Correction to: Pharmacology of natural radioprotectors

22 DNA - Binding Radioprotectors

Application of Radioprotectors in Radiation Protection

Possibility of protection from ionizing radiation when an organism, as a unit, absorbs radiated energy practically does not exist. In the previous investigations no medicine has been invented that could successfully be applied in therapy of radiation diseases. Today, in the cases of accidental irradiation with high doses of ion radiation and developing of radiation syndrome, today it is possibl...

Contribution of Women Scientists to Pharmacology: A Historical Perspective

The article highlights the contributions of a few prominent women scientists to the science of pharmacology. These women,some of whom were from other scientific fields, contributed significantly to our understanding of pharmacology. This was achieved in an era in which pharmacology was a more or less male dominated field. Even though it is easier for women to enter scientific fields nowadays, t...

Natural Alkamides: Pharmacology, Chemistry and Distribution

Alkamides are a broad and expanding group of bioactive natural compounds found in at least 33 plant families. Despite the relatively simple molecular architecture of alkamides (fig. 1), these natural products show broad structural variability and an important range of biological activities, such as immunomodulatory, antimicrobial, antiviral, larvicidal, insecticidal, diuretic, pungent, analgesi...

Organoselenium Compounds: A New Generation of Radioprotectors

Exposure of living organisms to ionizing radiation can cause health hazards and radioprotectors are employed to minimize such unwanted effects. Over the years a number of sulfhydryl compounds have been examined for radioprotection and only one agent, amifostine, is approved in the clinic. Selenium, a higher analogue of sulfur, is a micronutrient and a constituent of redox enzymes like glutathio...