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ArticleScientific reports2023

An insight into synthesis and antitumor activity of citrate and gallate stabilizing gold nanospheres.

Mohamed M Fathy, Abdo A Elfiky, Yousef S Bashandy, Mayar M Hamdy, Ahmed M Elgharib, Ibrahim M Ibrahim, Rana T Kamal, Ahmed S Mohamed, Anan M Rashad, Ola S Ahmed and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. How gallic acid regulates molecular signaling: role in cancer drug resistance.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Mohamed M FathyBiophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Abdo A ElfikyBiophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Yousef S BashandyBiotechnology and Biomolecular Chemistry Department, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Mayar M HamdyBiotechnology and Biomolecular Chemistry Department, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Ahmed M ElgharibBiophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Ibrahim M IbrahimBiophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Rana T KamalBiotechnology and Biomolecular Chemistry Department, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Ahmed S MohamedBiophysics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Anan M RashadBiotechnology and Biomolecular Chemistry Department, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Ola S AhmedVirology and Immunology Unit, Cancer Biology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Yomna ElkaramanyBiotechnology and Biomolecular Chemistry Department, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Youssef S AbdelazizBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Fatma G AminPhysics Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Jehane I EidZoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. jehaneeid@sci.cu.edu.eg.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Both gallic and citrate are well-established antioxidants that show promise as new selective anti-cancer drugs. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as well can be developed as flexible and nontoxic nano-carriers for anti-cancer drugs. This article evaluating the efficiency and biocompatibility of gallic acid and citrate capping gold nanoparticles to be used as anti-cancer drug. The biosafety and therapeutic efficiency of prepared nano-formulations were tested on Hela and normal BHK cell line. Gold nanospheres coated with citrate and gallate were synthesized via wet chemical reduction method. The prepared nano-formulations, citrate and gallate coated gold nanospheres (Cit-AuNPs and Ga-AuNPs), were characterized with respect to their morphology, FTIR spectra, and physical properties. In addition, to assess their cytotoxicity, cell cycle arrest and flow cytometry to measure biological response were performed. Cit-Au NPs and Ga-Au NPs were shown to significantly reduce the viability of Hela cancer cells. Both G0/G cell cycle arrest and comet assay results showed that genotoxic effect was induced in Hela cells by Cit-Au NPs and Ga-Au NPs. The results of this study showed that Cit-Au NPs and Ga-AuNPs inhibit the growth of metastatic cervical cancer cells, which could have therapeutic implications.

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Antineoplastic AgentsMetal NanoparticlesNanospheresCitratesCitric AcidGoldHeLa CellsHumansAntineoplastic AgentsCitratesCitric AcidGold

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PMID36797452
PMCPMC9935520

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