Aluminium, is a trace element available in the Earth's crust naturally and has a toxic potential for humans. It has been suggested as a contributing factor in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. β-Adrenoceptor blocking agents (β-blockers) have been established as therapeutics for the treatment of patients with hypertension, ischemic heart diseases, chronic heart failure, arrhythmias and gl...

Aluminium is numbered among trace elements with a moderate toxic effect on living organisms. We have attempted to assess the influence of long-term aluminium chloride intake on the biochemical parameters and oxidative stress biomarkers in experimental animals. Three months’ administration of aluminium chloride in drinking water at a dose of 80 mg/l significantly elevated blood serum urea and cr...

Aluminium is a potent neurotoxin and has been associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) causality for decades. Prolonged aluminium exposure induces oxidative stress and increases amyloid beta levels in vivo. Current treatment modalities for AD provide only symptomatic relief thus necessitating the development of new drugs with fewer side effects. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the prote...

Aluminium is widely used in medicines, as food additives, as water purification agent, as in the making of household cookware and storage utensils. Aluminium can get into the human beings via digestive tract or via lungs or through parenteral route. Absorption of aluminium depends upon the chemical forms of aluminium taken up and pH values in GIT. In acidic medium, absorption becomes higher. Al...

A 28-year-old woman presented with an axillary eczema that occurred after using deodorants. Patch testing revealed contact allergy to aluminium chloride. With avoidance of aluminium-containing deodorants, the eczema cleared completely. Aluminium and its salts are widely used but contact allergy to them is uncommon. It is occasionally recognised incidentally as a reaction to aluminium Finn Chamb...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the dynamics of the cytotoxicity of gingival margin retraction astringents based on aluminium chloride, aluminium sulphate, and ferric sulphate (solutions and gels) in human fibroblasts isolated from gingiva. The cytocompatibility of ten astringent-based chemical retraction agents: Gingiva Liquid, Alustin, Racestypine, Orbat sensitive, Astringedent®, Alusta...

Electrolyte is a key material for success in the research and development of next-generation rechargeable batteries. Aluminium rechargeable batteries that use aluminium (Al) metals as anode materials are attractive candidates for next-generation batteries, though they have not been developed yet due to the lack of practically useful electrolytes. Here we present, for the first time, non-corrosi...

Aluminium salt slag (also known as aluminium salt cake), which is produced by the secondary aluminium industry, is formed during aluminium scrap/dross melting and contains 15-30% aluminium oxide, 30-55% sodium chloride, 15-30% potassium chloride, 5-7% metallic aluminium and impurities (carbides, nitrides, sulphides and phosphides). Depending on the raw mix the amount of salt slag produced per t...

The study of the effects of oral administration of aluminium chloride on the Hippocampus of wistar rats was designed in order to ascertain whether the small daily amount of aluminium that gain access to the body produce any damage to the hippocampus. This investigation was carried out using 50 female adult wistar rats.The animals were divided into five groups; 10 rats per group (cage). Stock so...

Article history: Received on: 13/12/2012 Revised on: 04/01/2013 Accepted on: 18/01/2013 Available online: 28/01/2013 Aluminium is presents in many manufactured foods and medicines and is also added to drinking water for purification purposes. The lungs consist essentially of; the spongy respiratory tissue in which gaseous exchange occurs between blood and air, and a branching system of air tube...