Superoxide dismutase nanozymes: an emerging star for anti-oxidation

H Zhao, R Zhang, X Yan, K Fan - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Superoxide dismutases (SODs) are a group of metalloenzymes that catalyze the dismutation
of superoxide radicals (O2˙−) into hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and oxygen (O2). As the first …

Functional nanomaterials with unique enzyme-like characteristics for sensing applications

W Song, B Zhao, C Wang, Y Ozaki, X Lu - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past ten years, considerable progress has been achieved in the field of
nanomaterials-based enzymes (nanozymes). In comparison with natural enzymes …

Biological, biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of cerium oxide

AB Shcherbakov, NM Zholobak, VK Ivanov - Cerium oxide (CeO₂) …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) possess enormous biological activity, wherein
many aspects related to the biological properties of nanoceria still remain unclear. In the …

Neuro-protective effects of cerium and yttrium oxide nanoparticles on high glucose-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in undifferentiated PC12 cells

H Ghaznavi, R Najafi, S Mehrzadi, A Hosseini… - Neurological …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Oxidative stress has been recognized as the major factor for the development of
diabetes and its complications. Cerium oxide and Yttrium oxide nanoparticles are known as …

Ceria nanoparticles as enzyme mimetics

G Wang, J Zhang, X He, Z Zhang… - Chinese Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decades, enzyme mimetics based on ceria nanoparticles (nanoceria) have been
developed as potential substitutes for nature enzymes. The mixed valence states of cerium …

Antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity study of cerium oxide nanoparticles with two different sizes

S Yefimova, V Klochkov, N Kavok… - … Research Part B …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The control over bacterial diseases requires the development of novel antibacterial agents.
The use of antibacterial nanomedicines is one of the strategies to tackle antibiotic …

Pleiotropic functions of antioxidant nanoparticles for longevity and medicine

KB Narayanan, HH Park - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2013 - Elsevier
Nanomedicine is a rapidly emerging interdisciplinary field in which medicine is coupled with
nanotechnology tools and techniques for advanced therapy with the aid of molecular …

Cerium dioxide nanoparticles as third-generation enzymes (nanozymes)

AL Popov, AB Shcherbakov, NM Zholobak… - Наносистемы …, 2017 - cyberleninka.ru
Ceria nanoparticles are capable of performing the function of some enzymes (such as
oxidoreductases, phosphatase) and can be classified as nanozymes. In this review, the …

CeO2 nanoparticles improve prooxidant/antioxidant balance, life quality and survival of old male rats

YV Nikitchenko, VK Klochkov, NS Kavok, NA Karpenko… - Biogerontology, 2023 - Springer
Due to its unique redox chemistry, nanoceria is considered as potent free radical scavenger
and antioxidant. However, their protective capacity in aging organisms remains …

Janus-Faced Redox Activity of LnVO4:Eu3+ (Ln = Gd, Y, and La) Nanoparticles

SL Yefimova, PO Maksimchuk… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We report Janus-faced redox activity (pro-and anti-oxidant action) of LnVO4: Eu3+
(GdYVO4: Eu3+, GdVO4: Eu3+, and LaVO4: Eu3+) nanoparticles (NPs), which was revealed …