Moringa oleifera and Its Biochemical Compounds: Potential Multi-targeted Therapeutic Agents Against COVID-19 and Associated Cancer Progression.

The Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global concern, with updated pharmacological therapeutic strategies needed. Cancer patients have been found to be more susceptible to severe COVID-19 and death, and COVID-19 can also lead to cancer progression. Traditional medicinal plants have long been used as anti-infection and anti-inflammatory agents, and Moringa oleifera (M.

Fighting against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with flavonoids: a computational approach to inhibit superoxide dismutase (SOD1) mutant aggregation.

Protein aggregation is a biological process that occurs when proteins misfold. Misfolding and aggregation of human superoxide dismutase (hSOD1) cause a neurodegenerative disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Among the mutations occurring, targeting the E21K mutation could be a good choice to understand the pathological mechanism of SOD1 in ALS, whereof it significantly reduces life hopefulness in patients.

Autophagy induced by Helicobacter Pylori infection can lead to gastric cancer dormancy, metastasis, and recurrence: new insights.

According to the findings of recent research, Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) infection is not only the primary cause of gastric cancer (GC), but it is also linked to the spread and invasion of GC through a number of processes and factors that contribute to virulence. In this study, we discussed that H.

Diabetes as one of the long-term COVID-19 complications: from the potential reason of more diabetic patients' susceptibility to COVID-19 to the possible caution of future global diabetes tsunami.

According to recent researches, people with diabetes mellitus (type 1 and 2) have a higher incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by a SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this regard, COVID-19 may make diabetic patients more sensitive to hyperglycemia by modifying the immunological and inflammatory responses and increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) predisposing the patients to severe COVID-19 and potentially lethal results. Actually, in addition to COVID-19, diabetic patients have been demonstrated to have abnormally high levels of inflammatory cytokines, increased virus entrance, and decreased immune response.

Biocompatibility investigation and urea removal from blood by urease-immobilized HEMA incorporated poly(ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate) microbeads.

The biocompatibility of modified and urease-immobilized poly(ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate/2-hydroxyethylmetacrylate) [poly(EGDMA/HEMA)] microbeads was tested through blood compatibility tests. Twelve percent HEMA incorporated nonporous particles of 105-125 microm were used in the research. Hydroxyl groups on microbeads were chemically modified by following a three-step procedure that is composed of activation, spacer-arm incorporation (hexamethylene diamine) and, finally, glutaraldehyde bounding.

Chitosan films and hydrogels of chlorhexidine gluconate for oral mucosal delivery.

Topical delivery of antimicrobial agents is the most widely accepted approach aimed at prolonging active drug concentrations in the oral cavity. As most antifungals do not posses inherent ability to bind to the oral mucosa, this is best achieved through improved formulations. Chitosan, a partially deacetylated chitin, which is a biologically safe biopolymer, prolongs the adhesion time of oral gels and drug release from them.

Adhesion of different bacterial strains to low-temperature plasma treated biomedical PVC catheter surfaces.

In this study, firstly five different bacteria (i.e. Coagulase positive and negative staphylococcus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) with their different strains were isolated and used.

Adhesion of different bacterial strains to low-temperature plasma-treated sutures.

In this study, five different bacteria with their different strains were isolated and characterized. Contact angles were measured by a captive-bubble technique. Surface-free energies were calculated from the contact angles.