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Selenium nanoparticles: A potent chemotherapeutic agent and an elucidation of its mechanism B Biointerfaces
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Selenium nanoparticles can open ways to new regular strategies for treating illnesses like malignancy, and this audit expresses the reasons why these nano measured medications can be the following huge achievement as chemotherapeutic operators.About:
This article is published in Colloids and Surfaces.The article was published on 2018-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 273 citations till now.read more
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Anticancer activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized using aqueous fruit shell extract of Tamarindus indica on MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line
TL;DR: In this article, an ecofriendly, easy, one-step, non-toxic and inexpensive approach is used, where aqueous plant extract acts as a reducing as well as stabilizing agent of Silver Nanoparticles.
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Medicinal plants: Treasure trove for green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and their biomedical applications
TL;DR: The simplified model summarises the green synthesis, its characterization using physicochemical means and their biomedical applications, and discusses the recent advances in green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles, milestones, therapeutic applications and future perspectives of biosynthesized nanoparticles from some important medicinal plants.
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Selenium Species: Current Status and Potentials in Cancer Prevention and Therapy.
TL;DR: This review organizes relevant forms of Se species based on the three main categories of Se-inorganic, organic, and Se-containing nanoparticles (SeNPs)-and overview their potential functions and applications in oncology.
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Selenium Anticancer Properties and Impact on Cellular Redox Status
Lolita Kuršvietienė,Aušra Mongirdienė,Jurga Bernatonienė,Jurgita Šulinskienė,Inga Stanevičienė +4 more
TL;DR: Selenium play a vital role for many organism systems due to its incorporation into selenoproteins structure, and possesses antioxidant activity at optimal doses, while at supranutritional doses, it displays prooxidant activity.
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Aging and Immune System: An Overview
TL;DR: A broad overview of the aging of the immune system is provided, associated with dramatic changes in the distribution and competence of immune cells, and anti-Aging therapy should aim at prolonging T cells’ survival while weakening inflammation prone to innate immunity.
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TL;DR: In this review the chief scientific and technical aspects of nanotechnology are introduced, and some of its potential clinical applications are discussed.