The reaction of oxy hemoglobin with nitrite: Mechanism, antioxidant-modulated effect, and implications for blood substitute evaluation

D Hathazi, F Scurtu, C Bischin, A Mot, AAA Attia… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The autocatalytic reaction between nitrite and the oxy form of globins involves free radicals.
For myoglobin (Mb), an initial binding of nitrite to the iron-coordinated oxygen molecule was …

Protein-based blood substitutes: recent attempts at controlling pro-oxidant reactivity with and beyond hemoglobin

VF Scurtu, AC Moţ, R Silaghi-Dumitrescu - Pharmaceuticals, 2013 - mdpi.com
Reviewed here are recent attempts to produce protein-based artificial oxygen carriers
(“blood substitutes”). Most of these involve chemical or physical modifications on …

Oxidative protection of hemoglobin and hemerythrin by cross-linking with a nonheme iron peroxidase: potentially improved oxygen carriers for use in blood substitutes

D Hathazi, AC Mot, A Vaida, F Scurtu, I Lupan… - …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The nonheme peroxidase, rubrerythrin, shows the ability to reduce hydrogen peroxide to
water without involving strongly oxidizing and free-radical-creating powerful oxidants such …

Titanium dioxide nanotube films: Preparation, characterization and electrochemical biosensitivity towards alkaline phosphatase

I Roman, RD Trusca, ML Soare, C Fratila… - Materials Science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Titania nanotubes (TNTs) were prepared by anodization on different substrates (titanium,
Ti6Al4V and Ti6Al7Nb alloys) in ethylene glycol and glycerol. The influence of the applied …

Antitumoral and Immunomodulatory Effect of Mahonia aquifolium Extracts

AD Andreicuț, E Fischer-Fodor… - Oxidative medicine …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The prodrug potential of Mahonia aquifolium, a plant used for centuries in traditional
medicine, recently gained visibility in the literature, and the activity of several active …

Comparative In Vivo Effects of Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers (HBOC) with Varying Prooxidant and Physiological Reactivity

VA Toma, AD Farcaș, I Roman, B Sevastre… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
A series of hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier candidates (HBOC), previously noted for their
differences in prooxidative and physiological reactivity, were compared in terms of the …

Novel Thiazolo[5,4-b]phenothiazine Derivatives: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and In Vitro Evaluation of Antiproliferative Activity against Human Leukaemia

B Brem, E Gal, L Găină, L Silaghi-Dumitrescu… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The molecular frame of the reported series of new polyheterocyclic compounds was
intended to combine the potent phenothiazine and benzothiazole pharmacophoric units …

In vivo evaluation of hemerythrin-based oxygen carriers: Similarities with hemoglobin-based counterparts

VA Toma, AD Farcas, I Roman, B Sevastre… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
We have previously proposed the annelid-derived protein, hemerythrin, as a viable
replacement for hemoglobin in the synthesis of semi-synthetic oxygen carriers (“blood …

[HTML][HTML] Combined effect of propranolol, vincristine and bevacizumab on HUVECs and BJ cells

M Bota, E Fischer‑Fodor… - Experimental and …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
Infantile hemangioma is one of the most common benign tumors affecting children, with~ 10‑
15% requiring medical treatment. These tumors consist of endothelial cells and stromal …

Glutaraldehyde‐Polymerized Hemoglobin: In Search of Improved Performance as Oxygen Carrier in Hemorrhage Models

AD Farcas, VA Toma, I Roman… - Bioinorganic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hemoglobin‐(Hb‐) based oxygen carriers (HBOC) have for several decades been explored
for treatment of hemorrhage. In our previous top‐up tests, HBOC with lower in vitro …