Boric acid (BA) is the dominant form of boron in plasma, playing a role in different
physiological mechanisms such as cell replication. Toxic effects have been reported, both …

Background Boron is a prominent part of the human diet and one of the essential trace
elements for humans. Dietary boron is mostly transformed into boric acid within the body and …

T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a type of acute lymphoblastic leukemia from
early T-cell progenitors. Interest grows in creating less toxic agents and therapies for chemo …

Recent studies suggested that boron has a chemo-preventive role in prostate cancer. In the
present report, we investigated the effects of calcium fructoborate (CF) and boric acid (BA) …

The role of boron in biology includes coordinated regulation of gene expression in mixed
bacterial populations and the growth and proliferation of higher plants and lower animals …

In this study we investigated the effects of boric acid and sodium tetraborate on an acute
leukemia cell line and healthy human lymphocytes. We evaluated the effects of boric acid …

Boron is an essential element for plants and probably essential for human and animal
health. Boron has a broad range of physiological effects on biological systems at low …

Background The possible anti-cancer properties of boron, a trace element for humans, have
been demonstrated in various experimental and epidemiological studies, although the …

[Frontiers in Bioscience S3, 205-215, January 1, 2011] 205 Calcium fructoborate: plant-based
dietary boron as potential medicine Page 1 [Frontiers in Bioscience S3, 205-215, January 1 …

Background: Feasibility and efficacy of boric acid (BA)-mediated boron neutron capture
therapy (BNCT) was first demonstrated by eliminating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a …