Recent advances in stereoselective C-glycoside synthesis

Y Du, RJ Linhardt, IR Vlahov - Tetrahedron, 1998 - Elsevier
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Evaluation of disulfide reduction during receptor-mediated endocytosis by using FRET imaging

J Yang, H Chen, IR Vlahov… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Despite functional evidence for disulfide bond-reducing activity in endosomal compartments,
the mechanistic details pertaining to such process (eg, kinetics and sites of disulfide …

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of EC20:  A New Folate-Derived, 99mTc-Based Radiopharmaceutical

CP Leamon, MA Parker, IR Vlahov, LC Xu… - Bioconjugate …, 2002 - ACS Publications
A new peptide derivative of folic acid was designed to efficiently coordinate 99m Tc. This new
chelate, referred to as EC20, was found to bind cultured folate receptor (FR)-positive tumor …

Engineering folate–drug conjugates to target cancer: from chemistry to clinic

IR Vlahov, CP Leamon - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2012 - ACS Publications
The folate receptor (FR) is a potentially useful biological target for the management of many
human cancers. This membrane protein binds extracellular folates with very high affinity and…

Preclinical Evaluation of EC145, a Folate-Vinca Alkaloid Conjugate

…, T Smith, LC Xu, M Vetzel, P Kleindl, IR Vlahov… - Cancer research, 2007 - AACR
We recently developed a new group of folate-conjugated Vinca alkaloids, one of which, EC145,
emerged as a candidate for clinical development. Brief treatment of nude mice bearing ∼…

Design and regioselective synthesis of a new generation of targeted chemotherapeutics. Part 1: EC145, a folic acid conjugate of desacetylvinblastine monohydrazide

IR Vlahov, HKR Santhapuram, PJ Kleindl… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2006 - Elsevier
An efficient synthesis of the folate receptor (FR) targeting conjugate EC145 is described.
EC145 is a water soluble derivative of the vitamin folic acid and the potent cytotoxic agent, …

Characterization of the pH of folate receptor-containing endosomes and the rate of hydrolysis of internalized acid-labile folate-drug conjugates

J Yang, H Chen, IR Vlahov, JX Cheng… - Journal of Pharmacology …, 2007 - ASPET
Despite the widely accepted assumption that most endosomal compartments are acidic,
evaluation of the efficiency of pH-dependent drug release from a ligand-targeted drug conjugate …

Folate-conjugated rapamycin slows progression of polycystic kidney disease

JM Shillingford, CP Leamon, IR Vlahov… - Journal of the …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway is aberrant in
autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The mTOR inhibitors, such as …

Preclinical antitumor activity of a novel folate-targeted dual drug conjugate

CP Leamon, JA Reddy, IR Vlahov… - Molecular …, 2007 - ACS Publications
We have designed a new type of tumor-targeted agent by tethering two different drug
molecules, with distinct biological mechanisms of action, to the same ligand. This compound, …

Synthesis and biological evaluation of EC72: a new folate-targeted chemotherapeutic

CP Leamon, JA Reddy, IR Vlahov, M Vetzel… - Bioconjugate …, 2005 - ACS Publications
A novel folate conjugate of mitomycin C, herein referred to as EC72, was designed and
evaluated for biological activity against FR-positive cells and tumors. EC72 was produced by …