Toxicology of carbon nanostructures. Part I. Spherical nanoparticles (fullerenes and nanoonions)
- Authors: Litasova E.V.1, Iljin V.V.1, Myznikov L.V.1, Piotrovskiy L.B.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Experimental Medicine
- Issue: Vol 20, No 1 (2022)
- Pages: 5-15
- Section: Reviews
- Submitted: 26.05.2022
- Accepted: 26.05.2022
- Published: 27.05.2022
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/RCF/article/view/108249
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/RCF2015-15
- ID: 108249
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Abstract
The literature review is devoted to the generalization of publications on the toxicity of carbon nanostructures, which have recently been increasingly used in biological and pharmacological research, in medicinal chemistry with the prospect of being used in medicine. Analysis of the literature data shows that, despite a huge amount of work, there are no unambiguous conclusions about the toxicological characteristics of various types of carbon nanomaterials. The use of carbon nanostructures in medicine can be questioned due to the potentially adverse health effects of their use. To clarify the harmlessness, it is necessary to develop more effective tests on animals, taking into account the characteristics of each type of nanomaterial.
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Elena V. Litasova
Institute of Experimental Medicine
Author for correspondence.
Email: llitasova@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0999-8212
SPIN-code: 5568-8939
Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Leading Researcher
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgViktor V. Iljin
Institute of Experimental Medicine
Email: llitasova@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1012-7561
SPIN-code: 5559-8089
Cand. Sci. (Chem.), Researcher
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgLeonid V. Myznikov
Institute of Experimental Medicine
Email: myznikov_lv@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0863-3027
Scopus Author ID: 391134
Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Researcher
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgLevon B. Piotrovskiy
Institute of Experimental Medicine
Email: levon-piotrovsky@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8679-1365
SPIN-code: 2927-6178
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Professor, Head of the Laboratory
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgReferences
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