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Cognitive Impairment in Children with Beta-Thalassaemia Major at a Tertiary Care Centre, Rajasthan, India: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Introduction: Thalassaemia is one of the most common genetic disorders. Iron overload due to repeated blood transfusions and chelating therapy leads to oxidative stress and possible irreversible brain tissue damage, causing cognitive impairment in these ...
Sandeep Avasarala+4 more
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Neuroprotective effects of tannic acid in the postischemic brain via direct chelation of Zn2+
Tannic acid (TA) is a polyphenolic compound that exerts protective effects under pathological conditions. The diverse mechanisms of TA can exert beneficial anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer effects.
Seung Woo Kim, Da Bin Kim, Hong Seok Kim
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Zinc ion, one of the most important transition metal ions in living organisms, plays a crucial role in the homeostasis of the organism. The disorder of zinc is associated with many major diseases. It is highly desirable to develop selective and sensitive
Guangrong Lu+4 more
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Are Citric Acid-Iron II Complexes True Chelates or Just Physical Mixtures and How to Prove This?
Although mineral chelates are widely produced to be used as food fortifiers, the proof that these complexes are chelates is still missing. In our present work, iron II complexes using citric acid in different ratios are produced, and the occurrence of ...
Ghadeer Mattar+4 more
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Morphohistometric analysis of the effects of Coriandrum sativum on cortical and cerebellar neurotoxicity [PDF]
Objective: Natural compounds can act as metal chelators and oxygen free radical scavengers, which allows them to be used as bioactive antagonists to heavy metals neurotoxicity.
Hesham N. Mustafa
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Interactions of Isoquinoline Alkaloids with Transition Metals Iron and Copper
Data on alkaloid interactions with the physiologically important transition metals, iron and copper, are mostly lacking in the literature. However, these interactions can have important consequences in the treatment of both Alzheimer’s disease and cancer.
Mst Shamima Parvin+6 more
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Cerebral Iron Deposition in Neurodegeneration
Disruption of cerebral iron regulation appears to have a role in aging and in the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative disorders. Possible unfavorable impacts of iron accumulation include reactive oxygen species generation, induction of ferroptosis,
Petr Dusek+4 more
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In Ultisols and Oxisols, potassium (K) in the soil solution is leached from the rhizosphere before it interacts with soil colloids, or exchanged with other cations at the exchange sites of the soils because of the abundance of kaolinite clay minerals ...
Puvan Paramisparam+5 more
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It is evident that zinc supplementation is essential for maintaining good health and preventing disease. In this study, a novel oyster peptide–zinc complex with an average molecular weight of 500 Da was prepared from oyster meat and purified using ...
Bo Peng, Zhu Chen, Yejia Wang
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Harzianic Acid Activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Its Role in Calcium Regulation
Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive bacterium, which can be found, as a commensal microorganism, on the skin surface or in the nasal mucosa of the human population. However, S.
Alessia Staropoli+8 more
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