Cervical cancer is an aggressive type of cancer affecting women worldwide. Many affected
individuals rely on smear tests for the diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation for their …

This minireview is prompted by the recent report of Banas et al.(J Biol Inorg Chem 15: 1147–
1155, 2010), which purports to show and concludes that zinc levels are increased in …

Background: There is a critical need for chemotherapeutics that overcome multidrug
resistance (MDR). Results: Dp44mT is transported into the lysosome by Pgp, causing …

While associations between trace elements and heavy metals with prostate cancer are still
debatable, they have been considered as risk factors for prostate cancer. Thus, this study …

Elemental content plays an important role in biological processes, and so, the
multielemental analysis of human tissue samples is required in biomedical research. Still …

Oxidative stress plays a role in the development of drug resistance in cancer cells. Cancer
cells must constantly and rapidly adapt to changes in the tumor microenvironment, due to …

Background: Trace elements are major components of biological structures; however,
excessive levels of these elements can be toxic. Materials and Methods: In the present …

Prostate is a zinc rich organ and the physiological function of the abundant zinc ions is
relatively less understood. AKT kinase is a pivotal regulator downstream of cytokines, growth …

The Amatungula fruit, from Carissa macrocarpa, is commonly consumed by the local people
of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa. Levels of elements in the fruit were determined to …

Deficiency or excess of certain trace elements has been considered as risk factor for
prostate cancer. This study was aimed to detect differential changes and mutual correlations …