Zinc oxide nanoparticles effectively regulate autophagic cell death by activating autophagosome formation and interfering with their maturation.

Zixuan LiuXuying LvLei XuXuting LiuXiangyu ZhuErqun SongYang Song

Published in: Particle and fibre toxicology (2020)

Our study contributes to a better understanding of the neurotoxicity of ZnO NPs and might be useful for designing and developing new biosafety nanoparticles in the future.

Keyphrases

oxide nanoparticles
cell death
cell cycle arrest
signaling pathway
quantum dots
reduced graphene oxide
gold nanoparticles