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Iron should be restricted in acute infection
Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2020 The trace element iron plays important roles in biological systems. Vital functions of both host organisms and pathogens require iron. During infection, the innate immune system reduces iron availability for invading organisms.
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Nanomaterials, 2023 To improve the water absorbency and water-retention rate of superabsorbent materials, a porous calcium carbonate composite superabsorbent polymer (PCC/PAA) was prepared by copolymerization of acrylic acid and porous calcium carbonate prepared from ground
Yixin Jiao +6 more
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Excess iron ion reduction in a thalassemia model using silver nanoparticles modified by the tannin fraction of Myrtus communis extact [PDF]
Nanomedicine Research Journal, 2020 Objective(s): Nowadays, iron ions intoxication is the center of attention of interest in the management and treatment of thalassemia and different sorts of anemia associated with regular blood transfusions. Due to the major side effects of current drugs,
Shirin Tavakoli +8 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 DIBI, a purpose-designed hydroxypyridinone-containing iron-chelating antimicrobial polymer was studied for its anti-staphylococcal activities in vitro in comparison to deferiprone, the chemically related, small molecule hydroxypyridinone chelator.
Maria del Carmen Parquet +6 more
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Molecules, 2015 Aluminum toxicity is widely considered as the most important limiting factor for plants growing in acid sulfate soils. A study was conducted in laboratory and in field to ameliorate Al toxicity using plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB), ground ...
Qurban Ali Panhwar +4 more
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ChemEngineering, 2019 Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) present multiple applications due to their versatility and reactivity. Thus, Ca–Al LDHs with Friedel’s salt structure (HC) have been proposed as heavy metal scavengers due to their buffering capacity at basic ...
Andres Borgiallo, Ricardo Rojas
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Preparation of polyacrylonitrile-based fibres with chelated Ag ions for antibacterial applications [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 The need for an excellent antibacterial material that is sufficiently powerful to never develop bacterial resistance is urgent. In this study, a series of novel polyacrylonitrile-based fibres with chelated Ag ions (referred to as Ag-SH-PANF) were ...
Li Chang +10 more
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Effects of chelating agents on heavy metals in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) patients
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 2019 Heavy metals are released into the environment through both human and natural sources, may have a direct hepatic toxicity and are involved in chronic liver diseases.
Nosheen Aslam +7 more
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Advances on Chelation and Chelator Metal Complexes in Medicine [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 Metal ions such as iron, copper and zinc are essential for life [...]
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Environmental Health Perspectives, 1984 The toxicity of cadmium is determined by chelation reactions: in vivo, Cd2+ exists exclusively in coordination complexes with biological ligands, or with administered chelating agents. The Cd2+ ion has some soft character, but it is not a typical soft ion.
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