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| Title |
Biological and therapeutic effects of ortho-silicic acid and some ortho-silicic acid-releasing compounds: New perspectives for therapy
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| Published in |
Nutrition & Metabolism, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1743-7075-10-2 |
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| Authors |
Lela Munjas Jurkić, Ivica Cepanec, Sandra Kraljević Pavelić, Krešimir Pavelić |
| Abstract |
Silicon (Si) is the most abundant element present in the Earth's crust besides oxygen. However, the exact biological roles of silicon remain unknown. Moreover, the ortho-silicic acid (H4SiO4), as a major form of bioavailable silicon for both humans and animals, has not been given adequate attention so far. Silicon has already been associated with bone mineralization, collagen synthesis, skin, hair and nails health atherosclerosis, Alzheimer disease, immune system enhancement, and with some other disorders or pharmacological effects. Beside the ortho-silicic acid and its stabilized formulations such as choline chloride-stabilized ortho-silicic acid and sodium or potassium silicates (e.g. M2SiO3; M= Na,K), the most important sources that release ortho-silicic acid as a bioavailable form of silicon are: colloidal silicic acid (hydrated silica gel), silica gel (amorphous silicon dioxide), and zeolites. Although all these compounds are characterized by substantial water insolubility, they release small, but significant, equilibrium concentration of ortho-silicic acid (H4SiO4) in contact with water and physiological fluids. Even though certain pharmacological effects of these compounds might be attributed to specific structural characteristics that result in profound adsorption and absorption properties, they all exhibit similar pharmacological profiles readily comparable to ortho-silicic acid effects. The most unusual ortho-silicic acid-releasing agents are certain types of zeolites, a class of aluminosilicates with well described ion(cation)-exchange properties. Numerous biological activities of some types of zeolites documented so far might probably be attributable to the ortho-silicic acid-releasing property. In this review, we therefore discuss biological and potential therapeutic effects of ortho-silicic acid and ortho-silicic acid -releasing silicon compounds as its major natural sources. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 24 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 25% |
| Spain | 2 | 8% |
| Belgium | 1 | 4% |
| Australia | 1 | 4% |
| Israel | 1 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| Hungary | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 11 | 46% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 18 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 13% |
| Scientists | 3 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 266 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 263 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 52 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 33 | 12% |
| Other | 21 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 8% |
| Other | 49 | 18% |
| Unknown | 57 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 48 | 18% |
| Chemistry | 23 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 22 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 16 | 6% |
| Other | 63 | 24% |
| Unknown | 77 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 53. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 October 2023.
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