title: [Folate receptor-mediated antitumor drugs].
abstract: Folate receptor (FR) is over-expressed in a variety of human cancers and it is seldom expressed or found in normal tissues. Therefore, folate receptor-mediated antitumor drugs can be targeted specially to the FR-positive tumor cells. This strategy improves the selectivity of drugs which may destroy the normal tissues in traditional chemotherapeutics. This review provides the delivery mechanism of FR-mediated antitumor drugs and highlights the novel folate-drug conjugates and their activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Sheng-Li
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Xiao-Lin
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004337:Drug Carriers; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D058973:Folate Receptors, GPI-Anchored; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004337:Drug Carriers; D058973:Folate Receptors, GPI-Anchored; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D005492:Folic Acid