Selenium nanoparticles for biomedical applications: from development and characterization to therapeutics

C Ferro, HF Florindo, HA Santos - Advanced healthcare …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Selenium (Se) is an essential element to human health that can be obtained in nature
through several sources. In the human body, it is incorporated into selenocysteine, an amino …

The beneficial and hazardous effects of selenium on the health of the soil-plant-human system: An overview

H Yang, X Yang, Z Ning, SY Kwon, ML Li… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se), which can be both hazardous and beneficial to plants, animals and humans,
plays a pivotal role in regulating soil-plant-human ecosystem functions. The biogeochemical …

The advancing of selenium nanoparticles against infectious diseases

W Lin, J Zhang, JF Xu, J Pi - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Infectious diseases, caused by the direct exposure of cellular or acellular pathogens, are
found to be closely associated with multiple inflammation and immune responses, keeping …

Functional nanomaterials in biomedicine: Current uses and potential applications

AM Diez‐Pascual, A Rahdar - ChemMedChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomaterials, that is, materials made up of individual units between 1 and 100
nanometers, have lately involved a lot of attention since they offer a lot of potential in many …

Therapeutic potential and main methods of obtaining selenium nanoparticles

EG Varlamova, EA Turovsky, EV Blinova - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review presents the latest data on the importance of selenium nanoparticles in human
health, their use in medicine, and the main known methods of their production by various …

Surface engineering of nanomaterials with polymers, biomolecules, and small ligands for nanomedicine

AM Díez-Pascual - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanomedicine is a speedily growing area of medical research that is focused on developing
nanomaterials for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. Nanomaterials with …

Theranostic applications of selenium nanomedicines against lung cancer

S Liu, W Wei, J Wang, T Chen - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2023 - Springer
The incidence and mortality rates of lung cancer are among the highest in the world.
Traditional treatment methods include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Although …

Immunomodulatory roles of selenium nanoparticles: Novel arts for potential immunotherapy strategy development

G Chen, F Yang, S Fan, H Jin, K Liao, X Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Current chemotherapy strategies used in clinic appear with lots of disadvantages due to the
low targeting effects of drugs and strong side effects, which significantly restricts the drug …

An update on the mechanisms related to cell death and toxicity of doxorubicin and the protective role of nutrients

A Varela-López, M Battino, MD Navarro-Hortal… - Food and Chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Doxorubicin (DOX), is a very effective chemotherapeutic agent against cancer whose clinical
use is limited by toxicity. Different strategies have been proposed to attenuate toxicity …

Anticancer activity of lactoferrin-coated biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles for combating different human cancer cells via mediating apoptotic effects

EM El‑Fakharany, MM Abu‑Serie, A Ibrahim… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The present study aims to develop a novel nanocombination with high selectivity against
several invasive cancer cells, sparing normal cells and tissues. Bovine lactoferrin (bLF) has …