Recent Advances and Future Approaches in Preventive and Therapeutic Effects of Vanadium Complexes
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 8327
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Dear Colleagues,
Vanadium is a trace element of interest due to the therapeutic properties of its organic and inorganic complexes. Vanadium can have a Lewis acid character and occurs in a variety of oxidative states, the most common of which are the tetravalent and pentavalent forms. Its high reactivity is used to form various inorganic and organic compounds. Because transition metal compounds can reduce toxicity and improve bioavailability of free organic ligands and the elements themselves, they are being investigated for applications in the treatment of many diseases. Vanadium is characterized by nephrotoxicity, as demonstrated in in vivo studies. Therefore, metallodrugs with less toxicity than the element itself are sought in vanadium complexes, especially organic ones.
Vanadium complexes may have potential therapeutic applications in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, cancer or infection diseases. Vanadium's activity mimics that of phosphates, so it can modify the action of kinases and phosphatases, which explains its antidiabetic, anticancer, cardioprotective, and antimicrobial effects.
This Special Issue aims to present research on new vanadium complexes with protective effects against metabolic disorders, with antidiabetic or antiobesity activity. Work on other potential therapeutic applications of vanadium compounds, such as anticancer, antimicrobial, cardioprotective, and neuroprotective properties not yet demonstrated in research, will also be well received.
Dr. Monika A. Papież
Dr. Wirginia Krzyściak
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- vanadium compounds
- antidiabetic, insulinomimetic
- antiobesity
- anticancer
- antimicrobial
- cardioprotective
- neuroprotective
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