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World J Transl Med. Apr 12, 2017; 6(1): 1-9
Published online Apr 12, 2017. doi: 10.5528/wjtm.v6.i1.1
Scope of translational medicine in developing boron-containing compounds for therapeutics
Ana Karen García-Ávila, Eunice Dalet Farfán-García, Juan Alberto Guevara-Salazar, José Guadalupe Trujillo-Ferrara, Marvin Antonio Soriano-Ursúa
Ana Karen García-Ávila, Eunice Dalet Farfán-García, Juan Alberto Guevara-Salazar, José Guadalupe Trujillo-Ferrara, Department of Biochemistry and Section of Post Graduate Studies and Research, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 11340 México City, México
Ana Karen García-Ávila, Eunice Dalet Farfán-García, Marvin Antonio Soriano-Ursúa, Department of Physiology and Section of Post Graduate Studies and Research, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, 11340 México City, México
Author contributions: García-Ávila AK and Soriano-Ursúa MA designed this mini-review; all authors contributed equally to the literature review as well as to the drafting, critical revision, editing and approval of the final version of the manuscript.
Supported by Secretaria de Investigación y Posgrado del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, No. SIP-1754 20170411; and the National Council of Science and Technology, No. CONACYT, CB-235785.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare they have no potential conflict of interest regarding the content of this manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Marvin Antonio Soriano-Ursúa, PhD, Department of Physiology and Section of Post Graduate Studies and Research, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, 11340 México City, México. msoriano@ipn.mx
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Received: October 28, 2016
Peer-review started: October 31, 2016
First decision: February 16, 2017
Revised: February 23, 2017
Accepted: March 13, 2017
Article in press: March 15, 2017
Published online: April 12, 2017
Core Tip

Core tip: We herein review the scope of boron-containing compounds (BCCs) with therapeutic applications. Information is compiled about the physiological relevance of boron, as well as the medicinal use of BCCs. Apart from describing BCCs employed to treat neoplastic and infectious disease, mention is made of such compounds that may have therapeutic potential for other maladies.