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Emerging Theranostic Silver and Gold Nanomaterials to Combat Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review

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Prostate cancer has emerged as the common malignancy in men and is considered as a global issue. Among different strategies to combat prostate cancer, nanobiotechnology appears as a novel approach for prostate cancer theranostics. The current systematic review discussing the recent development in the prostate anticancer activity of biologically synthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) through laboratory investigations. The databases including Cochrane, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, ProQuest, and Embase were used to identify the records. It was found that most of the studies used herbal extracts for preparation of AgNPs and/or AuNPs. Majority of biosynthesized nanoparticles (NPs) were formed with spherical morphology. Besides, all studies reported the size of NPs less than 100 nm. Moreover, PC-3 prostate cancer cell was the predominant cell line that was evaluated for prostate anticancer activity of NPs. In the present study, we provided valuable information suggesting the significant prostate anticancer potential of biogenic AgNPs and/or AuNPs. However, further, in vivo investigations are required to provide stronger evidence of the efficacy of bio-mediated synthesized AgNPs and/or AuNPs to combat prostate cancer.

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  1. Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, No. 2660, Vali-e-Asr Ave, Tehran, 1991953381, Iran

    Hamed Barabadi

  2. Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Food and Drug Administration, Gorgan, Iran

    Kaveh Damavandi Kamali

  3. School of Pharmacy, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

    Fereshteh Jazayeri Shoushtari

  4. Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Babak Tajani & Mohammad Ali Mahjoub

  5. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Ahad Alizadeh

  6. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, 1871, Mekelle, Ethiopia

    Muthupandian Saravanan

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Barabadi, H., Damavandi Kamali, K., Jazayeri Shoushtari, F. et al. Emerging Theranostic Silver and Gold Nanomaterials to Combat Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review. J Clust Sci 30, 1375–1382 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-019-01588-7

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