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Synthesis and evaluation of wound healing properties of hydro-diab hydrogel loaded with green-synthetized AGNPS: in vitro and in ex vivo studies
(Springer Nature, 2022-03-31)
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Open AccessIn diabetic patients, the presence of neuropathy, peripheral vascular diseases and ischemia, leads to the formation of foot ulcerations with a higher risk of infection because the normal response to bacterial infection is ... -
Electrical monitoring of infection biomarkers in chronic wounds using nanochannels
(2022-08-01)
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Open AccessChronic wounds represent an important healthcare challenge in developed countries, being wound infection a serious complication with significant impact on patients’ life conditions. However, there is a lack of methods ... -
Discovery of novel 2,3,5-trisubstituted pyridine analogs as potent inhibitors of IL-1ß via modulation of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway
(2021-11-05)
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Open AccessInterleukin-1ß is a central mediator of innate immune responses and inflammation. It plays a key role in a wide variety of pathologies, ranging from autoinflammatory diseases to metabolic syndrome and malignant tumors. It ... -
Effect of sodium valproate on the conformational stability of the visual G Protein-coupled receptor rhodopsin
(2021-05-19)
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Open AccessRhodopsin is the G protein-coupled receptor of rod photoreceptor cells that mediates vertebrate vision at low light intensities. Mutations in rhodopsin cause inherited retinal degenerative diseases such as retinitis ... -
Effects of cryoprotectants on phospholipid monolayers - concentration and species dependence
(2022-03)
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Open AccessThe effects of four cryoprotectants (dimethylformamide (DMF), ethylene glycol (EG), glycerol and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)) on monolayers of four phospholipids were investigated at high cryoprotectant concentration (10% ... -
Fragment dissolved molecular dynamics: a systematic and efficient method to locate binding sites
(Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2021)
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Open AccessDiverse computational methods to support Fragment-based drug discovery (FBDD) are available in the literature. Despite their demonstrated efficacy to support FBDD campaigns, they exhibit some drawbacks such as protein ... -
Discovery of diverse natural products as inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro protease through virtual screening
(2021-11-22)
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Restricted access - publisher's policySARS-CoV-2 is a type of coronavirus responsible for the international outbreak of respiratory illness termed COVID-19 that forced the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic infectious disease situation of international ... -
Characterization of modified solid electrodes with organized thin films of a tetra-substituted zinc phthalocyanine
(2022-04-01)
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Open AccessOrganized thin films of a zinc phthalocyanine have been deposited on solid electrodes using several techniques, such as drop casting, immersion and Langmuir-Blodgett (LB), at several conditions, and their electrochemical ... -
Lysozyme influence on monolayers of individual and mixed lipids
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-03)
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Open AccessFatty acids, cholesterol, and phospholipids are amphiphilic compounds of biological interest, which form ordered monolayers mimicking biomembranes, and can be studied with the Langmuir technique using surface pressure-area ... -
Electrochemical quantification of biomarker myeloperoxidase
(2022-02-22)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyPoint of care testing (PoCT) devices permit precise and rapid detection of disease-related biomarkers contributing to an early disease diagnosis and administration of an appropriate treatment. The enzyme myeloperoxidase ... -
Hyaluronic acid derivative molecular weight-dependent synthesis and antimicrobial effect of hybrid silver nanoparticles
(2021-12-14)
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Open AccessSilver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) appeared as promising antimicrobial candidates to face the development of antibiotic resistance. Although reported as toxic towards mammalian cells, their combination with biomolecules have ... -
Simultaneous ultrasound-assisted hybrid polyzwitterion/antimicrobial peptide nanoparticles synthesis and deposition on silicone urinary catheters for prevention of biofilm-associated infections
(2021-11-21)
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Open AccessNosocomial infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria are constantly growing healthcare threats, as they are the reason for the increased mortality, morbidity, and considerable financial burden due to the poor ...