Biomedical Applications of Peptide-, Glyco- and Glycopeptide Dendrimers, and Analogous Dendrimeric Structures

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Definition of Terms and Nomenclature....Pages 9-22
Sugar Code (Glycocode)....Pages 23-27
Classes of Peptide-, Glyco-, and Glycopeptide Dendrimers....Pages 29-44
The Dendritic State and Dendritic Effects....Pages 45-54
Synthesis of Dendrimers: Convergent and Divergent Approaches....Pages 55-81
Purification and Characterization of Dendrimers....Pages 83-92
Dendrimeric Libraries....Pages 93-98
Dendrimers in Catalysis....Pages 99-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Dendrimers and Solubility....Pages 105-109
Biocompatibility and Toxicity of Dendrimers....Pages 111-114
Dendrimers in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology....Pages 115-129
Dendrimers in Drug Delivery....Pages 131-140
Dendrimers in Gene Delivery....Pages 141-147
Dendrimers and Bacteria....Pages 149-159
Dendrimers and Viruses....Pages 161-170
Dendrimers and Parasites....Pages 171-173
Cancer....Pages 175-182
Diagnostics, Lectin Detection and Cell–Cell Interactions....Pages 183-190
Dendrimers as Biosensors and Imaging Tools....Pages 191-195
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Dendrimers Regulating Intracellular Signaling Pathways....Pages 197-198
Vaccines and Immunomodulation....Pages 199-207
Dendrimers in Neurodegenerative Diseases....Pages 209-221
Conclusions and Perspectives....Pages 223-224
Back Matter....Pages 225-238