Chemical Society Reviews,
Год журнала:
2011,
Номер
41(6), С. 2323 - 2343
Опубликована: Дек. 14, 2011
Nanoscience
has
matured
significantly
during
the
last
decade
as
it
transitioned
from
bench
top
science
to
applied
technology.
Presently,
nanomaterials
are
used
in
a
wide
variety
of
commercial
products
such
electronic
components,
sports
equipment,
sun
creams
and
biomedical
applications.
There
few
studies
long-term
consequences
nanoparticles
on
human
health,
but
governmental
agencies,
including
United
States
National
Institute
for
Occupational
Safety
Health
Japan's
Ministry
Health,
have
recently
raised
question
whether
seemingly
innocuous
materials
carbon-based
nanotubes
should
be
treated
with
same
caution
afforded
known
carcinogens
asbestos.
Since
increasing
part
everyday
consumer
products,
manufacturing
processes,
medical
is
imperative
that
both
workers
end-users
protected
inhalation
potentially
toxic
NPs.
It
also
suggests
NPs
may
need
sequestered
into
so
not
released
atmosphere
product's
life
or
recycling.
Further,
non-inhalation
routes
NP
absorption,
dermal
injectables,
must
studied
order
understand
possible
effects.
Fewer
date
addressed
body
can
eventually
eliminate
prevent
particle
build-up
tissues
organs.
This
critical
review
discusses
biophysicochemical
properties
various
emphasis
currently
available
toxicology
data
methodologies
evaluating
nanoparticle
toxicity
(286
references).
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine,
Год журнала:
2015,
Номер
2015, С. 1 - 16
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2015
Despite
numerous
existing
potent
antibiotics
and
other
antimicrobial
means,
bacterial
infections
are
still
a
major
cause
of
morbidity
mortality.
Moreover,
the
need
to
develop
additional
bactericidal
means
has
significantly
increased
due
growing
concern
regarding
multidrug-resistant
strains
biofilm
associated
infections.
Consequently,
attention
been
especially
devoted
new
emerging
nanoparticle-based
materials
in
field
chemotherapy.
The
present
review
discusses
activities
nanoparticles
as
an
their
mode
action,
nanoparticle
effect
on
drug-resistant
bacteria,
risks
attendant
use
antibacterial
agents.
Factors
contributing
performance
clinical
setting,
unique
properties,
mechanism
action
agents
discussed
detail.
Frontiers in Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2018,
Номер
12
Опубликована: Июль 10, 2018
Ferroptosis
is
a
newly
described
form
of
regulated
cell
death,
distinct
from
apoptosis,
necroptosis
and
other
forms
death.
induced
by
disruption
glutathione
synthesis
or
inhibition
peroxidase
4,
exacerbated
iron,
prevented
radical
scavengers
such
as
ferrostatin-1,
liproxstatin-1
endogenous
vitamin
E.
terminates
with
mitochondrial
dysfunction
toxic
lipid
peroxidation.
Although
conclusive
identification
ferroptosis
in
vivo
challenging,
several
salient
very
well
established
features
neurodegenerative
diseases
are
consistent
ferroptosis,
including
peroxidation,
iron
dysregulation.
Accordingly,
interest
the
role
neurodegeneration
escalating
specific
evidence
rapidly
emerging.
One
aspect
that
has
thus
far
received
little
attention
antioxidant
transcription
factor
nuclear
erythroid
2-related
2
(Nrf2).
This
regulates
hundreds
genes,
which
many
either
directly
indirectly
involved
modulating
metabolism
glutathione,
lipids,
function.
potentially
positions
Nrf2
key
deterministic
component
onset
outcomes
ferroptotic
stress.
The
minimal
direct
currently
available
this
indicates
may
be
critical
for
protection
against
ferroptosis.
In
contrast,
abundant
demonstrates
enhancing
signaling
potently
neuroprotective
models
neurodegeneration,
although
exact
mechanism
achieved
unclear.
Further
studies
required
to
determine
extent
effects
activation
involve
prevention
Archives of Toxicology,
Год журнала:
2010,
Номер
84(11), С. 825 - 889
Опубликована: Авг. 16, 2010
Exposure
to
a
variety
of
toxins
and/or
infectious
agents
leads
disease,
degeneration
and
death,
often
characterised
by
circumstances
in
which
cells
or
tissues
do
not
merely
die
cease
function
but
may
be
more
less
entirely
obliterated.
It
is
then
legitimate
ask
the
question
as
whether,
despite
many
kinds
agent
involved,
there
at
least
some
unifying
mechanisms
such
cell
death
destruction.
I
summarise
evidence
that
great
cases,
one
underlying
mechanism,
providing
major
stresses
this
type,
entails
continuing
autocatalytic
production
(based
on
positive
feedback
mechanisms)
hydroxyl
radicals
via
Fenton
chemistry
involving
poorly
liganded
iron,
leading
apoptosis
(probably
including
pathways
induced
changes
NF-κB
system).
While
every
pathway
sense
connected
other
one,
highlight
literature
suggesting
degenerative
effects
diseases
toxicological
insults
converge
iron
dysregulation.
This
highlights
specifically
role
metabolism,
detailed
speciation
chemical
toxicology,
has
significant
implications
for
use
chelating
substances
partnership
with
appropriate
anti-oxidants)
nutritional
therapeutic
inhibiting
both
progression
these
mainly
sequelae
chronic
acute
toxin
exposure.
The
complexity
biochemical
networks,
especially
those
behaviour
feedbacks,
means
multiple
interventions
(e.g.
chelators
plus
antioxidants)
are
likely
prove
most
effective.
A
systems
biology
approaches,
summarise,
can
predict
involved
optimal
sites
action
pharmacological
interventions.