Applications of Chitin and Its Derivatives in Biological Medicine

Chitooligosaccharides protect rat cortical neurons against copper induced damage by attenuating intracellular level of reactive oxygen species

(2010) Wei Xu et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Chitooligosaccharides inhibit nitric oxide mediated migration of endothelial cells in vitro and tumor angiogenesis in vivo

(2010) Haige Wu et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Chitooligosaccharides protect pancreatic β-cells from hydrogen peroxide-induced deterioration

(2010) Fatih Karadeniz et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Aging: ROS or TOR

(2010) Mikhail V Blagosklonny   CELL CYCLE

Biological activities of chitosan and chitooligosaccharides

(2010) Wenshui Xia et al.   FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS

Chitosan effect on dental enamel de-remineralization: An in vitro evaluation

(2010) Thatiana M. Stamford Arnaud et al.   JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY

Effect of Low Molecular Weight Chitosans on Drug Permeation through Mouse Skin: 1. Transdermal Delivery of Baicalin

(2010) Xueqin Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

Anti-proliferative effect of aminoderivatized chitooligosaccharides on AGS human gastric cancer cells

(2010) Mustafa Zafer Karagozlu et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Induction of disease resistance and ROS metabolism in navel oranges by chitosan

(2010) Kaifang Zeng et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

In vitro biocompatibility of chitosan porous skin regenerating templates (PSRTs) using primary human skin keratinocytes

(2010) C.K. Lim et al.   TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO

Inhibitory effects of chitooligosaccharides on tumor growth and metastasis

(2009) Kun-Te Shen et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Low molecular weight chitosan prepared with the aid of cellulase, lysozyme and chitinase: Characterisation and antibacterial activity

(2009) Shih-Bin Lin et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Liposome coated with low molecular weight chitosan and its potential use in ocular drug delivery

(2009) Ning Li et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS

Chitin Is a Size-Dependent Regulator of Macrophage TNF and IL-10 Production

(2009) C. A. Da Silva et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Chitooligosaccharides Protect Human Embryonic Hepatocytes Against Oxidative Stress Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide

(2009) Qingsong Xu et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Mechanism of anti-angiogenic activities of chitooligosaccharides may be through inhibiting heparanase activity

(2009) Haizhi Quan et al.   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES

Development of a new chitosan hydrogel for wound dressing

(2009) Maximiano P. Ribeiro et al.   WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION

Production of chitin oligosaccharides with different molecular weights and their antioxidant effect in RAW 264.7 cells

(2009) Dai-Nghiep Ngo et al.   Journal of Functional Foods

Role of Oxidative Stress in Pancreatic Inflammation

(2008) Po Sing Leung et al.   ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING

Chitin oligosaccharides inhibit oxidative stress in live cells

(2008) Dai-Nghiep Ngo et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Base excision repair of oxidative DNA damage and association with cancer and aging

(2008) S. Maynard et al.   CARCINOGENESIS

Chitin nanofibrils for advanced cosmeceuticals

(2008) Pierfrancesco Morganti et al.   CLINICS IN DERMATOLOGY

Enzymatic preparation of chitooligosaccharides by commercial lipase

(2008) Dong-Xia Lee et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Antioxidant protection of human serum albumin by chitosan

(2008) Makoto Anraku et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Chitosan oligosaccharides attenuate hydrogen peroxide-induced stress injury in human umbilical vein endothelial cells

(2008) Hong-Tao Liu et al.   PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Extraction and characterization of chitin and chitosan from local sources

(2007) Entsar S. Abdou et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Potential use of chitosan nanoparticles for oral delivery of DNA vaccine in Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer) to protect from Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum

(2007) S. Rajesh Kumar et al.   FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY