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Navarro-Peñaloza R, Anacleto-Santos J, Rivera-Fernández N, Sánchez-Bartez F, Gracia-Mora I, Caballero AB, Gamez P, Barba-Behrens N. Anti-toxoplasma activity and DNA-binding of copper(II) and zinc(II) coordination compounds with 5-nitroimidazole-based ligands. J Biol Inorg Chem 2024; 29:33-49. [PMID: 38099935 PMCID: PMC11001709 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-023-02029-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Tetrahedral copper(II) and zinc(II) coordination compounds from 5-nitroimidazole derivatives, viz. 1-(2-chloroethyl)-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole (cenz) and ornidazole 1-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole (onz), were synthesized and spectroscopically characterized. Their molecular structures were determined by X-ray diffraction studies. The complexes [Cu(onz)2X2], [Zn(onz)2X2], [Cu(cenz)2X2] and [Zn(cenz)2X2] (X- = Cl, Br), are stable in solution and exhibit positive LogD7.4 values that are in the range for molecules capable of crossing the cell membrane via passive difussion. Their biological activity against Toxoplasma gondi was investigated, and IC50 and lethal dose (LD50) values were determined. The ornidazole copper(II) compounds showed very good antiparasitic activity in its tachyzoite morphology. The interaction of the coordination compounds with DNA was examined by circular dichroism, fluorescence (using intercalating ethidium bromide and minor groove binding Hoechst 33258) and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The copper(II) compounds interact with the minor groove of the biomolecule, whereas weaker electrostatic interactions take place with the zinc(II) compounds. The spectroscopic data achieved for the two series of complexes (namely with copper(II) and zinc(II) as metal center) agree with the respective DNA-damage features observed by gel electrophoresis.
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- Rubí Navarro-Peñaloza
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Preclínica (UNIPREC), Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Preclínica (UNIPREC), Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- nanoBIC, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció Química Inorgànica,, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- nanoBIC, Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció Química Inorgànica,, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB), Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Ramírez-Palma LG, Castro-Ramírez R, Lozano-Ramos L, Galindo-Murillo R, Barba-Behrens N, Cortés-Guzmán F. DNA recognition site of anticancer tinidazole copper(II) complexes. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:2087-2097. [PMID: 36692493 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02854a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
This paper describes the recognition process of tetrahedral [CuII(tnz)2X2] (X = Cl, Br) complexes by a DNA chain, analyzing the specific interaction between the DNA bases and backbone with the metal and the tinidazole (tnz) ligand. We identified the coordination of the copper metal center with one or two phosphates as the first recognition site for the tinidazole copper(II) complexes, while the ligands present partial intercalation into the minor groove. Also, we discuss a novel trigonal copper(I) tnz bromide complex, obtained by reducing the previously reported [Cu(tnz)2Br2]. This complex sheds light on the mechanism of action of tnz metal complexes as one of the most stable DNA-complex adducts depicts a trigonal geometry around the copper ion.
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- Lillian G Ramírez-Palma
- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, C. U., México City, 04510, Mexico.
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, C. U., México City, 04510, Mexico.
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, C. U., México City, 04510, Mexico.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, 2000 East 30 South Skaggs 201, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, C. U., México City, 04510, Mexico.
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- Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, C. U., México City, 04510, Mexico.
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Paprocka R, Kołodziej P, Wiese-Szadkowska M, Helmin-Basa A, Bogucka-Kocka A. Evaluation of Anthelmintic and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of 1,2,4-Triazole Derivatives. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27144488. [PMID: 35889357 PMCID: PMC9323247 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27144488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Parasitic diseases, caused by intestinal helminths, remain a very serious problem in both human and veterinary medicine. While searching for new nematicides we examined a series of 1,2,4-triazole derivatives 9–22, obtained during reactions of N3-substituted amidrazones with itaconic anhydride. Two groups of compounds, 9–16 and 17–22, differed in the position of the double bond on the methacrylic acid moiety. The toxicity of derivatives 9–22 and the anti-inflammatory activity of 12 and 19–22 were studied on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Antiproliferative activity of compounds 12 and 19–22 was tested cytometrically in PBMC cultures stimulated by phytohemagglutinin. The influence of derivatives 12 and 19–22 on the TNF-α, IL-6, IL-10 and IFN-γ production was determined by ELISA in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated PBMC cultures. Anthelmintic activity of compounds 10–22 was studied in the Rhabditis sp. nematodes model. Most compounds (11–22) proved to be non-toxic to human PBMC. Derivatives 19–22 showed anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting the proliferation of lymphocytes. Moreover, compounds 12 and 19–22 significantly reduced the production of TNF-α and derivatives 19–21 decreased the level of INF-γ. The strongest anti-inflammatory activity was observed for compound 21. Compounds 12 and 14 demonstrated anthelmintic activity higher than albendazole and may become promising candidates for anthelmintic drugs.
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- Renata Paprocka
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Jurasza Str. 2, 85-089 Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Correspondence: (R.P.); (P.K.)
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- Chair and Department of Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University in Lublin, Chodźki Str. 4A, 20-093 Lublin, Poland;
- Correspondence: (R.P.); (P.K.)
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 9, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland; (M.W.-S.); (A.H.-B.)
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, M. Curie-Sklodowska Str. 9, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland; (M.W.-S.); (A.H.-B.)
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- Chair and Department of Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University in Lublin, Chodźki Str. 4A, 20-093 Lublin, Poland;
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Nedeljković NV, Nikolić MV, Mijajlović MŽ, Radić GP, Stanković AS. Interaction of bioessential metal ions with quinolone antibiotics: Structural features and biological evaluation. Inorganica Chim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2021.120585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Navarro-Peñaloza R, Vázquez-Palma AB, López-Sandoval H, Sánchez-Bartéz F, Gracia-Mora I, Barba-Behrens N. Coordination compounds with heterocyclic ester derivatives. Structural characterization and anti-proliferative activity. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 219:111432. [PMID: 33873052 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A series of new coordination compounds of cobalt(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) with heterocyclic ester derivatives (ethyl 4-methyl-5-imidazole-carboxylate (emizco), 1-(2-(phenylsulphonyl)ethyl)-4-imidazole carboxylate (semizco)) and methyl 5-(propylthio)-2-benzimidazolecarbamate (albendazole, abz) were synthesized. They were fully characterized by different techniques such as IR, UV-Vis-NIR, elemental analysis, molar conductivity and magnetic susceptibility. Additionally, X-ray crystal structures of semizco and its [Co(semizco)2Cl2]·2CH3CN 10, [Co(smmizco)2Br2]·2CH3CN 11 and [Cu(semizco)2Br2] 15 coordination compounds are analyzed. These compounds present lone pair SO⋯π interactions between the sulfone and the imidazolic ring. These ligands showed three coordination modes: monodentate, through an imidazolic nitrogen atom, or a bidentate chelating mode by a nitrogen and an oxygen atom from the ester group. The different coordination modes and the number of coordinated ligands gave rise to tetrahedral and octahedral compounds, or for [Cu(semizco)(μ-Br)Br]n·0.5H2O 7 a square base pyramidal geometry. A cytotoxic study was carried out with the free ligands and their copper(II) and zinc(II) halide coordination compounds on HeLa (cervix-uterine), MCF-7 (breast), HCT-15 (colon), PC3 (prostate) human carcinoma cell lines and L929 mouse fibroblast (healthy cells). A TUNEL assay (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling) was performed with the most active copper(II) compounds to determine if cell death was by apoptosis.
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- Rubí Navarro-Peñaloza
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Preclínica (UNIPREC), Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Preclínica (UNIPREC), Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Durán-Solares G, Fugarolas-Gómez W, Ortíz-Pastrana N, López-Sandoval H, Villaseñor-Granados TO, Flores-Parra A, Altmann PJ, Barba-Behrens N. Lone pair···π interactions on the stabilization of intra and intermolecular arrangements of coordination compounds with 2-methyl imidazole and benzimidazole derivatives. J COORD CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2018.1494269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Guillermo Durán-Solares
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, México
- Department of Chemistry Cinvestav, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, México
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- Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, México
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Castro-Ramírez R, Ortiz-Pastrana N, Caballero AB, Zimmerman MT, Stadelman BS, Gaertner AAE, Brumaghim JL, Korrodi-Gregório L, Pérez-Tomás R, Gamez P, Barba-Behrens N. DNA interactions of non-chelating tinidazole-based coordination compounds and their structural, redox and cytotoxic properties. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:7551-7560. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt00716k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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DNA interactions of novel tinidazole CuII complexes.
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- Rodrigo Castro-Ramírez
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Facultad de Química
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Ciudad Universitaria
- Ciudad de México
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica
- Universitat de Barcelona
- 08028 Barcelona
- Spain
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB)
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics
- Faculty of Medicine
- University of Barcelona
- 08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
- Spain
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics
- Faculty of Medicine
- University of Barcelona
- 08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
- Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica
- Universitat de Barcelona
- 08028 Barcelona
- Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA)
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Facultad de Química
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Ciudad Universitaria
- Ciudad de México
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