Therapeutic applications of carbon monoxide-releasing molecules

R Motterlini, BE Mann, R Foresti - Expert opinion on investigational …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Carbon monoxide (CO), which is formed in mammalian cells through the oxidation of haem
by the enzyme haem oxygenase, actively participates in the regulation of key intracellular …

New insights into the chemistry of fac-[Ru (CO) 3] 2+ fragments in biologically relevant conditions: The CO releasing activity of [Ru (CO) 3Cl2 (1, 3-thiazole)], and the X …

MFA Santos, JD Seixas, AC Coelho… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2012 - Elsevier
Complexes of the general formula fac-[Ru (CO) 3L3] 2+, namely CORM-2 and CORM-3,
have been successfully used as experimental CO releasing molecules (CO-RMs) but their …

Carbon monoxide gas is not inert, but global, in its consequences for bacterial gene expression, iron acquisition, and antibiotic resistance

LK Wareham, R Begg, HE Jesse… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Aims: Carbon monoxide is a respiratory poison and gaseous signaling molecule. Although
CO-releasing molecules (CORMs) deliver CO with temporal and spatial specificity in …

Carbon monoxide: an essential signalling molecule

BE Mann - Medicinal organometallic chemistry, 2010 - Springer
Carbon monoxide (CO), like nitric oxide (NO), is an essential signalling molecule in humans.
It is active in the cardiovascular system as a vasodilator. In addition, CO possesses anti …

Synergetic antimicrobial activity and mechanism of clotrimazole-linked CO-releasing molecules

SS Mendes, J Marques, E Mesterházy… - ACS bio & med …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Several metal-based carbon monoxide-releasing molecules (CORMs) are active CO donors
with established antibacterial activity. Among them, CORM conjugates with azole antibiotics …

Chemical reactivities of two widely used ruthenium-based CO-releasing molecules with a range of biologically important reagents and molecules

Z Yuan, X Yang, Y Ye, R Tripathi, B Wang - Analytical chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ruthenium-based CO-releasing molecules (CO-RMs), CORM-2 and CORM-3, have been
widely used as surrogates of CO for studying its biological effects in vitro and in vivo with …

CO-independent modification of K+ channels by tricarbonyldichlororuthenium (II) dimer (CORM-2)

G Gessner, N Sahoo, SM Swain, G Hirth… - European journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Although toxic when inhaled in high concentrations, the gas carbon monoxide (CO) is
endogenously produced in mammals, and various beneficial effects are reported. For …

Cell damage following carbon monoxide releasing molecule exposure: implications for therapeutic applications

IC Winburn, K Gunatunga… - Basic & clinical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The cytoprotective properties of carbon monoxide (CO) gas and CO‐releasing molecules
(CORM s) are well established. Despite promising pre‐clinical results, little attention has …

Carbon‐monoxide‐releasing molecules for the delivery of therapeutic CO in vivo

S García‐Gallego… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The development of carbon‐monoxide‐releasing molecules (CORMs) as pharmaceutical
agents represents an attractive and safer alternative to administration of gaseous CO. Most …

Photoactive metal carbonyl complexes as potential agents for targeted CO delivery

MA Gonzales, PK Mascharak - Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
The surprising discovery of carbon monoxide (CO) as a signaling molecule in mammalian
physiology has recently raised interest in this toxic gas among researchers in biochemical …