Scientists from the Moscow State University with colleagues from Germany have proved the effectiveness of silicon nanoparticles for cancer treatment – Agency “Moscow”

20.07 14:37

Scientists from the Moscow state University. Lomonosov (Moscow State University), together with colleagues from Germany have proved the effectiveness of silicon nanoparticles for cancer treatment. It is reported by the press service of the Moscow State University.

«Researchers from the State University together with their German colleagues were able to demonstrate the applicability of silicon nanoparticles for cancer diagnosis and treatment, for the first time demonstrated their ability to effectively penetrate into the diseased cells and releasing the entrapped drug quickly decompose, do not accumulate in the body, “- said in a statement.

According to the release, earlier researchers have found that by using gold nanoparticles, silver, titanium oxide, cadmium selenide and the other filled with medicine and fall into a cancer cell, it is possible to detect and treat cancer. However, these nanoparticles are not eliminated from the body, which leads to negative consequences.

«This is because the nanoparticles of gold, silver, titanium oxide, cadmium selenide, and a myriad of other fact of the body are not displayed. When injected into the bloodstream, they get stuck in the internal organs, and after a while begin to cause damage to the body due to prolonged toxic effects “- are contained in the material words of one of the study participants, a senior researcher of the Physics Department of Moscow State University Liubov Osminkin

. In search of particles capable of biodegradation, researchers have paid attention to silicon. Further studies L.Osminkinoy and her colleagues have shown that silicon nanoparticles are localized on cell membranes and penetrate into the cell and after a few days completely decomposed.

«So the first time we have shown that porous silicon nanoparticles could be completely harmless to the body theranostics agent (process of simultaneous diagnosis of the disease and its treatment – note the Agency’s” Moscow “.) Many cancer. They are not only easily penetrate into the diseased cell, but if they impregnate the pores through the drug can produce its therein during its decay. I believe that the results of our work are of great importance in the future of drug development based on biocompatible and biodegradable silicon nanoparticles », – said L.Osminkina

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Link to the material: http://www.mskagency.ru/materials/2570874

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