{"title":"Platinum Group Metals against Parasites: State of the Art and Future Perspectives","authors":"Jose Manuel Mendez-Arriaga","doi":"10.2174/0115734064324855240806052735","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Background: Globally, parasitic diseases are considered among the neglected diseases. Clinically, several drugs are used in treatment, however due to drug resistance and multidrug resistance and the low investment in new research lines, there has been a failure in the treatment of parasitic illnesses. Objectives: The present mini-review is a comprehensive review of the use of platinum group metals as biological agents. It aims to establish the actual state of the art of these metal elements in the antiparasitic activity-specific area and define the future possibilities of action. Methods: The review comprises more than 100 research works done in this field. The differences between platinum group metals chemistry and their use as metal complexes with biological activity have been discussed. Results: This review highlighted the platinum group metal's potential as an antiparasitic agent for different diseases. Conclusion: The review will be helpful for the researchers involved in targeted drugs for parasitic disease therapy.","PeriodicalId":1,"journal":{"name":"Accounts of Chemical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":16.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Accounts of Chemical Research","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734064324855240806052735","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Background: Globally, parasitic diseases are considered among the neglected diseases. Clinically, several drugs are used in treatment, however due to drug resistance and multidrug resistance and the low investment in new research lines, there has been a failure in the treatment of parasitic illnesses. Objectives: The present mini-review is a comprehensive review of the use of platinum group metals as biological agents. It aims to establish the actual state of the art of these metal elements in the antiparasitic activity-specific area and define the future possibilities of action. Methods: The review comprises more than 100 research works done in this field. The differences between platinum group metals chemistry and their use as metal complexes with biological activity have been discussed. Results: This review highlighted the platinum group metal's potential as an antiparasitic agent for different diseases. Conclusion: The review will be helpful for the researchers involved in targeted drugs for parasitic disease therapy.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.