Recent advances in zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) for cancer diagnosis, target drug delivery, and treatment

S Anjum, M Hashim, SA Malik, M Khan, JM Lorenzo… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite breakthroughs in medicine, cancer remains one of the most feared
diseases. Traditionally, chemotherapies have been the treatment of choice. However …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) as pleiotropic physiological signalling agents

H Sies, DP Jones - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract 'Reactive oxygen species'(ROS) is an umbrella term for an array of derivatives of
molecular oxygen that occur as a normal attribute of aerobic life. Elevated formation of the …

Stimuli responsive dynamic transformations in supramolecular gels

S Panja, DJ Adams - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular gels are formed by the self-assembly of small molecules under the
influence of various non-covalent interactions. As the interactions are individually weak and …

A review on surface-enhanced Raman scattering

R Pilot, R Signorini, C Durante, L Orian, M Bhamidipati… - Biosensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has become a powerful tool in chemical,
material and life sciences, owing to its intrinsic features (ie, fingerprint recognition …

Excited-state intramolecular proton-transfer (ESIPT) based fluorescence sensors and imaging agents

AC Sedgwick, L Wu, HH Han, SD Bull, XP He… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review we will explore recent advances in the design and application of excited-state
intramolecular proton-transfer (ESIPT) based fluorescent probes. Fluorescence based …

Protective role of taurine against oxidative stress

S Baliou, M Adamaki, P Ioannou… - Molecular …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Taurine is a fundamental mediator of homeostasis that exerts multiple roles to confer
protection against oxidant stress. The development of hypertension, muscle/neuro …

NAD (H) and NADP (H) redox couples and cellular energy metabolism

W Xiao, RS Wang, DE Handy… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Significance: The nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)/reduced NAD+ (NADH) and
NADP+/reduced NADP+ (NADPH) redox couples are essential for maintaining cellular …

The complexity of p53-mediated metabolic regulation in tumor suppression

Y Liu, W Gu - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Although the classic activities of p53 including induction of cell-cycle arrest, senescence,
and apoptosis are well accepted as critical barriers to cancer development, accumulating …

Free radicals and oxidative stress: Signaling mechanisms, redox basis for human diseases, and cell cycle regulation

IZ Sadiq - Current Molecular Medicine, 2023 - benthamdirect.com
Free radicals contain one or more unpaired electrons in their valence shell, thus making
them unstable, short-lived, and highly reactive species. Excessive generation of these free …

Vitamin D deficiency: effects on oxidative stress, epigenetics, gene regulation, and aging

SJ Wimalawansa - Biology, 2019 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in vitamin D research indicate that this vitamin, a secosteroid hormone,
has beneficial effects on several body systems other than the musculoskeletal system. Both …