Pronucleotides: Toward thein vivo delivery of antiviral and anticancer nucleotides
- 1 November 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Medicinal Research Reviews
- Vol. 20 (6) , 417-451
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-1128(200011)20:6<417::aid-med1>3.0.co;2-z
Abstract
To overcome the many hurdles preventing the use of antiviral and anticancer nucleosides as therapeutics, the development of a prodrug methodology (i.e., pronucleotide) for the in vivo delivery of nucleotides has been proposed as a solution. The ideal pronucleotide should be non-toxic, stable in plasma and blood, capable of being i.v. and/or orally dosed, and intracellularly convertible to the corresponding nucleotide. Although this goal has yet to be achieved, many clever and imaginative pronucleotide approaches have been developed, which are likely to be important pharmacological tools. This review will discuss the major advances and future directions of the emerging field of antiviral and anticancer pronucleotide design and development. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons.Keywords
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