Mitochondria-targeted triphenylphosphonium-based compounds: syntheses, mechanisms of action, and therapeutic and diagnostic applications

J Zielonka, J Joseph, A Sikora, M Hardy… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Mitochondria are recognized as one of the most important targets for new drug design in
cancer, cardiovascular, and neurological diseases. Currently, the most effective way to …

Multifunctional nanoplatforms for subcellular delivery of drugs in cancer therapy

X Guo, X Wei, Z Chen, X Zhang, G Yang… - Progress in Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
To achieve highly effective treatment to diseases, successful delivery of drugs with a carrier
into the specific organelles (nucleus, mitochondria, lysosomes, etc.) is of great importance …

Mitochondrial delivery of doxorubicin via triphenylphosphine modification for overcoming drug resistance in MDA-MB-435/DOX cells

M Han, MR Vakili, H Soleymani Abyaneh… - Molecular …, 2014 - ACS Publications
In this study, doxorubicin (DOX) was conjugated to a lipophilic triphenylphosphonium (TPP)
that is selectively taken up by the mitochondrial membrane of cells. This new derivative of …

Nanoparticles: cellular uptake and cytotoxicity

IM Adjei, B Sharma, V Labhasetwar - Nanomaterial: impacts on cell …, 2014 - Springer
Understanding the interactions of nanoparticles (NPs) with cells and how these interactions
influence their cellular uptake is essential to exploring the biomedical applications of NPs …

Application prospects of triphenylphosphine-based mitochondria-targeted cancer therapy

X Cheng, D Feng, J Lv, X Cui, Y Wang, Q Wang… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Although there are various treatments for tumors, chemotherapy is still one
of the most dominant and irreplaceable treatment modalities nowadays. Unfortunately …

Mitochondria-targeted tetrahedral DNA nanostructures for doxorubicin delivery and enhancement of apoptosis

J Yan, J Chen, N Zhang, Y Yang, W Zhu… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Mitochondria-targeted nanoparticles, such as liposomes, polymers and inorganic particles,
suffer from heterogeneity, low biocompatibility and low drug loading efficiency. Here, we …

Targeted nanoparticles in mitochondrial medicine

RK Pathak, N Kolishetti, S Dhar - … Reviews: Nanomedicine and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondria, the so‐called 'energy factory of cells' not only produce energy but also
contribute immensely in cellular mortality management. Mitochondrial dysfunctions result in …

Power of mitochondrial drug delivery systems to produce innovative nanomedicines

Y Yamada, M Hibino, D Sasaki, J Abe… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mitochondria carry out various essential functions including ATP production, the regulation
of apoptosis and possess their own genome (mtDNA). Delivering target molecules to this …

Organometallic rhenium complexes divert doxorubicin to the mitochondria

S Imstepf, V Pierroz, R Rubbiani, M Felber… - Angewandte …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Doxorubicin, a well‐established chemotherapeutic agent, is known to accumulate in the cell
nucleus. By using ICP‐MS, we show that the conjugation of two small organometallic …

Nanotechnology inspired tools for mitochondrial dysfunction related diseases

R Wen, B Banik, RK Pathak, A Kumar… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial dysfunctions are recognized as major factors for various diseases including
cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, neurological disorders, and a group of diseases …