title: Pharmacological applications of inorganic complexes.
abstract: Inorganic complexes have long been utilized for many therapeutic purposes. They were used or tried, perhaps because of the general notion that inorganic compounds (e.g., metal complexes) are toxic and a controlled use of such a compound may suppress some biological process. In this review, we briefly outline the properties of several selected groups of inorganic complexes and how they can affect biological systems and contribute to human pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bakhtiar
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Ochiai
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D007287:Inorganic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017671:Platinum Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007287:Inorganic Chemicals; D017671:Platinum Compounds