Acridine on Dendrimeric Carriers

Dendrimers are synthetic monodisperse polymers with a repeatedly branched, highly structured architecture adopting globular three-dimensional shape. Applications of dendrimers are very diverse. They can be used in physics, organic chemistry, biomedical applications, catalysis, and as solubilizing agents. Acridine-loaded dendrimers can serve as inhibitors of topoisomerase II and proteasome. Due to enhanced solubility and prolonged half-lives, they are superior than corresponding monomeric acridines in treatment of various cancers. Moreover, multiple presentation of acridines significantly increases biological activity of dendrimeric drugs much more than corresponds to the increase of acridine concentration. Brush-like dendrimers containing acridine units are suitable for delivery of gene across the blood–brain barrier.