Title:A Review on Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and its Role against
Cancer
Volume: 22
Issue: 18
Author(s): Neeraj Rani, Rajeev K. Singla*, Rakesh Redhu, Sonia Narwal, Sonia and Alok Bhatt
Affiliation:
- Institutes for Systems Genetics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
- iGlobal Research and Publishing Foundation, New Delhi, India
Keywords:
Nanoparticles, Cancer, Targeted drug delivery, Biosynthesis, Plant extract, Silver.
Abstract: Cancer is a fatal disease with a collection of related diseases in various body parts. The
conventional therapies cannot show the desired results of treatment due to their imprecise targeting,
deprived drug delivery, and side effects. Therefore, it is required to make the drug engineered so
that it can target only cancerous cells and inhibit its growth and proliferation. Nanotechnology is a
technology that can target and differentiate between cancerous cells and the body's normal cells.
Silver itself is a good anticancer and antibacterial agent and employing it with phytochemicals with
anticancer properties, and nanotechnology can give the best approach for the treatment. The synthesis
of silver nanoparticles using plant extracts is an economical, energy-efficient, low-cost approach,
and it doesn’t need any hazardous chemicals. In the present review, we discussed different methods
of synthesis of silver nanoparticles using herbal extracts and their role against cancer therapy along
with the synergistic role of silver and plant extracts against cancer in the formulation.