[HTML][HTML] Zinc in human health and infectious diseases

M Maywald, L Rink - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the last few decades, the micronutrient zinc has proven to be an important metal ion
for a well-functioning immune system, and thus also for a suitable immune defense …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis

R Reithinger, JC Dujardin, H Louzir… - The Lancet infectious …, 2007 - thelancet.com
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in the tropics and neotropics. It is often referred to as a
group of diseases because of the varied spectrum of clinical manifestations, which range …

Zinc therapy in dermatology: a review

M Gupta, VK Mahajan, KS Mehta… - … research and practice, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc, both in elemental or in its salt forms, has been used as a therapeutic modality for
centuries. Topical preparations like zinc oxide, calamine, or zinc pyrithione have been in use …

Polyethylene glycol-coated zinc oxide nanoparticle: an efficient nanoweapon to fight against herpes simplex virus type 1

A Tavakoli, A Ataei-Pirkooh, G Mm Sadeghi… - …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: We aimed to determine the possible inhibitory effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO–
NPs) and polyethylene glycol (PEG)-coated ZnO–NPs (ZnO–PEG–NPs) on herpes simplex …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment

P Minodier, P Parola - Travel medicine and infectious disease, 2007 - Elsevier
The causative species of cutaneous leishmaniasis determines the clinical features and
courses, and treatments. Intralesional or systemic antimonials are the gold standard for the …

Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis among travellers

J Blum, P Desjeux, E Schwartz, B Beck… - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Leishmaniasis is endemic in 88 countries on five continents. There are 1–1.5 million cases
of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported yearly worldwide. There has been a sharp increase in …

Modulating the immune response by oral zinc supplementation: a single approach for multiple diseases

S Overbeck, L Rink, H Haase - Archivum immunologiae et therapiae …, 2008 - Springer
Zinc is required for multiple cellular tasks, and especially the immune system depends on a
sufficient availability of this essential trace element. During the last decades, many studies …

Gold complexes as potential anti-parasitic agents

M Navarro - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
The medical uses of gold have a long history; rheumatoid arthritis is currently treated with
gold-based drugs and there is increasing interest in the application of gold complexes as …

Zinc supplementation for the treatment or prevention of disease: current status and future perspectives

H Haase, S Overbeck, L Rink - Experimental gerontology, 2008 - Elsevier
Zinc is a nutritionally essential trace element, and thus zinc deficiency may severely affect
human health. Many studies were published in which the effect of nutritional zinc …

Current treatment approaches to leishmaniasis

J Berman - Current opinion in infectious Diseases, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Liposomal amphotericin B, which is injected infrequently and is easily tolerated, is virtually
100% effective for Indian visceral disease at a total dose of 15 mg/kg and is 90% effective at …