An azobenzene-based heteromeric prodrug for hypoxia-activated chemotherapy by regulating subcellular localization.

Chem Commun (Camb)

Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, P. R. China.

Published: July 2018

An azobenzene-based heteromeric prodrug (hNDP) was prepared for targeted chemotherapy against hypoxic tumor. hNDP could divert the parent drug from nucleus to cytoplasm with lower toxicity, while the azoreduction of hNDP in hypoxia would activate the drug with a robust anti-tumor effect by initiating the apoptosis-related biochemical cascades.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8cc03430cDOI Listing

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