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			<journal>
			<title>Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine</title>
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			<short_title></short_title>
			<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
			<web_url>https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/</web_url>
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			<journal_id_issn>2228-7930</journal_id_issn>
			<journal_id_issn_online>2228-7949</journal_id_issn_online>
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			<journal_id_doi></journal_id_doi>
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			<language>en</language>
			<pubdate>
				<type>jalali</type>
				<year>0</year>
				<month>0</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<pubdate>
				<type>gregorian</type>
				<year>2025</year>
				<month>9</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<volume>15</volume>
			<number>5</number>
			<publish_type>online</publish_type>
			<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
			<article_type>fulltext</article_type>
			<articleset><article>
				<language>en</language>
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				<article_id_doi></article_id_doi>
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				<article_id_magiran></article_id_magiran>
				<article_id_sid></article_id_sid>
				<title_fa></title_fa>
				<title>Green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles using Cordia myxa extract and assessment of their cytotoxic and antioxidant properties</title>
				<subject_fa></subject_fa>
				<subject></subject>
				<content_type_fa></content_type_fa>
				<content_type>Original Research Article</content_type>
				<abstract_fa><![CDATA[]]></abstract_fa>
				<abstract><![CDATA[Objective: This research aimed to explore the cytotoxic, apoptotic, and antioxidant effects of selenium nanoparticles (Se-NPs) produced by Cordia myxa (C. myxa) aqueous extract via a green reduction method.Materials and Methods: To synthesize Se-NPs, Na2SeO3 and C. myxa plant extract were used and their anticancer and antioxidant effects were investigated. After the synthesis of Se-NPs, their physicochemical properties were investigated by various techniques such as UV-Vis, XRD, TEM, FESEM/PSA, EDX, FT-IR, and DLS/Zeta. Next, the lethality of Se-NPs on cancerous Huh-7 and normal L929 cells was investigated. Then, using Annexin V/PI and DAPI kits, the number of apoptotic cells in terms of the obtained percentage and the amount of ROS production was determined by flow cytometry. The influence of Se-NPs on the expression of genes associated with apoptosis has been examined.Results: The XRD pattern and FESEM/TEM images confirmed the successful production of Se-NPs with an amorphous nature and size average of 11.9 nm. Flow cytometry analyses revealed a significant increase in ROS levels after 24 h of treatment with Se-NPs, demonstrating a concentration-dependent effect. Conclusion: The findings indicate that Se-NPs exhibit anticancer activity against Huh-7 cells, as evidenced by the upregulation of Bax, p53, and Caspase3 gene expression. Therefore, it can be asserted that Se-NPs have the potential to eliminate cancer cells, while simultaneously providing a protective effect on normal cells.]]></abstract>
				<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
				<keyword>Nanoparticle, Cancer, Apoptosis, Biosynthesis, C. myxa plant</keyword>
				<start_page>1531</start_page>
				<end_page>1545</end_page>
				<web_url>https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_25954.html</web_url>
			<author_list><author>
				<first_name>Leili</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Hosseinpour</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>hosseinpour.62@gmail.com</email>
				<code>113911</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Biology, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Javad</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Baharara</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>baharara78@gmail.com</email>
				<code>113912</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Biology, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Majid</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Darroudi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>darroudim@mums.ac.ir</email>
				<code>113913</code>
				<coreauthor>Yes</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Zahra</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Sabouri</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>zahra_sabouri68@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>113914</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Medical Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Maryam</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Haji Ghasem Kashani</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>zsaboori965@gmail.com</email>
				<code>113916</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, School of Biology and Institute of Biological Sciences, Damghan University, Damghan, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Saeed</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Zaker Bostanabad</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>saeedzaker20@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>113915</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Biology, Parand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author></author_list>
				</article>
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			</journal>