - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a rapidly growing research focus due to numerous
demonstrations that many cellular proteins phase-separate to form biomolecular …