Progress in synthesis and antitumor activities of estradiol-linked platinum complex.
Platinum complexes such as cisplatin and caboplatin are widely used in cancer chemotherapy. However, their clinical applications are substantially limited by unexpected toxic side effects. In this review, we discuss the current progress on the design and synthesis of estradiol-linked platinum complexes as the targeted antitumor drugs. Many of them display a high antitumor activity against the growth of breast cancer cell lines in vitro. The estradiol-linked platinum complexes could be used as target therapeutics for breast cancer.
Institute of Materia Medica, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Ping
P
Zhang
Ye-wei
YW
Yang
Zheng-rong
ZR
Shen
D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001940:Breast / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic / Q000379:methods; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods; D004958:Estradiol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D004958:Estradiol