Gold complexes in anticancer therapy: From new design principles to particle‐based delivery systems

G Moreno‐Alcántar, P Picchetti… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of the medicinal properties of gold complexes has fuelled the design and
synthesis of new anticancer metallodrugs, which have received special attention due to their …

[HTML][HTML] A review on metal complexes and its anti-cancer activities: Recent updates from in vivo studies

S Adhikari, P Nath, A Das, A Datta, N Baildya… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Research into cancer therapeutics has uncovered various potential medications based on
metal-containing scaffolds after the discovery and clinical applications of cisplatin as an anti …

New copper complexes inducing bimodal death through apoptosis and autophagy in A549 cancer cells

NS Gul, TM Khan, M Chen, KB Huang, C Hou… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Two copper complexes, Cu1 (CuL 1 Cl 2, L 1= 2-(6, 7-dimethoxyisoquinolin-1-yl)
aniline) and Cu2 (CuL 2 Cl 2, L 2= 2-(6-methoxyisoquinolin-1-yl) aniline), were synthesized …

Novel zinc (II)− curcumin molecular probes bearing berberine and jatrorrhizine derivatives as potential mitochondria-targeting anti-neoplastic drugs

SH Zhang, ZF Wang, H Tan - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Berberine and jatrorrhizine are major bioactive components that are emerging as potential
anti-cancer drugs. However, no zinc (II)–berberine/jatrorrhizine–curcumin compounds have …

Coordination behavior of cocaine toward d-block metal ions: synthesis, spectral analysis, density functional theory (DFT) studies, and chemotherapeutic activity

AM Abdallah, NG Zaki, AM El Kerdawy… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The exploration of novel bioactive metallopharmaceuticals for the treatment of diseases
such as microbial infections or cancer, with a focus on reducing side effects and drug …

Advances in anticancer alkaloid-derived metallo-chemotherapeutic agents in the last decade: Mechanism of action and future prospects

MF Ansari, HY Khan, S Tabassum, F Arjmand - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal-based complexes have occupied a pioneering niche in the treatment of many chronic
diseases, including various types of cancers. Despite the phenomenal success of cisplatin …

Therapeutic strategies for targeting telomerase in cancer

X Chen, WJ Tang, JB Shi, MM Liu… - Medicinal research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Telomere and telomerase play important roles in abnormal cell proliferation, metastasis,
stem cell maintenance, and immortalization in various cancers. Therefore, designing of …

Ni (II), Cu (II) and Zn (II) complexes with the 1-trifluoroethoxyl-2, 9, 10-trimethoxy-7-oxoaporphine ligand simultaneously target microtubules and mitochondria for …

LS Liao, Y Chen, ZY Mo, C Hou, GF Su… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal complexes of [NiL2 (NO3) 2](1),[CuL2 (NO3) 2](2) and [ZnL2 (NO3) 2](3) with the 1-
trifluoroethoxyl-2, 9, 10-trimethoxy-7-oxoaporphine (L) ligand were synthesized. We …

New gold (III) chlorophenyl terpyridine complex: Biomolecular interactions and anticancer activity against human oral squamous cell carcinoma

S Radisavljević, A Kesić, D Ćoćić… - Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this work we synthesized new monofunctional gold (III) complex [Au (Cl‐Ph‐tpy) Cl] Cl2
(Cl‐Ph‐tpy= 4′‐[4‐chlorophenyl]‐2, 2′: 6′, 2 ″‐terpyridine). This complex was …

Impact of Drought and Flooding on Alkaloid Production in Annona crassiflora Mart

ABM Honório, I De-la-Cruz-Chacón… - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Brazilian Cerrado is the second largest Brazilian biome. In recent decades, a reduction
in rainfall has indicated an extension of the dry season. Among the many native species of …