Salt nanoparticles can disrupt cancer cells to trigger an immune response

The study validates the role of Sodium Chloride nanoparticles (SCNPs) in causing the destruction of cancer cells

In the continued quest to come out with better and more effective treatments for cancer, researchers have come up with yet another innovative technique to fight the deadly disease. It was only very recently that I wrote about the role of metal oxide nanoparticles to fight cancer effectively at the cellular level without any side effects. While consuming a large dose of metal oxides can be lethal, the novel method involves utilizing the nanoparticles of something as common and easily consumable as salt.

Researchers at the University of Georgia led by Jin Xie, Associate Professor of Chemistry have determined that SCNPs can sneak into cancer cells to disrupt their internal environment, which not only triggers a lethal response from within but alerts the immune system of the host to do the rest.

The cancer cell membrane acts as a protective coating against external threats and also as a mechanism for maintaining low sodium concentration on the inside & a much higher one outside — something that is essential to the survival of the tumorous cells. And this is exactly what the Sodium chloride…