Reaction cycles of halogen species in the immune defense: Implications for human health and diseases and the pathology and treatment of COVID-19

QB Lu - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is no vaccine or specific antiviral treatment for COVID-19, which is causing a global
pandemic. One current focus is drug repurposing research, but those drugs have limited …

[HTML][HTML] Upregulated GDF-15 expression facilitates pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression through orphan receptor GFRAL

Z Zhao, J Zhang, L Yin, J Yang, Y Zheng… - Aging (Albany …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Growth and differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) has been studied as an important hallmark of
cancer. However, the receptor of GDF-15 in pancreatic cancer cell remains unclear. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Gemcitabine and rapamycin-loaded mixed polymeric thermogel for metastatic pancreatic cancer therapy

SY Kim, MJ Jo, MS Yoon, CE Jin, YB Shin… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the 4th leading cause of cancer–related death
and has a poor 5–year overall survival. The superior therapeutic benefits of combination or …

Innovative Experimental Ultrasound and US-Related Techniques Using the Murine Model in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review

A Coppola, D Grasso, F Fontana, F Piacentino… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a cancer with one of the highest mortality rates
in the world. Several studies have been conductedusing preclinical experiments in mice to …

Synthesis, structural characterization and in vitro cytotoxic evaluation of mixed Cu (II)/Co (II) levofloxacin–bipyridyl complexes

M Bashir, I Yousuf - Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
This work features synthesis, structural characterization and biological evaluation of two Cu
(II)/Co (II)–based complexes (1 and 2) synthesized from levofloxacin (lvXn) and bipyridyl …

Study of a Non-Platinum-Based Antitumor Agent for Targeted Chemotherapy of Pancreatic Cancer

X Zhang - 2021 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
Cancer has been a significant impediment to human life extension. Pancreatic cancer, the
third largest cause of cancer mortality, presently lacks a viable therapy and is only …