Pioneering Osmium Compounds: A New Frontier in Cancer Treatment
This animation was created in collaboration with Scixel (www.scixel.com) and inspired by the groundbreaking work of Dr. Ana Pizarro and her team at IMDEA Nanociencia. Traditional chemotherapy treatments, while effective, often come with undesired side effects. This animation explores the untapped potential of osmium compounds in the fight against cancer. Previously thought to be inert, these osmium compounds have been reactivated by researchers, and intriguingly, they’ve achieved this with water. By incorporating a water molecule into the osmium structure, a reversible ring formation is promoted. This ring acts like a swing door, opening and closing, which inhibits the formation of inert osmium species. These complexes play a pivotal role in the conversion of pyruvate to lactate within cancer cells, with the balance between the two being a key aspect of cancer progression. Get to know more about this project in Osmium activation in cancer cells (imdea.org). For more scientific animations visit www.patriciabondia.com and www.scixel.com