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Sári D, Ferroudj A, Semsey D, El-Ramady H, Brevik EC, Prokisch J. Tellurium and Nano-Tellurium: Medicine or Poison? NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:670. [PMID: 38668165 PMCID: PMC11053935 DOI: 10.3390/nano14080670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
Abstract
Tellurium (Te) is the heaviest stable chalcogen and is a rare element in Earth's crust (one to five ppb). It was discovered in gold ore from mines in Kleinschlatten near the present-day city of Zlatna, Romania. Industrial and other applications of Te focus on its inorganic forms. Tellurium can be toxic to animals and humans at low doses. Chronic tellurium poisoning endangers the kidney, liver, and nervous system. However, Te can be effective against bacteria and is able to destroy cancer cells. Tellurium can also be used to develop redox modulators and enzyme inhibitors. Soluble salts that contain Te had a role as therapeutic and antimicrobial agents before the advent of antibiotics. The pharmaceutical use of Te is not widespread due to the narrow margin between beneficial and toxic doses, but there are differences between the measure of toxicity based on the Te form. Nano-tellurium (Te-NPs) has several applications: it can act as an adsorptive agent to remove pollutants, and it can be used in antibacterial coating, photo-catalysis for the degradation of dyes, and conductive electronic materials. Nano-sized Te particles are the most promising and can be produced in both chemical and biological ways. Safety assessments are essential to determine the potential risks and benefits of using Te compounds in various applications. Future challenges and directions in developing nano-materials, nano-alloys, and nano-structures based on Te are still open to debate.
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- Daniella Sári
- Nano-Food Laboratory, Department of Animal Husbandry, Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi Street, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (A.F.); (D.S.); (J.P.)
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- Nano-Food Laboratory, Department of Animal Husbandry, Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi Street, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (A.F.); (D.S.); (J.P.)
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- Nano-Food Laboratory, Department of Animal Husbandry, Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi Street, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (A.F.); (D.S.); (J.P.)
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- Nano-Food Laboratory, Department of Animal Husbandry, Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi Street, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (A.F.); (D.S.); (J.P.)
- Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt
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- College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA;
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- Nano-Food Laboratory, Department of Animal Husbandry, Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi Street, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (A.F.); (D.S.); (J.P.)
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Pepper-Mediated Green Synthesis of Selenium and Tellurium Nanoparticles with Antibacterial and Anticancer Potential. J Funct Biomater 2022; 14:jfb14010024. [PMID: 36662072 PMCID: PMC9867025 DOI: 10.3390/jfb14010024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The production of nanoparticles for biomedical applications (namely with antimicrobial and anticancer properties) has been significantly hampered using traditional physicochemical approaches, which often produce nanostructures with poor biocompatibility properties requiring post-synthesis functionalization to implement features that such biomedical applications require. As an alternative, green nanotechnology and the synthesis of environmentally friendly nanomaterials have been gaining attention over the last few decades, using living organisms or biomolecules derived from them, as the main raw materials to produce cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and ready-to-be-used nanomaterials. In this article and building upon previous knowledge, we have designed and implemented the synthesis of selenium and tellurium nanoparticles using extracts from fresh jalapeño and habanero peppers. After characterization, in this study, the nanoparticles were tested for both their antimicrobial and anticancer features against isolates of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains and skin cancer cell lines, respectively. The nanosystems produced nanoparticles via a fast, eco-friendly, and cost-effective method showing different antimicrobial profiles between elements. While selenium nanoparticles lacked an antimicrobial effect at the concentrations tested, those made of tellurium produced a significant antibacterial effect even at the lowest concentration tested. These effects were correlated when the nanoparticles were tested for their cytocompatibility and anticancer properties. While selenium nanoparticles were biocompatible and had a dose-dependent anticancer effect, tellurium-based nanoparticles lacked such biocompatibility while exerting a powerful anti-cancer effect. Further, this study demonstrated a suitable mechanism of action for killing bacteria and cancer cells involving reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. In summary, this study introduces a new green nanomedicine synthesis approach to create novel selenium and tellurium nanoparticles with attractive properties for numerous biomedical applications.
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Hesabizadeh T, Hicks E, Medina Cruz D, Bourdo SE, Watanabe F, Bonney M, Nichols J, Webster TJ, Guisbiers G. Synthesis of "Naked" TeO 2 Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:23685-23694. [PMID: 35847343 PMCID: PMC9280960 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Chalcogenide nanoparticles have become a very active field of research for their optoelectronic and biological properties. This article shows the production of tellurium dioxide nanoparticles (TeO2 NPs) by pulsed laser ablation in liquids. The produced nanoparticles were spherical with a diameter of around 70 nm. The energy band gap of those nanoparticles was determined to be around 5.2 eV. Moreover, TeO2 NPs displayed a dose-dependent antibacterial effect against antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli (MDR E. coli) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MR S. aureus). The "naked" nature of the nanoparticle surface helped to eradicate the antibiotic-resistant bacteria at a very low concentration, with IC50 values of ∼4.3 ± 0.9 and 3.7 ± 0.2 ppm for MDR E. coli and MR S. aureus, respectively, after just 8 h of culture. Further, the IC50 values of the naked TeO2 NPs against melanoma (skin cancer) and healthy fibroblasts were 1.6 ± 0.7 and 5.5 ± 0.2 ppm, respectively, for up to 72 h. Finally, to understand these optimal antibacterial and anticancer properties of the TeO2 NPs, the reactive oxygen species generated by the nanoparticles were measured. In summary, the present in vitro results demonstrate much promise for the presently prepared TeO2 NPs and they should be studied for a wide range of safe antibacterial and anticancer applications.
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- Tina Hesabizadeh
- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 313 Snell Engineering Center, 360
Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Center
for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Center
for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 313 Snell Engineering Center, 360
Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, United States
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Emerging Roles of Green-Synthesized Chalcogen and Chalcogenide Nanoparticles in Cancer Theranostics. JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/6176610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The last few decades have seen an overwhelming increase in the amount of research carried out on the use of inorganic nanoparticles. More fascinating is the tremendous progress made in the use of chalcogen and chalcogenide nanoparticles in cancer theranostics. These nanomaterials, which were initially synthesized through chemical methods, have now been efficiently produced using different plant materials. The paradigm shift towards the biogenic route of nanoparticle synthesis stems from its superior advantages of biosafety, eco-friendliness, and simplicity, among others. Despite a large number of reviews available on inorganic nanoparticle synthesis through green chemistry, there is currently a dearth of information on the green synthesis of chalcogens and chalcogenides for cancer research. Nanoformulations involving chalcogens such as sulfur, selenium, and tellurium and their respective chalcogenides have recently emerged as promising tools in cancer therapeutics and diagnosis. Similar to other inorganic nanoparticles, chalcogens and chalcogenides have been synthesized using plant extracts and their purified biomolecules. In this review, we provide an up-to-date discussion of the recent progress that has been made in the plant-mediated synthesis of chalcogens and chalcogenides with a special focus on their application in cancer theranostics.
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Huang L, Liu M, Feng Z, Xu X, Chen L, Ma Z, Li L. Biocompatible tellurium nanoneedles with long-term stable antibacterial activity for accelerated wound healing. Mater Today Bio 2022; 15:100271. [PMID: 35572856 PMCID: PMC9097717 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Tellurium (Te) nanomaterials (NMs) have emerged as a new antibacterial candidate to respond to the complex global health challenge of bacterial resistance. Herein, Te nanoneedles (NNs) that act both chemically and physically on bacteria are synthesized by a facile method using Na2TeO3, urea and glucose. It is found that the prepared Te NNs have a strong affinity to the cell membrane of bacteria and subsequently promote the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in bacteria, resulting in an excellent antibacterial effect toward Staphylococcus aureus (Gram-positive) and Escherichia coli (Gram-negative). What's more, this needle-like morphology also can physically damage the bacterial cell membranes. The Te NNs per se are inert in mammalian cells to produce ROS at a proper concentration, indicating considerable biocompatibility of this material. As a proof-of-concept, the antibacterial Te NNs were used as an anti-inflammatory reagent for promoting bacteria-infected wound healing in vivo, during which Te NNs caused no evident side effects to major organs in mice. Additionally, the antibacterial activity is maintained in the presence of surface oxidation of Te NNs after long-term dispersion in phosphate buffered saline solution. The needle-like Te NMs with long-term antibacterial stability and good biocompatibility have great potential for the treatment of associated infectious diseases.
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Duan L, Liu T, Chen T. Near-infrared laser-triggered drug release in a tellurium nanosystem for simultaneous chemo-photothermal cancer therapy. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:1767-1778. [PMID: 33434261 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm01811b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Tumor cells can be selectively killed by heat application based on the different tolerances of normal cells and tumor cells to temperature. However, the limited clinical application of photothermal therapy (PTT) is mainly due to various practical implementation difficulties, of which the most important is how to fully heat the tumor. The combination of PTT and chemotherapy can synergistically enhance cell membrane permeability and reduce the dose of chemotherapy drugs to not only effectively kill the tumor but also reduce the damage to normal tissues. It is of great significance to develop materials that can be simultaneously used for tumor PTT and chemotherapy. Therefore, in this study, a functionalized tellurium (Te) nanosystem (DOX/PEI@TeNPs) was prepared to achieve chemo-photothermal cancer combination therapy. Our research showed that the DOX/PEI@TeNP morphology was controllable, and it had good photothermal conversion efficiency and light stability. Moreover, DOX/PEI@TeNPs containing doxorubicin (DOX) showed almost no drug release in normal tissues and neutral-pH environments, while in tumor cells and tissues, it massively released DOX to kill cancer cells. The as-synthesized DOX/PEI@TeNP system can produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) under near-infrared (NIR) light irradiation and features a high photothermal conversion efficiency due to its strong NIR absorbance. Therefore, this study provides an effective strategy for the effective design of nano-drugs, which can be used for the accurate chemical-photothermal synergistic therapy of tumors.
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- Linqi Duan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China and The First Affiliated Hospital, and Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, and Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China and The First Affiliated Hospital, and Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Jiménez-Rodríguez A, Sotelo E, Martinez L, Huttel Y, González MU, Mayoral A, García-Martín JM, Videa M, Cholula-Díaz JL. Green synthesis of starch-capped Cu 2O nanocubes and their application in the direct electrochemical detection of glucose. RSC Adv 2021; 11:13711-13721. [PMID: 34257952 PMCID: PMC7611200 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra10054d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Glucose determination is an essential procedure in different fields, used in clinical analysis for the prevention and monitoring of diabetes. In this work, modified carbon paste electrodes with Cu2O nanocubes (Cu2O NCs) were developed to test electrochemical glucose detection. The synthesis of the Cu2O NCs was achieved by a green method using starch as the capping agent, obtaining cubic-like morphologies and particle sizes from 227 to 123 nm with increasing amounts of the capping agent, as corroborated by electron microscopy analysis. Their crystalline structure and purity were determined by X-ray diffraction. The capability of starch as a capping agent was verified by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, in which the presence of functional groups of this biopolymer in the Cu2O NCs were identified. The electrochemical response to glucose oxidation was determined by cyclic voltammetry, obtaining a linear response of the electrical current as a function of glucose concentration in the range 100–700 μM, with sensitivities from 85.6 to 238.8 μA mM−1 cm−2, depending on the amount of starch used in the synthesis of the Cu2O NCs. Starch-capped Cu2O nanocubes were used as an active electrochemical element to directly detect glucose.![]()
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- Antonio Jiménez-Rodríguez
- School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey 64849, NL, Mexico
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- School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey 64849, NL, Mexico
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, ICMM-CSIC, Sor Juana In's de la Cruz 3, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, ICMM-CSIC, Sor Juana In's de la Cruz 3, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Instituto deMicroyNanotecnologĺa, IMN-CNM, CSIC (CEI UAM+CSIC), Isaac Newton 8, Tres Cantos 28760, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.,Center for High-Resolution Electron Microscopy (CħEM), School of Physical Science and Technology (SPST), ShanghaiTech University, 393 Middle Huaxia Road, Pudong, Shanghai, 201210, China.,Laboratorio de Microscopias Avanzadas (LMA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto deMicroyNanotecnologĺa, IMN-CNM, CSIC (CEI UAM+CSIC), Isaac Newton 8, Tres Cantos 28760, Spain
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- School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey 64849, NL, Mexico
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- School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey 64849, NL, Mexico
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Morena AG, Bassegoda A, Hoyo J, Tzanov T. Hybrid Tellurium-Lignin Nanoparticles with Enhanced Antibacterial Properties. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:14885-14893. [PMID: 33754695 PMCID: PMC8480780 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c22301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The surge of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is leading to the loss of effectiveness of antibiotic treatment, resulting in prolonged infections and even death. Against this healthcare threat, antimicrobial nanoparticles that hamper the evolution of resistance mechanisms are promising alternatives to antibiotics. Herein, we used Kraft lignin, a poorly valorized polymer derived from plant biomass, to develop novel hybrid tellurium-lignin nanoparticles (TeLigNPs) as alternative antimicrobial agents. The sonochemically synthesized TeLigNPs are comprised of a lignin matrix with embedded Te clusters, revealing the role of lignin as both a reducing agent and a structural component. The hybrid NPs showed strong bactericidal effects against the Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, achieving more than 5 log bacteria reduction, while they only slightly inhibited the growth of the Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus. Exposure of TeLigNPs to human cells did not cause morphological changes or reduction in cell viability. Studies on the antimicrobial mechanism of action demonstrated that the novel TeLigNPs were able to disturb bacterial model membranes and generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) in Gram-negative bacteria.
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Aloe Vera-Mediated Te Nanostructures: Highly Potent Antibacterial Agents and Moderated Anticancer Effects. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11020514. [PMID: 33670538 PMCID: PMC7922676 DOI: 10.3390/nano11020514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cancer and antimicrobial resistance to antibiotics are two of the most worrying healthcare concerns that humanity is facing nowadays. Some of the most promising solutions for these healthcare problems may come from nanomedicine. While the traditional synthesis of nanomaterials is often accompanied by drawbacks such as high cost or the production of toxic by-products, green nanotechnology has been presented as a suitable solution to overcome such challenges. In this work, an approach for the synthesis of tellurium (Te) nanostructures in aqueous media has been developed using aloe vera (AV) extracts as a unique reducing and capping agent. Te-based nanoparticles (AV-TeNPs), with sizes between 20 and 60 nm, were characterized in terms of physicochemical properties and tested for potential biomedical applications. A significant decay in bacterial growth after 24 h was achieved for both Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli at a relative low concentration of 5 µg/mL, while there was no cytotoxicity towards human dermal fibroblasts after 3 days of treatment. AV-TeNPs also showed anticancer properties up to 72 h within a range of concentrations between 5 and 100 µg/mL. Consequently, here, we present a novel and green approach to produce Te-based nanostructures with potential biomedical applications, especially for antibacterial and anticancer applications.
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Miola M, Massera J, Cochis A, Kumar A, Rimondini L, Vernè E. Tellurium: A new active element for innovative multifunctional bioactive glasses. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2021; 123:111957. [PMID: 33812585 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.111957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Bioactive glasses have been widely investigated for their ability to release ions with therapeutic effect. In this paper, a silica based bioactive glass was doped with a low amount of tellurium dioxide (1 and 5 mol%) to confer antibacterial and antioxidant properties. The obtained glasses were characterized in terms of morphology, composition, structure, characteristic temperatures and in vitro bioactivity. Moreover, comprehensive analyses were carried out to estimate the cytocompatibility, the antibacterial and antioxidant properties of Te-doped glasses. The performed characterizations demonstrated that the Te insertion did not interfere with the amorphous nature of the glass, the substitution of SiO2 with TeO2 led to a slight decrease in Tg and a TeO2 amount higher than 1 mol% can induce a change in the primary crystal field. In vitro bioactivity test demonstrated the Te-doped glass ability to induce the precipitation of hydroxyapatite. Finally, the biological characterization showed a strong antibacterial and antioxidant effects of Te-containing glasses in comparison with the control glass, demonstrating that Te is a promising element to enhance the biological response of biomaterials.
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- Marta Miola
- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, TO, Italy; PolitoBioMED Lab, Politecnico di Torino, Via Piercarlo Boggio 59, 10138 Torino, TO, Italy.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Laboratory of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Tampere University, Korkeakoulunkatu 3, 33720 Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, NO, Italy; Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases-CAAD, Corso Trieste 15A, 28100 Novara, NO, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, NO, Italy; Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases-CAAD, Corso Trieste 15A, 28100 Novara, NO, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale UPO, Via Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, NO, Italy; Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases, Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Diseases-CAAD, Corso Trieste 15A, 28100 Novara, NO, Italy
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- Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, TO, Italy; PolitoBioMED Lab, Politecnico di Torino, Via Piercarlo Boggio 59, 10138 Torino, TO, Italy
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Alphandéry E. Natural Metallic Nanoparticles for Application in Nano-Oncology. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E4412. [PMID: 32575884 PMCID: PMC7352233 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Here, the various types of naturally synthesized metallic nanoparticles, which are essentially composed of Ce, Ag, Au, Pt, Pd, Cu, Ni, Se, Fe, or their oxides, are presented, based on a literature analysis. The synthesis methods used to obtain them most often involve the reduction of metallic ions by biological materials or organisms, i.e., essentially plant extracts, yeasts, fungus, and bacteria. The anti-tumor activity of these nanoparticles has been demonstrated on different cancer lines. They rely on various mechanisms of action, such as the release of chemotherapeutic drugs under a pH variation, nanoparticle excitation by radiation, or apoptotic tumor cell death. Among these natural metallic nanoparticles, one type, which consists of iron oxide nanoparticles produced by magnetotactic bacteria called magnetosomes, has been purified to remove endotoxins and abide by pharmacological regulations. It has been tested in vivo for anti-tumor efficacy. For that, purified and stabilized magnetosomes were injected in intracranial mouse glioblastoma tumors and repeatedly heated under the application of an alternating magnetic field, leading to the full disappearance of these tumors. As a whole, the results presented in the literature form a strong basis for pursuing the efforts towards the use of natural metallic nanoparticles for cancer treatment first pre-clinically and then clinically.
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- Edouard Alphandéry
- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, Paris Sorbonne Université, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR CNRS 7590, IRD, IMPMC, 75005 Paris, France; ; Tel.: +33-632-697-020
- Nanobacterie SARL, 36 boulevard Flandrin, 75116 Paris, France
- Institute of Anatomy, UZH University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Saravanan M, Vahidi H, Medina Cruz D, Vernet-Crua A, Mostafavi E, Stelmach R, Webster TJ, Mahjoub MA, Rashedi M, Barabadi H. Emerging Antineoplastic Biogenic Gold Nanomaterials for Breast Cancer Therapeutics: A Systematic Review. Int J Nanomedicine 2020; 15:3577-3595. [PMID: 32547015 PMCID: PMC7245458 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s240293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Breast cancer remains as a concerning global health issue, being the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States (US) in 2019. Therefore, there is an urgent and substantial need to explore novel strategies to combat breast cancer. A potential solution may come from the use of cancer nanotechnology, an innovative field of study which investigates the potential of nanomaterials for cancer diagnosis, therapy, and theranostic applications. Consequently, the theranostic functionality of cancer nanotechnology has been gaining much attention between scientists during the past few years and is growing exponentially. The use of biosynthesized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has been explored as an efficient mechanism for the treatment of breast cancer. The present study supposed a global systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of biogenic AuNPs for the treatment of breast cancer and their anticancer molecular mechanisms through in vitro studies. Online electronic databases, including Cochrane, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, ProQuest, and Embase, were searched for the articles published up to July 16, 2019. Our findings revealed that plant-mediated synthesis was the most common approach for the generation of AuNPs. Most of the studies reported spherical or nearly spherical-shaped AuNPs with a mean diameter less than 100 nm in size. A significantly larger cytotoxicity was observed when the biogenic AuNPs were tested towards breast cancer cells compared to healthy cells. Moreover, biogenic AuNPs demonstrated significant synergistic activity in combination with other anticancer drugs through in vitro studies. Although we provided strong and comprehensive preliminary in vitro data, further in vivo investigations are required to show the reliability and efficacy of these NPs in animal models.
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- Muthupandian Saravanan
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Division of Biomedical Science, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle 1871, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.,Nanomedicine Science and Technology Center, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.,Nanomedicine Science and Technology Center, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.,Nanomedicine Science and Technology Center, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.,Nanomedicine Science and Technology Center, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ulasevich SA, Koshel EI, Kassirov IS, Brezhneva N, Shkodenko L, Skorb EV. Oscillating of physicochemical and biological properties of metal particles on their sonochemical treatment. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2020; 109:110458. [PMID: 32228946 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
Different metal particles are increasingly used to target bacteria as an alternative to antibiotics. Despite numerous data about treating bacterial infections, the utilization of metal particles in antibacterial coatings for implantable devices and medicinal materials promoting wound healing. The antibacterial mechanisms of nanoscale and microscale particles are poorly understood, but the currently accepted mechanisms include oxidative stress induction, metal ion release, and non-oxidative mechanisms. Thus, investigation of the antibacterial mechanisms of nanostructured metal particles is very important for the development of more effective antimicrobial materials. However, it is very difficult to develop a proper model for revealing the antibacterial mechanisms due to difficulty to choose a method that allows obtaining materials of various properties under approximately the same conditions. In this paper, we propose a green and feasible technique to create critical conditions for modification of zinc particles at highly non-equilibrium states. We demonstrate that the sonication process can be useful for fabrication the materials with oscillating physical, chemical and antibacterial properties. We believe this method besides medical applications can be also used in natural science basic research as an experimental tool for modelling the physical and chemical processes. After the sonication, the zinc particles exhibit a different surface morphology and amount of leached Zn2+ ions compared to initial ones. It has been revealed that oscillations of the Zn2+ ions concentration lead to oscillation the antibacterial properties. Thus, the properties of the materials can be easily altered by adjusting the ultrasound energy dissipated via varying the sonication.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Elena I Koshel
- ITMO University, Lomonosova st. 9, St. Petersburg 191002, Russia
| | - Ilya S Kassirov
- Saint-Petersburg Pasteur Institute, Mira st.14, St. Petersburg, 197101, Russia
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- ITMO University, Lomonosova st. 9, St. Petersburg 191002, Russia
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