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Therapeutic Potential of Selenium and Selenium Compounds in Cervical Cancer [PDF]
Cancer Control, 2021 Cervical cancer is a common female cancer. It is strongly associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. However, HPV infection alone is not sufficient to induce cervical cancer because its development is dependent on the coexistence of several factors that enable the virus to overcome the host immune system.
Ewa Jablonska +2 more
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Selenium Compounds as Novel Potential Anticancer Agents [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 The high number of new cancer incidences and the associated mortality continue to be alarming, leading to the search for new therapies that would be more effective and less burdensome for patients. As there is evidence that Se compounds can have chemopreventive activity, studies have begun to establish whether these compounds can also affect already ...
Dominika Radomska +2 more
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Selenium Compounds and Their Bioactivities: Molecular Mechanisms and Prospects for Functional Food and Therapeutic Applications [PDF]
PlantsSelenium (Se) is an essential trace element for the human body and plays a vital role in various physiological processes. Plants serve not only as a major dietary source of selenium but also as natural biofactories capable of synthesizing a wide range of
Xue Hou, Zhiyong Wang, Mu Peng
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Antimicrobial Coatings for Medical Textiles via Reactive Organo-Selenium Compounds [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Bleached and cationized cotton fabrics were chemically modified with reactive organoselenium compounds through the nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SNAr) reaction, which allowed for organo-selenium attachment onto the surface of cotton fabrics via ...
Ejajul Hoque +7 more
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Toxicology Reports, 2015 Organic selenium compounds possess numerous biological properties, including antioxidant activity. Yet, the high toxicity of some of them, such as diphenyl diselenide (DPDS), is a limiting factor in their current usage.
Sílvio Terra Stefanello +9 more
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Relationships between Molecular Characteristics of Novel Organic Selenium Compounds and the Formation of Sulfur Compounds in Selenium Biofortified Kale Sprouts [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Agnieszka Galanty +2 more
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 Introduction: Radiation therapy has Q6long been a routine and effective treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but the radioresistance and side effects have limited its application.
Shiqing Nie +6 more
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Pharmaceutics, 2021 In this study, we developed PLGA nanoparticles (NPs) as an effective carrier for 5′-Se-(phenyl)-3-(amino)-thymidine (ACAT-Se), an organoselenium compound, nucleoside analogue that showed promising antitumor activity in vitro.
Letícia Bueno Macedo +8 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Selenosugars are a group of sugar derivatives of great structural diversity (e.g., molar masses, selenium oxidation state, and selenium binding), obtained as a result of biosynthesis, chemical modification of natural compounds, or chemical synthesis ...
Sandra Górska +2 more
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Selenium Anticancer Properties and Impact on Cellular Redox Status
Antioxidants, 2020 (1) Background: In this review, we provide information published in recent years on the chemical forms, main biological functions and especially on antioxidant and prooxidant activities of selenium.
Lolita Kuršvietienė +4 more
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