Magnetic field effects in biology from the perspective of the radical pair mechanism

H Zadeh-Haghighi, C Simon - Journal of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Hundreds of studies have found that weak magnetic fields can significantly influence various
biological systems. However, the underlying mechanisms behind these phenomena remain …

Understanding long COVID; mitochondrial health and adaptation—old pathways, new problems

AVW Nunn, GW Guy, W Brysch, JD Bell - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 suffer long-term symptoms, such as “brain fog”,
fatigue and clotting problems. Explanations for “long COVID” include immune imbalance …

A universal approach to analyzing transmission electron microscopy with ImageJ

J Lam, P Katti, M Biete, M Mungai, S AshShareef… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is widely used as an imaging modality to provide
high-resolution details of subcellular components within cells and tissues. Mitochondria and …

Applications of synthetic biology in medical and pharmaceutical fields

X Yan, X Liu, C Zhao, GQ Chen - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2023 - nature.com
Synthetic biology aims to design or assemble existing bioparts or bio-components for useful
bioproperties. During the past decades, progresses have been made to build delicate …

Reactive oxygen species in autoimmune cells: function, differentiation, and metabolism

W Lin, P Shen, Y Song, Y Huang, S Tu - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Accumulated reactive oxygen species (ROS) directly contribute to biomacromolecule
damage and influence various inflammatory responses. Reactive oxygen species act as …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondria-and NOX4-dependent antioxidant defense mitigates progression to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in obesity

S Greatorex, S Kaur, CE Xirouchaki… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is prevalent in the majority of individuals with
obesity, but in a subset of these individuals, it progresses to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis …

[HTML][HTML] Biophysical mechanisms underlying the effects of static magnetic fields on biological systems

B Zhang, X Yuan, H Lv, J Che, S Wang… - Progress in Biophysics …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the widespread use of static magnetic fields (SMFs) in medicine, it is imperative to
explore the biological effects of SMFs and the mechanisms underlying their effects on …

Harnessing electromagnetic fields to assist bone tissue engineering

H Zhao, C Liu, Y Liu, Q Ding, T Wang, H Li… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2023 - Springer
Bone tissue engineering (BTE) emerged as one of the exceptional means for bone defects
owing to it providing mechanical supports to guide bone tissue regeneration. Great …

The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is vulnerable to moderate electric fields

CR Arbeitman, P Rojas, P Ojeda-May… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Most of the ongoing projects aimed at the development of specific therapies and vaccines
against COVID-19 use the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein as the main target. The binding of …

Highly efficient fabrication of functional hepatocyte spheroids by a magnetic system for the rescue of acute liver failure

J Zhang, Y Xu, C Zhuo, R Shi, H Wang, Z Hu, HF Chan… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Engineering hepatocytes as multicellular cell spheroids can improve their viability after
implantation in vivo for effective rescue of the devastating acute liver failure (ALF). However …