Potential Photoactivated Metallopharmaceuticals: From Isolated Active Moldecules to Supported Drugs
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Crespy, Daniel; Landfester, Katharina; Schubert, Ulrich S.; Schiller, Alexander
- Abstract:
- Apart from cisplatin and some derivatives successful metallopharmaceuticals are still scarce in
antitumour therapy. Although novel metal complexes have been investigated in preclinical settings
several promising compounds failed in different phases. With the rise of new anticancer
compounds new activation strategies have also evolved. Photochemical activation is one of the
most important concepts as it uses pro-drugs whose activity can be triggered by light. This
strategy offers the possibility to control the location, timing, and dosage of the therapeutic metal
complex. Recent developments in the photoactivation of potential metallopharmaceuticals are
summarized. Immobilisation of those drugs on solid matrices, such as films, particles, gels, and
fibers, is an emerging field and recent findings are also discussed.
- Year:
- 2010
- Type of Publication:
- Article
- Journal:
- Chemical Communications
- Volume:
- 46
- Pages:
- 6651 - 6662