Quinones are a group of highly reactive organic chemical species that interact with
biological systems to promote inflammatory, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer actions and to …

Nanotechnology makes use of the special surface properties of extremely small particles. In
this rapidly growing field, many different materials are produced for a multitude of diverse …

The lack of reliable predictive biomarkers to guide effective therapy is a major obstacle to the
advancement of therapy for high-grade gliomas, particularly glioblastoma (GBM), one of the …

Naphthoquinones may cause oxidative stress in exposed cells and, therefore, affect redox
signaling. Here, contributions of redox cycling and alkylating properties of quinones (both …

Combustion-derived and synthetic nano-sized particles (NSP) have gained considerable
interest among pulmonary researchers and clinicians for two main reasons. 1) Inhalation …

Empirical testing of chemicals for drug efficacy costs many billions of dollars every year. The
ability to predict the action of molecules in silico would greatly increase the speed and …

Oxidative stress is one of the main causes of vascular disease. This study aims to investigate
the antioxidant activity exerted by zinc in primary rat endothelial cells (EC). Using a 24-h …

Selected biological effects of 1, 4-naphthoquinone, menadione (2-methyl-1, 4-
naphthoquinone) and structurally related quinones from natural sources–the 5-hydroxy …

Intercellular communication in many organs is maintained via intercellular gap junction
channels composed of connexins, a large protein family with a number of isoforms. This gap …

The use of nanostructured silica (SiO2) particles is no longer restricted to biomedical and
(bio-) technological fields but rather finding applications in products of the food industry …