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ArticleFrontiers in chemistry2024

Natural product nanozymes of herbal extract galangin in managing hepatocellular carcinoma.

Erhao Wang, Yuxia Wu, Yan Wang, Jiao Li, Xiuzhen Liang, Zhongtao Wang, Xiaofei Liu, Faming Feng, JianCang Mao, Yingqi Zhu and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in chemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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11 authors.

Erhao WangHainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, China.
Yuxia WuHainan General Hospital/Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.
Yan WangHainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, China.
Jiao LiHainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, China.
Xiuzhen LiangHainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, China.
Zhongtao WangHainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, China.
Xiaofei LiuHainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, China.
Faming FengHainan Women and Children's Medical Center, Haikou, China.
JianCang MaoNHC (National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China) Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, School of Tropical Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China.
Yingqi ZhuNHC (National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China) Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, School of Tropical Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China.
Le LiNHC (National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China) Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, School of Tropical Medicine, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Numerous local herbal extract species have been investigated as potential medicinal ingredients due to their promising anti-cancer properties. However, the primary constraint of the class of plant flavonoids lies in their low solubility and limited membrane permeability, leading to chemical instability and restricted bioavailability that impede biomedical applications. In this study, we have developed an ideal nanozyme-Galazyme, comprising galangin-loaded copper Nanozyme coated by DSPE-PEG, which amplifies oxidative stress to induce apoptosis via the regulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation. Galazyme exhibited significant peroxidase mimetic activity, demonstrating its potential to generate ROS and elevate oxidative stress. Upon uptake by HepG-2 cells, Galazyme efficiently converts excess hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into highly reactive •OH radicals and upregulates MAPK expression, leading to the activation of Bax and Caspase 3, thereby promoting irreversible tumor cell apoptosis. Both

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apoptosisfenton reactiongalanginnanozymereactive oxygen species

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PMCPMC11194749

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