V. Vasilieva, M. Alyakov, M. Apostolova
2015
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Abstract
Nanotechnology is considered as an emerging technology with great potential in a wide range of applications. In addition to various industrial uses, several innovations are foreseen in biotechnology, medicine and medical technology. The application of nanotechnology to medicine also provides an innovative approach that can enhance the effectiveness of radiotherapies or radioprotection. The aim of the present study was to investigate the radioprotective effect of neocuproine-nanodiamond nanoparticles on gamma irradiated human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. We revealed a significant increase in the radioprotection efficacy against gamma irradiation of HepG2 cells pre-exposed to nanodiamonds or nanodiamonds-neocuproine nanoparticles. The results showed that the protective effect of nanoparticles is connected with decreasing free radicals released during the irradiation and with cytokinesis-blocked micronucleous formation, does protecting cells from cyto- and genotoxic effect of gamma irradiation.