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 …

Mitochondria‐targeted nanoparticles in treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

Y Zhang, H Yang, D Wei, X Zhang, J Wang, X Wu… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are a class of heterogeneous diseases that includes
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and amyotrophic lateral …

Polymeric Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

MA Beach, U Nayanathara, Y Gao, C Zhang… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The recent emergence of nanomedicine has revolutionized the therapeutic landscape and
necessitated the creation of more sophisticated drug delivery systems. Polymeric …

Mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and therapeutic strategies in diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease

KA Cojocaru, I Luchian, A Goriuc, LM Antoci… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are subcellular organelles involved in essential cellular functions, including
cytosolic calcium regulation, cell apoptosis, and reactive oxygen species production. They …

Boosting cancer therapy with organelle-targeted nanomaterials

P Gao, W Pan, N Li, B Tang - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2019 - ACS Publications
The ultimate goal of cancer therapy is to eliminate malignant tumors while causing no
damage to normal tissues. In the past decades, numerous nanoagents have been employed …

Precise design strategies of nanomedicine for improving cancer therapeutic efficacy using subcellular targeting

X Fu, Y Shi, T Qi, S Qiu, Y Huang, X Zhao… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Therapeutic efficacy against cancer relies heavily on the ability of the therapeutic agents to
reach their final targets. The optimal targets of most cancer therapeutic agents are usually …

Altered mitochondrial function in insulin-deficient and insulin-resistant states

GN Ruegsegger, AL Creo, TM Cortes… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Diabetes profoundly alters fuel metabolism; both insulin deficiency and insulin resistance
are characterized by inefficient mitochondrial coupling and excessive production of reactive …

DNA-unresponsive platinum (II) complex induces ERS-mediated mitophagy in cancer cells

Y Guo, S Jin, H Yuan, T Yang, K Wang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Mitophagy is a selective autophagic process that degrades dysfunctional mitochondria.
Monofunctional platinum (II) complexes are candidates for anticancer drugs with the …

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 …

Gram-scale synthesis of highly biocompatible and intravenous injectable hafnium oxide nanocrystal with enhanced radiotherapy efficacy for cancer theranostic

Y Li, Y Qi, H Zhang, Z Xia, T Xie, W Li, D Zhong, H Zhu… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Based on the ionizing radiation applied to the malignant tumor tissue, radiation therapy (RT)
is the frequently-used non-surgical approach for cancer treatment. Hafnium Oxide (HfO 2) …