Apoptosis and oxidative stress as relevant mechanisms of antitumor activity and genotoxicity of ZnO-NPs alone and in combination with N-acetyl cysteine in tumor-bearing mice
Haidan M El-Shorbagy, Shaymaa M Eissa, Salwa Sabet, Akmal A El-GhorDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, EgyptBackground: Several in vitro studies have revealed that zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) were able to target cancerous cells selectively with minimal damage to...
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Dove Medical Press
2019-05-01
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Series: | International Journal of Nanomedicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/apoptosis-and-oxidative-stress-as-relevant-mechanisms-of-antitumor-act-peer-reviewed-article-IJN |