The design of small-molecule prodrugs and activatable phototherapeutics for cancer therapy

HH Han, HM Wang, P Jangili, M Li, L Wu… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer remains as one of the most significant health problems, with approximately 19
million people diagnosed worldwide each year. Chemotherapy is a routinely used method to …

Enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of nanoparticles for cancer treatment using versatile targeted strategies

H Tian, T Zhang, S Qin, Z Huang, L Zhou, J Shi… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Poor targeting of therapeutics leading to severe adverse effects on normal tissues is
considered one of the obstacles in cancer therapy. To help overcome this, nanoscale drug …

Metallodrugs in cancer nanomedicine

Q Peña, A Wang, O Zaremba, Y Shi… - Chemical society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal complexes are extensively used for cancer therapy. The multiple variables available
for tuning (metal, ligand, and metal–ligand interaction) offer unique opportunities for drug …

Photo‐Reduction with NIR Light of Nucleus‐Targeting PtIV Nanoparticles for Combined Tumor‐Targeted Chemotherapy and Photodynamic Immunotherapy

D Wei, Y Huang, B Wang, L Ma… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of PtIV prodrugs which are selectively reduced within cancerous cells into
their PtII therapeutically active species has received increasing attention within the last …

Emerging strategies in stimuli-responsive prodrug nanosystems for cancer therapy

C Ding, C Chen, X Zeng, H Chen, Y Zhao - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Prodrugs are chemically modified drug molecules that are inactive before administration.
After administration, they are converted in situ to parent drugs and induce the mechanism of …

Near-infrared-activated anticancer platinum (IV) complexes directly photooxidize biomolecules in an oxygen-independent manner

Z Deng, H Li, S Chen, N Wang, G Liu, D Liu, W Ou… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Conventional light-driven cancer therapeutics require oxygen and visible light to indirectly
damage biomolecules, limiting their efficacy in deep, hypoxic tumours. Here we report the …

What blocks more anticancer platinum complexes from experiment to clinic: Major problems and potential strategies from drug design perspectives

K Peng, BB Liang, W Liu, ZW Mao - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Encouraged by the worldwide success of cisplatin in the field of cancer chemotherapy,
intensive works have been conducted to explore more platinum coordination complexes as …

Simultaneous Photoactivation of cGAS‐STING Pathway and Pyroptosis by Platinum (II) Triphenylamine Complexes for Cancer Immunotherapy

YY Ling, XY Xia, L Hao, WJ Wang, H Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Activation of the cyclic GMP‐AMP synthase‐stimulator of the interferon gene (cGAS‐STING)
pathway is a potent anticancer immunotherapeutic strategy, and the induction of pyroptosis …

NIR‐II Light Accelerated Prodrug Reduction of Pt (IV)‐Incorporating Pseudo Semiconducting Polymers for Robust Degradation and Maximized Photothermal/Chemo …

D Tang, H Zhou, M Cui, G Liang, H Zhang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Selective activation of Pt (IV) prodrugs within tumors is particularly attractive because of their
low damage to normal tissues. However, current common activation via chemical …

Reduction of Platinum (IV) Prodrug Hemoglobin Nanoparticles with Deeply Penetrating Ultrasound Radiation for Tumor‐Targeted Therapeutically Enhanced …

G Liang, T Sadhukhan, S Banerjee… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of PtIV prodrugs that are reduced into the therapeutically active PtII
species within the tumor microenvironment has received much research interest. In order to …