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ReviewCommunications chemistry2025

Towards precision medicine using biochemically triggered cleavable conjugation.

Badri Parshad, Smriti Arora, Balram Singh, Yuanwei Pan, Jianbin Tang, Zhigang Hu, Hirak K Patra

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Review in Communications chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Badri Parshad *Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6496-8844
Smriti Arora *Institut für Chemie und Biochemie Organische Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, Berlin, Germany.
Balram SinghFaculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.
Yuanwei PanInstitute of Biomedical Health Technology and Engineering, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China.
Jianbin TangZhejiang Key Laboratory of Smart Biomaterials and College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Zhigang HuCenter for Hydrogen Science, School of Material Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1916-6484
Hirak K PatraDepartment of Surgical Biotechnology, UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK. hirak.patra@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6142-5489

Funding

EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (H2020 Excellent Science - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) 706694RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) MRC IAA 2021 UCL MR/X502984/1RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/T030968/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Personalised and precision medicines are emerging as the future of therapeutic strategies. Biochemically triggered cleavable conjugation is thus crucial and timely due to its potential to response as per the loco-regional environment. It enables targeted release of therapeutic agents in response to specific biochemical signals and thus minimizing off-target effects and improving treatment precision. It holds promise in a range of biomedical applications, including cancer therapy, senolytic therapy, gene therapy, and regenerative medicine. The focus of this review is to offer comprehensive insight into the significance of biochemically cleavable conjugations within intrinsically stimuli-responsive architectures. Pathological conditions and alteration in tissues microenvironment in the body exhibit distinct biochemical settings characterized by change in redox potential, pH level, hypoxia, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and various catalytic protein/enzyme overexpression. Understanding these intrinsic features is crucial for researchers aiming to develop intelligent cleavable bio-engineered systems for biomedicines. By strategically designing cleavable linkage, researchers can leverage the variations in the tumor, infection, inflammation, and senescence microenvironments. Through an extensive examination of relevant literature, we present a comprehensive classification of the intrinsic physicochemical differences found in pathological areas and their applications in drug delivery, prodrug activation, imaging, and theranostics for future personalised medicines. This review will provide comprehensive guidance and critical insights to researchers in both industry and academia who are involved in the design of advanced, functional biochemically cleavable conjugations.

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PMID40175511
PMCPMC11965331

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