{"product_id":"metallotherapeutic-drugs-and-metal-based-diagnostic-agents-isbn-9780470864036","title":"Metallotherapeutic Drugs and Metal-Based Diagnostic Agents","description":"There are an astonishing number and variety of roles that metals play in contemporary medicine. This book contains information on the medicinal uses of inorganics, that is, of elements such as boron, lithium, selenium, to name a few, as well as metal-containing species.  \u003cp\u003eIn keeping with the notion that healthy mammals rely on (bio-essential) metals for the normal functioning of approximately a third of their proteins and enzymes, a large number of drugs are metal-based and considerable effort is being devoted to developing both second- and third-generation drugs as well as generating novel metal-based drugs. While there is no doubt that there is an emphasis on 'Metallotherapeutics' throughout the volume, the use of metals in medicine is not restricted to metal-based drugs. The following are also covered:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003enon-invasive radiopharmaceuticals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emineral supplements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e From the foregoing and, more importantly, from the contents of the various Chapters, the reader will gain an appreciation of the very real role metal-based drugs play in modern medicine and of the considerable effort being devoted to the development of novel complexes with greater efficacy as therapeutic and diagnostic agents.  List of Contributors.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. \u003csub\u003e3\u003c\/sub\u003eLi Lithium Metallotherapeutics (Robin S.B. Williams and Adrian J. Harwood).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. \u003csub\u003e5\u003c\/sub\u003eB Boron Compounds as Therapeutic Drugs (Geeta Rana, Kamesh Vyakaranam, John A. Maguire and Narayan S. Hosmane).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. \u003csub\u003e12\u003c\/sub\u003eMg The Role of Magnesium as a Metallotherapeutic Drug (Pietro Delva).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. \u003csub\u003e13\u003c\/sub\u003eAl Aluminum Metallotherapeutics (Thanos Salifoglou).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. \u003csub\u003e14\u003c\/sub\u003eSi Biological Activity of Organosilicon Compounds (Edmunds Lukevics and Luba Ignatovich).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. \u003csub\u003e20\u003c\/sub\u003eCa The Role of Calcium as a Metallotherapeutic Drug (Mario Barbagallo and Ligia J. Dominguez).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. \u003csub\u003e22\u003c\/sub\u003eTi Anti-tumor Titanium Drugs (Erich Dubler).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. \u003csub\u003e23\u003c\/sub\u003eV Insulin-Mimetic Vanadium-Containing Compounds (Tamþs Kiss and Tamþs Jakusch).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. \u003csub\u003e25\u003c\/sub\u003eMn Manganese Metallotherapeutics (Jeanne H. Freeland-Graves, Tanushree Bose and Abbass Karbassian).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. \u003csub\u003e26\u003c\/sub\u003eFe The Use of Iron-Based Drugs in Medicine (Xiang Wu and Mei Lin Go).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. \u003csub\u003e27\u003c\/sub\u003eCo Cobalt Complexes as Potential Pharmaceutical Agents (Hui Chao and Liang-Nian Ji).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. \u003csub\u003e29\u003c\/sub\u003eCu Chemotherapeutic Copper Compounds (Francisco González-Vílchez and Rosario Vilaplana).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. \u003csub\u003e30\u003c\/sub\u003eZn The Role of Zinc as a Metallotherapeutic Agent (Jane V. Higdon and Emily Ho).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. \u003csub\u003e31\u003c\/sub\u003eGa Therapeutic Gallium Compounds (Lawrence R. Bernstein).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. \u003csub\u003e32\u003c\/sub\u003eGe Biological Activity of Organogermanium Compounds (Edmunds Lukevics and Luba Ignatovich).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. \u003csub\u003e33\u003c\/sub\u003eAs Metallotherapeutic Arsenic Compounds (Paul C. Ho).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. \u003csub\u003e34\u003c\/sub\u003eSe The Use of Selenium-Based Drugs in Medicine (Michael Carland and Tahli Fenner).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. \u003csub\u003e43\u003c\/sub\u003eTc Technetium in Medicine (Oyebola O. Sogbein and John F. Valliant).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. \u003csub\u003e44\u003c\/sub\u003eRu Perspectives of Ruthenium Complexes in Cancer Therapy (Olivier Lentzen, Cécile Moucheron and Andrée Kirsch-De Mesmaeker).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. \u003csub\u003e45\u003c\/sub\u003eRh Rhodium in Medicine (Florian P. Pruchnik).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. \u003csub\u003e46\u003c\/sub\u003ePd The Use of Palladium Complexes in Medicine (Achilleas Garoufis, Sotiris K. Hadjikakou and Nick Hadjiliadis).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. \u003csub\u003e50\u003c\/sub\u003eSn Tin Compounds and Their Therapeutic Potential (Marcel Gielen and Edward R.T. Tiekink).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. \u003csub\u003e51\u003c\/sub\u003eSb Antimony in Medicine (Siucheong Yan, Lan Jin and Hongzhe Sun).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. \u003csub\u003e75\u003c\/sub\u003eRe Therapeutic Rhenium Radiopharmaceuticals (Jonathan R. Dilworth and Paul S. Donnelly).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. \u003csub\u003e78\u003c\/sub\u003ePt Platinum-Based Drugs (Viktor Brabec and Jana Kasparkova).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. \u003csub\u003e79\u003c\/sub\u003eAu Gold-Based Metallotherapeutics: Use and Potential (Soo Yei Ho and Edward R.T. Tiekink).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. \u003csub\u003e83\u003c\/sub\u003eBi Bismuth-Based Pharmaceuticals (Neil Burford and Melanie D. Eelman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Paramagnetic Metal Complexes as Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Silvio Aime, Alessandro Barge, Eliana Gianolio, Simonetta Geninatti Crich, Walter Dastrù and Fulvio Uggeri).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcel Gielen\u003c\/strong\u003e, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.   There are an astonishing number and variety of roles that metals play in contemporary medicine. This book contains information on the medicinal uses of inorganics, that is, of elements such as boron, lithium, selenium, to name a few, as well as metal-containing species.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn keeping with the notion that healthy mammals rely on (bio-essential) metals for the normal functioning of approximately a third of their proteins and enzymes, a large number of drugs are metal-based and considerable effort is being devoted to developing both second- and third-generation drugs as well as generating novel metal-based drugs. While there is no doubt that there is an emphasis on 'Metallotherapeutics' throughout the volume, the use of metals in medicine is not restricted to metal-based drugs. The following are also covered:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003enon-invasive radiopharmaceuticals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMagnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emineral supplements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e From the foregoing and, more importantly, from the contents of the various Chapters, the reader will gain an appreciation of the very real role metal-based drugs play in modern medicine and of the considerable effort being devoted to the development of novel complexes with greater efficacy as therapeutic and diagnostic agents.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989613166821,"sku":"NP9780470864036","price":489.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470864036.jpg?v=1761784810","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/metallotherapeutic-drugs-and-metal-based-diagnostic-agents-isbn-9780470864036","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}