TY  - JOUR
AU  - Čolović, Mirjana B.
AU  - Lacković, Milan
AU  - Lalatović, Jovana
AU  - Mougharbel, Ali S.
AU  - Kortz, Ulrich
AU  - Krstić, Danijela Z.
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10139
AB  - Background: Polyoxometalates (POMs) are negatively charged metal-oxo clusters of early transition metal ions in high oxidation states (e.g., WVI, MoVI, VV). POMs are of interest in the fields of catalysis, electronics, magnetic materials and nanotechnology. Moreover, POMs were shown to exhibit biological activities in vitro and in vivo, such as antitumor, antimicrobial, and antidiabetic. Methods: The literature search for this peer-reviewed article was performed using PubMed and Scopus databases with the help of appropriate keywords. Results: This review gives a comprehensive overview of recent studies regarding biological activities of polyoxometalates, and their biomedical applications as promising anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-tumor, and anti-diabetic agents. Additionally, their putative mechanisms of action and molecular targets are particularly considered. Conclusion: Although a wide range of biological activities of Polyoxometalates (POMs) has been reported, they are to the best of our knowledge not close to a clinical trial or a final application in the treatment of diabetes or infectious and malignant diseases. Accordingly, further studies should be directed towards determining the mechanism of POM biological actions, which would enable fine-tuning at the molecular level, and consequently efficient action towards biological targets and as low toxicity as possible. Furthermore, biomedical studies should be performed on solution-stable POMs employing physiological conditions and concentrations.
T2  - Current Medicinal Chemistry
T1  - Polyoxometalates in Biomedicine: Update and Overview
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
SP  - 362
EP  - 379
DO  - 10.2174/0929867326666190827153532
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Čolović, Mirjana B. and Lacković, Milan and Lalatović, Jovana and Mougharbel, Ali S. and Kortz, Ulrich and Krstić, Danijela Z.",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Background: Polyoxometalates (POMs) are negatively charged metal-oxo clusters of early transition metal ions in high oxidation states (e.g., WVI, MoVI, VV). POMs are of interest in the fields of catalysis, electronics, magnetic materials and nanotechnology. Moreover, POMs were shown to exhibit biological activities in vitro and in vivo, such as antitumor, antimicrobial, and antidiabetic. Methods: The literature search for this peer-reviewed article was performed using PubMed and Scopus databases with the help of appropriate keywords. Results: This review gives a comprehensive overview of recent studies regarding biological activities of polyoxometalates, and their biomedical applications as promising anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-tumor, and anti-diabetic agents. Additionally, their putative mechanisms of action and molecular targets are particularly considered. Conclusion: Although a wide range of biological activities of Polyoxometalates (POMs) has been reported, they are to the best of our knowledge not close to a clinical trial or a final application in the treatment of diabetes or infectious and malignant diseases. Accordingly, further studies should be directed towards determining the mechanism of POM biological actions, which would enable fine-tuning at the molecular level, and consequently efficient action towards biological targets and as low toxicity as possible. Furthermore, biomedical studies should be performed on solution-stable POMs employing physiological conditions and concentrations.",
journal = "Current Medicinal Chemistry",
title = "Polyoxometalates in Biomedicine: Update and Overview",
volume = "27",
number = "3",
pages = "362-379",
doi = "10.2174/0929867326666190827153532"
}

Čolović, M. B., Lacković, M., Lalatović, J., Mougharbel, A. S., Kortz, U.,& Krstić, D. Z.. (2020). Polyoxometalates in Biomedicine: Update and Overview. in Current Medicinal Chemistry, 27(3), 362-379.
https://doi.org/10.2174/0929867326666190827153532

Čolović MB, Lacković M, Lalatović J, Mougharbel AS, Kortz U, Krstić DZ. Polyoxometalates in Biomedicine: Update and Overview. in Current Medicinal Chemistry. 2020;27(3):362-379.
doi:10.2174/0929867326666190827153532 .

Čolović, Mirjana B., Lacković, Milan, Lalatović, Jovana, Mougharbel, Ali S., Kortz, Ulrich, Krstić, Danijela Z., "Polyoxometalates in Biomedicine: Update and Overview" in Current Medicinal Chemistry, 27, no. 3 (2020):362-379,
https://doi.org/10.2174/0929867326666190827153532 . .