title: The design of orally active iron chelators.
abstract: It is now generally accepted that it is not possible to design iron(III)-selective hexadentate chelators with high oral bioavailability. In order to achieve suitable levels of oral activity for the treatment of systemic iron overload either tridentate or bidentate molecules need to be investigated. There are a number of such molecules in clinical practice, including hydroxypyridin-4-ones, desferrithiocin analogues and bis-hydroxyphenyltriazoles. The underlying chemistry of each group is described, together with an indication of the distribution properties, redox cycling activity, and iron scavenging activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, King's College London, London, UK SE1 9NN. robert.hider@kcl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hider
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D001565:Benzoates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D000077588:Deferasirox; D004095:Dihydropyridines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015195:Drug Design; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011728:Pyridones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014230:Triazoles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D004095:Dihydropyridines; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents; D008024:Ligands; D011728:Pyridones; D013844:Thiazoles; D014230:Triazoles; D007501:Iron; C050223:desferrithiocin; D000077588:Deferasirox