Wei Liuya, Lu Jingran, Xu Huizhong, Patel Atish, Chen Zhe-Sheng, Chen Guofang
School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang 261053, People's Republic of China; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St John's University, Queens, NY 11439, USA.
Department of Chemistry, St John's College of Liberal Arts and Science, St John's University, Queens, NY 11439, USA.
Drug Discov Today. 2015 May;20(5):595-601. doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2014.11.014. Epub 2014 Dec 24.
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been widely used in biomedical fields because of their intrinsic therapeutic properties. Here, we introduce methods of synthesizing AgNPs and discuss their physicochemical, localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and toxicity properties. We also review the impact of AgNPs on human health and the environment along with the underlying mechanisms. More importantly, we highlight the newly emerging applications of AgNPs as antiviral agents, photosensitizers and/or radiosensitizers, and anticancer therapeutic agents in the treatment of leukemia, breast cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, lung cancer, and skin and/or oral carcinoma.
银纳米颗粒(AgNPs)因其固有的治疗特性而在生物医学领域得到广泛应用。在此,我们介绍了合成AgNPs的方法,并讨论了它们的物理化学性质、局域表面等离子体共振(LSPR)和毒性特性。我们还综述了AgNPs对人类健康和环境的影响以及潜在机制。更重要的是,我们重点介绍了AgNPs作为抗病毒剂、光敏剂和/或放射增敏剂以及抗癌治疗剂在治疗白血病、乳腺癌、肝细胞癌、肺癌以及皮肤和/或口腔癌方面的新出现的应用。