Redox-sensitive nanoscale drug delivery systems for cancer treatment

E Mirhadi, M Mashreghi, MF Maleki… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical nanotechnology introduces novel strategies in designing smart nanoscale
drug delivery systems (NDDSs) capable of responding to specific conditions. These smart …

Antioxidant potential of psychotropic drugs: From clinical evidence to in vitro and in vivo assessment and toward a new challenge for in silico molecular design

G Ribaudo, M Bortoli, C Pavan, G Zagotto, L Orian - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Due to high oxygen consumption, the brain is particularly vulnerable to oxidative stress,
which is considered an important element in the etiopathogenesis of several mental …

Diphenyl Diselenide and SARS-CoV-2: in silico Exploration of the Mechanisms of Inhibition of Main Protease (Mpro) and Papain-like Protease (PLpro)

FB Omage, A Madabeni, AR Tucci… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has prompted global efforts to develop therapeutics. The main
protease of SARS-CoV-2 (Mpro) and the papain-like protease (PLpro) are essential for viral …

Low-dose X-ray-responsive diselenide nanocarriers for effective delivery of anticancer agents

L Zhang, S Zhang, J Xu, Y Li, J He, Y Yang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
X-ray-responsive nanocarriers for anticancer drug delivery have shown great promise for
enhancing the efficacy of chemoradiotherapy. A critical challenge remains for development …

Voyage of selenium from environment to life: Beneficial or toxic?

M Banerjee, D Chakravarty, P Kalwani… - Journal of Biochemical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Selenium (Se), a naturally occurring metalloid, is an essential micronutrient for life as it is
incorporated as selenocysteine in proteins. Although beneficial at low doses, Se is …

Major depressive disorder and oxidative stress: in silico investigation of fluoxetine activity against ROS

C Muraro, M Dalla Tiezza, C Pavan, G Ribaudo… - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Due to the seriousness of depressive disorders and their social
implications, any strategy to improve clinical symptoms are of considerable importance. It is …

Effect of methylmercury binding on the peroxide-reducing potential of cysteine and selenocysteine

A Madabeni, PA Nogara, M Bortoli, JBT Rocha… - Inorganic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Methylmercury (CH3Hg+) binding to catalytically fundamental cysteine and selenocysteine
of peroxide-reducing enzymes has long been postulated as the origin of its toxicological …

Methylmercury can facilitate the formation of dehydroalanine in selenoenzymes: Insight from DFT molecular modeling

PA Nogara, A Madabeni, M Bortoli… - Chemical Research …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Experimental studies have indicated that electrophilic mercury forms (eg, methylmercury,
MeHg+) can accelerate the breakage of selenocysteine in vitro. Particularly, in 2009, Khan …

Tuning conductivity and roughness of diselenide polymer dot-coated surface for ROS-mediated selective real-time wireless detection of cancer cells

SG Kim, B Ryplida, NN Giang, G Lee, KD Lee… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive materials for the selective and sensitive
electrochemical detection of cancer cells have been studied comprehensively, especially …

Proton Transfer and SN2 Reactions as Steps of Fast Selenol and Thiol Oxidation in Proteins: A Model Molecular Study Based on GPx

M Dalla Tiezza, FM Bickelhaupt, L Flohé… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The so‐called peroxidatic cysteines and selenocysteines in proteins reduce hydroperoxides
through a dual attack to the peroxide bond in a two‐step mechanism. First, a proton …