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Margariti A, Papakonstantinou VD, Stamatakis GM, Demopoulos CA, Machalia C, Emmanouilidou E, Schnakenburg G, Nika MC, Thomaidis NS, Philippopoulos AI. First-Row Transition Metal Complexes Incorporating the 2-(2'-pyridyl)quinoxaline Ligand (pqx), as Potent Inflammatory Mediators: Cytotoxic Properties and Biological Activities against the Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) and Thrombin. Molecules 2023; 28:6899. [PMID: 37836742 PMCID: PMC10574351 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28196899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Inflammatory mediators constitute a recently coined term in the field of metal-based complexes with antiplatelet activities. Our strategy targets Platelet-Activating Factor (PAF) and its receptor, which is the most potent lipid mediator of inflammation. Thus, the antiplatelet (anti-PAF) potency of any substance could be exerted by inhibiting the PAF-induced aggregation in washed rabbit platelets (WRPs), which internationally is a well-accepted methodology. Herein, a series of mononuclear (mer-[Cr(pqx)Cl3(H2O]) (1), [Co(pqx)Cl2(DMF)] (2) (DMF = N,N'-dimethyl formamide), [Cu(pqx)Cl2(DMSO)] (3) (DMSO = dimethyl sulfoxide), [Zn(pqx)Cl2] (4)) and dinuclear complexes ([Mn(pqx)(H2O)2Cl2]2 (5), [Fe(pqx)Cl2]2 (6) and [Ni(pqx)Cl2]2 (7)) incorporating the 2-(2'-pyridyl)quinoxaline ligand (pqx), were biologically evaluated as inhibitors of the PAF- and thrombin-induced aggregation in washed rabbit platelets (WRPs). The molecular structure of the five-co-ordinate analog (3) has been elucidated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealing a trigonal bipyramidal geometry. All complexes are potent inhibitors of the PAF-induced aggregation in WRPs in the micromolar range. Complex (6) displayed a remarkable in vitro dual inhibition against PAF and thrombin, with IC50 values of 1.79 μM and 0.46 μM, respectively. Within the series, complex (5) was less effective (IC50 = 39 μM) while complex (1) was almost 12-fold more potent against PAF, as opposed to thrombin-induced aggregation. The biological behavior of complexes 1, 6 and 7 on PAF's basic metabolic enzymatic pathways reveals that they affect key biosynthetic and catabolic enzymes of PAF underlying the anti-inflammatory properties of the relevant complexes. The in vitro cytotoxic activities of all complexes in HEK293T (human embryonic kidney cells) and HeLa cells (cervical cancer cells) are described via the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The results reveal that complex 3 is the most potent within the series.
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- Antigoni Margariti
- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (V.D.P.); (G.M.S.); (C.A.D.); (C.M.); (E.E.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (V.D.P.); (G.M.S.); (C.A.D.); (C.M.); (E.E.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (V.D.P.); (G.M.S.); (C.A.D.); (C.M.); (E.E.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (V.D.P.); (G.M.S.); (C.A.D.); (C.M.); (E.E.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (V.D.P.); (G.M.S.); (C.A.D.); (C.M.); (E.E.)
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Gerhard-Domagk-Straße 1, D-53121 Bonn, Germany;
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (M.-C.N.); (N.S.T.)
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (M.-C.N.); (N.S.T.)
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece;
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Au 2phen and Auoxo6, Two Dinuclear Oxo-Bridged Gold(III) Compounds, Induce Apoptotic Signaling in Human Ovarian A2780 Cancer Cells. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9080871. [PMID: 34440075 PMCID: PMC8389655 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9080871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Au2phen ((2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline)2Au2(µ-O)2)(PF6)2 and Auoxo6 ((6,6′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine)2Au2(µ-O)2)(PF6)2 are two structurally related gold(III) complexes that were previously reported to display relevant and promising anticancer properties in vitro toward a large number of human cancer cell lines. To expand the knowledge on the molecular mechanisms through which these gold(III) complexes trigger apoptosis in cancer cells, further studies have been performed using A2780 ovarian cancer cells as reference models. For comparative purposes, parallel studies were carried out on the gold(III) complex AuL12 (dibromo(ethylsarcosinedithiocarbamate)gold(III)), whose proapoptotic profile had been earlier characterized in several cancer cell lines. Our results pointed out that all these gold(III) compounds manifest a significant degree of similarity in their cellular and proapoptotic effects; the main observed perturbations consist of potent thioredoxin reductase inhibition, disruption of the cell redox balance, impairment of the mitochondrial membrane potential, and induction of associated metabolic changes. In addition, evidence was gained of the remarkable contribution of ASK1 (apoptosis-signal-regulating kinase-1) and AKT pathways to gold(III)-induced apoptotic signaling. Overall, the observed effects may be traced back to gold(III) reduction and subsequent formation and release of gold(I) species that are able to bind and inhibit several enzymes responsible for the intracellular redox homeostasis, in particular the selenoenzyme thioredoxin reductase.
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Gamberi T, Pratesi A, Messori L, Massai L. Proteomics as a tool to disclose the cellular and molecular mechanisms of selected anticancer gold compounds. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pratesi A, Cirri D, Fregona D, Ferraro G, Giorgio A, Merlino A, Messori L. Structural Characterization of a Gold/Serum Albumin Complex. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:10616-10619. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Alessandro Pratesi
- Laboratory of Metals in Medicine (MetMed), Department of Chemistry “U. Schiff”, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Laboratory of Metals in Medicine (MetMed), Department of Chemistry “U. Schiff”, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via Cinthia, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Laboratory of Metals in Medicine (MetMed), Department of Chemistry “U. Schiff”, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Spreckelmeyer S, Orvig C, Casini A. Cellular transport mechanisms of cytotoxic metallodrugs: an overview beyond cisplatin. Molecules 2014; 19:15584-610. [PMID: 25268716 PMCID: PMC6271550 DOI: 10.3390/molecules191015584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The field of medicinal inorganic chemistry has grown consistently during the past 50 years; however, metal-containing coordination compounds represent only a minor proportion of drugs currently on the market, indicating that research in this area has not yet been thoroughly realized. Although platinum-based drugs as cancer chemotherapeutic agents have been widely studied, exact knowledge of the mechanisms governing their accumulation in cells is still lacking. However, evidence suggests active uptake and efflux mechanisms are involved; this may be involved also in other experimental metal coordination and organometallic compounds with promising antitumor activities in vitro and in vivo, such as ruthenium and gold compounds. Such knowledge would be necessary to elucidate the balance between activity and toxicity profiles of metal compounds. In this review, we present an overview of the information available on the cellular accumulation of Pt compounds from in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies, as well as a summary of reports on the possible accumulation mechanisms for different families of experimental anticancer metal complexes (e.g., Ru Au and Ir). Finally, we discuss the need for rationalization of the investigational approaches available to study metallodrug cellular transport.
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- Sarah Spreckelmeyer
- Dept. Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Targeting, Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, Groningen 9713 AV, The Netherlands
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- Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z1, Canada
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- Dept. Pharmacokinetics, Toxicology and Targeting, Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, Groningen 9713 AV, The Netherlands.
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Sarioglu OF, Tekiner-Gursacli R, Ozdemir A, Tekinay T. Comparison of Au(III) and Ga(III) ions' binding to calf thymus DNA: spectroscopic characterization and thermal analysis. Biol Trace Elem Res 2014; 160:445-52. [PMID: 25008991 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-014-0059-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Metals have been studied as potential chemotherapeutic agents for cancer therapies due to their high reactivity toward a wide variety of substances. The characterization of metal ion-binding capacities is essential to understand the possible effects of metals on target biomolecules. In the present study, biochemical effects of Au(III) and Ga(III) ions on calf thymus DNA (ctDNA) were studied comparatively via bioanalytical, spectroscopic, and thermal methods. Briefly, UV-Vis absorbance spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy were utilized for spectroscopic characterization, and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) measurements were performed for thermal analysis. Our results reveal that both Au(III) and Ga(III) ions are capable of interacting with ctDNA, and Au(III) ions display a more favorable interaction and a higher binding affinity. ITC analyses indicate that the Au(III)-DNA interaction displays a binding affinity (Ka) around 1.43 × 10(6) M(-1), while a Ka around 1.17 × 10(5) M(-1) was observed for the Ga(III)-DNA binding. It was suggested that both metal ions are unlikely to change the structural B-conformation while interacting with ctDNA.
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- Omer Faruk Sarioglu
- UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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Romero-Canelón I, Sadler PJ. Next-Generation Metal Anticancer Complexes: Multitargeting via Redox Modulation. Inorg Chem 2013; 52:12276-91. [DOI: 10.1021/ic400835n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 307] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong,
People’s Republic of China
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Boscutti G, Feltrin L, Lorenzon D, Sitran S, Aldinucci D, Ronconi L, Fregona D. t-Butylsarcosinedithiocarbamato gold(III)-based anticancer agents: Design, in vitro biological evaluation and interaction with model biomolecules. Inorganica Chim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2012.06.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Kouodom MN, Ronconi L, Celegato M, Nardon C, Marchiò L, Dou QP, Aldinucci D, Formaggio F, Fregona D. Toward the selective delivery of chemotherapeutics into tumor cells by targeting peptide transporters: tailored gold-based anticancer peptidomimetics. J Med Chem 2012; 55:2212-26. [PMID: 22309237 DOI: 10.1021/jm201480u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Complexes [Au(III)X(2)(dtc-Sar-AA-O(t-Bu))] (AA = Gly, X = Br (1)/Cl (2); AA = Aib, X = Br (3)/Cl (4); AA = l-Phe, X = Br (5)/Cl (6)) were designed on purpose in order to obtain gold(III)-based anticancer peptidomimetics that might specifically target two peptide transporters (namely, PEPT1 and PEPT2) upregulated in several tumor cells. All the compounds were characterized by means of FT-IR and mono- and multidimensional NMR spectroscopy, and the crystal structure of [Au(III)Br(2)(dtc-Sar-Aib-O(t-Bu))] (3) was solved and refined. According to in vitro cytotoxicity studies, the Aib-containing complexes 3 and 4 turned out to be the most effective toward all the human tumor cell lines evaluated (PC3, DU145, 2008, C13, and L540), reporting IC(50) values much lower than that of cisplatin. Remarkably, they showed no cross-resistance with cisplatin itself and were proved to inhibit tumor cell proliferation by inducing either apoptosis or late apoptosis/necrosis depending on the cell lines. Biological results are here reported and discussed in terms of the structure-activity relationship.
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- Morelle Negom Kouodom
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 1, Padova 35131, Italy
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Serratrice M, Edafe F, Mendes F, Scopelliti R, Zakeeruddin SM, Grätzel M, Santos I, Cinellu MA, Casini A. Cytotoxic gold compounds: synthesis, biological characterization and investigation of their inhibition properties of the zinc finger protein PARP-1. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:3287-93. [PMID: 22289927 DOI: 10.1039/c2dt11913g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The new gold(III) complexes: [Au{2-(2'-pyridyl)imidazolate}Cl(2)] and [Au{2,6-bis(2'-benzimidazolate)pyridine}(OCOCH(3))] and the mono- and binuclear gold(I) complexes: [Au{2-(2'-pyridyl)imidazole}(PPh(3))](PF(6)), [Au(2-phenylimidazolate)(DAPTA)] (DAPTA = 3,7-diacetyl-1,3,7-triaza-5-phosphabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane), [(PPh(3)Au)(2)(2-R-imidazolate)](PF(6)) (R = 2-C(5)H(4)N, Ph) have been synthesized and characterized. The structure of the [(PPh(3)Au)(2){2-(2'-pyridyl)imidazolate)](PF(6)) complex was also characterized by X-ray crystallography. The antiproliferative properties of the complexes were assayed against human ovarian carcinoma cell lines, either sensitive (A2780) or resistant to cisplatin (A2780cisR), human mammary carcinoma cells (MCF7) and non-tumorigenic human kidney (HEK293) cells. Most of the studied compounds showed important cytotoxic effects. Interestingly, the compounds containing the 2-(2'-pyridyl)imidazolate ligand showed selectivity towards cancer cells with respect to the non-tumorigenic ones, with the dinuclear compound [(PPh(3)Au)(2){2-(2'-pyridyl)imidazolate)](PF(6)) being the most active. Some compounds were also screened for their inhibitory effect of the zinc-finger protein PARP-1, essential for DNA repair and relevant to the mechanisms of cancer cell resistance to cisplatin. Interaction studies of the compounds with the model protein ubiquitin were undertaken by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI MS). The results are discussed in relation to the putative mechanisms of action of the cytotoxic gold compounds.
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Casini A. Exploring the mechanisms of metal-based pharmacological agents via an integrated approach. J Inorg Biochem 2011; 109:97-106. [PMID: 22342074 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2011] [Revised: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The peculiar chemical properties of metal-based drugs impart innovative pharmacological profiles to this class of therapeutic and diagnostic agents, most likely in relation to novel molecular mechanisms still poorly understood. However, inorganic drugs have been scarcely considered for medicinal applications with respect to classical organic compounds due to the prejudice of the relevant toxic effects evidenced in certain cases. Thus, the development of improved metallodrugs requires clearer understanding of their physiological processing and molecular basis of actions. Among the various issues in the area of medicinal inorganic chemistry, the possibility of target elucidation is essential for the identification of new therapeutic applications for metal compounds or as molecular biological tools. Here we present the results of our recent research in the field, which in our opinion constitute the basis of a systematic and interdisciplinary approach to address some of the critical issues in the study of the molecular mechanisms of metallodrugs' action via the implementation of high-resolution biophysical techniques coupled with more pharmacological methods.
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- Angela Casini
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. ,
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- Luca Salassa
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K
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Wenzel M, Bertrand B, Eymin MJ, Comte V, Harvey JA, Richard P, Groessl M, Zava O, Amrouche H, Harvey PD, Le Gendre P, Picquet M, Casini A. Multinuclear Cytotoxic Metallodrugs: Physicochemical Characterization and Biological Properties of Novel Heteronuclear Gold–Titanium Complexes. Inorg Chem 2011; 50:9472-80. [DOI: 10.1021/ic201155y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Margot Wenzel
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l′Université de Bourgogne, UMR 5260 CNRS - Université de Bourgogne, 9 avenue A. Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l′Université de Bourgogne, UMR 5260 CNRS - Université de Bourgogne, 9 avenue A. Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l′Université de Bourgogne, UMR 5260 CNRS - Université de Bourgogne, 9 avenue A. Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l′Université de Bourgogne, UMR 5260 CNRS - Université de Bourgogne, 9 avenue A. Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l′Université de Bourgogne, UMR 5260 CNRS - Université de Bourgogne, 9 avenue A. Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l′Université de Bourgogne, UMR 5260 CNRS - Université de Bourgogne, 9 avenue A. Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon, France
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Département de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke J1K 2R1, Québec, Canada
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- Département de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke J1K 2R1, Québec, Canada
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l′Université de Bourgogne, UMR 5260 CNRS - Université de Bourgogne, 9 avenue A. Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l′Université de Bourgogne, UMR 5260 CNRS - Université de Bourgogne, 9 avenue A. Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon, France
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Che CM, Sun RWY. Therapeutic applications of gold complexes: lipophilic gold(III) cations and gold(I) complexes for anti-cancer treatment. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:9554-60. [PMID: 21674082 DOI: 10.1039/c1cc10860c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Gold and its complexes have long been known to display unique biological and medicinal properties. Extensive cell-based (in vitro) and animal (in vivo) studies have revealed the potent anti-cancer activities of diverse classes of gold(I) and gold(III) complexes. Most of the reported anti-cancer active gold complexes are highly cytotoxic and unstable under physiological conditions, which hamper their development to be launched clinically. Several clinical reports showed that lipophilic organic cations are promising anti-cancer drug candidates targeting to mitochondria. Through metal-ligand coordination, gold(I) and gold(III) ions can form stable lipophilic cations containing organic ligands having tunable lipophilicity and diverse functionalities. The present highlight summarizes the recent development of lipophilic gold(III) cations and gold(I) complexes with promising anti-cancer activities.
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- Chi-Ming Che
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.
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Lai-Fung Chan S, Wai-Yin Sun R, Choi MY, Zeng Y, Shek L, Sin-Yin Chui S, Che CM. An anti-cancer trinuclear ruthenium(iii) complex with 2-thiosalicylate ligands attenuates Wnt-β-catenin signaling. Chem Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00203a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Cattaruzza L, Fregona D, Mongiat M, Ronconi L, Fassina A, Colombatti A, Aldinucci D. Antitumor activity of gold(III)-dithiocarbamato derivatives on prostate cancer cells and xenografts. Int J Cancer 2010; 128:206-15. [PMID: 20209498 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Among the nonplatinum antitumor drugs, gold(III)-dithiocarbamato derivatives have recently attracted considerable attention due to their strong in vitro and in vivo antiproliferative activity and reduced renal toxicity. Some of them, namely [AuCl(2) (DMDT)] (compound 1) and [AuBr(2) (ESDT)] (compound 2), have shown to be highly active against the androgen-resistant prostate cancer cell lines PC3 and DU145, both inhibiting cell proliferation in a dose-dependent way, and are more active than the reference drug cisplatin (cis-[PtCl(2) (NH(3) )(2) ]). In particular, [AuCl(2) (DMDT)] was proved cytotoxic against cisplatin-resistant R-PC3 cells, with activity levels comparable to those induced on the parent cisplatin-sensitive PC3 cells, ruling out the occurrence of cross-resistance phenomena. Moreover, it causes early cell damage, slightly affecting the cell cycle, thus suggesting a different mechanism of action from clinically established platinum-based drugs. In fact, the investigated gold(III) complex alters mitochondrial functions, promoting mitochondrial membrane permeabilization and Cyt-c release, stimulating ROS generation, and strongly inhibiting the activity of the selenoenzyme TrxR, which is overexpressed in prostate cancer and associated with the onset of drug resistance. In addition, it induces apoptosis, caspase activation, Bcl-2 downregulation and Bax upregulation, reduces the expression of the phosphorylated form of the EGFR, and it inhibits PC3 cell migration. Finally, the treatment of PC3 prostate tumor-bearing nude mice with [AuCl(2) (DMDT)] significantly inhibited tumor growth in vivo, causing minimal systemic toxicity. Altogether, our results confirm that these gold(III)-dithiocarbamato derivatives have potential for the treatment of prostate cancer.
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- Lara Cattaruzza
- Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Division of Experimental Oncology 2, Aviano (PN), Italy
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Marzano C, Ronconi L, Chiara F, Giron MC, Faustinelli I, Cristofori P, Trevisan A, Fregona D. Gold(III)-dithiocarbamato anticancer agents: Activity, toxicology and histopathological studies in rodents. Int J Cancer 2010; 129:487-96. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2010] [Accepted: 08/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Cinellu MA, Maiore L, Manassero M, Casini A, Arca M, Fiebig HH, Kelter G, Michelucci E, Pieraccini G, Gabbiani C, Messori L. [Au2(phen(2Me))2(μ-O)2](PF6)2, a Novel Dinuclear Gold(III) Complex Showing Excellent Antiproliferative Properties. ACS Med Chem Lett 2010; 1:336-9. [PMID: 24900215 PMCID: PMC4007953 DOI: 10.1021/ml100097f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2010] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
A novel dioxo-bridged dinuclear gold(III) complex with two 2,9-dimethylphenanthroline ligands was synthesized and thoroughly characterized. Its crystal structure was solved, and its solution behavior assessed. Remarkably, this compound revealed excellent antiproliferative properties in vitro against a wide panel of 36 cancer cell lines, combining a high cytotoxic potency to pronounced tumor selectivity. Very likely, these properties arise from an innovative mode of action (possibly involving histone deacetylase inhibition), as suggested by COMPARE analysis. In turn, electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry studies provided valuable insight into its molecular mechanisms of activation and of interaction with protein targets. Gold(III) reduction, dioxo bridge disruption, coordinative gold(I) binding to the protein, and concomitant release of the phenanthroline ligand were proposed to occur upon interaction with superoxide dismutase, used here as a model protein. Because of the reported results, this new gold(III) compound qualifies itself as an optimal candidate for further pharmacological testing.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria A. Cinellu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Structural Chemistry and Inorganic Stereochemistry, University of Milano, Via Venezian 21, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Cagliari, S.S. 554 bivio per Sestu, 09042 Monserrato (CA), Italy
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- Institute for Experimental Oncology, Oncotest GmbH, Am Flughafen 12-14, D-79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Oncology, Oncotest GmbH, Am Flughafen 12-14, D-79108 Freiburg, Germany
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- Mass Spectrometry Centre (CISM), University of Florence, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Mass Spectrometry Centre (CISM), University of Florence, Via U. Schiff 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
| | - Luigi Messori
- Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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