Connecting copper and cancer: from transition metal signalling to metalloplasia

EJ Ge, AI Bush, A Casini, PA Cobine, JR Cross… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Copper is an essential nutrient whose redox properties make it both beneficial and toxic to
the cell. Recent progress in studying transition metal signalling has forged new links …

Copper homeostasis and copper-induced cell death in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and therapeutic strategies

X Chen, Q Cai, R Liang, D Zhang, X Liu, M Zhang… - Cell death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Copper is a vital mineral, and an optimal amount of copper is required to support normal
physiologic processes in various systems, including the cardiovascular system. Over the …

Selective targeting of cancer cells by copper ionophores: an overview

V Oliveri - Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Conventional cancer therapies suffer from severe off-target effects because most of them
target critical facets of cells that are generally shared by all rapidly proliferating cells. The …

Cuproptosis: p53-regulated metabolic cell death?

C Xiong, H Ling, Q Hao, X Zhou - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2023 - nature.com
Cuproptosis is a novel type of copper-induced cell death that primarily occurs in cells that
utilize oxidative phosphorylation as the main metabolic pathway to produce energy. Copper …

Copper-based metal–organic frameworks for biomedical applications

JE Cun, X Fan, Q Pan, W Gao, K Luo, B He… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of important porous, crystalline materials
composed of metal ions (clusters) and organic ligands. Owing to the unique redox chemistry …

Modulation of intracellular copper levels as the mechanism of action of anticancer copper complexes: Clinical relevance

MV Babak, D Ahn - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Copper (Cu) is a vital element required for cellular growth and development; however, even
slight changes in its homeostasis might lead to severe toxicity and deleterious medical …

Copper homeostasis and cuproptosis in cardiovascular disease therapeutics

L Yang, P Yang, GYH Lip, J Ren - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Copper (Cu) homeostasis is gaining increasing attention in human health as both Cu
overload and deficiency evokes pathological changes including cardiovascular diseases …

Leveraging disulfiram to treat cancer: Mechanisms of action, delivery strategies, and treatment regimens

Y Lu, Q Pan, W Gao, Y Pu, K Luo, B He, Z Gu - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Disulfiram (DSF) has been used as an alcoholism drug for 70 years. Recently, it has
attracted increasing attention owing to the distinguished anticancer activity, which can be …

Dissecting copper biology and cancer treatment:'Activating Cuproptosis or suppressing Cuproplasia'

Y Yang, M Li, G Chen, S Liu, H Guo, X Dong… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Copper, an essential micronutrient, controls multiple fundamental processes throughout all
forms of life, such as respiration, cell proliferation and neurotransmitter biosynthesis. High …

Metalloallostery and transition metal signaling: bioinorganic copper chemistry beyond active sites

VN Pham, CJ Chang - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Transition metal chemistry is essential to life, where metal binding to DNA, RNA, and
proteins underpins all facets of the central dogma of biology. In this context, metals in …