Abstract
There has been a growing interest in the rational design of multi-targeted drugs with the aim of enhancing overall efficacy and/or improving safety. The development of multi-targeted drugs might yield new avenues in the treatment of cancers that involve multiple pathogenic factors. In this review, we focus on the multi-targeted metal-based anticancer agents, which include platinum, ruthenium, rhodium, gold, silver, copper, cobalt, zinc, and nickel complexes. Future directions for the development of multi-targeted metal-based anticancer agents are also proposed.
Keywords: Multi-target, metal complexes, cytotoxicity, anticancer agents, nickel complexes, pathogenic factors.
Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Multi-Target Metal-Based Anticancer Agents
Volume: 17 Issue: 28
Author(s): Zhen-Feng Chen*, Chris Orvig and Hong Liang*
Affiliation:
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004,China
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004,China
Keywords: Multi-target, metal complexes, cytotoxicity, anticancer agents, nickel complexes, pathogenic factors.
Abstract: There has been a growing interest in the rational design of multi-targeted drugs with the aim of enhancing overall efficacy and/or improving safety. The development of multi-targeted drugs might yield new avenues in the treatment of cancers that involve multiple pathogenic factors. In this review, we focus on the multi-targeted metal-based anticancer agents, which include platinum, ruthenium, rhodium, gold, silver, copper, cobalt, zinc, and nickel complexes. Future directions for the development of multi-targeted metal-based anticancer agents are also proposed.
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Chen Zhen-Feng *, Orvig Chris and Liang Hong *, Multi-Target Metal-Based Anticancer Agents, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2017; 17 (28) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026617666171004155437
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026617666171004155437 |
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