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ReviewMini reviews in medicinal chemistry2025

Cardiovascular Effects of Ruthenium Complexes: A Potential Therapeutic Tool in Hypertension and Myocardial Injury.

Danilo Galvao Rocha, Priscilla Nascimento Dos Santos, Francisca Amanda de Oliveira Silva, Natália Cavalcante Barbosa Lima, Roberta Jeane Bezerra Jorge, Francisco Vagnaldo Fechine Jamacaru, Manoel Odorico de Moraes Filho

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Review in Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Danilo Galvao RochaDrug Research and Development Center, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, 1000 Coronel Nunes de Melo St., 60430-275 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8858-3284
Priscilla Nascimento Dos SantosDrug Research and Development Center, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, 1000 Coronel Nunes de Melo St., 60430-275 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0000-5276-6321
Francisca Amanda de Oliveira SilvaDrug Research and Development Center, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, 1000 Coronel Nunes de Melo St., 60430-275 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0005-0478-9920
Natália Cavalcante Barbosa LimaDrug Research and Development Center, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, 1000 Coronel Nunes de Melo St., 60430-275 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4260-625X
Roberta Jeane Bezerra JorgeDrug Research and Development Center, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, 1000 Coronel Nunes de Melo St., 60430-275 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2703-4302
Francisco Vagnaldo Fechine JamacaruDrug Research and Development Center, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, 1000 Coronel Nunes de Melo St., 60430-275 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8893-5323
Manoel Odorico de Moraes FilhoDrug Research and Development Center, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, 1000 Coronel Nunes de Melo St., 60430-275 Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3378-8722

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ruthenium complexes stand out as an excellent alternative in the field of organometallic chemistry with applications in various areas. Recently, in cardiovascular pharmacology, there has been a growing interest in investigating complexes that modulate the Nitric Oxide (NO) pathway without necessarily and directly donating NO. NO has a proven vasodilatory and cardioprotective effect, and it is known that reduced levels are associated with an increased risk of CardioVascular Diseases (CVD). Studies suggest that ruthenium complexes significantly contribute to the treatment of CVD pathophysiology through different pharmacological mechanisms, including the precise delivery of carbon monoxide (CO) to the molecular target, the release of nitric oxide species under visible and invisible (UV) light, the ability to stimulate the activation of soluble Guanylate Cyclase (sGC) enzyme, participation in the opening of potassium channels, and reduction of cytoplasmic calcium levels. This study aims to conduct a narrative review of the cardiovascular effects of ruthenium complexes, focusing on hypertension and myocardial injury, and demonstrate that metal complexes acting on the NO pathway may have promising targets for the development of therapeutic strategies in CVD treatment.

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Coordination ComplexesHypertensionRutheniumAnimalsHumansNitric OxideCoordination ComplexesNitric OxideRutheniumantihypertensive effectcardioprotection.cardiovascular diseaseshypotensive effectOrganometallic complexesvasorelaxation

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PMID41029931

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