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ReviewJournal of toxicology2021

Toxicity of Nanoparticles in Biomedical Application: Nanotoxicology.

Chukwuebuka Egbuna, Vijaykumar K Parmar, Jaison Jeevanandam, Shahira M Ezzat, Kingsley C Patrick-Iwuanyanwu, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Johra Khan, Eugene N Onyeike, Chukwuemelie Zedech Uche, Muhammad Akram and 12 more

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Review in Journal of toxicology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 141 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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141citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

141 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Analyzing Molecular Determinants of Nanodrugs' Cytotoxic Effects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Chukwuebuka EgbunaAfrica Centre of Excellence in Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR), Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Unit, University of Port-Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8382-0693
Vijaykumar K ParmarDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar - 388 120, Gujarat, India.
Jaison JeevanandamCQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, MMRG, Universidade da Madeira, Campus da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal.
Shahira M EzzatDepartment of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Kasr El Ainy Street, 11562 Cairo, Egypt.
Kingsley C Patrick-IwuanyanwuAfrica Centre of Excellence in Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR), Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Unit, University of Port-Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Charles Oluwaseun AdetunjiApplied Microbiology, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Edo University Iyamho, PMB 04 Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria.
Johra KhanDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
Eugene N OnyeikeAfrica Centre of Excellence in Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR), Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Unit, University of Port-Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Chukwuemelie Zedech UcheDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Muhammad AkramDepartment of Eastern Medicines, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Mervat S IbrahimDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), 6th of October 12566, Egypt.
Nihal M El MahdyDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), 6th of October 12566, Egypt.
Chinaza Godswill AwuchiSchool of Natural and Applied Sciences, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda.
Kaliyaperumal SaravananPG and Research Department of Zoology, Nehru Memorial College (Autonomous), Puthanampatti-621 007, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4082-3143
Habibu TijjaniDepartment of Biochemistry, Natural Product Research Laboratory, Bauchi State University, Gadau, Nigeria.
Uchenna Estella OdohDepartment of Pharmacognosy and Environmental Medicines, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Mohammed MessaoudiNuclear Research Centre of Birine, Ain Oussera, P.O. Box 180, Djelfa 17200, Algeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3536-6358
Jonathan C IfemejeDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State 431124, Nigeria.
Michael C OlisahDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State 431124, Nigeria.
Nebechi Jane EzeoforDepartment of Food Technology, School of Applied Science and Technology, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Chukwudi Jude ChikwenduDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State 431124, Nigeria.
Chinwe Gloria IbeabuchiAfrica Centre of Excellence in Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR), Nutritional Biochemistry and Toxicology Unit, University of Port-Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanoparticles are of great importance in development and research because of their application in industries and biomedicine. The development of nanoparticles requires proper knowledge of their fabrication, interaction, release, distribution, target, compatibility, and functions. This review presents a comprehensive update on nanoparticles' toxic effects, the factors underlying their toxicity, and the mechanisms by which toxicity is induced. Recent studies have found that nanoparticles may cause serious health effects when exposed to the body through ingestion, inhalation, and skin contact without caution. The extent to which toxicity is induced depends on some properties, including the nature and size of the nanoparticle, the surface area, shape, aspect ratio, surface coating, crystallinity, dissolution, and agglomeration. In all, the general mechanisms by which it causes toxicity lie on its capability to initiate the formation of reactive species, cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, and neurotoxicity, among others.

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PMID34422042
PMCPMC8376461

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