Stimulus-cleavable chemistry in the field of controlled drug delivery

Y Xue, H Bai, B Peng, B Fang, J Baell, L Li… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimulus-cleavable nanoscale drug delivery systems are receiving significant attention
owing to their capability of achieving exquisite control over drug release via the exposure to …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive prodrugs, probes, and theranostic prodrugs: applications in the ROS-related diseases

P Wang, Q Gong, J Hu, X Li… - Journal of medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) have commonly been implicated in a
variety of diseases, including cancer, inflammation, and neurodegenerative diseases. In …

Recent advances on reactive oxygen species-responsive delivery and diagnosis system

H Ye, Y Zhou, X Liu, Y Chen, S Duan, R Zhu… - …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play crucial roles in biological metabolism and intercellular
signaling. However, ROS level is dramatically elevated due to abnormal metabolism during …

Anticancer boron-containing prodrugs responsive to oxidative stress from the tumor microenvironment

H Maslah, C Skarbek, S Pethe, R Labruère - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Boronic acid (and ester) prodrugs targeting the overexpressed level of reactive oxygen
species within tumor microenvironment represent a promising area for the discovery of new …

Making smart drugs smarter: The importance of linker chemistry in targeted drug delivery

X Yang, Z Pan, MR Choudhury, Z Yuan… - Medicinal research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Smart drugs, such as antibody‐drug conjugates, for targeted therapy rely on the ability to
deliver a warhead to the desired location and to achieve activation at the same site. Thus …

Organoboronic acids/esters as effective drug and prodrug candidates in cancer treatments: challenge and hope

MK Al-Omari, M Elaarag, RM Al-Zoubi… - Journal of Enzyme …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Boronic acids/esters have recently emerged in the field of medicinal and pharmaceutical
research due to their exceptional oxophilicity, low toxicity, and unique structure. They are …

Stimuli‐Responsive Prodrug Chemistries for Cancer Therapy

R Bargakshatriya, SK Pramanik - ChemBioChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Prodrugs are pharmacologically inactive, chemically modified derivatives of active drugs,
which, following in vivo administration, are converted to the parent drugs through chemical …

Strategies for the development of stimuli-responsive small molecule prodrugs for cancer treatment

Y Tu, J Gong, J Mou, H Jiang, H Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Approved anticancer drugs typically face challenges due to their narrow therapeutic window,
primarily because of high systemic toxicity and limited selectivity for tumors. Prodrugs are …

Recent advances in hydrogen peroxide responsive organoborons for biological and biomedical applications

E Saxon, X Peng - ChemBioChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen peroxide is the most stable reactive oxygen species generated endogenously,
participating in numerous physiological processes and abnormal pathological conditions …

H2S Donors with Cytoprotective Effects in Models of MI/R Injury and Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity

Q Hu, JC Lukesh III - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an endogenous signaling molecule that greatly influences several
important (patho) physiological processes related to cardiovascular health and disease …