Nitric oxide releasing-dendrimers: an overview
Platforms able to storage, release or scavenge NO in a controlled and specific manner is interesting for biological applications. Among the possible matrices for these purposes, dendrimers are excellent candidates for that. These molecules have been used as drug delivery systems and exhibit interesting properties, like the possibility to perform chemical modifications on dendrimers surface, the capacity of storage high concentrations of compounds of interest in the same molecule and the ability to improve the solubility and the biocompatibility of the compounds bonded to it. This review emphasizes the recent progress in the development and in the biological applications of different NO-releasing dendrimers and the nitric oxide release pathways in these compounds.
Main Authors: | Roveda Júnior,Antonio Carlos, Franco,Douglas Wagner |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas
2013
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502013000700002 |
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