Nanotechnology of carbon dots with their hybrids for biomedical applications: a review

H Chen, K Luo, C Xie, L Zhou - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, carbon-based nanomaterials (CBNs) have been widely used across various
fields due to the benefit of optimizing their physicochemical properties via composite …

Nanoplastics: Immune Impact, Detection, and Internalization after Human Blood Exposure by Single‐Cell Mass Cytometry

L Fusco, A Gazzi, L Giro, RB Schefer… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing exposure to nanoplastics (NPs) raises significant concerns for human health,
primarily due to their potential bioaccumulative properties. While NPs have recently been …

Ferroptosis in Cancer Therapy: Mechanisms, Small Molecule Inducers, and Novel Approaches

YL Luo, XY Bai, L Zhang, QQ Hu, N Zhang… - Drug Design …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Ferroptosis, a unique form of programmed cell death, is initiated by an excess of iron
accumulation and lipid peroxidation-induced damage. There is a growing body of evidence …

Hyaluronic acid-targeted dual-bubble/photothermal-driven nanomissile for enhanced “four-in-one” anti-tumor strategy

F Ouyang, Y Liu, L Zhang, Q Shuai - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The dense extracellular matrix and high interstitial pressure affect the diffusion of nanodrug
in tumor tissue, resulting in a small range of action of the active components in nanodrug …

A new therapeutic strategy for luminal A-breast cancer treatment: Vulpinic acid as an anti-neoplastic agent induces ferroptosis and apoptosis mechanisms

AH Alkan, M Ensoy, D Cansaran-Duman - Medical Oncology, 2024 - Springer
Breast cancer is a common invasive tumor in women, and the most common subtype of
breast cancer is luminal A. Hormonal therapies are the primary treatment for luminal A, but …

Spatial transcriptomics reveals the interplay between cancer and immune cells directed by MXene quantum dots

A Ceylan, R Uyar, D Çelik, A Rafieerad, OO Çinar… - Nano Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine plays an essential role in the development of tumor treatment modalities.
However, tumors have a complex structure that includes a variety of immune cell types …

[HTML][HTML] STING exerts antiviral innate immune response by activating pentose phosphate pathway

DH Wu, ZL Zhao, WT Yin, H Liu… - … and Signaling: CCS, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The innate immune system serves as the host's first line of defense against
invading pathogens. Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is a key component of this …

Red-emissive carbon dot as fluorescent probe for the sensitive detection of sunset yellow in foodstuffs

Q Zhang, Y Ao, J Liu, S Tang, F Tian, X Tian, X Luo… - Food Chemistry, 2025 - Elsevier
The highly efficient red-emissive carbon dots (R-CDs) were synthesized from citric acid,
polyethyleneimine, and benzil via a facile solvothermal process. The R-CDs displayed …

Integrative analysis of transcriptomics and metabolomics reveals the protective effect and mechanism of salidroside on testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury

YP Jiang, BG Liu, Y Dang, LJ Liu, Y Pang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Testicular torsion is a critical urologic condition for which testicular detorsion surgery is
considered irreplaceable as well as the golden method of reversal. However, the surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting Ferroptosis with Small Molecule Atranorin (ATR) as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy and Providing New Insight into the Treatment of Breast Cancer

M Ensoy, D Cansaran-Duman - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: Ferroptosis results from the accumulation of iron-dependent lipid
peroxides and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Previous research has determined the effect …