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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2017

A multi-target therapeutic potential of Prunus domestica gum stabilized nanoparticles exhibited prospective anticancer, antibacterial, urease-inhibition, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.

Nazar Ul Islam, Raza Amin, Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Amin, Sumera Zaib, Jamshed Iqbal

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nazar Ul IslamDepartment of Pharmacy, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan. islanaz@yahoo.com.
Raza AminInstitute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Muhammad ShahidDepartment of Pharmacy, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan.
Muhammad AminDepartment of Chemistry, Islamia College University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Sumera ZaibCentre for Advanced Drug Research, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Jamshed IqbalCentre for Advanced Drug Research, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
COMSATS University Islamabad · PKSarhad University of Science and Information Technology · PKIslamia College University · PKUniversity of Peshawar · PK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhytotherapeutics exhibit diverse pharmacological effects that are based on the combined action of a mixture of phytoconstituents. In this study, Prunus domestica gum-loaded, stabilized gold and silver nanoparticles (Au/Ag-NPs) were evaluated for their prospective anticancer, antibacterial, urease-inhibition, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic properties.

methodsAu/Ag-NPs were biosynthesized and characterized with UV-Vis, FTIR, SEM, EDX, and XRD techniques. The effect of gum and metal ion concentration, reaction temperature, and time on the synthetic stability of nanoparticles was studied along with their post-synthetic stability against varying pH and salt concentrations, long-term storage and extremes of temperature. Nanoparticles were tested for anticancer (HeLa cervical cancer cells), antibacterial (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa), urease inhibition (jack-bean urease), anti-inflammatory (carrageenan-induced paw edema), and antinociceptive (abdominal constriction response) activities.

resultsThe nanoparticles were mostly spherical with an average particle size between 7 and 30 nm (Au-NPs) and 5-30 nm (Ag-NPs). Au/Ag-NPs maintained their colloidal stability and nanoscale characteristics against variations in physicochemical factors. Au/Ag-NPs have potent anticancer potential (IC

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AnalgesicsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBacteriaCell Line, TumorEdemaEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleGoldHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNanoparticlesPlant ExtractsAnalgesicsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsEnzyme InhibitorsGoldPlant ExtractsPlant GumsSilverUreaseAntimicrobialCancerEnzyme inhibitionGum-loaded nanoparticlesInflammationMulti-targeted therapeuticsNano-drug deliveryNano-stabilityPainPharmaceutical gums

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PMID28535789
PMCPMC5442863
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