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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2025

Selenium Nanoparticles Synergize with a KRAS Nanovaccine against Breast Cancer.

Cláudio Ferro, Ana I Matos, Luigia Serpico, Flavia Fontana, Jacopo Chiaro, Carmine D'Amico, Alexandra Correia, Risto Koivula, Marianna Kemell, Maria Manuela Gaspar and 4 more

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Cláudio FerroResearch Institute for Medicines, iMed.Ulisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1649-003, Portugal.
Ana I MatosResearch Institute for Medicines, iMed.Ulisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1649-003, Portugal.
Luigia SerpicoDepartment of Biomaterials and Biomedical Technology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Ant. Deusinglaan 1, Groningen, 9713 AV, The Netherlands.
Flavia FontanaDrug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland.
Jacopo ChiaroDrug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland.
Carmine D'AmicoDrug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland.
Alexandra CorreiaDrug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland.
Risto KoivulaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland.
Marianna KemellDepartment of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland.
Maria Manuela GasparResearch Institute for Medicines, iMed.Ulisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1649-003, Portugal.
Rita C AcúrcioResearch Institute for Medicines, iMed.Ulisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1649-003, Portugal.
Vincenzo CerulloDepartment of Biomaterials and Biomedical Technology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Ant. Deusinglaan 1, Groningen, 9713 AV, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4901-3796
Hélder A SantosDrug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-7850-6309
Helena F FlorindoResearch Institute for Medicines, iMed.Ulisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, 1649-003, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4006-5840

Funding

Academy of Finland 331151Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia PTDC/BTM-SAL/4350/2021Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia SFRH/BD/144851/2019Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia UIDB/04138/2020Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia UIDP/04138/2020Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia UTAP-EXPL/NPN/0041/2021HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions 101103122'la Caixa' Foundation LCF/PR/HR19/52160021'la Caixa' Foundation LCF/PR/HR22/52420016UMCG Research Funds
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Selenium (Se) is an element crucial for human health, known for its anticancer properties. Although selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) have shown lower toxicity and higher biocompatibility than other Se compounds, bare SeNPs are unstable in aqueous solutions. In this study, several materials, including bovine serum albumin (BSA), chitosan, polymethyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic anhydride, and tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate, are explored to develop stable SeNPs and further evaluate their potential as candidates for cancer treatment. All optimized SeNP are spherical, <100 nm, and with a narrow size distribution. BSA-stabilized SeNPs produced under acidic conditions present the highest stability in medium, plasma, and at physiological pH, maintaining their size ≈50-60 nm for an extended period. SeNPs demonstrate enhanced toxicity in cancer cell lines while sparing primary human dermal fibroblasts, underscoring their potential as effective anticancer agents. Moreover, the combination of BSA-SeNPs with a nanovaccine results in a strong tumor growth reduction in an EO771 breast cancer mouse model, demonstrating a three-fold decrease in tumor size. This synergistic anticancer effect not only highlights the role of SeNPs as effective anticancer agents but also offers valuable insights for developing innovative combinatorial approaches using SeNPs to improve the outcomes of cancer immunotherapy.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsCancer VaccinesNanoparticlesProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)SeleniumAnimalsCell Line, TumorChitosanFemaleHumansMiceNanovaccinesSerum Albumin, BovineCancer VaccinesChitosanNanovaccinesProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)SeleniumSerum Albumin, Bovinebreast cancerimmunotherapynanoparticlesnanovaccinesselenium

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PMID39205539
PMCPMC11834378

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