Hypoxia-targeted drug delivery

A Sharma, JF Arambula, S Koo, R Kumar… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Hypoxia is a state of low oxygen tension found in numerous solid tumours. It is typically
associated with abnormal vasculature, which results in a reduced supply of oxygen and …

Redox activation of metal-based prodrugs as a strategy for drug delivery

N Graf, SJ Lippard - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
This review provides an overview of metal-based anticancer drugs and drug candidates. In
particular, we focus on metal complexes that can be activated in the reducing environment of …

Synthesis of New Quinoxaline-2-carboxylate 1,4-Dioxide Derivatives as Anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis Agents

A Jaso, B Zarranz, I Aldana… - Journal of medicinal …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Twenty-nine new 6 (7)-substituted quinoxaline-2-carboxylate 1, 4-dioxide derivatives were
synthesized and evaluated for in vitro antituberculosis activity. In general, the in vitro activity …

Design of anticancer prodrugs for reductive activation

Y Chen, L Hu - Medicinal research reviews, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Anticancer prodrugs designed to target specifically tumor cells should increase therapeutic
effectiveness and decrease systemic side effects in the treatment of cancer. Over the last 20 …

Synthesis and anti-inflammatory/antioxidant activities of some new ring substituted 3-phenyl-1-(1, 4-di-N-oxide quinoxalin-2-yl)-2-propen-1-one derivatives and of their …

A Burguete, E Pontiki, D Hadjipavlou-Litina… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2007 - Elsevier
We report the synthesis, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of novel ring substituted
3-phenyl-1-(1, 4-di-N-oxide quinoxalin-2-yl)-2-propen-1-one derivatives and of their 4, 5 …

Phenazines and cancer

A Cimmino, A Evidente, V Mathieu, A Andolfi… - Natural product …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2000 to 2011 Phenazines are a large group of natural and synthesised nitrogen-
containing heterocycles, including more than 100 different compounds of natural origin and …

Novel substituted quinoxaline 1, 4-dioxides with in vitro antimycobacterial and anticandida activity

A Carta, G Paglietti, MER Nikookar, P Sanna… - European journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Thirty-six 6 (7)-substituted-3-methyl-or 3-halogenomethyl-2-phenylthio–phenylsulphonyl–
chloro-quinoxaline 1, 4-dioxides belonging to series 3–6 were synthesised and submitted to …

Quinoxaline 1,4-di-N-Oxides: Biological Activities and Mechanisms of Actions

G Cheng, W Sa, C Cao, L Guo, H Hao, Z Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Quinoxaline 1, 4-di-N-oxides (QdNOs) have manifold biological properties, including
antimicrobial, antitumoral, antitrypanosomal and antiinflammatory/antioxidant activities …

Electron transfer and oxidative stress as key factors in the design of drugs selectively active in hypoxia.

P Wardman - Current medicinal chemistry, 2001 - ingentaconnect.com
Hypoxia is a feature of some regions of many tumours, ischaemic events, and arthritis. Drugs
activated in hypoxia have wide potential application, particularly in overcoming the …

Hypoxia-selective agents derived from 2-quinoxalinecarbonitrile 1, 4-di-N-oxides. 2

A Monge, FJ Martinez-Crespo… - Journal of medicinal …, 1995 - ACS Publications
There is evidence that hypoxic cells exist in both animal and human tumorsand that oxygen-
deficient malignant cells are significantly more resistant to ionizing radiation than their …