Silver nanoparticles induce toxicity in A549 cells via ROS-dependent and ROS-independent pathways

P Chairuangkitti, S Lawanprasert, S Roytrakul… - Toxicology in vitro, 2013 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are incorporated into a large number of consumer and medical
products. Several experiments have demonstrated that AgNPs can be toxic to the vital …

Silver nanoparticles induce oxidative cell damage in human liver cells through inhibition of reduced glutathione and induction of mitochondria-involved apoptosis

MJ Piao, KA Kang, IK Lee, HS Kim, S Kim, JY Choi… - Toxicology letters, 2011 - Elsevier
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), which have well-known antimicrobial properties, are
extensively used in various medical and general applications. Despite the widespread use …

Silver nanoparticle induced cytotoxicity, oxidative stress, and DNA damage in CHO cells

KK Awasthi, A Awasthi, N Kumar, P Roy… - Journal of nanoparticle …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) are being used increasingly in wound dressings,
catheters, and in various household products due to their antimicrobial activity. The present …

Cytotoxicity and ROS production of manufactured silver nanoparticles of different sizes in hepatoma and leukemia cells

A Avalos, AI Haza, D Mateo… - Journal of applied …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), which have well‐known antimicrobial properties, are
extensively used in various medical and general applications. In spite of the widespread use …

Silver nanoparticle‐induced oxidative stress, genotoxicity and apoptosis in cultured cells and animal tissues

S Kim, DY Ryu - Journal of applied toxicology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have emerged as an important class of nanomaterials for a
wide range of industrial and medical applications. However, the unique properties of AgNPs …

Cytotoxicity and apoptosis induced by silver nanoparticles in human liver HepG2 cells in different dispersion media

Y Xue, T Zhang, B Zhang, F Gong… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) have been widely used in medical and healthcare
products owing to their unique antibacterial activities. However, their safety for humans and …

p38 MAPK activation, DNA damage, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis as mechanisms of toxicity of silver nanoparticles in Jurkat T cells

HJ Eom, J Choi - Environmental science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
To identify potential harmful effects of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on human health, a
comprehensive toxicity assay was conducted on human Jurkat T cells, using oxidative stress …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review on silver nanoparticles-induced cytotoxicity: Physicochemical properties and perspectives

M Akter, MT Sikder, MM Rahman, AKMA Ullah… - Journal of advanced …, 2018 - Elsevier
With the development of nanotechnology, silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) have become one
of the most in-demand nanoparticles owing to their exponential number of uses in various …

Silver nanoparticle applications and human health

M Ahamed, MS AlSalhi, MKJ Siddiqui - Clinica chimica acta, 2010 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is rapidly growing with nanoparticles produced and utilized in a wide range
of commercial products throughout the world. For example, silver nanoparticles (Ag NP) are …

Silver nanoparticles induce apoptosis and G2/M arrest via PKCζ-dependent signaling in A549 lung cells

YS Lee, DW Kim, YH Lee, JH Oh, S Yoon, MS Choi… - Archives of …, 2011 - Springer
The use of silver nanoparticles is one of the fastest growing product categories in the
nanotechnology industry, with a focus on antimicrobial activity. However, thus far, toxicity …