28 research outputs found
Dissipation, Lorentz metric and information: a phenomenological calculus of bilinear forms
AbstractThe geometry and physics of three symmetric bilinear forms on the description space, which in our phenomenological calculus underlies the representation of complex systems, are discussed. These three bilinear forms represent dissipation, Lorentz metric and information, and their mathematical connections model a variety of physical and biological concepts, such as space and time, communication, causality, aging, discrimination and measurement. The phenomenological calculus of bilinear forms thus provides a unified theory of thermodynamics, relativity and quantum mechanics
WLIMES, The Wandering LIMES: Towards a Theoretical Framework for Wandering Logic Intelligence Memory Evolutive Systems
This paper compares two complementary theories, Simeonov’s Wandering
Logic Intelligence and Ehresmann’s & Vanbremeersch’s Memory Evolutive
Systems, in view of developing a common framework for the study of multiscale
complex systems such as living systems. It begins by a brief summary
of WLI and MES, then analyzes their resemblances and differences. Finally,
the article provides an outlook for a future research
Anti-topoisomerase drugs as potent inducers of chromosomal aberrations
DNA topoisomerases catalyze topological changes in DNA that are essential for normal cell cycle progression and therefore they are a preferential target for the development of anticancer drugs. Anti-topoisomerase drugs can be divided into two main classes: "cleavable complex" poisons and catalytic inhibitors. The "cleavable complex" poisons are very effective as anticancer drugs but are also potent inducers of chromosome aberrations so they can cause secondary malignancies. Catalytic inhibitors are cytotoxic but they do not induce chromosome aberrations. Knowledge about the mechanism of action of topoisomerase inhibitors is important to determine the best anti-topoisomerase combinations, with a reduced risk of induction of secondary malignancies.<br>As topoisomerases de DNA catalisam alterações topolĂłgicas no DNA que sĂŁo essenciais para a progressĂŁo do ciclo celular normal e, portanto, sĂŁo um alvo preferencial para o desenvolvimento de drogas anticâncer. Drogas anti-topoisomerases podem ser divididas em duas classes principais: drogas anti-"complexos cliváveis" e inibidores catalĂticos. As drogas anti-"complexos cliváveis" sĂŁo muito eficazes como drogas anticancerĂgenas, mas sĂŁo tambĂ©m potentes indutores de aberrações cromossĂ´micas, podendo causar neoplasias malignas secundárias. Inibidores catalĂticos sĂŁo citotĂłxicos mas nĂŁo induzem aberrações cromossĂ´micas. Conhecimento a respeito do mecanismo de ação de inibidores de topoisomerases Ă© importante para determinar as melhores combinações anti-topoisomerases, com um reduzido risco de indução de neoplasias malignas secundárias