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Salvarese N, Morellato N, Gobbi C, Gandin V, De Franco M, Marzano C, Dolmella A, Bolzati C. Synthesis, characterization and in vitro cytotoxicity of gallium(III)-dithiocarbamate complexes. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:4526-4543. [PMID: 38348686 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03552b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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A library of homoleptic mononuclear Ga(III) complexes of the general formula [Ga(DTC)3], where DTC is an alicyclic or a linear dithiocarbamate chelator, is reported. The complexes were prepared in high yields starting from Ga(NO3)3·6H2O and fully characterized by elemental analysis and IR and NMR spectroscopy. Crystals of five of these complexes were obtained. The antitumor activity of the newly synthesized compounds against a panel of human cancer cell lines was evaluated. The chemical nature of the DTC does not have a marked impact on the structural features of the final compound. X-ray crystal structure analyses revealed that all these complexes have a trigonal prismatic geometry with three identical chelating DTCs coordinating the Ga(III) ion. It is noteworthy that in complex 22, [Ga(NHEt)3] (NHEt = N-ethyldithiocarbamate), the asymmetric unit is formed by two independent and structurally different molecules. Cellular studies showed that all the synthesized Ga-DTC complexes exhibit marked cytotoxic activity, even against human colon cancer cells that are less sensitive to cisplatin. Among the tested compounds, 6 ([Ga(CEPipDTC)3], CEPipDTC = (ethoxycarbonyl)-piperidinedithiocarbamate) and 21 ([Ga(Pr-13)3], PR13 = 4 and N-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-N-methyldithiocarbamate) are very promising derivatives, but they have no selectivity towards cancer cells. Nevertheless, the obtained data provide a foundation for developing gallium-dithiocarbamate complexes as anticancer agents.
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- Nicola Salvarese
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Chimica della Materia Condensata e di Tecnologie per l'Energia (CNR-ICMATE), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padua, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Chimica della Materia Condensata e di Tecnologie per l'Energia (CNR-ICMATE), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padua, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Chimica della Materia Condensata e di Tecnologie per l'Energia (CNR-ICMATE), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padua, Italy.
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de la Fuente MC, Ageitos L, Lages MA, Martínez-Matamoros D, Forero AM, Balado M, Lemos ML, Rodríguez J, Jiménez C. Structural Requirements for Ga 3+ Coordination in Synthetic Analogues of the Siderophore Piscibactin Deduced by Chemical Synthesis and Density Functional Theory Calculations. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:7503-7514. [PMID: 37140938 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Stereoselective total synthesis of several analogues of piscibactin (Pcb), the siderophore produced by different pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria, was performed. The acid-sensitive α-methylthiazoline moiety was replaced by a more stable thiazole ring, differing in the configuration of the OH group at the C-13 position. The ability of these Pcb analogues to form complexes with Ga3+ as a mimic of Fe3+ showed that the configuration of the hydroxyl group at C-13 as 13S is crucial for the chelation of Ga3+ to preserve the metal coordination, while the presence of a thiazole ring instead of the α-methylthiazoline moiety does not affect such coordination. A complete 1H and 13C NMR chemical shift assignment of the diastereoisomer mixtures around C9/C10 was done for diagnostic stereochemical disposition. Additionally, density functional theory calculations were performed not only for confirming the stereochemistry of the Ga3+ complex among the six possible diastereoisomers but also for deducing the ability of these to form octahedral coordination spheres with gallium. Finally, the lack of antimicrobial activity of Pcb and Pcb thiazole analogue Ga3+ complexes against Vibrio anguillarum agrees with one of the roles of siderophores in protecting pathogens from metal ion toxicity. The efficient metal coordination shown by this scaffold suggests its possible use as a starting point for the design of new chelating agents or vectors for the development of new antibacterials that exploit the "Trojan horse" strategy using the microbial iron uptake mechanisms. The results obtained will be of great help in the development of biotechnological applications for these types of compounds.
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- M Carmen de la Fuente
- CICA─Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía, Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Spain
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- CICA─Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía, Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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- CICA─Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía, Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Spain
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- CICA─Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía, Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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- CICA─Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía, Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Spain
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- CICA─Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía, Departamento de Química, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña 15071, Spain
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Basaleh AS, Howsaui HB, Sharfalddin AA, Hussien MA. Substitution effect on new Schiff base ligand in complexation with some divalent metal ion; synthesis, characterization, DFT and cytotoxicity studies. RESULTS IN CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rechem.2022.100445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Amiri Rudbari H, Saadati A, Aryaeifar M, Blacque O, Cuevas-Vicario JV, Cabral R, Raposo LR, Fernandes AR. Platinum(II) and Copper(II) complexes of asymmetric halogen-substituted [NN'O] ligands: Synthesis, characterization, structural investigations and antiproliferative activity. Bioorg Chem 2021; 119:105556. [PMID: 34959175 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In order to better understand the effect of structure, halogen substitution, metal ions and ligand flexibility on antiproliferative activity, eight Cu(II) complexes and eight Pt(II) complexes were obtained of 2,4-X1,X2-6-((pyridine-2-ylmethylamino)methyl)phenol and 2,4-X1,X2-6-((pyridine-2-ylmethylamino)ethyl)phenol (where X is Cl, Br, or I) ligands. The compounds were characterized with various techniques, such as FT-IR, NMR, elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD). The X-ray structures showed that ligand acts as a bidentate and tridentate donor in Cu(II) and Pt(II) complexes, respectively. This difference in structures is due to the use or non-use of base in the preparation of complexes. Also, complexation of Cl2-H2L1 with CuCl2·2H2O gives two different types of structures: polymer (Cl2-H2L1-Cupolymer) and dimer (Cl2-H2L1-Cudimer), according to the crystal color. In addition, 1H NMR spectrum for platinum complexes display two set of signals that can be attributed to the presence of two isomers in solution. All complexes induced moderate to high reduction in A2780 and HCT116 cancer cell viability. However, only complexes bearing iodo- substituted in ligands exhibited significantly low cytotoxicity in normal fibroblasts when compared with cancer cell lines. The antiproliferative effect exhibited by I2-H2L2-Cu complex in A2780 cell line was due to induction of cell death mechanisms, namely by apoptosis and autophagy. I2-H2L2-Cu complex does not cause DNA cleavage but a slight delay in cell cycle was observed for the first 24 h of exposition. High cytotoxicity was related with the induction of intracellular ROS. This increase in intracellular ROS was not accompanied by destabilization of the mitochondrial membrane which is an indication that ROS are being triggered externally by I2-H2L2-Cu complex and in agreement with an extrinsic apoptosis activation. I2-H2L2-Cu complex has a pro-angiogenic effect, increasing the vascularization of the CAM in chicken embryos. This is also a very important characteristic in cancer treatment since the increased vascularization in tumors might facilitate the delivery of therapeutic drugs. Taken together, these results support the potential therapeutic of the I2-H2L2-Cu complex.
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- Hadi Amiri Rudbari
- Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidad de Burgos, Pza. Misael Bañuelos s/n, E-09001 Burgos, Spain
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- UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Campus Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Campus Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Campus Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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Marzano IM, Tomco D, Staples RJ, Lizarazo-Jaimes EH, Gomes DA, Bucciarelli-Rodriguez M, Guerra W, de Souza ÍP, Verani CN, Pereira Maia EC. Dual anticancer and antibacterial activities of bismuth compounds based on asymmetric [NN'O] ligands. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 222:111522. [PMID: 34218087 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Two new bismuth(III) complexes, [BiL1Cl2] (1) and [BiL2Cl2] (2), in which L1 is (2-hydroxy-4-6-di-tert-butylbenzyl-2-pyridylmethyl)amine and L2 is 2,4-diiodo-6-((pyridine-2-ylmethylamino)methyl)phenol, were synthesized and characterized by elemental and conductivity analyses, atomic absorption spectrometry, infrared and 1H NMR spectroscopies. The molecular structure of 1 reveals that the NN'O ligand forms a 1:1 complex with bismuth through coordination via the nitrogen of the aliphatic amine, the nitrogen of the pyridine ring and the oxygen of the phenolate. The coordination sphere is completed with two chloride anions in a distorted square pyramidal geometry. Bismuth exhibits the same coordination mode in compound 2. The cytotoxic activity of 1 and 2 was investigated in a chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line. The complexes are approximately three times more potent than the corresponding free ligands, with the IC50 values 0.30 and 0.38 μM for complex 1 and 2, respectively. To address the cellular mechanisms underlying cell demise, apoptosis was quantified by flow cytometry analysis. From 0.1 μM, both complexes induce apoptosis and there is a remarkable concentration-dependent increase in the population of cells in apoptosis. The complexes were also evaluated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Both inhibited the bacterial growth in a concentration-dependent way, with remarkable activity in some of the tested strains, for example, complex 2 was more active than its free ligand against all bacterial strains and approximately fourteen times more potent against S. dysenteriae and S. typhimurium.
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- Ivana M Marzano
- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Rodovia MG-230, Km 7 - Zona Rural, Rio Paranaíba 38810-000, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901, MG, Brazil
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- Departament of General Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901, MG, Brazil
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- Chemistry Institute, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Campus Santa Mônica, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil; Department of Chemistry, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais, 30421-169 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil.
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Arunadevi N, Kanchana P, Hemapriya V, Sankaran SS, Mayilsamy M, Balakrishnan PD, Chung IM, Mayakrishnan P. Synthesis and crystal growth of cadmium naphthoate crystal for second order non-linear optics and cytotoxic activity. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2021.1925559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Natarajan Arunadevi
- Department of Chemistry, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Sanghuh Life Science, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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Kordestani N, Amiri Rudbari H, Fernandes AR, Raposo LR, Luz A, Baptista PV, Bruno G, Scopelliti R, Fateminia Z, Micale N, Tumanov N, Wouters J, Abbasi Kajani A, Bordbar AK. Copper(ii) complexes with tridentate halogen-substituted Schiff base ligands: synthesis, crystal structures and investigating the effect of halogenation, leaving groups and ligand flexibility on antiproliferative activities. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:3990-4007. [PMID: 33650599 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt03962d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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To investigate the effect of different halogen substituents and leaving groups and the flexibility of ligands on the anticancer activity of copper complexes, sixteen copper(ii) complexes with eight different tridentate Schiff-base ligands containing pyridine and 3,5-halogen-substituted phenol moieties were synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods. Four of these complexes were also characterized by X-ray crystallography. The cytotoxicity of the complexes was determined in three different tumor cell lines (i.e. the A2780 ovarian, HCT116 colorectal and MCF7 breast cancer cell line) and in a normal primary fibroblast cell line. Complexes were demonstrated to induce a higher loss of cell viability in the ovarian carcinoma cell line (A2780) with respect to the other two tumor cell lines, and therefore the biological mechanisms underlying this loss of viability were further investigated. Complexes with ligand L1 (containing a 2-pycolylamine-type motif) were more cytotoxic than complexes with L2 (containing a 2-(2-pyridyl)ethylamine-type motif). The loss of cell viability in A2780 tumor cells was observed in the order Cu(Cl2-L1)NO3 > Cu(Cl2-L1)Cl > Cu(Br2-L1)Cl > Cu(BrCl-L1)Cl. All complexes were able to induce reactive oxygen species (ROS) that could be related to the loss of cell viability. Complexes Cu(BrCl-L1)Cl and Cu(Cl2-L1)NO3 were able to promote A2780 cell apoptosis and autophagy and for complex Cu(BrCl-L1)Cl the increase in apoptosis was due to the intrinsic pathway. Cu(Cl2-L1)Cl and Cu(Br2-L1)Cl complexes lead to cellular detachment allowing to correlate with the results of loss of cell viability. Despite the ability of the Cu(BrCl-L1)Cl complex to induce programmed cell death in A2780 cells, its therapeutic window turned out to be low making the Cu(Cl2-L1)NO3 complex the most promising candidate for additional biological applications.
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- Nazanin Kordestani
- Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran.
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Aliabadi A, Hakimi M, Hosseinabadi F, Motieiyan E, Rodrigues VHN, Ghadermazi M, Marabello D, Abdolmaleki S. Investigation of X-ray crystal structure and in vitro cytotoxicity of two Ga(III) complexes containing pyridine dicarboxylic acid derivatives and 2-aminobenzimidazole. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Tundo GR, Sbardella D, Santoro AM, Coletta A, Oddone F, Grasso G, Milardi D, Lacal PM, Marini S, Purrello R, Graziani G, Coletta M. The proteasome as a druggable target with multiple therapeutic potentialities: Cutting and non-cutting edges. Pharmacol Ther 2020; 213:107579. [PMID: 32442437 PMCID: PMC7236745 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Ubiquitin Proteasome System (UPS) is an adaptable and finely tuned system that sustains proteostasis network under a large variety of physiopathological conditions. Its dysregulation is often associated with the onset and progression of human diseases; hence, UPS modulation has emerged as a promising new avenue for the development of treatments of several relevant pathologies, such as cancer and neurodegeneration. The clinical interest in proteasome inhibition has considerably increased after the FDA approval in 2003 of bortezomib for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, which is now used in the front-line setting. Thereafter, two other proteasome inhibitors (carfilzomib and ixazomib), designed to overcome resistance to bortezomib, have been approved for treatment-experienced patients, and a variety of novel inhibitors are currently under preclinical and clinical investigation not only for haematological malignancies but also for solid tumours. However, since UPS collapse leads to toxic misfolded proteins accumulation, proteasome is attracting even more interest as a target for the care of neurodegenerative diseases, which are sustained by UPS impairment. Thus, conceptually, proteasome activation represents an innovative and largely unexplored target for drug development. According to a multidisciplinary approach, spanning from chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology to pharmacology, this review will summarize the most recent available literature regarding different aspects of proteasome biology, focusing on structure, function and regulation of proteasome in physiological and pathological processes, mostly cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, connecting biochemical features and clinical studies of proteasome targeting drugs.
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- G R Tundo
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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- CNR, Institute of Crystallography, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark
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- IRCCS-Fondazione Bietti, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- CNR, Institute of Crystallography, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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Antitumor Activity of Pt(II), Ru(III) and Cu(II) Complexes. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25153492. [PMID: 32751963 PMCID: PMC7435640 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25153492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Metal complexes are currently potential therapeutic compounds. The acquisition of resistance by cancer cells or the effective elimination of cancer-affected cells necessitates a constant search for chemical compounds with specific biological activities. One alternative option is the transition metal complexes having potential as antitumor agents. Here, we present the current knowledge about the application of transition metal complexes bearing nickel(II), cobalt(II), copper(II), ruthenium(III), and ruthenium(IV). The cytotoxic properties of the above complexes causing apoptosis, autophagy, DNA damage, and cell cycle inhibition are described in this review.
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Shagufta, Ahmad I. Transition metal complexes as proteasome inhibitors for cancer treatment. Inorganica Chim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2020.119521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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King AP, Wilson JJ. Endoplasmic reticulum stress: an arising target for metal-based anticancer agents. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:8113-8136. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00259c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Metal anticancer agents are rapidly emerging as selective, potent therapeutics that exhibit anticancer activity by inducing endoplasmic reticulum stress.
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- A. Paden King
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Cornell University
- Ithaca
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
- Cornell University
- Ithaca
- USA
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Zhang H, Xie F, Cheng M, Peng F. Novel Meta-iodobenzylguanidine-Based Copper Thiosemicarbazide-1-guanidinomethylbenzyl Anticancer Compounds Targeting Norepinephrine Transporter in Neuroblastoma. J Med Chem 2019; 62:6985-6991. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Haiyuan Zhang
- Carman & Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 735390, United States
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, P. R. China
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- Carman & Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States
- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 735390, United States
- Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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Constantin C, Lupu AR, Fertig TE, Gherghiceanu M, Pop S, Ion RM, Neagu M. Unveiling Ga(III) phthalocyanine-a different photosensitizer in neuroblastoma cellular model. J Cell Mol Med 2018; 23:1086-1094. [PMID: 30451363 PMCID: PMC6349146 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Phthalocyanines (Pc) and their metallated derivatives are strongly considered for photodynamic therapy (PDT) possessing unique properties as possible new photosensitizers (PS). We have used toxicological assessments, real-time monitoring of cellular impedance, and imagistic measurements for assessing the in vitro dark toxicity and PDT efficacy of Ga(III)-Pc in SHSy5Y neuroblastoma cells. We have established the non-toxic concentration range of Ga(III)-Pc, a compound which shows a high intracellular accumulation, with perinuclear distribution in confocal microscopy. By choosing Ga(III)Pc non-toxic dose, we performed in vitro experimental PDT hampering cellular proliferation. Our proposed Ga(III)-Pc could complete a future PS panel for neuroblastoma alternate therapy.
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- Carolina Constantin
- Immunology Department, "Victor Babes" National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania.,Pathology Department, "Colentina" Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Immunology Department, "Victor Babes" National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania
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- The Pathology Unit, "Victor Babes" National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania
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- The Pathology Unit, "Victor Babes" National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania
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- Molecular and Cellular Medicine Department, "Victor Babes" National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania
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- Nanomedicine Research Group, National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry, Bucharest, Romania
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- Immunology Department, "Victor Babes" National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania.,Pathology Department, "Colentina" Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.,Doctoral School, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Two novel dinuclear ellipsoid Ni(II) and Co(II) complexes bridged by 4,5-bis(pyrazol-1-yl)phthalic acid: Synthesis, structural characterization and biological evaluation. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 136:235-245. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Revised: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Synthesis, characterization and biological activity of gallium(III) complexes with non-symmetrical NO-donor Schiff bases. Polyhedron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2016.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Firmo RN, de Souza ICA, Miranda FDS, Pinheiro CB, Resende JALC, Lanznaster M. A new ligand H4Lox and its iron(III) complex as a platform for the development of heterotrimetallic complexes. Polyhedron 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2016.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mohsen A, Saby C, Collery P, Sabry GM, Hassan RE, Badawi A, Jeannesson P, Desmaële D, Morjani H. Biological study of the effect of water soluble [N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-L-aspartato] gallium complexes on breast carcinoma and fibrosarcoma cells. J Biol Inorg Chem 2016; 21:837-49. [PMID: 27484500 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-016-1382-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Two water soluble gallium complexes described as [Ga(III)LCl], where L is the deprotonated form of N-2-hydroxybenzyl aspartic acid derivatives, were synthesized and characterized by (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, FT-IR, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. The 2-(5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzylamino)succinic acid derivative (GS2) has been found to be a promising anticancer drug candidate. This compound was found to be more cytotoxic against human breast carcinoma MDA-MB231 and fibrosarcoma HT-1080 cell lines than the unsubstituted derivative and GaCl3. GS2 was able to induce apoptosis through downregulation of AKT phosphorylation, G2M arrest in cell cycle, and caspase 3/7 pathway. This gallium complex was found to induce an increase in mitochondrial ROS level in HT-1080 cells but not in MDA-MB231 cells. This suggests that the mechanism of action of GS2 would not be mediated by the drug-induced oxidative stress but probably by directly and indirectly inhibiting the AKT cell-signaling pathway.
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- Ahmed Mohsen
- Institut Galien Paris-Sud (UMR CNRS 8612) Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris-Saclay, 5, rue Jean-Baptiste Clément, 92296, Châtenay-Malabry, France.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia Square, Cairo, Egypt.,MEDyC-Unité CNRS UMR7369, SFR CAP-Santé FED4231UFR de Pharmacie, 51 rue Cognacq Jay, 51096, Reims Cedex, France
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- MEDyC-Unité CNRS UMR7369, SFR CAP-Santé FED4231UFR de Pharmacie, 51 rue Cognacq Jay, 51096, Reims Cedex, France
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- Société de Coordination de Recherches Thérapeutiques (SCRT), 30, avenue du Port, 20220, Algajola, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia Square, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia Square, Cairo, Egypt
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- Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Surfactant Laboratory, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- MEDyC-Unité CNRS UMR7369, SFR CAP-Santé FED4231UFR de Pharmacie, 51 rue Cognacq Jay, 51096, Reims Cedex, France
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- Institut Galien Paris-Sud (UMR CNRS 8612) Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris-Saclay, 5, rue Jean-Baptiste Clément, 92296, Châtenay-Malabry, France.
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- MEDyC-Unité CNRS UMR7369, SFR CAP-Santé FED4231UFR de Pharmacie, 51 rue Cognacq Jay, 51096, Reims Cedex, France.
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Trudu F, Amato F, Vaňhara P, Pivetta T, Peña-Méndez E, Havel J. Coordination compounds in cancer: Past, present and perspectives. J Appl Biomed 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jab.2015.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Silva F, Campello MPC, Gano L, Fernandes C, Santos IC, Santos I, Ascenso JR, João Ferreira M, Paulo A. Chemical, radiochemical and biological studies of new gallium(iii) complexes with hexadentate chelators. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:3342-55. [DOI: 10.1039/c4dt02274b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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New Ga3+ complexes with hexadentate chelators were prepared using natural gallium and radiogallium, and showed some favorable features for radiopharmaceutical research.
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- Francisco Silva
- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias e Nucleares
- IST
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 2695-066 Bobadela LRS
- Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias e Nucleares
- IST
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 2695-066 Bobadela LRS
- Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias e Nucleares
- IST
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 2695-066 Bobadela LRS
- Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias e Nucleares
- IST
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 2695-066 Bobadela LRS
- Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias e Nucleares
- IST
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 2695-066 Bobadela LRS
- Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias e Nucleares
- IST
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 2695-066 Bobadela LRS
- Portugal
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- Centro de Quimica Estrutural
- IST
- Universidade de Lisboa
- Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Centro de Quimica Estrutural
- IST
- Universidade de Lisboa
- Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias e Nucleares
- IST
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 2695-066 Bobadela LRS
- Portugal
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Tan CP, Lu YY, Ji LN, Mao ZW. Metallomics insights into the programmed cell death induced by metal-based anticancer compounds. Metallomics 2014; 6:978-95. [PMID: 24668273 DOI: 10.1039/c3mt00225j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Since the discovery of cisplatin more than 40 years ago, enormous research efforts have been dedicated to developing metal-based anticancer agents and to elucidating the mechanisms involved in the action of these compounds. Abnormal metabolism and the evasion of apoptosis are important hallmarks of malignant transformation, and the induction of apoptotic cell death has been considered to be a main pathway by which cytotoxic metal complexes combat cancer. However, many cancers have cellular defects involving the apoptotic machinery, which results in an acquired resistance to apoptotic cell death and therefore reduced chemotherapeutic effectiveness. Over the past decade, it has been revealed that a growing number of cell death pathways induced by metal complexes are not dependent on apoptosis. Metal complexes specifically triggering these alternative cell death pathways have been identified and explored as novel cancer treatment options. In this review, we discuss recent examples of metallomics studies on the different types of cell death induced by metal-based anticancer drugs, especially on the three major forms of programmed cell death (PCD) in mammalian cells: apoptosis, autophagy and regulated necrosis, also called necroptosis.
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- Cai-Ping Tan
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China.
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Ma C, Liang SK, Zhao FC, Meng Y, Li YY, Zhu MC, Gao EJ. Cadmium(II) complex with 2-methyl-1H-4,5-imidazoledicarboxylic acid ligand: synthesis, characterization, and biological activity. J COORD CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2014.970540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Chi Ma
- International Key Laboratory of Shenyang Inorganic Molecule-based Chemical, Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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- International Key Laboratory of Shenyang Inorganic Molecule-based Chemical, Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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- International Key Laboratory of Shenyang Inorganic Molecule-based Chemical, Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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- International Key Laboratory of Shenyang Inorganic Molecule-based Chemical, Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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- International Key Laboratory of Shenyang Inorganic Molecule-based Chemical, Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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- International Key Laboratory of Shenyang Inorganic Molecule-based Chemical, Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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- International Key Laboratory of Shenyang Inorganic Molecule-based Chemical, Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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Tomco D, Schmitt S, Heeg MJ, Dou QP, Verani CN. Inhibition of the 26S proteasome as a possible mechanism for toxicity of heavy metal species. J Inorg Biochem 2014; 132:96-103. [PMID: 24452142 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Revised: 12/24/2013] [Accepted: 12/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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In this paper we report on the synthesis of five metal complexes coordinated to the [NN'O] ligand HL(iodo) (2,4-diiodo-6-((pyridine-2-ylmethylamino)methyl)phenol), namely [Al(III)(L(iodo))2]ClO4 (1), [Cd(II)(L(iodo))Cl]·H2O (2), [Hg(II)(L(iodo))2]·4DMSO (3), [Pb(II)(L(iodo))NO3] (4), and [Sn(IV)(L(iodo))Cl3] (5). Species 1-5 are thoroughly characterized by spectroscopic and spectrometric methods, as well as by elemental analysis. X-ray crystallography results for complex 3 indicate the presence of Hg(II) ion hexacoordinated to two facially oriented [NN'O] ligands, whereas for complex 5 an Sn(IV) ion chelates to one deprotonated ligand and three chlorido coligands. The toxicity of species 1-5 is tested against transformed human prostate epithelial cells CRL2221 and we observe that the five complexes demonstrate high levels of cell growth inhibition in a dose-dependent manner. In order to evaluate the relationship between these species and the proteasome, we test 1-5 against purified 20S, CRL2221 cell extracts, and intact cells, followed by the measurement of the percent chymotrypsin-like activity inhibition levels. Results suggest a good correlation between the toxicity of [Hg(II)(L(iodo))2]·4DMSO (3) and proteasome inhibition.
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- Dajena Tomco
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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Santini C, Pellei M, Gandin V, Porchia M, Tisato F, Marzano C. Advances in Copper Complexes as Anticancer Agents. Chem Rev 2013; 114:815-62. [DOI: 10.1021/cr400135x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1128] [Impact Index Per Article: 102.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Carlo Santini
- Scuola
di Scienze e Tecnologie−Sez. Chimica, Università di Camerino, via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- Scuola
di Scienze e Tecnologie−Sez. Chimica, Università di Camerino, via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino, Macerata, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze del Farmaco, Università di Padova, via Marzolo
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze del Farmaco, Università di Padova, via Marzolo
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Gao EJ, Lin L, Wang B, Zhu MC, Jiao W, Liu TL. Syntheses, characterizations and bioactivities on HeLa cells and KB cells of two dinuclear manganese complexes with carboxylate bridges. J COORD CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2013.786830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- En-Jun Gao
- a Department of Coordination Chemistry, International Key Laboratory of Shenyang Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical , Shenyang University of Chemical Technology , Shenyang , China
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- a Department of Coordination Chemistry, International Key Laboratory of Shenyang Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical , Shenyang University of Chemical Technology , Shenyang , China
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- a Department of Coordination Chemistry, International Key Laboratory of Shenyang Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical , Shenyang University of Chemical Technology , Shenyang , China
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- a Department of Coordination Chemistry, International Key Laboratory of Shenyang Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical , Shenyang University of Chemical Technology , Shenyang , China
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- a Department of Coordination Chemistry, International Key Laboratory of Shenyang Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical , Shenyang University of Chemical Technology , Shenyang , China
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- a Department of Coordination Chemistry, International Key Laboratory of Shenyang Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical , Shenyang University of Chemical Technology , Shenyang , China
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Chitambar CR, Antholine WE. Iron-targeting antitumor activity of gallium compounds and novel insights into triapine(®)-metal complexes. Antioxid Redox Signal 2013; 18:956-72. [PMID: 22900955 PMCID: PMC3557436 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.4880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Despite advances made in the treatment of cancer, a significant number of patients succumb to this disease every year. Hence, there is a great need to develop new anticancer agents. RECENT ADVANCES Emerging data show that malignant cells have a greater requirement for iron than normal cells do and that proteins involved in iron import, export, and storage may be altered in cancer cells. Therefore, strategies to perturb these iron-dependent steps in malignant cells hold promise for the treatment of cancer. Recent studies show that gallium compounds and metal-thiosemicarbazone complexes inhibit tumor cell growth by targeting iron homeostasis, including iron-dependent ribonucleotide reductase. Chemical similarities of gallium(III) with iron(III) enable the former to mimic the latter and interpose itself in critical iron-dependent steps in cellular proliferation. Newer gallium compounds have emerged with additional mechanisms of action. In clinical trials, the first-generation-compound gallium nitrate has exhibited activity against bladder cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, while the thiosemicarbazone Triapine(®) has demonstrated activity against other tumors. CRITICAL ISSUES Novel gallium compounds with greater cytotoxicity and a broader spectrum of antineoplastic activity than gallium nitrate should continue to be developed. FUTURE DIRECTIONS The antineoplastic activity and toxicity of the existing novel gallium compounds and thiosemicarbazone-metal complexes should be tested in animal tumor models and advanced to Phase I and II clinical trials. Future research should identify biologic markers that predict tumor sensitivity to gallium compounds. This will help direct gallium-based therapy to cancer patients who are most likely to benefit from it.
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- Christopher R Chitambar
- Division of Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA.
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Tomco D, Xavier FR, Allard MM, Verani CN. Probing chemical reduction in a cobalt(III) complex as a viable route for the inhibition of the 20S proteasome. Inorganica Chim Acta 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2012.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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There is an ever pressing need to develop new drugs for the treatment of cancer. Gallium nitrate, a group IIIa metal salt, inhibits the proliferation of tumor cells in vitro and in vivo and has shown activity against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and bladder cancer in clinical trials. Gallium can function as an iron mimetic and perturb iron-dependent proliferation and other iron-related processes in tumor cells. Gallium nitrate lacks crossresistance with conventional chemotherapeutic drugs and is not myelosuppressive; it can be used when other drugs have failed or when the blood count is low. Given the therapeutic potential of gallium, newer generations of gallium compounds are now in various phases of preclinical and clinical development. These compounds hold the promise of greater anti-tumor activity against a broader spectrum of cancers. The development of gallium compounds for cancer treatment and their mechanisms of action will be discussed.
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Targeting the ubiquitin–proteasome pathway with inorganic compounds to fight cancer: a challenge for the future. Future Med Chem 2012; 4:525-43. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc.11.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Proteasomes are large multicatalytic complexes endowed with proteinase activity, located both in the cytosol and in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. The ubiquitin–proteasome system is responsible for selective degradation of most intracellular proteins and therefore plays an essential regulatory role in many critical cellular processes. The proteasomal activity can also contribute to the pathological states of many diseases, including inflammation, neurodegeneration and cancer, through a disregulation in the level of regulatory proteins. These diseases may be targeted by modulating components of the ubiquitin–proteasome pathway, using small molecules as inhibitors. Bortezomib (Velcade®), used for the treatment of relapsed multiple myeloma, is the first and, up to now, the only proteasome inhibitor approved by the US FDA. Nowadays, the discovery that some metal-based complexes exert their antiproliferative action by affecting proteasomal activities provides the possibility of developing new opportunities in cancer therapy.
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Verani CN. Metal complexes as inhibitors of the 26S proteasome in tumor cells. J Inorg Biochem 2012; 106:59-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2011] [Revised: 08/01/2011] [Accepted: 09/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tomco D, Schmitt S, Ksebati B, Heeg MJ, Dou QP, Verani CN. Effects of tethered ligands and of metal oxidation state on the interactions of cobalt complexes with the 26S proteasome. J Inorg Biochem 2011; 105:1759-66. [PMID: 22056177 PMCID: PMC3826156 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Revised: 09/07/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In this paper we report on the synthesis and characterization of three cobalt complexes described as [Co(II)(L(1))(2)] (1), [Co(II)(L(2))] (2), and [Co(III)(L(1))(2)]ClO(4)(3). These complexes contain the deprotonated forms of the [NN'O] tridentate ligand HL(1) and its newly synthesized [N(2)N'(2)O(2)] hexadentate counterpart H(2)L(2), namely, 2,4-diiodo-6-((pyridine-2-ylmethylamino)methyl)phenol and 6,6'-((ethane-1,2-diylbis((pyridin-2-ylmethyl) azanediyl))bis(methylene))bis(2,4-diiodophenol). Characterizations for 1-3 include electrospray ionization (ESI) spectrometry, infrared, and UV-visible spectroscopies, and elemental analyses. A detailed (1)H-NMR study was conducted for 3 and X-ray structural data was obtained for 2. The viability of this series as potential agents for proteasome inhibition and cell apoptotic induction involving PC-3 cancer cells is presented comparing the behavior of the untethered [NN'O](2) six-coordinate 1 and 3 and the tethered counterpart 2 with a 1:1 metal-to-ligand ratio. It is observed that the tethering in 2 decreases inhibition activity. When 1 and 3 are compared, the most inert, but redox-active, cobalt(III) species shows the highest chymotrypsin-like activity inhibition on purified proteasome and PC-3 cancer cells. A hypothesis based on the role of oxidation states for proteasome inhibition is offered.
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- Dajena Tomco
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave. Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- The Prevention Program, Ann Barbara Karmanos Cancer Institute, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 4820, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave. Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave. Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- The Prevention Program, Ann Barbara Karmanos Cancer Institute, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 4820, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave. Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Copper(II) complexes with tridentate pyrazole-based ligands: synthesis, characterization, DNA cleavage activity and cytotoxicity. J Inorg Biochem 2011; 105:637-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2011.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2010] [Revised: 01/14/2011] [Accepted: 01/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gao E, Liu L, Zhu M, Huang Y, Guan F, Gao X, Zhang M, Wang L, Zhang W, Sun Y. Synthesis, characterization, interaction with DNA, and cytotoxic effect in vitro of new mono- and dinuclear Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes with benzo[d]thiazol-2-amine as the primary ligand. Inorg Chem 2011; 50:4732-41. [PMID: 21520903 DOI: 10.1021/ic102142j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A series of novel Pd(II) and Pt(II) complexes, [PdL(2)Cl(2)]·DMF (1), [Pd(2)(L-H)(2)(bpy)Cl(2)]·(H(2)O)(2)·DMF (2), [Pd(2)(L-H)(2)(phen)Cl(2)]·2H(2)O (3), [PtL(2)Cl(2)]·H(2)O (4), [Pt(2)(L-H)(2)(bpy)Cl(2)]·2H(2)O (5), and [Pt(2)(L-H)(2)(phen)Cl(2)]·H(2)O (6), where bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, and L = 1,3-benzothiazol-2-amine, have been synthesized and characterized. The competitive binding of the complexes to DNA has been investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy. The values of the apparent DNA binding constant, calculated from fluorescence spectral studies, were 3.8 × 10(6) (K(app)(4)), 2.9 × 10(6) (K(app)(1)), 2.4 × 10(6) (K(app)(6)), 2.0 × 10(6) (K(app)(5)), 1.2 × 10(6) (K(app)(3)), and 6.9 × 10(5) (K(app)(2)). The binding parameters for the fluorescence Scatchard plot were also determined. On the basis of the data obtained, it indicates that the six complexes bind to DNA with different binding affinities in the relative order 4 > 1 > 6 > 5 > 3 > 2. Viscosity studies carried out on the interaction of complexes with Fish Sperm DNA (FS-DNA) suggested that all complexes bind by intercalation. Gel electrophoresis assay demonstrates that all the complexes can cleave the pBR 322 plasmid DNA and bind to DNA in a similar mode. The cytotoxic activity of the complexes has been also tested against four different cancer cell lines. The results show that all complexes have activity against KB, AGZY-83a, Hep-G2, and HeLa cells. In general, the Pt(II) complexes were found to be more effective than the isostructural Pd(II) complexes. The mononuclear complexes exhibited excellent activity in comparison with the dinuclear complexes in these four cell lines. Moreover, on the KB cell line (the human oral epithelial carcinoma), the observed result seems quite encouraging for the six complexes with IC(50) values ranging from 1.5 to 8.6 μM. Furthermore, apoptosis assay with hematoxylin-eosin staining shows treatment with the six complexes results in morphological changes of KB cells. The results induce apoptosis in KB cells.
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- EnJun Gao
- Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China.
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Dobrzyńska D, Jerzykiewicz LB, Bejczak J, Wietrzyk J, Świtalska M. Synthesis and characterization of chloro-bis(quinoline-2-carboxylato-κ 2N,O)gallium(III). J COORD CHEM 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2011.563383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Danuta Dobrzyńska
- a Faculty of Chemistry , Wrocław University of Technology , Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- b Faculty of Chemistry , University of Wrocław , F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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- a Faculty of Chemistry , Wrocław University of Technology , Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- c Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy , Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland
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- c Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy , Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114 Wrocław, Poland
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Frezza M, Hindo S, Chen D, Davenport A, Schmitt S, Tomco D, Dou QP. Novel metals and metal complexes as platforms for cancer therapy. Curr Pharm Des 2011; 16:1813-25. [PMID: 20337575 DOI: 10.2174/138161210791209009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 344] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2010] [Accepted: 03/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Metals are essential cellular components selected by nature to function in several indispensable biochemical processes for living organisms. Metals are endowed with unique characteristics that include redox activity, variable coordination modes, and reactivity towards organic substrates. Due to their reactivity, metals are tightly regulated under normal conditions and aberrant metal ion concentrations are associated with various pathological disorders, including cancer. For these reasons, coordination complexes, either as drugs or prodrugs, become very attractive probes as potential anticancer agents. The use of metals and their salts for medicinal purposes, from iatrochemistry to modern day, has been present throughout human history. The discovery of cisplatin, cis-[Pt(II) (NH(3))(2)Cl(2)], was a defining moment which triggered the interest in platinum(II)- and other metal-containing complexes as potential novel anticancer drugs. Other interests in this field address concerns for uptake, toxicity, and resistance to metallodrugs. This review article highlights selected metals that have gained considerable interest in both the development and the treatment of cancer. For example, copper is enriched in various human cancer tissues and is a co-factor essential for tumor angiogenesis processes. However the use of copper-binding ligands to target tumor copper could provide a novel strategy for cancer selective treatment. The use of nonessential metals as probes to target molecular pathways as anticancer agents is also emphasized. Finally, based on the interface between molecular biology and bioinorganic chemistry the design of coordination complexes for cancer treatment is reviewed and design strategies and mechanisms of action are discussed.
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- Michael Frezza
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology and Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Frezza M, Hindo SS, Tomco D, Allard MM, Cui QC, Heeg MJ, Chen D, Dou QP, Verani CN. Comparative activities of nickel(II) and zinc(II) complexes of asymmetric [NN'O] ligands as 26S proteasome inhibitors. Inorg Chem 2010; 48:5928-37. [PMID: 19496541 DOI: 10.1021/ic900276g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this study, we compare the proteasome inhibition capabilities of two anticancer candidates, [Ni(L(IA))(2)] (1) and [Zn(L(IA))(2)] (2), where L(IA-) is the deprotonated form of the ligand 2,4-diiodo-6-(((2-pyridinylmethyl)amino)methyl)phenol. Species 1 contains nickel(II), a considerably inert ion that favors covalency, whereas 2 contains zinc(II), a labile transition metal ion that favors predominantly ionic bonds. We report on the synthesis and characterization of 1 and 2 using various spectroscopic, spectrometric, and structural methods. Furthermore, the pharmacological effects of 1 and 2, along with those of the salts NiCl(2) and ZnCl(2), were evaluated in vitro and in cultured human cancer cells in terms of their proteasome-inhibitory and apoptotic cell-death-inducing capabilities. It is shown that neither NiCl(2) nor 1 have the ability to inhibit the proteasome activity at any sustained levels. However, ZnCl(2) and 2 showed superior inhibitory activity versus the chymotrypsin-like activity of both the 26S proteasome (IC(50) = 5.7 and 4.4 micromol/L, respectively) and the purified 20S proteasome (IC(50) = 16.6 and 11.7 micromol/L, respectively) under cell-free conditions. Additionally, inhibition of proteasomal activity in cultured prostate cancer cells by 2 was associated with higher levels of ubiquitinated proteins and apoptosis. Treatment with either the metal complex or the salt was relatively nontoxic toward human normal cells. These results strengthen the current working hypothesis that fast ligand dissociation is required to generate an [ML(IA)](+) pharmacophore, capable of interaction with the proteasome. This interaction, possibly via N-terminal threonine amino acids present in the active sites, renders the proteasome inactive. Our results present a compelling rationale for 2 along with its gallium(III) and copper(II) congeners to be further investigated as potential anticancer drugs that act as proteasome inhibitiors.
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- Michael Frezza
- The Prevention Program, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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Chitambar CR. Medical applications and toxicities of gallium compounds. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2010; 7:2337-61. [PMID: 20623028 PMCID: PMC2898053 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7052337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2010] [Revised: 03/24/2010] [Accepted: 03/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Over the past two to three decades, gallium compounds have gained importance in the fields of medicine and electronics. In clinical medicine, radioactive gallium and stable gallium nitrate are used as diagnostic and therapeutic agents in cancer and disorders of calcium and bone metabolism. In addition, gallium compounds have displayed anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive activity in animal models of human disease while more recent studies have shown that gallium compounds may function as antimicrobial agents against certain pathogens. In a totally different realm, the chemical properties of gallium arsenide have led to its use in the semiconductor industry. Gallium compounds, whether used medically or in the electronics field, have toxicities. Patients receiving gallium nitrate for the treatment of various diseases may benefit from such therapy, but knowledge of the therapeutic index of this drug is necessary to avoid clinical toxicities. Animals exposed to gallium arsenide display toxicities in certain organ systems suggesting that environmental risks may exist for individuals exposed to this compound in the workplace. Although the arsenic moiety of gallium arsenide appears to be mainly responsible for its pulmonary toxicity, gallium may contribute to some of the detrimental effects in other organs. The use of older and newer gallium compounds in clinical medicine may be advanced by a better understanding of their mechanisms of action, drug resistance, pharmacology, and side-effects. This review will discuss the medical applications of gallium and its mechanisms of action, the newer gallium compounds and future directions for development, and the toxicities of gallium compounds in current use.
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- Christopher R Chitambar
- Division of Neoplastic Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
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Silva F, Marques F, Santos I, Paulo A, Rodrigues AS, Rueff J, Santos I. Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxic activity of gallium(III) complexes anchored by tridentate pyrazole-based ligands. J Inorg Biochem 2010; 104:523-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2010.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2009] [Revised: 01/05/2010] [Accepted: 01/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cavallo G, Metrangolo P, Pilati T, Resnati G, Sansotera M, Terraneo G. Halogen bonding: a general route in anion recognition and coordination. Chem Soc Rev 2010; 39:3772-83. [DOI: 10.1039/b926232f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 415] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Asadi M, Mohammadikish M, Mohammadi K, Mousavi P, Javidnia K, Miri R. Complexation of Group IIIA metals with asymmetric tridentate ligands: Synthesis, characterization, formation constants and cytotoxicity. Inorganica Chim Acta 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2009.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hindo SS, Frezza M, Tomco D, Heeg MJ, Hryhorczuk L, McGarvey BR, Dou QP, Verani CN. Metals in anticancer therapy: copper(II) complexes as inhibitors of the 20S proteasome. Eur J Med Chem 2009; 44:4353-61. [PMID: 19559507 PMCID: PMC2759842 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2009.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2009] [Revised: 05/19/2009] [Accepted: 05/20/2009] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Selective 20S proteasomal inhibition and apoptosis induction were observed when several lines of cancer cells were treated with a series of copper complexes described as [Cu(L(I))Cl] (1), [Cu(L(I))OAc] (2), and [Cu(HL(I))(L(I))]OAc (3), where HL(I) is the ligand 2,4-diiodo-6-((pyridine-2-ylmethylamino)methyl)phenol. These complexes were synthesized, characterized by means of ESI spectrometry, infrared, UV-visible and EPR spectroscopies, and X-ray diffraction when possible. After full characterization species 1-3 were evaluated for their ability to function as proteasome inhibitors and apoptosis inducers in C4-2B and PC-3 human prostate cancer cells and MCF-10A normal cells. With distinct stoichiometries and protonation states, this series suggests the assignment of species [CuL(I)](+) as the minimal pharmacophore needed for proteasomal chymotryspin-like activity inhibition and permits some initial inference of mechanistic information.
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- The Prevention Program, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 1P4, Canada
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- The Prevention Program, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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New approaches to pharmacotherapy of tumors of the nervous system during childhood and adolescence. Pharmacol Ther 2009; 122:44-55. [PMID: 19318043 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2009.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Tumors of the nervous system are among the most common and most chemoresistant neoplasms of childhood and adolescence. Malignant tumors of the brain collectively account for 21% of all cancers and 24% of all cancer-related deaths in this age group. Neuroblastoma, a peripheral nervous system tumor, is the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood, and 65% of children with this tumor have only a 10 or 15% chance of living 5 years beyond the time of initial diagnosis. Novel pharmacological approaches to nervous system tumors are urgently needed. This review presents the role of and current challenges to pharmacotherapy of malignant tumors of the nervous system during childhood and adolescence and discusses novel approaches aimed at overcoming these challenges.
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Lesh FD, Hindo SS, Heeg MJ, Allard MM, Jain P, Peng B, Hryhorczuk L, Verani CN. On the Effect of Coordination and Protonation Preferences in the Amphiphilic Behavior of Metallosurfactants with Asymmetric Headgroups. Eur J Inorg Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200800761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Metrangolo P, Pilati T, Terraneo G, Biella S, Resnati G. Anion coordination and anion-templated assembly under halogen bonding control. CrystEngComm 2009. [DOI: 10.1039/b821300c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Potent anticancer activity of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate-copper complex against cisplatin-resistant neuroblastoma cells. Anticancer Drugs 2008; 19:125-32. [PMID: 18176108 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0b013e3282f2bdff] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Effective drugs are urgently needed for the treatment of advanced neuroblastoma refractory to conventional chemotherapy. Pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) is a copper-binding ligand, which showed cytotoxicity on many human tumor cells after binding with copper ions. In this study, we synthesized a copper-PDTC complex, which was characterized as a Cu(PDTC)2 complex, with elemental analyses (Fourier transform infrared, electrospray ionization mass spectra, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy). The Cu(PDTC)2 complex suppressed the proliferation of BE(2)C cells, a human neuroblastoma cell line, with an IC50 of 8.0 micromol/l, which was more potent than cisplatin (IC50 of 80 micromol/l). Treatment of BE(2)C cells with the Cu(PDTC)2 complex caused the S-phase arrest of cell cycle progression, cellular apoptosis, and necrosis, and increased the expression of p53 protein. The Cu(PDTC)2 complex holds potential as a new drug for the treatment of refractory neuroblastoma in children.
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Shakya R, Hindo SS, Wu L, Allard MM, Heeg MJ, Hratchian HP, McGarvey BR, da Rocha SRP, Verani CN. Archetypical Modeling and Amphiphilic Behavior of Cobalt(II)-Containing Soft-Materials with Asymmetric Tridentate Ligands. Inorg Chem 2007; 46:9808-18. [DOI: 10.1021/ic7011815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Rajendra Shakya
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 1P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 1P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 1P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 1P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 1P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 1P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 1P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 1P4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 1P4, Canada
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Zhang H, Thomas R, Oupicky D, Peng F. Synthesis and characterization of new copper thiosemicarbazone complexes with an ONNS quadridentate system: cell growth inhibition, S-phase cell cycle arrest and proapoptotic activities on cisplatin-resistant neuroblastoma cells. J Biol Inorg Chem 2007; 13:47-55. [PMID: 17909866 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-007-0299-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2007] [Accepted: 09/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Two new copper thiosemicarbazone complexes with an ONNS quadridentate system were synthesized and evaluated for anticancer activity on cisplatin-resistant neuroblastoma cells. Among these two copper complexes, the substituted 8-hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxaldehyde-4,4-dimethyl-3-thiosemicarbazide (CuHQDMTS) exhibited stronger cell growth inhibition activity than the unsubstituted copper 8-hydroxyquinoline-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazide complex (CuHQTS). Both CuHQTS and CuHQDMTS showed dose-dependent cell growth inhibition, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induction activities on the SK-N-DZ neuroblastoma cells. Increased expression of p53 protein molecules was detected in the SK-N-DZ cells treated with CuHQTS. The data obtained in this study suggest that CuHQDMTS and CuHQTS hold potential as new, effective drugs for treatment of refractory neuroblastoma in children.
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- Haiyuan Zhang
- Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Chen D, Frezza M, Shakya R, Cui QC, Milacic V, Verani CN, Dou QP. Inhibition of the Proteasome Activity by Gallium(III) Complexes Contributes to Their Anti–Prostate Tumor Effects. Cancer Res 2007; 67:9258-65. [PMID: 17909033 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-1813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The investigation of metal-based complexes with potential antitumor activity has been of paramount importance in recent years due to the successful use of cisplatin against various cancers. Gallium(III) and subsequently developed gallium(III)-containing complexes have shown promising antineoplastic effects when tested in a host of malignancies, specifically in lymphomas and bladder cancer. However, the molecular mechanism responsible for their anticancer effect is yet to be fully understood. We report here for the first time that the proteasome is a molecular target for gallium complexes in a variety of prostate cancer cell lines and in human prostate cancer xenografts. We tested five gallium complexes (1-5) in which the gallium ion is bound to an NN'O asymmetrical ligand containing pyridine and substituted phenolate moieties in a 1:2 (M/L) ratio. We found that complex 5 showed superior proteasome inhibitory activity against both 26S proteasome (IC50, 17 micromol/L) and purified 20S (IC50, 16 micromol/L) proteasome. Consistently, this effect was associated with apoptosis induction in prostate cancer cells. Additionally, complex 5 was able to exert the same effect in vivo by inhibiting growth of PC-3 xenografts in mice (66%), which was associated with proteasome inhibition and apoptosis induction. Our results strongly suggest that gallium complexes, acting as potent proteasome inhibitors, have a great potential to be developed into novel anticancer drugs.
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- Di Chen
- The Prevention Program, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
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