Cristina Della Pina

2 months ago | brunel.ac.uk | Cristina Della Pina |Cristina Garcidueñas Piña |Victor Hernandez

Dr Cristina Pina  and Dr Victor Hernandez are both Senior Lecturers in Biomedical Sciences at Brunel University of London. Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy travelling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen to all the different tissues in your body and removing carbon dioxide to be breathed out of your lungs. Red blood cells are discs curved inwards on both sides, without a cell nucleus.

Aug 6, 2024 | mdpi.com | Cristina Della Pina |Cristina Garcidueñas Piña |Inês Cardoso |Ana Moura Teles |Antea Tramontana

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Mar 18, 2024 | nature.com | Cristina Della Pina |Cristina Garcidueñas Piña

AbstractAcute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a haematological malignancy characterised by the accumulation of transformed myeloid progenitors in the bone marrow. Piplartine (PL), also known as piperlongumine, is a pro-oxidant small molecule extracted from peppers that has demonstrated antineoplastic potential in solid tumours and other haematological malignancies.