Dharmalingam, Karthick Birdi, Amandeep Tomo, Sojit Sreenivasulu, Karli Charan, Jaykaran Yadav, Dharmveer Purohit, Purvi Sharma, Praveen
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Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
Nutritional deficiency is associated with impaired immunity and increased susceptibility to infections. The complex interactions of trace elements with the macromolecules trigger the effective immune response against the viral diseases. The outcome of various viral infections along with susceptibility is affected by trace elements such as zinc, sel...
Csikós, Anett Kozma, Bence Baranyai, Edina Miklós, Ida Larson, Kindra Póka, Róbert Takacs, Peter
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BMC women's health
Zinc and copper are essential trace elements and play a crucial role in the homeostasis of connective tissues. In this study, we aimed to define zinc and copper levels in the vaginal tissue and establish whether a correlation exists between the zinc and copper levels either or both in whole blood or vaginal tissue samples and whether the finding co...
Gromadzka, Grażyna Wierzbicka, Diana Litwin, Tomasz Przybyłkowski, Adam
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Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine
Wilson's disease (WD) is a rare hereditary disorder of copper metabolism. Some data suggest that iron metabolism is disturbed in WD and this may affect the course of the disease. The current study aimed to determine whether anti-copper treatment could affect iron metabolism in WD. One hundred thirty-eight WD patients and 102 controls were examined....
Maertens, Laurens Matroule, Jean-Yves Van Houdt, Rob
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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
The antimicrobial applications of copper (Cu) are exploited in several industries, such as agriculture and healthcare settings. While Cu is capable of efficiently killing microorganisms, sub-lethal doses can induce a viable-but-non-culturable (VBNC) state in bacteria of many distinct clades. VBNC cells cannot be detected by standard culture-based d...
Liu, Changsong Liao, Yanfen Zhu, Zongyuan Yang, Lili Zhang, Qin Li, Li
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
BackgroundCopper is an essential trace metal with potential interest for cardiovascular effects. Few studies have explored the association between copper and blood pressure in children and adolescents.MethodWe conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 1242 children and adolescents aged 8–17 years who participated in the 2011 to 2016 National Health a...
Manieri, Tania M. Sensi, Stefano L. Squitti, Rosanna Cerchiaro, Giselle
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Heliyon
Superoxide dismutase; SOD1; Alzheimer's disease; Circular dichroism; Zinc; Copper; ALS; Protein mutation.
Long, Pinpin Wang, Qiuhong Zhang, Yizhi Zhu, Xiaoyan Yu, Kuai Jiang, Haijing Liu, Xuezhen Zhou, Min Yuan, Yu Liu, Kang
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Clinical Epigenetics
BackgroundAcute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a cardiac emergency with high mortality. Exposure to high copper (Cu) concentration has been linked to ACS. However, whether DNA methylation contributes to the association between Cu and ACS is unclear.MethodsWe measured methylation level at > 485,000 cytosine-phosphoguanine sites (CpGs) of blood leukocyte...
Sarver, Jordan Cregan, Melissa Cain, Daniel
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Case Reports in Women's Health
• Fracture of an intrauterine device (IUD) upon removal is a very rare complication, with a prevalence rate of 1–2%. • Risk of fracture during IUD removal should be better communicated between physicians and patients. • Our patient's IUD fracture prompted a hysterectomy to safely remove the device. • Malposition of an IUD may interfere with effecti...
Stepnov, Anton A. Forsberg, Zarah Sørlie, Morten Nguyen, Giang-Son Wentzel, Alexander Røhr, Åsmund K. Eijsink, Vincent G. H.
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Biotechnology for Biofuels
BackgroundLytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are monocopper enzymes that catalyze oxidative depolymerization of industrially relevant crystalline polysaccharides, such as cellulose, in a reaction that depends on an electron donor and O2 or H2O2. While it is well known that LPMOs can utilize a wide variety of electron donors, the variation ...
Almeida, J Magro, C Rosário, A R Mateus, E P Ribeiro, A B
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The Science of the total environment
The sustainability of mining activities is compromised due to the high amounts of mining residues generated that have to be disposed of, often in open dams, that may cause environmental deterioration, e.g. release of toxic elements to water supplies. These residues are, however, secondary resources of raw materials. In the case of Panasqueira mine,...