Estrogen regulates iron homeostasis through governing hepatic hepcidin expression via an estrogen response element

Y Hou, S Zhang, L Wang, J Li, G Qu, J He, H Rong, H Ji… - Gene, 2012 - Elsevier
Iron is essential for the human being, involving in oxygen transport, energy metabolism and
DNA synthesis. Iron homeostasis is tightly governed by the hepcidin–ferroportin axis, of …

In vivo assessment of CdSe–ZnS quantum dots: coating dependent bioaccumulation and genotoxicity

A Galeone, G Vecchio, MA Malvindi, V Brunetti… - Nanoscale, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor nanocrystals, or Quantum Dots (QDs), have gained considerable attention
due to their unique size-dependent optical and electronic properties that make them …

Modern Trends in Imaging X: Spectral Imaging in Preclinical Research and Clinical Pathology

R Levenson, J Beechem… - Analytical cellular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Spectral imaging methods are attracting increased interest from researchers and
practitioners in basic science, pre‐clinical and clinical arenas. A combination of better …

Quantum dots in biomedical research

A Fontes, RB de Lira, M Seabra… - Biomedical …, 2012 - books.google.com
Quantum dots (QDs) are colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals which have unique optical
properties due to their three dimensional quantum confinement regime. The quantum …

An in vitro assessment of the interaction of cadmium selenide quantum dots with DNA, iron, and blood platelets

R Dunpall, AA Nejo, VSR Pullabhotla, AR Opoku… - IUBMB …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots have gained increased attention for their potential
use in biomedical applications. This has raised interest in assessing their toxicity. In this …

Quantum dots impair macrophagic morphology and the ability of phagocytosis by inhibiting the Rho-associated kinase signaling

G Qu, C Zhang, L Yuan, J He, Z Wang, L Wang, S Liu… - Nanoscale, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dots (QDs) are fluorescent semiconductor nanoparticles that have broad excitation
spectra, narrow emission peaks, long fluorescence lifetimes, and the ability to easily …

Subcellular distribution of CdSe quantum dots (QDs) in breast cancer cells

L Hong, Z Wang, L Yuan, J Tan, L Wang… - … of Nanoscience and …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
In spite of great advances in conventional cancer diagnosis and treatment, the early
recognition and characterization for various cancers remain a technological bottleneck. The …

Physiological behavior of quantum dots

L Xu, C Chen - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum dots (QDs) have shown great potentials in biomedical applications like
bioimaging, sensors and diagnostics due to various advantages such as their robust …

Exploration on the safety assessment of nanomaterials in China

XL Shi, Q Wang, K Hu, XM Wang - Interface Focus, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
More and more applications of nanomaterials have been achieved in the biomedicine field.
Numerous nanomedical devices, such as bone grafts with nano-hydroxyapatite and the …

Evaluation of CdSe/CdS-PEG-FA quantum dots: distribution and observable-adverse-effect-level in mice after intravenous injection

MM Haque, HY Im, JE Seo, M Hasan, SN Sarma… - Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Tissue distribution and observable-adverse-effect-level of cadmium selenide/cadmium
sulfide (CdSe/CdS) quantum dots (QDs) were investigated to get important information of …