Recent developments in ruthenium anticancer drugs

A Levina, A Mitra, PA Lay - Metallomics, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Interest in Ru anticancer drugs has been growing rapidly since NAMI-A ((ImH+)[RuIIICl4
(Im)(S-dmso)], where Im= imidazole and S-dmso= S-bound dimethylsulfoxide) or KP1019 …

In situ imaging of metals in cells and tissues

R McRae, P Bagchi, S Sumalekshmy… - Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Approximately one third of the human proteome contains metal cations, either in the form of
cofactors with catalytic functions or as structural support elements. 1, 2 To guarantee a …

Speciation of metal drugs, supplements and toxins in media and bodily fluids controls in vitro activities

A Levina, DC Crans, PA Lay - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Studies of metal uptake, metabolism and excretion by single bacterial, yeast, plant and
animal cells is a widespread area of research, yet little is known about the reactivity and …

Orthopaedic metals and their potential toxicity in the arthroplasty patient: a review of current knowledge and future strategies

GM Keegan, ID Learmonth… - The Journal of Bone & …, 2007 - boneandjoint.org.uk
The long-term effects of metal-on-metal arthroplasty are currently under scrutiny because of
the potential biological effects of metal wear debris. This review summarises data describing …

Biological applications of X-ray fluorescence microscopy: exploring the subcellular topography and speciation of transition metals

CJ Fahrni - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2007 - Elsevier
Synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy (SXRF) is a microanalytical technique for the
quantitative mapping of elemental distributions. Among currently available imaging …

A systematic comparison of the actual, potential, and theoretical health effects of cobalt and chromium exposures from industry and surgical implants

GM Keegan, ID Learmonth, C Case - Critical reviews in toxicology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Humans are exposed to cobalt (Co) and chromium (Cr) from industry and surgical devices,
most notably orthopedic joint replacements. This review compares the potential health …

X‐ray fluorescence microprobe imaging in biology and medicine

T Paunesku, S Vogt, J Maser, B Lai… - Journal of cellular …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Characteristic X‐ray fluorescence is a technique that can be used to establish elemental
concentrations for a large number of different chemical elements simultaneously in different …

Imaging and speciation of trace elements in biological environment

R Lobinski, C Moulin, R Ortega - Biochimie, 2006 - Elsevier
Mineral elements, often at the trace level, play a considerable role in physiology and
pathology of biological systems. Metallogenomics, metalloproteomics, and metallomics are …

Chemical properties and toxicity of chromium (III) nutritional supplements

A Levina, PA Lay - Chemical research in toxicology, 2008 - ACS Publications
The status of Cr (III) as an essential micronutrient for humans is currently under question. No
functional Cr (III)-containing biomolecules have been definitively described as yet, and …

X-ray-induced photo-chemistry and X-ray absorption spectroscopy of biological samples

GN George, IJ Pickering, MJ Pushie… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.iucr.org
As synchrotron light sources and optics deliver greater photon flux on samples, X-ray-
induced photo-chemistry is increasingly encountered in X-ray absorption spectroscopy …