In the present study, we tried to prepare and formulate a chemotherapeutic drug (Silver nanoparticles in aqueous medium using Scrophularia striata leaf extract) for the treatment of nerve cancer. The chemical characterization tests including UV–Visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FT‐IR), and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE‐SEM) were used for the characterization of silver nanoparticles. To survey the cytotoxicity and anti-nerve cancer effects of AgNO3, S. striata aqueous extract, and AgNPs, MTT assay was used on the nerve (Human peripheral nerve sheath tumor (S462 and BL1391)) cancer cell lines. For investigating the antioxidant properties of AgNO3, S. striata aqueous extract, and AgNPs, the DPPH test was used in the presence of butylated hydroxytoluene as the positive control. In the FE-SEM images, the silver nanoparticles were in an average size of 36.19 nm with the spherical shape. The results of MTT assay confirmed removing the S462 and BL1391 cell lines after treating with low concentrations of AgNPs. AgNPs inhibited half of the DPPH molecules in the concentration of 97 µg/mL. As mentioned, AgNPs had significant anti-nerve cancer properties against the above cell lines.

In the present study, we tried to prepare and formulate a chemotherapeutic drug (Silver nanoparticles in aqueous medium using Scrophularia striata leaf extract) for the treatment of nerve cancer. The chemical characterization tests including UV–Visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FT‐IR), and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE‐SEM) were used for the characterization of silver nanoparticles. To survey the cytotoxicity and anti-nerve cancer effects of AgNO3, S. striata aqueous extract, and AgNPs, MTT assay was used on the nerve (Human peripheral nerve sheath tumor (S462 and BL1391)) cancer cell lines. For investigating the antioxidant properties of AgNO3, S. striata aqueous extract, and AgNPs, the DPPH test was used in the presence of butylated hydroxytoluene as the positive control. In the FE-SEM images, the silver nanoparticles were in an average size of 36.19 nm with the spherical shape. The results of MTT assay confirmed removing the S462 and BL1391 cell lines after treating with low concentrations of AgNPs. AgNPs inhibited half of the DPPH molecules in the concentration of 97 µg/mL. As mentioned, AgNPs had significant anti-nerve cancer properties against the above cell lines.

In this study, Urtica dioica L extract as a stabilizing and reducing agent was utilized to synthesize silver nanoparticles in the aqueous medium. Various techniques containing UV-Vis. spectroscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the synthesized nanoparticles (AgNPs). On the other hand, the MTT assay was run to evaluate anti lung cancer activity of AgNPs. The uniform spherical morphology ranging from 26.22 to 65.18 nm was detected in the SEM images for the biosynthesized nanoparticles. The crystal size of AgNPs, according to the XRD analysis, was 48.11 nm. In the cellular and molecular part of the recent study, the treated cells with AgNPs@Urtica dioica L were assessed by MTT assay for 48 h about the cytotoxicity and anti-human lung adenocarcinoma properties on normal (HUVEC) and lung adenocarcinoma cell lines i.e. HLC-1, LC-2/ad, and PC-14. The viability of malignant lung cell line reduced dose-dependently in the presence of AgNPs@Urtica dioica L. The IC50 of AgNPs@Urtica dioica L were 201, 108 and 143 µg/mL against HLC-1, LC-2/ad, and PC-14 cell lines, respectively. In the antioxidant test, the IC50 of AgNPs@Urtica dioica L and BHT against DPPH free radicals were 125 and 60 µg/mL, respectively.