Relevance of Fluorinated Ligands to the Design of Metallodrugs for Their Potential Use in Cancer Treatment

José C. Páez-Franco, Miriam R. Zermeño-Ortega, Carmen Myriam de la O-Contreras, Daniel Canseco-González, Jesus R. Parra-Unda, Alcives Avila-Sorrosa, Raúl G. Enríquez, Juan M. Germán-Acacio, David Morales-Morales

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Fluorination of pharmaceutical agents has afforded crucial modifications to their pharmacological profiles, leading to important advances in medicinal chemistry. On the other hand, metallodrugs are considered to be valuable candidates in the treatment of several diseases, albeit with the caveat that they may exhibit pharmacological disadvantages, such as poor water solubility, low bioavailability and short circulating time. To surmount these limitations, two approaches have been developed: one based on the design of novel metallodrug-delivering carriers and the other based on optimizing the structure of the ligands bound to the metal center. In this context, fluorination of the ligands may bring beneficial changes (physicochemical and biological) that can help to elude the aforementioned drawbacks. Thus, in this review, we discuss the use of fluorinated ligands in the design of metallodrugs that may exhibit potential anticancer activity.

Idioma originalInglés
Número de artículo402
PublicaciónPharmaceutics
Volumen14
N.º2
DOI
EstadoPublicada - feb. 2022

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