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  2. Medical uses of silver - Wikipedia

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    The medical uses of silver include its use in wound dressings, creams, and as an antibiotic coating on medical devices. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Wound dressings containing silver sulfadiazine or silver nanomaterials may be used to treat external infections.

  3. Metals in medicine - Wikipedia

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    Metals have been used in treatments since ancient times. The Ebers Papyrus from 1500BC is the first written account of the use of metals for treatment and describes the use of Copper to reduce inflammation and the use of iron to treat anemia. Sodium vanadate has been used since the early 20th century to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

  4. Copper in biology - Wikipedia

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    More research is needed to understand metal homeostasis disturbances in Alzheimer's disease patients and how to address these disturbances therapeutically. Since this experiment used Cu-(II)-orotate-dihydrate, it does not relate to the effects of cupric oxide in supplements. [96]

  5. Antimicrobial properties of copper - Wikipedia

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    Copper alloy surfaces have intrinsic properties that destroy many microorganisms.In the interest of protecting public health, especially in healthcare environments with their susceptible patient populations, an abundance of peer-reviewed antimicrobial efficacy studies have been conducted in the past ten years regarding copper's efficacy to destroy E. coli O157:H7, methicillin-resistant ...

  6. Biometal (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Metal ions and metallic compounds are often used in medical treatments and diagnoses. [18] Compounds containing metal ions can be used as medicine, such as lithium compounds and auranofin . [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Metal compounds and ions can also produce harmful effects on the body due to the toxicity of several types of metals. [ 18 ]

  7. Iron oxide - Wikipedia

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    An iron oxide is a chemical compound composed of iron and oxygen. ... In blast furnaces and related factories, iron oxides are converted to the metal.

  8. Biological functions of nitric oxide - Wikipedia

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    Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by the N-end rule of proteolysis [61] [62] and controls abiotic stress responses such as flooding-induced hypoxia, [63] salt and drought stress. [64] [65] [66] Nitric oxide interactions have been found within signaling pathways of plant hormones such as auxin, [67] ethylene, [63] [68] [69] Abscisic ...

  9. Manganese in biology - Wikipedia

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    The human body contains about 12 mg of manganese, mostly in the bones. The soft tissue remainder is concentrated in the liver and kidneys. [5] In the human brain, the manganese is bound to manganese metalloproteins, most notably glutamine synthetase in astrocytes. [6]