Mitocans: mitochondrial targeted anti-cancer drugs as improved therapies and related patent documents

SJ Ralph, P Low, L Dong, A Lawen… - Recent patents on anti …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Mitochondria are proving to be worthy targets for activating specific killing of cancer cells in
tumors and a diverse range of mitochondrial targeted drugs are currently in clinical trial to …

[HTML][HTML] An understanding of mitochondria and its role in targeting nanocarriers for diagnosis and treatment of cancer

D Choudhary, H Goykar, T Karanwad… - Asian Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has changed the entire paradigm of drug targeting and has shown
tremendous potential in the area of cancer therapy due to its specificity. In cancer, several …

Mitochondria and mitochondrial ROS in cancer: novel targets for anticancer therapy

Y Yang, S Karakhanova, W Hartwig… - Journal of cellular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondria are indispensable for energy metabolism, apoptosis regulation, and cell
signaling. Mitochondria in malignant cells differ structurally and functionally from those in …

Polyethylenimine coated graphene oxide nanoparticles for targeting mitochondria in cancer cells

A Mallick, A Nandi, S Basu - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2018 - ACS Publications
Mitochondrion, the powerhouse of the cells, controls bioenergetics, biosynthesis,
metabolism, and signaling. Consequently, it has become an unorthodox target for cancer …

Targeting cancer cell mitochondria as a therapeutic approach

S Wen, D Zhu, P Huang - Future medicinal chemistry, 2013 - Future Science
Mitochondria are double membrane-enveloped organelles that play a central role in cellular
metabolism, calcium homeostasis, redox signaling and cell fates. They function as main …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanisms of action of mitochondrial targeting agents in cancer: inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation and inducing apoptosis

Y Yang, Y An, M Ren, H Wang, J Bai, W Du… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment affects the structure and metabolic function of mitochondria in
tumor cells. This process involves changes in metabolic activity, an increase in the amount …

Mitochondria-based aircraft carrier enhances in vivo imaging of carbon quantum dots and delivery of anticancer drug

WQ Li, Z Wang, S Hao, L Sun, M Nisic, G Cheng, C Zhu… - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The application of engineered bacteria-based drug delivery vehicles to treat cancer has
been practiced for more than a century. Mitochondria, evolutionarily originated from bacteria …

[HTML][HTML] A novel bifunctional mitochondria-targeted anticancer agent with high selectivity for cancer cells

H He, DW Li, LY Yang, L Fu, XJ Zhu, WK Wong… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Mitochondria have recently emerged as novel targets for cancer therapy due to its important
roles in fundamental cellular function. Discovery of new chemotherapeutic agents that allow …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer bioenergetics and tumor microenvironments—Enhancing chemotherapeutics and targeting resistant niches through nanosystems

A Farhana, A Alsrhani, YS Khan, Z Rasheed - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer remains a major killer of the human population. Current cancer
diagnostic and therapeutic methods are associated with shortcomings of limited targetability …

Mitochondria-targeted graphene for advanced cancer therapeutics

TA Tabish, RJ Narayan - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
There have been numerous efforts to develop targeted therapies for treating cancer. The
non-specificity of'classical'cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs and drug resistance remain major …