Combination of DNA damage, autophagy, and ERK inhibition: novel evodiamine-inspired multi-action Pt (IV) prodrugs with high-efficiency and low-toxicity antitumor …

XM Liu, Z Li, XR Xie, JQ Wang, X Qiao… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Exploring multi-targeting chemotherapeutants with advantages over single-targeting agents
and drug combinations is of great significance in drug discovery. Herein, we employed …

Stepwise optimization of tumor-targeted dual-action platinum (iv)-gemcitabine prodrugs

A Kastner, T Mendrina, T Babu, S Karmakar… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
While platinum-based chemotherapeutic agents have established themselves as
indispensable components of anticancer therapy, they are accompanied by a variety of side …

Mitochondria-targeted Pt (IV) prodrugs conjugated with an aggregation-induced emission luminogen against breast cancer cells by dual modulation of apoptosis and …

Y Su, Y Tu, H Lin, MM Wang, GD Zhang, J Yang… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Theranostic anticancer agents with dual functions of diagnosis and therapy are in highly
demand for breast cancer. Herein, a triphenylphosphonium (TPP)-decorated aggregation …

Novel indole–chalcone derivative-ligated platinum (IV) prodrugs attenuate cisplatin resistance in lung cancer through ROS/ER stress and mitochondrial dysfunction

Z Liu, M Wang, R Huang, T Hu, Y Jing… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Developing multifunctional platinum (IV) prodrugs via integrating bioactive pharmacophores
into one entity is an attractive strategy to ameliorate the defects of platinum (II) drugs. Herein …

A photocaged, water-oxidizing, and nucleolus-targeted Pt (IV) complex with a distinct anticancer mechanism

Z Deng, N Wang, Y Liu, Z Xu, Z Wang… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Targeted anticancer prodrugs that can be controllably activated are highly desired for
personalized precision medicine in cancer therapy. Such prodrugs with unique action …

Blocking xCT and PI3K/Akt pathway synergized with DNA damage of Riluzole-Pt (IV) prodrugs for cancer treatment

Z Li, X Qiao, XM Liu, SH Shi, JY Xu - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer treatment requires the participation of multiple targets/pathways, and single
approach is hard to effectively curb the proliferation and metastasis of carcinoma cells. In …

Dual-targeting antitumor hybrids derived from Pt (IV) species and millepachine analogues

X Huang, S Hua, R Huang, Z Liu, S Gou, Z Wang… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Many strategies have been developed to circumvent the shortcomings of Pt (II)-based
chemotherapy, but the inherent problems still have not been effectively resolved. Here we …

Discovery of PlatinumIV–Artesunate Multiaction Prodrugs as Potent Antitumor and Antimalarial Agents

W Liu, C Yu, M Wang, Y He, Z Guo, J He… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Recently, artemisinin and derivatives have been revealed to possess encouraging antitumor
activity. Herein, we integrated the antitumor advantages of artesunate and platinum drugs to …

A Multi‐action PtIV Conjugate with Oleate and Cinnamate Ligands Targets Human Epithelial Growth Factor Receptor HER2 in Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells

H Kostrhunova, J Zajac, L Markova… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
HER2‐positive breast cancer is an aggressive subtype that typically responds poorly to
standard chemotherapy. To design an anticancer drug selective for HER2‐expressing …

A platinum (IV) anticancer prodrug targeting nucleotide excision repair to overcome cisplatin resistance

Z Wang, Z Xu, G Zhu - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
DNA damage response plays a key role not only in maintaining genome integrity but also in
mediating the antitumor efficacy of DNA‐damaging antineoplastic drugs. Herein, we report …