The role of gold nanoparticles in anticancer activity
1 Department of Genetic Engineering, College of Biotechnology, AL-Qasim Green University, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Iraq
2 Department of Medical Biotechnology, AL-Qasim Green University, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Iraq
3 Directorate education babil, Iraq.
Research Article
International Journal of Life Science Research Archive, 2023, 05(01), 019–028.
Article DOI: 10.53771/ijlsra.2023.5.1.0064
Publication history:
Received on 01 May 2023; revised on 15 June 2023; accepted on 18 June 2023
Abstract:
To enhance the cellular uptake and chemotherapeutic efficacy of a current chemotherapeutic medication, a nanoparticle drug carrier technology has been designed. Due to their distinctive electrical and optical characteristics, gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) have recently demonstrated intriguing medical and military uses. In the event that they come into touch with a biological system, little is known about their biocompatibility. Metallic nanoparticles have been successfully utilized for a kind of biological applications. A drug delivery system known as Au – PEG – PAMAM – DOX was produced by conjugating the dendrimer with the anti-cancer chemical doxorubicin (DOX) via an amide bond. The amount of DOX released from Au – PEG – PAMAM – DOX at a natural pH was negligible, but this amount significantly increased in an environment with a weak acidic milieu, according to studies on the release of medicines from acellular sources. A research into the intracellular release of the medication was carried out with the assistance of confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). Recently conjugation to the nanosystem, In vitro viability experiments revealed an increase in the associated DOX cytotoxicity that could not be attributable to carrier components. This indicates that the effectiveness of the DOX was increased. In light of this, it has been hypothesized that the newly created pH-triggered multifunctional Au NPs- DOX nanoparticle system could pave the way for a viable platform for the intracellular delivery of a range of anticancer medicines. In the current study, the common Au NPs synthesis techniques and their well-established uses in diverse needs, particularly in biological sensing applications.
Keywords:
Gold Nanoparticles; Au NPs-DOX; Activity; Anticancer
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