Zinc oxide nanoparticles selectively induce apoptosis in human cancer cells through reactive oxygen species

MJ Akhtar, M Ahamed, S Kumar… - International journal …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have received much attention for their
implications in cancer therapy. It has been reported that ZnO NPs induce selective killing of …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles induce apoptosis and autophagy in human ovarian cancer cells

DP Bai, XF Zhang, GL Zhang, YF Huang… - International journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are frequently used in industrial products
such as paint, surface coating, and cosmetics, and recently, they have been explored in …

ZnO nanoparticles treatment induces apoptosis by increasing intracellular ROS levels in LTEP‐a‐2 cells

C Wang, X Hu, Y Gao, Y Ji - BioMed research international, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to the wide use of novel nanoparticles (NPs) such as zinc oxide (ZnO) in all aspects
of life, toxicological research on ZnO NPs is receiving increasing attention in these days. In …

Eco-friendly formulated zinc oxide nanoparticles: induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in the MCF-7 cancer cell line

A Boroumand Moghaddam, M Moniri, S Azizi… - Genes, 2017 - mdpi.com
Green products have strong potential in the discovery and development of unique drugs.
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have been observed to have powerful cytotoxicity …

[PDF][PDF] Zainab Jihad taqi, and mihailescu dan florin, zinc oxide nanoparticles induce apoptosis in human breast cancer cells via caspase-8 and P53 pathway

HA Kadhem, SA Ibraheem, MS Jabir, AA Kadhim - Nano Biomed. Eng, 2019 - nanobe.org
Nanoparticles are a special institution of substances with precise capabilities and significant
applications in many biomedical fields. In the present work zinc oxide nanoparticles were …

Recent advances in zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) for cancer diagnosis, target drug delivery, and treatment

S Anjum, M Hashim, SA Malik, M Khan, JM Lorenzo… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite breakthroughs in medicine, cancer remains one of the most feared
diseases. Traditionally, chemotherapies have been the treatment of choice. However …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles: a promising nanomaterial for biomedical applications

PK Mishra, H Mishra, A Ekielski, S Talegaonkar… - Drug discovery today, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•ZnO nanoparticles are an emerging novel nanomaterial.•It exhibits effects by
inducing ROS generation and causing apoptosis.•It shows synergistic and enhanced …

ZnO nanoparticles induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in HepG2 and MCF-7 cancer cells and their antibacterial activity

R Wahab, MA Siddiqui, Q Saquib, S Dwivedi… - Colloids and surfaces B …, 2014 - Elsevier
Liver and breast cancer are the most traumatic diseases because they affect the major
organs of the body. Nanomedicine recently emerged as a better option for the treatment of …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles induce oxidative DNA damage and ROS-triggered mitochondria mediated apoptosis in human liver cells (HepG2)

V Sharma, D Anderson, A Dhawan - Apoptosis, 2012 - Springer
The wide scale use of Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles in the world consumer market makes
human beings more prone to the exposure to ZnO nanoparticles and its adverse effects. The …

An Investigation of the Cytotoxicity and Caspase-Mediated Apoptotic Effect of Green Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Eclipta prostrata on Human Liver …

IM Chung, A Abdul Rahuman, S Marimuthu… - Nanomaterials, 2015 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and sustained focus is on the discovery and
development of newer and better tolerated anticancer drugs, especially from plants. In the …