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Review3 Biotech2024

Exploring the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using natural extracts and their potential for cancer treatment.

Ahmed A H Abdellatif, Mahmoud A H Mostafa, Hiroyuki Konno, Mahmoud A Younis

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Review in 3 Biotech, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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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

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

4 authors.

Ahmed A H AbdellatifDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, 51452 Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Mahmoud A H MostafaDepartment of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, 41477 Al Madinah, Al Munawarah Saudi Arabia.
Hiroyuki KonnoDepartment of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Yamagata 982-8510 Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6629-6102
Mahmoud A YounisDepartment of Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, 71526 Egypt.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have attracted increasing attention in nanomedicine, with versatile applications in drug delivery, antimicrobial treatments, and cancer therapies. While chemical synthesis remains a common approach for AgNP production, ensuring environmental sustainability requires a shift toward eco-friendly, "green" synthesis techniques. This article underscores the promising role of plant extracts in the green synthesis of AgNPs, highlighting the importance of their natural sources and diverse bioactive compounds. Various characterization methods for these nanomaterials are also reviewed. Furthermore, the anticancer potential of green AgNPs (Gr-AgNPs) is examined, focusing on their mechanisms of action and the challenges to their clinical implementation. Finally, future directions in the field are discussed.

Indexed as

Cancer therapyGreen synthesisNatural extractsSilver nanoparticles (AgNPs)Sustainability

Identifiers

PMID39450421
PMCPMC11496425

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