β-Cell death in diabetes: past discoveries, present understanding, and potential future advances

N Mukherjee, L Lin, CJ Contreras, AT Templin - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
β-cell death is regarded as a major event driving loss of insulin secretion and hyperglycemia
in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this review, we explore past, present, and …

A cell membrane-targeting AIE photosensitizer as a necroptosis inducer for boosting cancer theranostics

N Niu, Y Yu, Z Zhang, M Kang, L Wang, Z Zhao… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The exploration of cellular organelle-specific anchoring photosensitizers with both
prominent fluorescence imaging behavior and extraordinary reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

The anti-cancer effect of cinnamon aqueous extract: A focus on hematological malignancies

S Caserta, C Genovese, N Cicero, S Gangemi… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cinnamon is an evergreen and tropical plant of the family Lauraceae, growing particularly in
Sri Lanka, whose aqueous extract has been tested in different studies to evaluate its …

Chitosan–Biotin-Conjugated PH-Responsive Ru (II) Glucose Nanogel: A Dual Pathway of Targeting Cancer Cells and Self-Drug Delivery

Pragti, BK Kundu, S Singh… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The current study paves the way for improved chemotherapy by creating pH-responsive
nanogels (NGs)(GC1 and GC2) loaded with synthetic ruthenium (II) arene complexes to …

Biocompatible fungal chitosan encapsulated phytogenic silver nanoparticles enhanced antidiabetic, antioxidant and antibacterial activity

A Sathiyaseelan, K Saravanakumar… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The work synthesized the fungal chitosan (FCS) encapsulated Gynura procumbens (GP)
mediated silver nanoparticles (GP-AgNPs) for enhanced antidiabetic, antioxidant and …

Characterisation of cytotoxicity and immunomodulatory effects of glycolipid biosurfactants on human keratinocytes

SA Adu, MS Twigg, PJ Naughton, R Marchant… - Applied Microbiology …, 2023 - Springer
Skin irritation and allergic reactions associated with the use of skincare products formulated
with synthetically derived surfactants such as sodium lauryl ether sulphate (SLES) have …

Cold atmospheric plasma treatment induces anti-proliferative effects in prostate cancer cells by redox and apoptotic signaling pathways

M Weiss, D Gümbel, EM Hanschmann, R Mandelkow… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
One of the promising possibilities of the clinical application of cold plasma, so-called cold
atmospheric plasma (CAP), is its application on malignant cells and cancer tissue using its …

Phage liquid crystalline droplets form occlusive sheaths that encapsulate and protect infectious rod-shaped bacteria

AK Tarafder, A von Kügelgen… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major cause of antibiotic-tolerant
infections in humans. P. aeruginosa evades antibiotics in bacterial biofilms by up-regulating …

Apigetrin promotes TNFα-induced apoptosis, necroptosis, G2/M phase cell cycle arrest, and ROS generation through inhibition of NF-κB pathway in Hep3B liver …

PB Bhosale, A Abusaliya, HH Kim, SE Ha, MY Park… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Apigetrin (7-(β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-4′, 5-dihydroxyflavone), a glycoside bioactive dietary
flavonoid derived from Taraxacum officinale and Teucrium gnaphalodes, is known to …

Synthesis of quercetin functionalized wurtzite type zinc oxide nanoparticles and their potential to regulate intrinsic apoptosis signaling pathway in human metastatic …

V Ramalingam, PM Sathya, T Srivalli, H Mohan - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, the wurtzite (WZ) type of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were
synthesized and functionalized with quercetin (ZnO@ Quercetin) for the treatment of ovarian …