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Bastian P, Konieczna L, Dulski J, Daca A, Jacewicz D, Płoska A, Knap N, Sławek J, Bączek T, Kalinowski L, Drzeżdżon J, Roszmann A, Belka M, Górska-Ponikowska M. 2-Methoxyestradiol and Hydrogen Peroxide as Promising Biomarkers in Parkinson's Disease. Mol Neurobiol 2024; 61:148-166. [PMID: 37589832 PMCID: PMC10791893 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03575-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
Abstract
Estrogens function in numerous physiological processes including controlling brain cell growth and differentiation. 2-Methoxestradiol (2-ME2), a 17β-estradiol (E2) metabolite, is known for its anticancer effects as observed both in vivo and in vitro. 2-ME2 affects all actively dividing cells, including neurons. The study aimed to determine whether 2-ME2 is a potentially cancer-protective or rather neurodegenerative agent in a specific tissue culture model as well as a clinical setup. In this study, 2-ME2 activity was determined in a Parkinson's disease (PD) in vitro model based on the neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell line. The obtained results suggest that 2-ME2 generates nitro-oxidative stress and controls heat shock proteins (HSP), resulting in DNA strand breakage and apoptosis. On the one hand, it may affect intensely dividing cells preventing cancer development; however, on the other hand, this kind of activity within the central nervous system may promote neurodegenerative diseases like PD. Thus, the translational value of 2-ME2's neurotoxic activity in a PD in vitro model was also investigated. LC-MS/MS technique was used to evaluate estrogens and their derivatives, namely, hydroxy and methoxyestrogens, in PD patients' blood, whereas the stopped-flow method was used to assess hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels. Methoxyestrogens and H2O2 levels were increased in patients' blood as compared to control subjects, but hydoxyestrogens were simultaneously decreased. From the above, we suggest that the determination of plasma levels of methoxyestrogens and H2O2 may be a novel PD biomarker. The presented research is the subject of the pending patent application "The use of hydrogen peroxide and 17β-estradiol and its metabolites as biomarkers in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases," no. P.441360.
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Affiliation(s)
- Paulina Bastian
- Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210, Gdansk, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-416, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA
- Department of Neurological-Psychiatric Nursing, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211, Gdansk, Poland
- Neurology & Stroke Dpt. St. Adalbert Hospital, "Copernicus" Ltd, 80-462, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Rheumatology, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics-Fahrenheit Biobank BBMRI.pl, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Neurological-Psychiatric Nursing, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211, Gdansk, Poland
- Neurology & Stroke Dpt. St. Adalbert Hospital, "Copernicus" Ltd, 80-462, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-416, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics-Fahrenheit Biobank BBMRI.pl, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211, Gdansk, Poland
- BioTechMed Centre, Department of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza Street 11/12, 80-233, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Neurological-Psychiatric Nursing, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211, Gdansk, Poland
- Neurology & Stroke Dpt. St. Adalbert Hospital, "Copernicus" Ltd, 80-462, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-416, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210, Gdansk, Poland.
- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.
- Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, 90139, Palermo, Italy.
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Kodidela S, Shaik FB, Mittameedi CM, Mugudeeswaran S. Influence of green tea on alcohol aggravated neurodegeneration of cortex, cerebellum and hippocampus of STZ-induced diabetic rats. Heliyon 2023; 9:e17385. [PMID: 37449181 PMCID: PMC10336454 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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The main aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic effects of chronic alcohol consumption on various regions of diabetic brain and preventive role of GTE. Clinical, experimental and histopathological observations indicate chronic, excessive alcohol consumption aggravates the free radical-mediated oxidative and nitrosative stress in several tissues including brain. Treatment with Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) significantly reduced the levels of oxidative/nitrosative stress paradigms, increased glutathione (GSH) levels and enhanced the activities of antioxidant enzymes. Histopathology evaluation revealed the possible influence of EGCG in reversing alcohol exacerbated diabetes-induced damage in cortex, cerebellum and hippocampus of brain. Furthermore, these studies have provided evidence to show how EGCG can exactly occupy the position in functional sites of nNOS (neuronal nitric oxide synthase) and induce a conformational change, inhibition of enzymatic activity and prevention of neurodegeneration/necrotic changes of tissue, in comparison with the rosiglitazone and glibenclamide. To summarise, this research has offered useful information on the action of EGCG that would provide potential protection against ethanol exacerbated diabetic brain damageand additional evidence for the use of EGCG as a lead compound for drug discovery.
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- Swarnalatha Kodidela
- Department of Biochemistry, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Physics, Centre for Research and Development (CFRD), KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Arasur, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
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The chaperone system (CS) of an organism is composed of molecular chaperones, chaperone co-factors, co-chaperones, and chaperone receptors and interactors. It is present throughout the body but with distinctive features for each cell and tissue type. Previous studies pertaining to the CS of the salivary glands have determined the quantitative and distribution patterns for several members, the chaperones, in normal and diseased glands, focusing on tumors. Chaperones are cytoprotective, but can also be etiopathogenic agents causing diseases, the chaperonopathies. Some chaperones such as Hsp90 potentiate tumor growth, proliferation, and metastasization. Quantitative data available on this chaperone in salivary gland tissue with inflammation, and benign and malignant tumors suggest that assessing tissue Hsp90 levels and distribution patterns is useful for differential diagnosis-prognostication, and patient follow up. This, in turn, will reveal clues for developing specific treatment centered on the chaperone, for instance by inhibiting its pro-carcinogenic functions (negative chaperonotherapy). Here, we review data on the carcinogenic mechanisms of Hsp90 and their inhibitors. Hsp90 is the master regulator of the PI3K-Akt-NF-kB axis that promotes tumor cell proliferation and metastasization. We discuss pathways and interactions involving these molecular complexes in tumorigenesis and review Hsp90 inhibitors that have been tested in search of an efficacious anti-cancer agent. This targeted therapy deserves extensive investigation in view of its theoretical potential and some positive practical results and considering the need of novel treatments for tumors of the salivary glands as well as other tissues.
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Zhou J, Tan Y, Hu L, Fu J, Li D, Chen J, Long Y. Inhibition of HSPA8 by rifampicin contributes to ferroptosis via enhancing autophagy. Liver Int 2022; 42:2889-2899. [PMID: 36254713 DOI: 10.1111/liv.15459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Rifampicin is the most common pathogenic factor in anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury (AT-DILI), the mechanisms that it promotes hepatocyte damage in AT-DILI are not yet to be thoroughly elucidated. In this study, we investigated the potential molecular mechanisms for ferroptosis involving rifampicin hepatotoxicity. METHODS Animal and cell injury models of rifampicin were constructed, and the toxicity of rifampicin was assessed by physicochemical staining and cell viability assay. Next, flow cytometry was employed to detect changes in ferroptosis-related markers, and Western blotting was used to detect protein expression. Then, the important role of autophagy and ferroptosis was verified with small molecule compound intervention. RESULTS We found that ferritinophagy-induced ferroptosis participates in the toxicity of rifampicin, and the mechanism is that rifampicin precisely activates high-throughput autophagy, which leads to the massive degradation of ferritin and the increase of free iron. Moreover, rifampicin exhibited conspicuous inhibition of Human 71 kDa heat shock cognate protein (HSPA8) that is intimately associated with Microtubule-associated protein light chain 3 isoform B (LC3B) expression, in turn, HSPA8 inducer attenuated intracellular autophagy flux. Of note, inducing HSPA8 or inhibition of autophagy and ferroptosis considerably relieved the hepatotoxicity of rifampicin in mouse model. CONCLUSIONS The present study highlights the crucial roles of the HSPA8 and autophagy in ferroptotic cell death driving by rifampicin, particularly illumines multiple promising regulatory nodes for therapeutic interventions in diseases involving AT-DILI.
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- Juan Zhou
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
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- Department of Liver Diseases, Third Hospital of Shenzhen, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
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Bastian PE, Daca A, Płoska A, Kuban-Jankowska A, Kalinowski L, Gorska-Ponikowska M. 2-Methoxyestradiol Damages DNA in Glioblastoma Cells by Regulating nNOS and Heat Shock Proteins. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:2013. [PMID: 36290736 PMCID: PMC9598669 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11102013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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Gliomas are the most prevalent primary tumors of the central nervous system (CNS), accounting for over fifty percent of all primary intracranial neoplasms. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most prevalent form of malignant glioma and is often incurable. The main distinguishing trait of GBM is the presence of hypoxic regions accompanied by enhanced angiogenesis. 2-Methoxyestradiol (2-ME) is a well-established antiangiogenic and antiproliferative drug. In current clinical studies, 2-ME, known as Panzem, was examined for breast, ovarian, prostate, and multiple myeloma. The SW1088 grade III glioma cell line was treated with pharmacological and physiological doses of 2-ME. The induction of apoptosis and necrosis, oxidative stress, cell cycle arrest, and mitochondrial membrane potential were established by flow cytometry. Confocal microscopy was used to detect DNA damage. The Western blot technique determined the level of nitric oxide synthase and heat shock proteins. Here, for the first time, 2-ME is shown to induce nitro-oxidative stress with the concomitant modulation of heat shock proteins (HSPs) in the SW1088 grade III glioma cell line. Crucial therapeutic strategies for GMB should address both cell proliferation and angiogenesis, and due to the above, 2-ME seems to be a perfect candidate for GBM therapy.
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Rheumatology, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics—Fahrenheit Biobank BBMRI.pl, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics—Fahrenheit Biobank BBMRI.pl, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland
- BioTechMed Centre, Department of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza Street 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland
- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, 90139 Palermo, Italy
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Musial C, Knap N, Zaucha R, Bastian P, Barone G, Lo Bosco G, Lo-Celso F, Konieczna L, Belka M, Bączek T, Gammazza AM, Kuban-Jankowska A, Cappello F, Nussberger S, Gorska-Ponikowska M. Induction of 2-hydroxycatecholestrogens O-methylation: A missing puzzle piece in diagnostics and treatment of lung cancer. Redox Biol 2022; 55:102395. [PMID: 35841627 PMCID: PMC9289866 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide, causing nearly one million deaths each year. Herein, we present the effect of 2-methoxyestradiol (2-ME), the endogenous metabolite of 17β-estradiol (E2), on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells. We observed that 2-ME reduced the viability of lung adenocarcinoma in two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) spheroidal A549 cell culture models. Molecular modeling was carried out aiming to visualize amino acid residues within binding pockets of the acyl-protein thioesterases, namely 1 (APT1) and 2 (APT2), and thus to identify which ones were more likely involved in the interaction with 2-ME. Our findings suggest that 2-ME acts as an APT1 inhibitor enhancing protein palmitoylation and oxidative stress phenomena in the lung cancer cell. In order to support our data, metabolomics of blood serum from NSCLC patients was also performed. Moreover, computational analysis suggests that 2-ME as compared to other estrogen metabolism intermediates is relatively safe in terms of its possible non-receptor bioactivity within healthy human cells due to a very low electrophilic potential and hence no substantial risk of spontaneous covalent modification of biologically protective nucleophiles. We propose that 2-ME can be used as a selective tumor biomarker in the course of certain types of lung cancers and possibly as a therapeutic adjuvant or neoadjuvant.
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- Claudia Musial
- Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 1, 80-211, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 1, 80-211, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapy, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-214, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 1, 80-211, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Palermo, 90133, Palermo, Italy; Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, 90139, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry 'Emilio Segrè', University of Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-416, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-416, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-416, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 1, 80-211, Gdansk, Poland
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- Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, 90139, Palermo, Italy; Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 1, 80-211, Gdansk, Poland; Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, 90128, Palermo, Italy; Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, 90139, Palermo, Italy; Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Special Issue “Celebrating Applied Sciences Reaches 20,000 Articles Milestone: Feature Papers in Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering Section”. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12083978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
Abstract
This Special Issue celebrates the publication of 20,000 articles in Applied Sciences [...]
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