The role of silver nanoparticles in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer: Are there any perspectives for the future?

P Takáč, R Michalková, M Čižmáriková, Z Bedlovičová… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a fatal disease with a complex pathophysiology. Lack of specificity and
cytotoxicity, as well as the multidrug resistance of traditional cancer chemotherapy, are the …

A current overview of the biological and cellular effects of nanosilver

SJ Cameron, F Hosseinian, WG Willmore - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nanosilver plays an important role in nanoscience and nanotechnology, and is becoming
increasingly used for applications in nanomedicine. Nanosilver ranges from 1 to 100 …

Antimicrobial and anticancer activities of silver nanoparticles synthesized from the root hair extract of Phoenix dactylifera

M Oves, M Aslam, MA Rauf, S Qayyum, HA Qari… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a continuous rise in the rate of medicine consumption because of the development
of drug resistance by microbial pathogens. In the last one decade, silver nanoparticles …

Cyto-toxicity, biocompatibility and cellular response of carbon dots–plasmonic based nano-hybrids for bioimaging

AN Emam, SA Loutfy, AA Mostafa, H Awad… - RSC …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, hybrid carbon dots–plasmonic nanostructures including carbon dots/
polyethyleneimine/gold (C-dots/PEI/Au), and carbon dots/polyethyleneimine/silver (C …

The use of capping agents in the stabilization and functionalization of metallic nanoparticles for biomedical applications

S Pedroso‐Santana… - Particle & Particle …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The study of nanoparticles (NPs) and their application in different areas of research,
including biomedicine, is attracting the attention of researchers worldwide. Numerous …

[HTML][HTML] A nanotechnology-based new approach in the treatment of breast cancer: Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles using Cuminum cyminum L. seed extract

S Dinparvar, M Bagirova, AM Allahverdiyev… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study reports the anticancer activities of Cuminum cyminum L.(Cumin) seed
extract, chemically synthetized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and biosynthesized silver …

[HTML][HTML] Silver nanoparticles of different sizes induce a mixed type of programmed cell death in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

E Zielinska, A Zauszkiewicz-Pawlak, M Wojcik… - Oncotarget, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, with the high resistance to chemotherapeutic agents,
remains the fourth leading cause of cancer-death in the world. Due to the wide range of …

Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxic evaluation of chitosan nanoparticles: in vitro liver cancer model

SA Loutfy, HMA El-Din, MH Elberry… - Advances in Natural …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
To evaluate the cytotoxic effect of chitosan nanoparticles (CS-NPs) on an in vitro human liver
cancer cell model (HepG2) and their possible application as a drug delivery system, we …

Metal oxide nanoparticles: Evidence of adverse effects on the male reproductive system

M Vassal, S Rebelo, ML Pereira - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) are inorganic materials that have become a valuable
tool for many industrial sectors, especially in healthcare, due to their versatility, unique …

Silver nanoparticles induce mitochondrial protein oxidation in lung cells impacting cell cycle and proliferation

RJ Holmila, SA Vance, SB King, AW Tsang, R Singh… - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used nanomaterials in both commercial and clinical
biomedical applications, due to their antibacterial properties. AgNPs are also being explored …