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ArticleScientific reports2018

In vitro evaluation of the toxic effects of MgO nanostructure in Hela cell line.

M Waseem Akram, Muhammad Fakhar-E-Alam, M Atif, Alvina Rafique Butt, Ali Asghar, Yasir Jamil, K S Alimgeer, Zhiming M Wang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

M Waseem AkramInstitute of Fundamental and Frontier Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 610054, Chengdu, China. waseem.physicist@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0651-2432
Muhammad Fakhar-E-AlamInstitute of Fundamental and Frontier Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 610054, Chengdu, China.
M AtifDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. atifhull@gmail.com.
Alvina Rafique ButtPhysics Department, Government College University (GCU), Lahore, Pakistan.
Ali AsgharDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Yasir JamilLaser Spectroscopy Lab., Department of Physics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
K S AlimgeerCOMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5732-2463
Zhiming M WangInstitute of Fundamental and Frontier Science, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 610054, Chengdu, China. zhmwang@gmail.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MgO is an attractive choice for carcinogenic cell destruction in photodynamic therapy, as confirmed by manifold analysis. The prime focus of the presented research is to investigate the toxicity caused by morphologically different MgO nanostructures obtained by annealing at various annealing temperatures. Smart (stimuli-responsive) MgO nanomaterials are a very promising class of nanomaterials, and their properties can be controlled by altering their size, morphology, or other relevant characteristics. The samples investigated here were grown by the co-precipitation technique. Toxicity-dependent parameters were assessed in a HeLa cell model after annealing the grown samples at 350 °C, 450 °C, and 550 °C. After the overall characterization, an analysis of toxicity caused by changes in the MgO nanostructure morphology was tested in a HeLa cell model using a neutral red assay and microscopy. The feasibility of using MgO for PDT was assessed. Empirical modelling was applied to corroborate the experimental results obtained from assessing cell viability losses and reactive oxygen species. The results indicate that MgO is an excellent candidate material for medical applications and could be utilized for its potential ability to upgrade conventionally used techniques.

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Cell SurvivalHeLa CellsHumansMagnesium OxideModels, TheoreticalNanostructuresPolyethylene GlycolsReactive Oxygen SpeciesMagnesium OxidePolyethylene GlycolsReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID29545644
PMCPMC5854676

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