Chelation therapy occupies a central place in modern medicine and pharmacology, beacuse continuous studies with laboratory animals and extensive clinical experience demonstrate that accute or chronic intoxications with a ...

Iron is essential for human life, however it can be toxic through Fe ability to generate oxygen-derived radicals. This work reviews the main features of Fe binding in the cell and its association to these processes. The ...

Salmonid Rickettsial Septicaemia (SRS), caused by Piscirickettsia salmonis, is a severe bacterial disease in the Chilean salmon farming industry. Vaccines and antibiotics are the current strategies to fight SRS; however, ...

The study of uranium toxicity is very important for public health in general andespecially for workers involved in the processes of uranium mining and millingbecause of the immediate and/or mediate risks of exposure. Most ...

Mucormycosis is an emerging disease with high mortality rates. Few antifungal drugs are active against Mucorales. Considering the low efficacy of monotherapy, combination-therapy strategies have been described. It is known ...