Zinc, present in all forms of life, is an essential element for humans. It is one of the most
abundant metals in our body. Because of its importance, any malfunctions of its homeostasis …

The immune system deploys a multitude of innate and adaptive mechanisms not only to
ward off pathogens but also to prevent malignant transformation (“immune surveillance”) …

The search for anticancer metal-based drugs alternative to platinum derivatives could not
exclude zinc derivatives due to the importance of this metal for the correct functioning of the …

Metastatic breast cancer is an incurable form of breast cancer that exhibits high levels of
epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers. Angiotensin II has been linked to various …

One of the rapidly developing fields now a days in medicine is the application of inorganic
chemistry, elegantly it is seen that the novel therapeutic and diagnostic metals and metal …

The drug development paradigm needed a significant shift towards utilizing bio-compatible
metal ions to stabilize potent drugs and enable their stimuli-responsive release. Highly …

Developing new, smart drugs with the anticancer activity is crucial, especially for cancers,
which cause the highest mortality in humans. In this paper we describe a series of …

To expand the array of chemotherapeutic drugs, earth-abundant metal complexes are found
to be the future direction. In this regard, new zinc (II) complexes 1–3 of 8-aminoquinoline …

The review summarizes the data on the structures and methods for the synthesis of
compounds with anticancer activity based on biogenic metals, which can replace platinum …

Metals are well distributed in our ecosystem and have several advantages and
disadvantages. Some are well known for inducing oxidative stress by disturbing the cellular …