The burgeoning organic near-infrared (NIR) ratiometric small-molecule fluorescent probes
with excellent merits have attracted great attention over the past few years. The traditional …

The functions, purposes, and roles of metallothioneins have been the subject of
speculations since the discovery of the protein over 60 years ago. This article guides …

The human body needs about 20 essential elements in order to function properly and
among them, for certain, 10 are metal elements, though for every metal we do need, there is …

The trace element zinc (Zn) displays a wide range of biological functions. Zn ions control
intercellular communication and intracellular events that maintain normal physiological …

Zinc absorption in the small intestine is one of the main mechanisms regulating the systemic
homeostasis of this essential trace element. This review summarizes the key aspects of …

Evidence for the importance of zinc for all immune cells and for mounting an efficient and
balanced immune response to various environmental stressors has been accumulating in …

Interest in excitotoxicity expanded following its implication in the pathogenesis of ischemic
brain injury in the 1980s, but waned subsequent to the failure of N-methyl-D-aspartate …

Dear Editor, The COVID-19 pandemic worldwide is caused by a novel coronavirus SARS-
CoV-2 (the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). 1 After viral invasion into the …

The regulation of intracellular ions' overload to interrupt normal bioprocesses and cause cell
death has been developed as an efficient strategy (named as ion-interference therapy/IIT) to …

Prematurity, especially preterm birth (less than 32 weeks' gestation), is common and
associated with high rates of both survival and neurodevelopmental disability, especially …