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Respiratory infectious diseases have challenged medical communities and researchers. Ceftriaxone, meropenem and levofloxacin are widely used for bacterial infection treatment,
To elucidate the involvement of the cell envelope in the stiffness of sickle cells, methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD), a putative cholesterol-depleting reagent
Dimethyl-alpha-CD (DMACD) was found to enhance sperm fertilization ability by removing phospholipids. It was concluded that in addition to the
Methylated β-cyclodextrin (MeβCD) can extract cholesterol from lipid rafts and induce apoptosis in cancer cells by inhibiting activation of the
Cloudbreak Therapeutics, LLC has sponsored a multicenter, randomized, double-masked, vehicle-controlled, parallel group study using CBT-008 (buffered solution of methyl BCD)
Lipid rafts are functional membrane microdomains containing sphingolipids, including gangliosides, and cholesterol. These regions are characterized by highly ordered and
Honey bees are essential members of the natural ecosystems and the modern agriculture, yet their colonies are collapsing worldwide. In
In this study, antibody–supermolecule conjugates, consisting of a tumor-specific antibody and acid-labile polyrotaxane containing methylated b-cyclodextrin (Me-PRX), were designed to
The most interesting finding of Crui et al. in their recently published paper [1] for the readers of the Cyclodextrin
A recent review of Italian researchers emphasized the role of membrane lipids in the infectivity mechanism of SARS-COV-2 (Covid-19) based
