[HTML][HTML] Long COVID: pathophysiological factors and abnormalities of coagulation

S Turner, MA Khan, D Putrino, A Woodcock… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2023 - cell.com
Acute COVID-19 infection is followed by prolonged symptoms in approximately one in ten
cases: known as Long COVID. The disease affects~ 65 million individuals worldwide. Many …

Hydroxyl radical is a significant player in oxidative DNA damage in vivo

B Halliwell, A Adhikary, M Dingfelder… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent publications have suggested that oxidative DNA damage mediated by hydroxyl
radical (˙ OH) is unimportant in vivo, and that carbonate anion radical (CO3˙−) plays the key …

Ferroptosis promotes T-cell activation-induced neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis

J Luoqian, W Yang, X Ding, Q Tuo, Z Xiang… - Cellular & molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
While many drugs are effective at reducing the relapse frequency of multiple sclerosis (MS),
there is an unmet need for treatments that slow neurodegeneration resulting from secondary …

[HTML][HTML] The biology of lactoferrin, an iron-binding protein that can help defend against viruses and bacteria

DB Kell, EL Heyden, E Pretorius - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Lactoferrin is a nutrient classically found in mammalian milk. It binds iron and is transferred
via a variety of receptors into and between cells, serum, bile, and cerebrospinal fluid. It has …

[PDF][PDF] Aluminium toxicosis: a review of toxic actions and effects

IO Igbokwe, E Igwenagu… - Interdisciplinary …, 2019 - intapi.sciendo.com
Aluminium (Al) is frequently accessible to animal and human populations to the extent that
intoxications may occur. Intake of Al is by inhalation of aerosols or particles, ingestion of …

Characteristics and prognostic factors of disease severity in patients with COVID-19: The Beijing experience

Y Sun, Y Dong, L Wang, H Xie, B Li, C Chang… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has become one of the worst infectious disease outbreaks of recent times, with
over 2.1 million cases and 120,000 deaths so far. Our study investigated the demographic …

[HTML][HTML] Iron homeostasis and oxidative stress: An intimate relationship

D Galaris, A Barbouti, K Pantopoulos - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2019 - Elsevier
Iron is a transition metal and essential constituent of almost all living cells and organisms. As
component of various metalloproteins it is involved in critical biochemical processes such as …

Reactive species in non-equilibrium atmospheric-pressure plasmas: Generation, transport, and biological effects

X Lu, GV Naidis, M Laroussi, S Reuter, DB Graves… - Physics Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
Non-equilibrium atmospheric-pressure plasmas have recently become a topical area of
research owing to their diverse applications in health care and medicine, environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Fluorescent sensors for measuring metal ions in living systems

KP Carter, AM Young, AE Palmer - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
All life forms have an absolute requirement for metals, as metals play critical roles in
fundamental processes, including osmotic regulation, catalysis, metabolism …

The role of iron and reactive oxygen species in cell death

SJ Dixon, BR Stockwell - Nature chemical biology, 2014 - nature.com
The transition metal iron is essential for life, yet potentially toxic iron-catalyzed reactive
oxygen species (ROS) are unavoidable in an oxygen-rich environment. Iron and ROS are …