SELF-DEPENDENT ANTITUMOR EFFECTS PRODUCED BY METAL-CONTAINING NANOPARTICLES IN IN VIVO EXPERIMENTS

At present, the scope of research of the medical and biological effects produced by metal-containing nanoparticles (NPs) is very impressive. At the same time, the vast majority of scientific research therein is carried out to cover three main areas: visualization of neoplasms (improvement of image contrast in MRI), targeted delivery of various antitumor factors (cytostatics, vaccines, etc.) and magnetic fluid hyperthermia [1–3]. In the last decade, the fourth area of exploration is forming, associated with the study of the self-dependent effects of metal-containing NPs, which can be considered as a new option in cancer immunotherapy.