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Green Synthesis of Ag-MnO(2) Nanoparticles using Chelidonium majus and Vinca minor Extracts and Their In Vitro Cytotoxicity

Medicinal plants are often used as reducing agents to prepare metal nanoparticles through green-synthesis due to natural compounds and their potential as chemotherapeutic drugs. Thus, three types of eco-friendly Ag-MnO(2) nanoparticles (Ag-MnO(2)NPs) were synthesized using C. majus (CmNPs), V. minor...

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Autores principales: Ciorîță, Alexandra, Suciu, Maria, Macavei, Sergiu, Kacso, Irina, Lung, Ildiko, Soran, Maria-Loredana, Pârvu, Marcel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7070435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32070017
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules25040819
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Sumario:Medicinal plants are often used as reducing agents to prepare metal nanoparticles through green-synthesis due to natural compounds and their potential as chemotherapeutic drugs. Thus, three types of eco-friendly Ag-MnO(2) nanoparticles (Ag-MnO(2)NPs) were synthesized using C. majus (CmNPs), V. minor (VmNPs), and a 1:1 mixture of the two extracts (MNPs). These NPs were characterized using S/TEM, EDX, XRD, and FTIR methods, and their biological activity was assessed in vitro on normal keratinocytes (HaCaT) and skin melanoma cells (A375). All synthesized NPs had manganese oxide in the middle, and silver oxide and plant extract on the exterior. The NPs had different forms (polygonal, oval, and spherical), uniformly distributed, with crystalline structures and different sizes (9.3 nm for MNPs; 10 nm for VmNPs, and 32.4 nm for CmNPs). The best results were obtained with VmNPs, which reduced the viability of A375 cells up 38.8% and had a moderate cytotoxic effect on HaCaT (46.4%) at concentrations above 500 µg/mL. At the same concentrations, CmNPs had a rather proliferative effect, whereas MNPs negatively affected both cell lines. For the first time, this paper proved the synergistic action of the combined C. majus and V. minor extracts to form small and uniformly distributed Ag-MnO(2)NPs with high potential for selective treatments.