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Biomedical applications of metal oxide nanoparticles in aging and age-associated diseases

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Metal oxide nanoparticles are known to exhibit unique properties such as catalyzing the neutralization of superoxide anions, hydroxyl radicals, hydrogen peroxides and behave as antioxidant enzymes. Oxidative stress, damage and chronic inflammation are major causes and consequences of aging and age-associated disorders. With the increasing popularity of metal oxide nanoparticles, they have been applied in various age-related pathologies using their antioxidant property. Metal oxide nanoparticles have been used as diagnostic, therapeutic, and as theranostics. This review summarizes the applications of metal oxide nanoparticles in aging and age-associated disorders such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, neurodegenerative disorders. Oxidative stress plays a central role in the activation of inflammatory pathways, disturbing the mitochondrial function, decreasing the telomere length and leading the cell towards senescence or death. Oxidative damage is the common pathway in the progression of aging and related diseases. Metal oxide nanoparticles scavenge or precisely detect the generated reactive oxygen species, hence applied in both diagnostics and therapeutics.

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This study was supported by Fellowship from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India to Somu Yadav (09/1152(0013)/2019-EMR-I). This agency had no role in the interpretation, or writing the manuscript.

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Yadav, S., Maurya, P.K. Biomedical applications of metal oxide nanoparticles in aging and age-associated diseases. 3 Biotech 11, 338 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-021-02892-8

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