Selenium nanoparticles for biomedical applications: from development and characterization to therapeutics

C Ferro, HF Florindo, HA Santos - Advanced healthcare …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Selenium (Se) is an essential element to human health that can be obtained in nature
through several sources. In the human body, it is incorporated into selenocysteine, an amino …

Chitosan-based selenium composites as potent Se supplements: Synthesis, beneficial health effects, and applications in food and agriculture

W Chen, X Li, H Cheng, W Xia - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Selenium is an essential micronutrient that plays a vital role in human health.
The global selenium deficiency stimulates the development of novel selenium compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Selenium nanoparticles alleviate ischemia reperfusion injury-induced acute kidney injury by modulating GPx-1/NLRP3/Caspase-1 pathway

S Wang, Y Chen, S Han, Y Liu, J Gao, Y Huang… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common critical illness in the clinic and currently
lacks effective treatment options. Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major pathogenic …

Therapeutic potential and main methods of obtaining selenium nanoparticles

EG Varlamova, EA Turovsky, EV Blinova - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review presents the latest data on the importance of selenium nanoparticles in human
health, their use in medicine, and the main known methods of their production by various …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatorenal protective efficacy of flavonoids from Ocimum basilicum extract in diabetic albino rats: A focus on hypoglycemic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory …

MS Othman, AM Khaled, AH Al-Bagawi… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plant derived phytochemical therapy is a bright candidate for treatment of diabetes and its
associated complications. Ocimum baslicum is used as an anti-diabetic traditional medicine …

[HTML][HTML] New horizons for selenium in animal nutrition and functional foods

X Gu, C Gao - Animal Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se), one of the indispensable nutrients for both human health and animal growth,
participates in various physiological functions, such as antioxidant and immune responses …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing reactive oxygen/nitrogen species and inflammation: Nanodrugs for liver injury

M Liu, Q Huang, Y Zhu, L Chen, Y Li, Z Gong, K Ai - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Overall, 12% of the global population (800 million) suffers from liver disease, which causes 2
million deaths every year. Liver injury involving characteristic reactive oxygen/nitrogen …

The commonly used stabilizers for phytochemical-based nanoparticles: stabilization effects, mechanisms, and applications

F Zhou, T Peterson, Z Fan, S Wang - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Phytochemicals, such as resveratrol, curcumin, and quercetin, have many benefits for
health, but most of them have a low bioavailability due to their poor water solubility and …

Biogenic selenium nanoparticles in biomedical sciences: properties, current trends, novel opportunities and emerging challenges in theranostic nanomedicine

MC Zambonino, EM Quizhpe, L Mouheb, A Rahman… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Selenium is an important dietary supplement and an essential trace element incorporated
into selenoproteins with growth-modulating properties and cytotoxic mechanisms of action …

Selenium Nanodots (SENDs) as Antioxidants and Antioxidant‐Prodrugs to Rescue Islet β Cells in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Restoring Mitophagy and Alleviating …

Q Huang, Z Liu, Y Yang, Y Yang, T Huang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Preventing islet β‐cells death is crucial for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Currently, clinical drugs are being developed to improve the quality of T2DM care and self …