Carboranes in drug discovery, chemical biology and molecular imaging

A Marfavi, P Kavianpour, LM Rendina - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
There exists a paucity of structural innovation and limited molecular diversity associated with
molecular frameworks in drug discovery and biomolecular imaging/chemical probe design …

The boron advantage: the evolution and diversification of boron's applications in medicinal chemistry

K Messner, B Vuong, GK Tranmer - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this review, the history of boron's early use in drugs, and the history of the use of boron
functional groups in medicinal chemistry applications are discussed. This includes …

Selective COX-2 inhibitors: road from success to controversy and the quest for repurposing

AA El-Malah, MM Gineinah, PK Deb, AN Khayyat… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The introduction of selective COX-2 inhibitors (so-called 'coxibs') has demonstrated
tremendous commercial success due to their claimed lower potential of serious …

Unboxing the molecular modalities of mutagens in cancer

S Kumari, S Sharma, D Advani, A Khosla… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The etiology of the majority of human cancers is associated with a myriad of environmental
causes, including physical, chemical, and biological factors. DNA damage induced by such …

Carboranes as unique pharmacophores in antitumor medicinal chemistry

Y Chen, F Du, L Tang, J Xu, Y Zhao, X Wu, M Li… - Molecular Therapy …, 2022 - cell.com
Carborane is a carbon-boron molecular cluster that can be viewed as a 3D analog of
benzene. It features special physical and chemical properties, and thus has the potential to …

Physiologically active compounds based on membranotropic cage carriers–derivatives of adamantane and polyhedral boron clusters

VV Avdeeva, TM Garaev, EA Malinina… - Russian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Data on compounds based on cage structures―boron clusters (polyhedral boron hydrides,
carboranes, metallacarboranes) and compounds of the adamantane series, which possess …

Preparing (metalla) carboranes for nanomedicine

M Gozzi, B Schwarze, E Hey‐Hawkins - ChemMedChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract “There's plenty of room at the bottom”(Richard Feynman, 1959): an invitation for
(metalla) carboranes to enter the (new) field of nanomedicine. For two decades, the number …

Carborane analogues of Fenoprofen exhibit Improved antitumor activity

L Useini, M Mojić, M Laube, P Lönnecke… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fenoprofen is a widely used nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (NSAID) against
rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative joint disease, ankylosing spondylitis and gout. Like other …

Identification of new targets and the virtual screening of lignans against Alzheimer's disease

M dos Santos Maia, GCS Rodrigues… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the progressive disturbance in cognition and
affects approximately 36 million people, worldwide. However, the drugs used to treat this …

Re-design and evaluation of diclofenac-based carborane-substituted prodrugs and their anti-cancer potential

C Selg, V Gordić, T Krajnović, A Buzharevski… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In this study, we investigated a novel anti-cancer drug design approach by revisiting
diclofenac-based carborane-substituted prodrugs. The redesigned compounds combine the …