Environmental and occupational exposure of metals and female reproductive health

S Dutta, B Gorain, H Choudhury… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Untainted environment promotes health, but the last few decades experienced steep
upsurge in environmental contaminants posing detrimental physiological impact. The …

The physiological role of boron on health

H Khaliq, Z Juming, P Ke-Mei - Biological trace element research, 2018 - Springer
Boron is an essential mineral that plays an important role in several biological processes.
Boron is required for growth of plants, animals, and humans. There are increasing …

Boron-containing compounds on neurons: Actions and potential applications for treating neurodegenerative diseases

M Barrón-González, AV Montes-Aparicio… - Journal of inorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Boron-containing compounds (BCC) exert effects on neurons. After the expanding of both
the identification and synthesis of new BCC, novel effects in living systems have been …

Boron enhances adaptive responses and biological performance via hormetic mechanisms

E Calabrese, P Pressman, E Agathokleous… - Chemico-Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Boron is shown in the present review to induce hormetic dose responses in a broad range of
biological models, organ systems and endpoints. Of particular importance is that numerous …

Protective role of boron on hepatotoxicity and oxidative stress induced by trichloroacetic acid

C Wang, Y Shi, W Gu, C Wang, Y Xu, L Li… - Environmental Sciences …, 2023 - Springer
We conducted a comprehensive investigation into the protective roles of boron (B) against
trichloroacetic acid (TCA)-induced hepatotoxicity by assessing TCA exposure in vivo and …

Morphine attenuates neurotoxic effects of MPTP in zebrafish embryos by regulating oxidant/antioxidant balance and acetylcholinesterase activity

D Cansız, UV Ustundag, I Unal, AA Alturfan… - Drug and Chemical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases due to
the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain in the substantia nigra. 1-Methyl-4-phenyl …

Turning fear of boron toxicity into boron-containing drug design

MA Soriano-Ursúa, ED Farfán-García… - Current medicinal …, 2019 - benthamdirect.com
Background: Despite the historical employment of boron-containing compounds (BCCs) with
medicinal purposes, the reported cases of BCC toxicity in humans during the twentieth …

Stimulatory effect of hexagonal boron nitrides in wound healing

O Şen, M Emanet, M Çulha - ACS applied bio materials, 2019 - ACS Publications
There is an increased interest in the use of hexagonal boron nitrides (hBNs) in medicine due
to their unique properties that include low toxicity, absorption of UV light and neutrons, high …

The antioxidant and antiapoptotic effect of boric acid on hepatoxicity in chronic alcohol-fed rats

I Sogut, SO Paltun, M Tuncdemir… - Canadian journal of …, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
The harmful use of alcohol is a worldwide problem involving all ages. This study aims to
investigate chronic alcohol exposure related hepatotoxicity on the rat liver and possible …

Boron affects the development of the kidney through modulation of apoptosis, antioxidant capacity, and Nrf2 pathway in the African ostrich chicks

H Khaliq, W Jing, X Ke, Y Ke-Li, S Peng-Peng… - Biological trace element …, 2018 - Springer
The nuclear-related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathway is the most important mechanism in antioxidant
capacity, which regulates the cell's redox homeostasis. In addition, Nrf2 pathway also can …