Synthesis, Characterization, and Assessment of Anti-Cancer Potential of ZnO Nanoparticles in an In Vitro Model of Breast Cancer

Advanced innovations for combating variants of aggressive breast cancer and overcoming drug resistance are desired. In cancer treatment, ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) have the capacity to specifically and compellingly activate apoptosis of cancer cells. There is also a pressing need to develop innovative anti-cancer therapeutics, and recent research suggests that ZnO nanoparticles hold great potential. Here, the in vitro chemical effectiveness of ZnO NPs has been tested. Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized using Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad by green methods approach. The generated ZnO was observed to have a hexagonal wurtzite crystal arrangement. The generated nanomaterials were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-visible spectroscopy. The crystallinity of ZnO was reported to be in the range 50-60 nm. The NPs morphology showed a strong absorbance at 374 nm with an estimated gap band of 3.20 eV to 3.32 eV. Microscopy analysis proved the morphology and distribution of the generated nanoparticles to be around 50 nm, with the elemental studies showing the elemental composition of ZnO and further confirming the purity of ZnO NPs. The cytotoxic effect of ZnO NPs was evaluated against wild-type and doxorubicin-resistant MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell lines. The results showed the ability of ZnO NPs to inhibit the prefoliation of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 prefoliation through the induction of apoptosis without significant differences in both wild-type and resistance to doxorubicin.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 27(2022), 6 vom: 11. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aljabali, Alaa A A [VerfasserIn]
Obeid, Mohammad A [VerfasserIn]
Bakshi, Hamid A [VerfasserIn]
Alshaer, Walhan [VerfasserIn]
Ennab, Raed M [VerfasserIn]
Al-Trad, Bahaa [VerfasserIn]
Al Khateeb, Wesam [VerfasserIn]
Al-Batayneh, Khalid M [VerfasserIn]
Al-Kadash, Abdulfattah [VerfasserIn]
Alsotari, Shrouq [VerfasserIn]
Nsairat, Hamdi [VerfasserIn]
Tambuwala, Murtaza M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-cancer therapy
Green synthesis
Journal Article
Nanomedicine
Plant Extracts
SOI2LOH54Z
Triple negative
Zinc Oxide
Zinc oxide nanoparticles

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Date Completed 30.03.2022

Date Revised 01.04.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/molecules27061827

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM33865433X