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 application of inorganic nanoparticles in molecular targeted cancer therapy: EGFR targeting

M Sun, T Wang, L Li, X Li, Y Zhai, J Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is an anticancer drug target for a number of
cancers, such as non-small cell lung cancer. However, unsatisfying treatment effects, terrible …

Translational selenium nanoparticles to attenuate allergic dermatitis through Nrf2-Keap1-driven activation of selenoproteins

B Xie, D Zeng, M Yang, Z Tang, L He, T Chen - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Easy recurrence and strong treatment side effects significantly limit the clinical treatment of
allergic dermatitis. The human trace element selenium (Se) plays essential roles in redox …

Traditional Chinese medicine active ingredients-based selenium nanoparticles regulate antioxidant selenoproteins for spinal cord injury treatment

S Rao, Y Lin, R Lin, J Liu, H Wang, W Hu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background As Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) drugs, Huangqi and Danshen
are always applied in combination for spinal cord injury (SCI) treatment based on the …

Selenium nanoparticles regulates selenoprotein to boost cytokine-induced killer cells-based cancer immunotherapy

T Liu, L Xu, L He, J Zhao, Z Zhang, Q Chen, T Chen - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
As one of the typical adoptive cell transfer modality, cytokine-induced killer cell (CIK)-
mediated immunotherapy exhibits promising applications in cancer treatment. However, the …

Triangle-shaped tellurium nanostars potentiate radiotherapy by boosting checkpoint blockade immunotherapy

W Huang, L He, J Ouyang, Q Chen, C Liu, W Tao… - Matter, 2020 - cell.com
Checkpoint blocking-based immunotherapy has been proved to be effective for the
treatment of cancer, but its dependence on T cell infiltration has limited its effectiveness …

Using nano-selenium to combat Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)?

L He, J Zhao, L Wang, Q Liu, Y Fan, B Li, YL Yu… - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic represents a severe global
health threat. Selenium (Se), as one of the essential trace elements in human body, is well …

Preparation and anti-tumor activity of selenium nanoparticles based on a polysaccharide from Paeonia lactiflora

X Wang, W Liu, Y Li, L Ma, Z Lin, J Xu, Y Guo - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The combination of selenium and polysaccharides is one of the significant ways to
ameliorate the anti-cancer effects of polysaccharides. PLP50-1, a homogeneous …

Selenium-containing nanomaterials for cancer treatment

T Li, H Xu - Cell reports physical science, 2020 - cell.com
Cancer remains a major global health problem, causing significant economic burden
worldwide. Current clinical cancer treatments are unsatisfactory in terms of both antitumor …

Biogenic selenium nanoparticles in biomedical sciences: properties, current trends, novel opportunities and emerging challenges in theranostic nanomedicine

MC Zambonino, EM Quizhpe, L Mouheb, A Rahman… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Selenium is an important dietary supplement and an essential trace element incorporated
into selenoproteins with growth-modulating properties and cytotoxic mechanisms of action …