Bioorthogonal Bond Cleavage Chemistry for On-demand Prodrug Activation: Opportunities and Challenges

Q Min, X Ji - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Time-and space-resolved drug delivery is highly demanded for cancer treatment, which,
however, can barely be achieved with a traditional prodrug strategy. In recent years, the …

Breaking barriers: Nanomedicine-based drug delivery for cataract treatment

Y Chen, Z Ye, H Chen, Z Li - International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Cataract is a leading cause of blindness globally, and its surgical treatment poses a
significant burden on global healthcare. Pharmacologic therapies, including antioxidants …

Radiotherapy activates picolinium prodrugs in tumours

Q Fu, Z Gu, S Shen, Y Bai, X Wang, M Xu, P Sun… - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Radiotherapy-induced prodrug activation provides an ideal solution to reduce the systemic
toxicity of chemotherapy in cancer therapy, but the scope of the radiation-activated …

Nitric Oxide‐Activated Bioorthogonal Co‐delivery Nanoassembly for In Situ Synthesis of Photothermal Agent for Precise and Safe Anti‐cancer Treatment

B Li, J Tian, C Wu, Z Li, L Qiao, Z Xie, B Song… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The development of bioorthogonal activation in drug release represents a promising avenue
for precise and safe anti‐cancer treatment. However, two significant limitations currently …

NIR-Remote Selectively Triggered Buprenorphine Hydrochloride Release from Microneedle Patches for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain

H Han, B Li, R Yang, HL Guo, Q Li… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Neuropathic pain is a prevalent form of intermittent chronic pain, affecting approximately 7–
10% of the global population. However, the current clinical administration methods, such as …

C− N Coupling between Aryl Azides and Cyclopropanols by Photoredox/Copper Dual Catalysis

WJ Lin, YZ Wang, W Yu - Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A photoredox/copper co‐catalyzed ring‐opening cross‐coupling of aryl azides with
cyclopropanols has been developed with fac‐Ir (ppy) 3 as the photocatalyst. The reaction …

A self‐reinforced activatable photosensitizer prodrug enabling synergistic photodynamic and chemotherapy

D Huang, J Yin, Y Zou, H Huang, S Long… - Smart …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As a novel drug development paradigm, selective activation of prodrugs provides the
potential for precise tumor chemotherapy, thereby presenting an opportunity for advancing …

Locally unlocks prodrugs by radiopharmaceutical in tumor for cancer therapy

C Wang, M Xu, Z Zhang, S Zeng, S Shen, Z Ding… - Science Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy is the first-line treatment for cancer, but its systemic toxicity can be severe.
Tumor-selective prodrug activation offers promising opportunities to reduce systemic toxicity …

Advances in Bioinspired Artificial Systems Enabling Biomarker‐Driven Therapy

M Wang, H Zhong, Y Li, J Li, X Zhang… - … A European Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bioinspired molecular engineering strategies have emerged as powerful tools that
significantly enhance the development of novel therapeutics, improving efficacy, specificity …

Mutually Orthogonal Bioorthogonal Reactions: Selective Chemistries for Labeling Multiple Biomolecules Simultaneously

KR Venrooij, L de Bondt, KM Bonger - Topics in Current Chemistry, 2024 - Springer
Bioorthogonal click chemistry has played a transformative role in many research fields,
including chemistry, biology, and medicine. Click reactions are crucial to produce …