Vanadium compounds have been primarily investigated as potential therapeutic agents for
the treatment of various major health issues, including cancer, atherosclerosis, and …

Lipid peroxidation (LPO), a process that affects human health, can be induced by exposure
to vanadium salts and compounds. LPO is often exacerbated by oxidation stress, with some …

Aging has been linked to several degenerative processes that, through the accumulation of
molecular and cellular damage, can progressively lead to cell dysfunction and organ failure …

Among the metallic materials used in biomedical industry, the most common choice for
orthopedics and dental implants is titanium (Ti) and its alloys, mainly due to their superior …

Vanadium belongs to the group of transition metals and is present in the air and soil
contaminants in large urban agglomerations due to combustion of fossil fuels. It forms …

In the last 30 years, since the discovery that vanadium is a cofactor found in certain enzymes
of tunicates and possibly in mammals, different vanadium-based drugs have been …

Abstract C-phycocyanin (C-PC) pigment, as a natural blue dye, has particular applications in
various fields. It is a water-soluble protein which has anticancer, antioxidant and anti …

The relevance of vanadium in biological systems is known for many years and vanadium-
based catalysts have important industrial applications, however, till the beginning of the 80s …

The biological properties of vanadium complexes have become an object of interest due to
their therapeutic potential in several diseases. However, the mechanisms of action of …

Many trace elements, among which metals, are indispensable for proper functioning of a
myriad of biochemical reactions, more particularly as enzyme cofactors. This is particularly …