Weidmann Alyson G, Komor Alexis C, Barton Jacqueline K
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125.
Comments Mod Chem A Comments Inorg Chem. 2014 May;34(3-4):114-123. doi: 10.1080/02603594.2014.890099.
Classical chemotherapeutics, such as cisplatin and its analogues, have been highly successful in the clinic, yet improvements can certainly be made, given the significant side effects associated with the killing of healthy cells. Recent advances in the field of chemotherapy include the development of targeted anticancer agents, compounds that are directed towards a specific biomarker of cancer, with the hopes that such targeted therapies might have reduced side effects given their greater selectivity. Here we discuss several transition metal complexes that are tailored towards various biomolecules associated with cancer. Most notably, the success of rhodium metalloinsertors, which specifically bind to nucleic acid base mismatches in DNA, highlight the enormous potential of this exciting new strategy.
经典化疗药物,如顺铂及其类似物,在临床上取得了巨大成功,但鉴于其在杀死健康细胞时会产生严重副作用,仍有改进的空间。化疗领域的最新进展包括开发靶向抗癌药物,即针对癌症特定生物标志物的化合物,希望这类靶向疗法因其更高的选择性而可能减少副作用。在此,我们讨论几种针对与癌症相关的各种生物分子设计的过渡金属配合物。最值得注意的是,铑金属插入剂能够特异性结合DNA中的核酸碱基错配,其成功突出了这一令人兴奋的新策略的巨大潜力。