The combined action of shikonin and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for apoptosis in human cancer cells has not been elucidated. Hence, we investigated the synergistic combinatorial effect of shikonin and AgNPs in human lung cancer cells. Shikonin was used as a reducing and capping agent for AgNPs synthesis as a green method avoiding the hazards of chemical methods. Radiolabeling of shikonin-AgNPs with radioactive iodine forming [ 131 I]I-Shikonin-AgNPs was
As a result of biodistribution studies, the newly synthesized cyclohexane dioxime derivative showed its good uptake in tumor cells, which affords a potential radiopharmaceutical that could be used as a good tumor imaging agent.
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