Vo CD, Kilcher G, Tirelli N. Polymers and Sulfur: what are Organic Polysulfides Good For? Preparative Strategies and Biological Applications.
Macromol Rapid Commun 2009;
30:299-315. [PMID:
21706606 DOI:
10.1002/marc.200800740]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2008] [Accepted: 11/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Sulfur(II)-containing polymers (polysulfides) combine flexible synthetic and processing techniques with a unique responsiveness to oxidants. Here, the polysulfide oxidative sensitivity is put into the biological context of the development of new anti-inflammatory therapies - the development of new anti-inflammatory methodologies, adopted interactions and the minimisation of foreign-body reactions - through the review of 50 years of research on polysulfide synthetic methodologies. Attention is paid to the identification of the most flexible and robust preparative techniques.
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