Plight of CORMs: The unreliability of four commercially available CO-releasing molecules, CORM-2, CORM-3, CORM-A1, and CORM-401, in studying CO biology

N Bauer, Z Yuan, X Yang, B Wang - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an endogenously produced gaseous signaling molecule with
demonstrated pharmacological effects. In studying CO biology, three delivery forms have …

Reactive oxygen species-activated metal-free carbon monoxide prodrugs for targeted cancer treatment

Z Li, Y Wang, M Liu, Y Pan, Z Ni, Q Min… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbon monoxide has shown promise as a therapeutic agent against cancers. Reactive
oxygen species (ROS)-activated CO prodrugs are highly demanded for targeted cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibitors of NLRP3 Inflammasome Formation: A Cardioprotective Role for the Gasotransmitters Carbon Monoxide, Nitric Oxide, and Hydrogen Sulphide in …

FM Payne, AR Dabb, JC Harrison… - International journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Myocardial ischaemia reperfusion injury (IRI) occurring from acute coronary artery disease
or cardiac surgical interventions such as bypass surgery can result in myocardial …

On the Question of CO's Ability to Induce HO-1 Expression in Cell Culture: A Comparative Study Using Different CO Sources

X Yang, Q Mao, B Wang - ACS Chemical Biology, 2024 - ACS Publications
With the recognition of the endogenous signaling roles and pharmacological functions of
carbon monoxide (CO), there is an increasing need to understand CO's mechanism of …

Sensing a CO-releasing molecule (CORM) does not equate to sensing CO: the case of DPHP and CORM-3

D Liu, X Yang, B Wang - Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an endogenous signaling molecule with demonstrated
pharmacological effects. For studying CO biology, there is a need for sensitive and selective …

Lysosome targeted visible light-induced photo-CORM for simultaneous CO-release and singlet oxygen generation

UR Gandra, B Jana, P Hammer… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a specific lysosome targeted light-responsive CO-releasing molecule (Lyso-
CORM). Lyso-CORM is very stable under dark conditions. CO and singlet oxygen (1O2) …

Synergistic Anti-Ferroptosis with a Minimalistic, Peroxide-Triggered Carbon Monoxide Donor for Parkinson's Disease

W Qin, R Su, X Chen, Z Liang, L Huang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease, with current
treatments primarily focusing on improving dopaminergic activity, providing symptomatic …

Dichloromethanol but not difluoromethanol as a viable surrogate of carbon monoxide for prodrug design

M Liu, Z Li, Z Hu, ZC Yan, Q Min, W Peng… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we demonstrate that dichloromethanol but not difluoromethanol is a viable surrogate
of carbon monoxide for prodrug design. A proof of concept was established by the …

A Tale of Two Cities in Fluorescent Sensing of Carbon Monoxide: Probes That Detect CO and Those That Detect Only Chemically Reactive CO Donors (CORMs), but …

D Liu, X Yang, B Wang - The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
Carbon monoxide (CO) is endogenously produced with a range of pharmacological
activities. Sensitive and selective detection of CO is critical to studying its biology. Since the …

Quantifying CO-release from a photo-CORM using 19F NMR: An investigation into light-induced CO delivery

UR Gandra, J Liu, J Axthelm, S Mohamed, H Görls… - Analytica Chimica …, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon monoxide (CO) is an innate signaling molecule that can regulate immune responses
and interact with crucial elements of the circadian clock. Moreover, pharmacologically, CO …