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Meng T, Shi X, Chen H, Xu Z, Qin W, Wei K, Yang X, Huang J, Liao C. Mitochondrial-targeted cyclometalated Ir(III)-5,7-dibromo/dichloro-2-methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline complexes and their anticancer efficacy evaluation in Hep-G2 cells. Metallomics 2024; 16:mfae032. [PMID: 38955388 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfae032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Both 8-hydroxyquinoline compounds and iridium (Ir) complexes have emerged as potential novel agents for tumor therapy. In this study, we synthesized and characterized two new Ir(III) complexes, [Ir(L1)(bppy)2] (Br-Ir) and [Ir(L2)(bppy)2] (Cl-Ir), with 5,7-dibromo-2-methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline (HL-1) or 5,7-dichloro-2-methyl-8-hydroxyquinoline as the primary ligand. Complexes Br-Ir and Cl-Ir successfully inhibited antitumor activity in Hep-G2 cells. In addition, complexes Br-Ir and Cl-Ir were localized in the mitochondrial membrane and caused mitochondrial damage, autophagy, and cellular immunity in Hep-G2 cells. We tested the proteins related to mitochondrial and mitophagy by western blot analysis, which showed that they triggered mitophagy-mediated apoptotic cell death. Remarkably, complex Br-Ir showed high in vivo antitumor activity, and the tumor growth inhibition rate was 63.0% (P < 0.05). In summary, our study on complex Br-Ir revealed promising results in in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity assays.
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- Ting Meng
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules Research and Evaluation, Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Material for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules Research and Evaluation, Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules Research and Evaluation, Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules Research and Evaluation, Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules Research and Evaluation, Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Material for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing Jiangsu, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules Research and Evaluation, Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules Research and Evaluation, Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning Guangxi, China
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Imberti C, Lok J, Coverdale JPC, Carter OWL, Fry ME, Postings ML, Kim J, Firth G, Blower PJ, Sadler PJ. Radiometal-Labeled Photoactivatable Pt(IV) Anticancer Complex for Theranostic Phototherapy. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:20745-20753. [PMID: 37643591 PMCID: PMC10731635 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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A novel photoactivatable Pt(IV) diazido anticancer agent, Pt-succ-DFO, bearing a pendant deferoxamine (DFO) siderophore for radiometal chelation, has been synthesized for the study of its in vivo behavior with radionuclide imaging. Pt-succ-DFO complexation of Fe(III) and Ga(III) ions yielded new heterobimetallic complexes that maintain the photoactivation properties and photocytotoxicity of the parent Pt complex in human cancer cell lines. Radiolabeled Pt-succ-DFO-68Ga (t1/2 = 68 min, positron emitter) was readily prepared under mild conditions and was stable in the dark upon incubation with human serum. PET imaging of Pt-succ-DFO-68Ga in healthy mice revealed a promising biodistribution profile with rapid renal excretion and limited organ accumulation, implying that little off-target uptake is expected for this class of agents. Overall, this research provides the first in vivo imaging study of the whole-body distribution of a photoactivatable Pt(IV) azido anticancer complex and illustrates the potential of radionuclide imaging as a tool for the preclinical development of novel light-activated agents.
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- Cinzia Imberti
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
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- School
of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- School
of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
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- School
of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, U.K.
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- School
of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, U.K.
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- School
of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K.
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Mu M, Gao H. DFT Study on the Substituent Effect of Anticancer Picoline-Diazido-Pt(IV) Compounds. Front Oncol 2022; 11:749178. [PMID: 35083137 PMCID: PMC8784384 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.749178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The geometric structure of azido Pt(IV) compounds containing picoline was calculated by using density functional theory(DFT) at the LSDA/SDD level. The ESP distribution shows the possible reaction sites of the compounds. In addition, the frequency calculation results assigned the infrared spectra of these compounds, and specified important stretching and bending vibrations. The HOMO-LUMO energy gaps of these compounds are also calculated to explain the charge transfer of the molecules. The distribution of Mulliken charges and natural atomic charges of these atoms is also calculated. Natural bond orbital(NBO) analysis explains the intramolecular interactions and their electron density.
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- Meilin Mu
- School of Life Science, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- School of Life Science, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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Bolitho E, Sanchez-Cano C, Shi H, Quinn PD, Harkiolaki M, Imberti C, Sadler PJ. Single-Cell Chemistry of Photoactivatable Platinum Anticancer Complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:20224-20240. [PMID: 34808054 PMCID: PMC8662725 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c08630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The Pt(IV) prodrug trans, trans, trans-[Pt(pyridine)2(N3)2(OH)2] (Pt1) and its coumarin derivative trans, trans, trans-[Pt(pyridine)2(N3)2(OH)(coumarin-3-carboxylate)] (Pt2) are promising agents for photoactivated chemotherapy. These complexes are inert in the dark but release Pt(II) species and radicals upon visible light irradiation, resulting in photocytotoxicity toward cancer cells. Here, we have used synchrotron techniques to investigate the in-cell behavior of these prodrugs and visualize, for the first time, changes in cellular morphology and Pt localization upon treatment with and without light irradiation. We show that photoactivation of Pt2 induces remarkable cellular damage with extreme alterations to multiple cellular components, including formation of vacuoles, while also significantly increasing the cellular accumulation of Pt species compared to dark conditions. X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) measurements in cells treated with Pt2 indicate only partial reduction of the prodrug upon irradiation, highlighting that phototoxicity in cancer cells may involve not only Pt(II) photoproducts but also photoexcited Pt(IV) species.
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- Elizabeth
M. Bolitho
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Fermi Avenue, Didcot OX11 0DE, United
Kingdom
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- Center
for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research
and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramon 182, 20014 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Fermi Avenue, Didcot OX11 0DE, United
Kingdom
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- Diamond
Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Fermi Avenue, Didcot OX11 0DE, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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Research progress of azido-containing Pt(IV) antitumor compounds. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 227:113927. [PMID: 34695775 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cancer is a long-known incurable disease, and the medical use of cisplatin has been a significant discovery. However, the side-effects of cisplatin necessitate the development of new and improved drug. Therefore, in this study, we focused on the photoactivatable Pt(IV) compounds Pt[(X1)(X2)(Y1)(Y2)(N3)2], which have a completely novel mechanism of action. Pt(IV) can efficiently overcome the side-effects of cisplatin and other drugs. Here, we have demonstrated, summarized and discussed the effects and mechanism of these compounds. Compared to the relevant articles in the literature, we have provided a more detailed introduction and a made comprehensive classification of these compounds. We believe that our results can effectively provide a reference for the development of these drugs.
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Zeng ZF, Huang QP, Cai JH, Zheng GJ, Huang QC, Liu ZL, Chen ZL, Wei YH. Synthesis, Characterization, DNA/HSA Interactions, and Anticancer Activity of Two Novel Copper(II) Complexes with 4-Chloro-3-Nitrobenzoic Acid Ligand. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26134028. [PMID: 34279368 PMCID: PMC8271622 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26134028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to identify new metal-based anticancer drugs; to this end, we synthesized two new copper(II) complexes, namely [Cu(ncba)4(phen)] (1) and [Cu(ncba)4(bpy)] (2), comprised 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid as the main ligand. The single-crystal XRD approach was employed to determine the copper(II) complex structures. Binding between these complexes and calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) and human serum albumin (HSA) was explored by electronic absorption, fluorescence spectroscopy, and viscometry. Both complexes intercalatively bound CT-DNA and statically and spontaneously quenched DNA/HSA fluorescence. A CCK-8 assay revealed that complex 1 and complex 2 had substantial antiproliferative influences against human cancer cell lines. Moreover, complex 1 had greater antitumor efficacy than the positive control cisplatin. Flow cytometry assessment of the cell cycle demonstrated that these complexes arrested the HepG2 cell cycle and caused the accumulation of G0/G1-phase cells. The mechanism of cell death was elucidated by flow cytometry-based apoptosis assays. Western blotting revealed that both copper(II) complexes induced apoptosis by regulating the expression of the Bcl-2(Bcl-2, B cell lymphoma 2) protein family.
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- Zhen-Fang Zeng
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities, 23 Fozi Road, Chongzuo 532200, China; (Q.-P.H.); (J.-H.C.); (G.-J.Z.); (Q.-C.H.); (Z.-L.L.)
- Correspondence: (Z.-F.Z.); (Z.-L.C.); (Y.-H.W.); Tel./Fax: +86-771-787-0799 (Z.-F.Z.)
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities, 23 Fozi Road, Chongzuo 532200, China; (Q.-P.H.); (J.-H.C.); (G.-J.Z.); (Q.-C.H.); (Z.-L.L.)
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities, 23 Fozi Road, Chongzuo 532200, China; (Q.-P.H.); (J.-H.C.); (G.-J.Z.); (Q.-C.H.); (Z.-L.L.)
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities, 23 Fozi Road, Chongzuo 532200, China; (Q.-P.H.); (J.-H.C.); (G.-J.Z.); (Q.-C.H.); (Z.-L.L.)
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities, 23 Fozi Road, Chongzuo 532200, China; (Q.-P.H.); (J.-H.C.); (G.-J.Z.); (Q.-C.H.); (Z.-L.L.)
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities, 23 Fozi Road, Chongzuo 532200, China; (Q.-P.H.); (J.-H.C.); (G.-J.Z.); (Q.-C.H.); (Z.-L.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin 541004, China
- Correspondence: (Z.-F.Z.); (Z.-L.C.); (Y.-H.W.); Tel./Fax: +86-771-787-0799 (Z.-F.Z.)
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities, 23 Fozi Road, Chongzuo 532200, China; (Q.-P.H.); (J.-H.C.); (G.-J.Z.); (Q.-C.H.); (Z.-L.L.)
- Correspondence: (Z.-F.Z.); (Z.-L.C.); (Y.-H.W.); Tel./Fax: +86-771-787-0799 (Z.-F.Z.)
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Freitag L, González L. The Role of Triplet States in the Photodissociation of a Platinum Azide Complex by a Density Matrix Renormalization Group Method. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:4876-4881. [PMID: 34006109 PMCID: PMC8165699 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Platinum azide complexes are appealing anticancer photochemotherapy drug candidates because they release cytotoxic azide radicals upon light irradiation. Here we present a density matrix renormalization group self-consistent field (DMRG-SCF) study of the azide photodissociation mechanism of trans,trans,trans-[Pt(N3)2(OH)2(NH3)2], including spin-orbit coupling. We find a complex interplay of singlet and triplet electronic excited states that falls into three different dissociation channels at well-separated energies. These channels can be accessed either via direct excitation into barrierless dissociative states or via intermediate doorway states from which the system undergoes non-radiative internal conversion and intersystem crossing. The high density of states, particularly of spin-mixed states, is key to aid non-radiative population transfer and enhance photodissociation along the lowest electronic excited states.
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Fantoni NZ, Brown T, Kellett A. DNA-Targeted Metallodrugs: An Untapped Source of Artificial Gene Editing Technology. Chembiochem 2021; 22:2184-2205. [PMID: 33570813 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
DNA binding metal complexes are synonymous with anticancer drug discovery. Given the array of structural and chemical reactivity properties available through careful design, metal complexes have been directed to bind nucleic acid structures through covalent or noncovalent binding modes. Several recognition modes - including crosslinking, intercalation, and oxidation - are central to the clinical success of broad-spectrum anticancer metallodrugs. However, recent progress in nucleic acid click chemistry coupled with advancement in our understanding of metal complex-nucleic acid interactions has opened up new avenues in genetic engineering and targeted therapies. Several of these applications are enabled by the hybridisation of oligonucleotide or polyamine probes to discrete metal complexes, which facilitate site-specific reactivity at the nucleic acid interface under the guidance of the probe. This Review focuses on recent advancements in hybrid design and, by way of an introduction to this topic, we provide a detailed overview of nucleic acid structures and metal complex-nucleic acid interactions. Our aim is to provide readers with an insight on the rational design of metal complexes with DNA recognition properties and an understanding of how the sequence-specific targeting of these interactions can be achieved for gene engineering applications.
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- Nicolò Zuin Fantoni
- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for, Cellular Biotechnology and Nano Research Facility, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin, 9, Ireland
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Creutzberg J, Hedegård ED. Investigating the influence of relativistic effects on absorption spectra for platinum complexes with light-activated activity against cancer cells. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 22:27013-27023. [PMID: 33210700 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05143h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
We report the first systematic investigation of relativistic effects on the UV-vis spectra of two prototype complexes for so-called photo-activated chemotherapy (PACT), trans-trans-trans-[Pt(N3)2(OH)2(NH3)2] and cis-trans-cis-[Pt(N3)2(OH)2(NH3)2]. In PACT, design of new drugs requires in-depth understanding of the photo-activation mechanisms. A first step is usually to rationalize their UV-vis spectra for which time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) is an indispensable tool. We carried out TD-DFT calculations with a systematic series of non-relativistic (NR), scalar-relativistic (SR), and four-component (4c) Hamiltonians. As expected, large differences are found between spectra calculated within 4c and NR frameworks, while the most intense features (found at higher energies below 300 nm) can be reasonably well reproduced within a SR framework. It is also shown that effective core potentials (ECPs) yield essentially similar results as all-electron SR calculations. Yet the underlying transitions can be strongly influenced by spin-orbit coupling, which is only present in the 4c framework: while this can affect both intense and less intense transitions in the spectra, the effect is most pronounced for weaker transitions at lower energies, above 300 nm. Since the investigated complexes are activated with light of wavelengths above 300 nm, employing a method with explicit inclusion of spin-orbit coupling may be crucial to rationalize the activation mechanism.
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- Joel Creutzberg
- Division of Theoretical Chemistry, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Photoactivatable Platinum-Based Anticancer Drugs: Mode of Photoactivation and Mechanism of Action. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25215167. [PMID: 33171980 PMCID: PMC7664195 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25215167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Platinum-based anticancer drugs are a class of widely used agents in clinical cancer treatment. However, their efficacy was greatly limited by their severe side effects and the arising drug resistance. The selective activation of inert platinum-based drugs in the tumor site by light irradiation is able to reduce side effects, and the novel mechanism of action of photoactivatable platinum drugs might also conquer the resistance. In this review, the recent advances in the design of photoactivatable platinum-based drugs were summarized. The complexes are classified according to their mode of action, including photoreduction, photo-uncaging, and photodissociation. The rationale of drug design, dark stability, photoactivation process, cytotoxicity, and mechanism of action of typical photoactivatable platinum drugs were reviewed. Finally, the challenges and opportunities for designing more potent photoactivatable platinum drugs were discussed.
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Meng T, Qin QP, Chen ZL, Zou HH, Wang K, Liang FP. Cyclometalated Ir(III)-8-oxychinolin complexes acting as red-colored probes for specific mitochondrial imaging and anticancer drugs. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 192:112192. [PMID: 32146374 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A new class of luminescent IrIII antitumor agents, namely, [Ir(CP1)(PY1)2] (Ir-1), [Ir(CP1)(PY2)2] (Ir-2), [Ir(CP1)(PY4)2] (Ir-3), [Ir(CP2)(PY1)2] (Ir-4), [Ir(CP2)(PY4)2] (Ir-5), [Ir(CP3)(PY1)2]⋅CH3OH (Ir-6), [Ir(CP4)(PY4)2]⋅CH3OH (Ir-7), [Ir(CP5)(PY2)2] (Ir-8), [Ir(CP5)(PY4)2]⋅CH3OH (Ir-9), [Ir(CP6)(PY1)2] (Ir-10), [Ir(CP6)(PY2)2]⋅CH3OH (Ir-11), [Ir(CP6)(PY3)2] (Ir-12), [Ir(CP6)(PY41)2] (Ir-13), and [Ir(CP7)(PY1)2] (Ir-14), supported by 8-oxychinolin derivatives and 1-phenylpyrazole ligands was prepared. Compared with SK-OV-3/DDP and HL-7702 cells, the Ir-1-Ir-14 compounds exhibited half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values within the high nanomolar range (50 nM-10.99 μM) in HeLa cells. In addition, Ir-1 and Ir-3 accumulated and stained the mitochondrial inner membrane of HeLa cells with high selectivity and exhibited a high antineoplastic activity in the entire cervical HeLa cells, with IC50 values of 1.22 ± 0.36 μM and 0.05 ± 0.04 μM, respectively. This phenomenon induced mitochondrial dysfunction, suggesting that these cyclometalated IrIII complexes can be potentially used in biomedical imaging and Ir(III)-based anticancer drugs. Furthermore, the high cytotoxicity activity of Ir-3 is correlated with the 1-phenylpyrazole (H-PY4) secondary ligands in the luminescent IrIII antitumor complex.
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- Ting Meng
- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, PR China; Guangxi Key Lab of Agricultural Resources Chemistry and Biotechnology, College of Chemistry and Food Science, Yulin Normal University, 1303 Jiaoyudong Road, Yulin, 537000, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China.
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Imberti C, Zhang P, Huang H, Sadler PJ. New Designs for Phototherapeutic Transition Metal Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:61-73. [PMID: 31310436 PMCID: PMC6973108 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201905171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In this Minireview, we highlight recent advances in the design of transition metal complexes for photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT), and discuss the challenges and opportunities for the translation of such agents into clinical use. New designs for light-activated transition metal complexes offer photoactivatable prodrugs with novel targeted mechanisms of action. Light irradiation can provide spatial and temporal control of drug activation, increasing selectivity and reducing side-effects. The photophysical and photochemical properties of transition metal complexes can be controlled by the appropriate choice of the metal, its oxidation state, the number and types of ligands, and the coordination geometry.
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- Cinzia Imberti
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of WarwickCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental EngineeringShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060China
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of WarwickCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science (Shenzhen)Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou510275China
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of WarwickCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of WarwickCoventryCV4 7ALUK
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Taylor SD, Shingade VM, Muvirimi R, Hicks SD, Krause JA, Connick WB. Spectroscopic Characterization of Platinum(IV) Terpyridyl Complexes. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:16364-16371. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Stephen D. Taylor
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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Nikahd S, Babadi Aghakhanpour R, Nabavizadeh SM, Niroomand Hosseini F, Hoseini SJ, Pfitzner A, Samandar Sangari M. Luminescent mononuclear and dinuclear cycloplatinated (II) complexes comprising azide and phosphine ancillary ligands. Appl Organomet Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.5197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Sahebeh Nikahd
- Professor Rashidi Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of SciencesShiraz University Shiraz 71467‐13565 Iran
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- Professor Rashidi Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of SciencesShiraz University Shiraz 71467‐13565 Iran
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- Professor Rashidi Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of SciencesShiraz University Shiraz 71467‐13565 Iran
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieUniversität Regensburg 93040 Regensburg Germany
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- Professor Rashidi Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, College of SciencesShiraz University Shiraz 71467‐13565 Iran
- Institut für Anorganische ChemieUniversität Regensburg 93040 Regensburg Germany
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Imberti C, Zhang P, Huang H, Sadler PJ. New Designs for Phototherapeutic Transition Metal Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201905171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Cinzia Imberti
- Department of Chemistry University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 China
- Department of Chemistry University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science (Shenzhen) Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
- Department of Chemistry University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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Gurruchaga-Pereda J, Martínez Á, Terenzi A, Salassa L. Anticancer platinum agents and light. Inorganica Chim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2019.118981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wang Z, Kuang G, Yu Z, Li A, Zhou D, Huang Y. Light-activatable dual prodrug polymer nanoparticle for precise synergistic chemotherapy guided by drug-mediated computed tomography imaging. Acta Biomater 2019; 94:459-468. [PMID: 31128323 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.05.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The synergistic efficacy and clinical application of light-responsive polymeric co-delivery systems are severely restricted by uncontrollable/imprecise drug loading, release, and adverse effects caused by the introduction of additional light-responsive molecules or contrast agents when diagnostic imaging is applied to guide therapy. Here, we report the design of a light-activatable dual prodrug polymer nanoparticle (DPP NP) for precise synergistic chemotherapy guided by drug-mediated computed tomography (DMCT) imaging without the introduction of any additional diagnostic imaging agent. DPP NP enables visible light-triggered prodrug polymer backbone cleavage and bioactive Pt(II) release in cancer cell/tumor site; the light-cleaved polymer fragments are further hydrolyzed to produce demethyl cantharidin (DMC). Notably, the drug loading ratio of Pt(IV) and DMC in DPP NP was fixed at an optimal value to achieve maximum synergistic cancer cell killing, which was kept even after cellular uptake, thereby resulting in enhanced synergistic antitumor efficacy both in vitro and in vivo. Because of the high content of the heavy metal Pt in the polymer chain, the spatial/temporal dynamic biodistribution as well as metabolism of DPP NP in vivo can be monitored by Pt DMCT imaging to guide the light irradiation parameters for optimized light-activatable synergistic chemotherapy. Guided by Pt DMCT imaging, DPP NP was able to achieve an improved light-activatable antitumor efficacy, with 75% tumors fully cured and low toxicity. The light-activatable DDP NP system exhibits tremendous potential as precise theranostic nanomedicine. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: The synergistic efficacy and clinical application of light-responsive polymeric co-delivery systems are severely restricted by uncontrollable/imprecise drug loading, delivery, and release, as well as adverse effects caused by the introduction of additional light-responsive molecules or contrast agents when diagnostic imaging is applied to guide therapy. Herein, we report the design of a light-activatable dual prodrug polymer nanoparticle (DPP NP) for precise synergistic chemotherapy guided by drug-mediated computed tomography imaging without the introduction of any additional diagnostic imaging agents. Notably, the drug loading ratio of Pt(II) and DMC in DPP NP was fixed at an optimal value to achieve maximum synergistic cancer cell killing, which was kept even after cellular uptake, thereby resulting in enhanced synergistic antitumor efficacy both in vitro and in vivo. The light-activatable DDP NP system exhibits tremendous potential as precise theranostic nanomedicine.
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- Zigui Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China; Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450008, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Cancer Center, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510315, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China.
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Two novel platinum(II) complexes with sorafenib and regorafenib: Synthesis, structural characterization, and evaluation of in vitro antitumor activity. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2019.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Syntheses, crystal structures and biological evaluation of two new Cu(II) and Co(II) complexes based on (E)-2-(((4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)imino)methyl)-6-methoxyphenol. J Inorg Biochem 2019; 193:52-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Meng T, Qin QP, Chen ZL, Zou HH, Wang K, Liang FP. High in vitro and in vivo antitumor activities of Ln(III) complexes with mixed 5,7-dichloro-2-methyl-8-quinolinol and 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridyl chelating ligands. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 169:103-110. [PMID: 30870791 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.02.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 02/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Three novel Ln(III) complexes, namely, [Pm(dmbpy)(ClQ)2NO3] (1), [Yb(dmbpy)(ClQ)2NO3] (2), and [Lu(dmbpy)(ClQ)2NO3] (3), with mixed 5,7-dichloro-2-methyl-8-quinolinol (H-ClQ) and 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridyl (dmbpy) chelating ligands were first synthesized. The cytotoxic activity of Ln(III) complexes 1-3, H-ClQ, and dmbpy against a panel of human normal and cancer cell lines, namely, human non-small cell lung cancer cells (NCI-H460), human cervical adenocarcinoma cancer cells, human ovarian cancer cells, and human normal hepatocyte cells, were evaluated by using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) method. The three novel Ln(III) complexes showed a high in vitro antitumor activity toward the NCI-H460 with IC50 of 1.00 ± 0.25 nM for 1, 5.13 ± 0.44 μM for 2, and 11.87 ± 0.79 μM for 3, respectively. In addition, Ln(III) complexes 1 and 2 exerted their in vitro antitumor activity/mechanism mainly via the mitochondrial death pathway and caused a G2/M phase arrest in the following order: 1 > 2. An NCI-H460 tumor xenograft mouse model was used to evaluate the Pm(III) complex 1in vivo antitumor activity. Pm(III) complex 1 showed a high in vivo antitumor activity, and the tumor growth inhibition rate (IR) was 56.0% (p < 0.05). In summary, our study on Pm(III) complex 1 revealed promising results in in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity assays.
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- Ting Meng
- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, PR China; Guangxi Key Lab of Agricultural Resources Chemistry and Biotechnology, College of Chemistry and Food Science, Yulin Normal University, 1303 Jiaoyudong Road, Yulin, 537000, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, PR China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, PR China.
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Shi H, Imberti C, Sadler PJ. Diazido platinum(iv) complexes for photoactivated anticancer chemotherapy. Inorg Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi00288j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Diazido Pt(iv) complexes with a general formula [Pt(N3)2(L)(L′)(OR)(OR′)] are a new generation of anticancer prodrugs designed for use in photoactivated chemotherapy.
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- Huayun Shi
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Warwick
- Coventry
- UK
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Imran M, Ayub W, Butler IS, Zia-ur-Rehman. Photoactivated platinum-based anticancer drugs. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Askes SHC, Bonnet S. Solving the oxygen sensitivity of sensitized photon upconversion in life science applications. Nat Rev Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1038/s41570-018-0057-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hou Y, Zhou Z, Huang K, Yang H, Han G. Long Wavelength Light Activated Prodrug Conjugates for Biomedical Applications. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201800147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Yutong Hou
- The Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials and Shanghai Municipal Education Committee Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging Probes and SensorsShanghai Normal University Shanghai 200234 China
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- The Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials and Shanghai Municipal Education Committee Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging Probes and SensorsShanghai Normal University Shanghai 200234 China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular PharmacologyUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester Massachusetts 01605 United States
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- The Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials and Shanghai Municipal Education Committee Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging Probes and SensorsShanghai Normal University Shanghai 200234 China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular PharmacologyUniversity of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester Massachusetts 01605 United States
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Novel tacrine platinum(II) complexes display high anticancer activity via inhibition of telomerase activity, dysfunction of mitochondria, and activation of the p53 signaling pathway. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 158:106-122. [PMID: 30205260 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In this work, we designed and synthesized tacrine platinum(II) complexes [PtClL(DMSO)]⋅CH3OH (Pt1), [PtClL(DMP)] (Pt2), [PtClL(DPPTH)] (Pt3), [PtClL(PTH)] (Pt4), [PtClL(PIPTH)] (Pt5), [PtClL(PM)] (Pt6) and [PtClL(en)] (Pt7) with 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine (DMP), 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (DPPTH), 1,10-phenanthroline (PTH), 2-(1-pyrenecarboxaldehyde) imidazo [4,5-f]-[1,10] phenanthroline (PIPTH), 2-picolylamine (PM) and 1,2-ethylenediamine (en) as telomerase inhibitors and p53 activators. Biological evaluations demonstrated that Pt1Pt7 exhibited cytotoxic activity against the tested NCIH460, Hep-G2, SK-OV-3, SK-OV-3/DDP and MGC80-3 cancer cell lines, with Pt5 displaying the highest cytotoxicity. Pt5 exhibited an IC50 value of 0.13 ± 0.16 μM against SK-OV-3/DDP cancer cells and significantly reduced tumor growth in a Hep-G2 xenograft mouse model (tumor growth inhibition (TGI) = 40.8%, p < 0.05) at a dose of 15.0 mg/kg. Interestingly, Pt1Pt7 displayed low cytotoxicity against normal HL-7702 cells. Mechanistic studies revealed that these compounds caused cell cycle arrest at the G2/M and S phases, and regulated the expression of CDK2, cyclin A, p21, p53 and p27. Further mechanistic studies showed that Pt5 induced SK-OV3/DDP cell apoptosis via dysfunction of mitochondria, inhibition of the telomerase activity by directly targeting the c-myc promoter, and activation of the p53 signaling pathway. Taken together, Pt5 has the potential to be further developed as a new antitumor drug.
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He X, Xu F, Yu P, Wu Y, Wang F, Zhao Y, Wang J. Solvent-dependent structural dynamics of an azido-platinum complex revealed by linear and nonlinear infrared spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:9984-9996. [PMID: 29619447 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp08606g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The vibrational and anisotropic relaxation dynamics and structural dynamics of a potential anticancer prodrug, trans,trans,trans-[Pt(N3)2(OH)2(py)2], were investigated using time-resolved infrared pump-probe spectroscopy and ultrafast two-dimensional infrared (2D IR) spectroscopy. Herein, two representative bio-friendly solvents, H2O and DMSO, were used, in which the local structural and dynamical variations were monitored using the antisymmetric linear combination of the two N3 stretching vibrational modes as an infrared probe. It was found that the vibrational relaxation process of the N3 antisymmetric stretching (as) mode in H2O is two to three times faster than that in DMSO. The anisotropic relaxation process of the anticancer prodrug was observed to be hindered in DMSO; this indicated a tighter solvent environment around the sample molecule in this solvent. The vibrational frequency time correlation of the N3 antisymmetric stretching mode in H2O decays with a time constant of 1.94 ps, in agreement with the hydrogen bond formation and breaking times of water. In DMSO, the frequency time correlation of the N3 as mode decays on a much longer time scale; this further indicates its sensitivity to the out-layer DMSO structural dynamics, which are relatively static in the experimental time window.
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- Xuemei He
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Molecular Reaction Dynamics Laboratory, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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Wootton CA, Sanchez-Cano C, Lopez-Clavijo AF, Shaili E, Barrow MP, Sadler PJ, O'Connor PB. Sequence-dependent attack on peptides by photoactivated platinum anticancer complexes. Chem Sci 2018; 9:2733-2739. [PMID: 29732057 PMCID: PMC5911824 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc05135b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Octahedral platinum(iv) complexes such as trans,trans,trans-[Pt(N3)2(OH)2(pyridine)2] (1) are stable in the dark, but potently cytotoxic to a range of cancer cells when activated by UVA or visible light, and active in vivo. Photoactivation causes the reduction of the complex and leads to the formation of unusual Pt(ii) lesions on DNA. However, radicals are also generated in the excited state resulting from photoactivation (J. S. Butler, J. A. Woods, N. J. Farrer, M. E. Newton and P. J. Sadler, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 16508-16511). Here we show that once photoactivated, 1 also can interact with peptides, and therefore proteins are potential targets of this candidate drug. High resolution FT-ICR MS studies show that reactions of 1 activated by visible light with two neuropeptides Substance P, RPKPQQFFGLM-NH2 (SubP) and [Lys]3-Bombesin, pEQKLGNQWAVGHLM-NH2 (K3-Bom) give rise to unexpected products, in the form of both oxidised and platinated peptides. Further MS/MS analysis using electron-capture dissociation (ECD) dissociation pathways (enabling retention of the Pt complex during fragmentation), and EPR experiments using the spin-trap DEPMPO, show that the products generated during the photoactivation of 1 depend on the amino acid composition of the peptide. This work reveals the multi-targeting nature of excited state platinum anticancer complexes. Not only can they target DNA, but also peptides (and proteins) by sequence dependent platination and radical mechanisms.
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- Christopher A Wootton
- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK . ; ; ; Fax: +44 (0)24 765 23819 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 76151008 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 765 23818
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK . ; ; ; Fax: +44 (0)24 765 23819 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 76151008 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 765 23818
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK . ; ; ; Fax: +44 (0)24 765 23819 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 76151008 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 765 23818
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK . ; ; ; Fax: +44 (0)24 765 23819 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 76151008 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 765 23818
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK . ; ; ; Fax: +44 (0)24 765 23819 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 76151008 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 765 23818
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK . ; ; ; Fax: +44 (0)24 765 23819 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 76151008 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 765 23818
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Warwick , Gibbet Hill Road , Coventry CV4 7AL , UK . ; ; ; Fax: +44 (0)24 765 23819 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 76151008 ; Tel: +44 (0)24 765 23818
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Mitra K. Platinum complexes as light promoted anticancer agents: a redefined strategy for controlled activation. Dalton Trans 2018; 45:19157-19171. [PMID: 27883129 DOI: 10.1039/c6dt03665a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Site-specific delivery and amenable activation of prodrugs are indispensible criteria for designing novel anticancer agents. Platinum based drugs vanguard the chemotherapeutic regimes and over the years significant attention has been paid to achieve more efficacious drugs with fewer adverse effects. The switch from platinum(ii) drugs to the inert platinum(iv) analogues proved advantageous but the new prodrugs still suffered from unspecific cytotoxic actions. Thus the photoactivation of an inert platinum prodrug specifically within neoplastic cells provided the desired spatio-temporal control over drug activation by means of illumination, thereby limiting the cytotoxic events to only at the targeted tumors. This article collates research on platinum complexes which exhibit potential light mediated anticancer effects and provides insights into the underlying mechanisms of activation. Fine tuning of the coordination sphere results in dramatic alteration of the redox and spectral properties of both ground and excited states and the cellular properties of the molecules. This concise article highlights the various light promoted strategies employed to attain a controlled release of active platinum(ii) and/or reactive oxygen species such as photoreduction, photocaging, photodissociation and photosensitization. Such dual action photoactive metal complexes with improved aqueous solubility and versatility are promising candidates for combination therapy which is likely to be the future of anticancer research.
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- Koushambi Mitra
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560-012, India.
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Mi Q, Shu S, Yang C, Gao C, Zhang X, Luo X, Bao C, Zhang X, Niu J. Current Status for Oral Platinum (IV) Anticancer Drug Development. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.4236/ijmpcero.2018.72020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Hu X, Li F, Noor N, Ling D. Platinum drugs: from Pt(II) compounds, Pt(IV) prodrugs, to Pt nanocrystals/nanoclusters. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2017; 62:589-596. [PMID: 36659367 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2017.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Platinum (Pt) based drugs, such as cisplatin, are widely used as anti-cancer agents, but their severe adverse reactions and resistance of cancer patients have limited their board clinical use. For the last few decades, Pt(II) compounds, Pt(IV) prodrugs as well as smart drug delivery systems have been developed to overcome these problems. However, most conventional strategies rely on the similar anti-cancer mechanism with cisplatin and consequently only achieve limited success. Recently, Pt nanocrystals/nanoclusters (Pt NCs), with a brand new anti-cancer mechanism, have shown a promising potential in targeted cancer therapy, especially in Pt resistance circumvention. This review is helpful to understand the research strategies of Pt drugs, particularly, the recent developments and medical applications of Pt NCs.
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- Xi Hu
- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti-Cancer Drug Research, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of the Ministry of Education, College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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Kenny RG, Chuah SW, Crawford A, Marmion CJ. Platinum(IV) Prodrugs - A Step Closer to Ehrlich's Vision? Eur J Inorg Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201601278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Reece G. Kenny
- Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; 123 St. Stephen's Green 2 Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; 123 St. Stephen's Green 2 Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; 123 St. Stephen's Green 2 Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; 123 St. Stephen's Green 2 Dublin Ireland
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Dai Y, Bi H, Deng X, Li C, He F, Ma P, Yang P, Lin J. 808 nm near-infrared light controlled dual-drug release and cancer therapy in vivo by upconversion mesoporous silica nanostructures. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:2086-2095. [DOI: 10.1039/c7tb00224f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A dual-drug co-delivery and 808 nm NIR photo-controlled release system can control drug release behaviour and enhance anticancer efficacy.
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- Yunlu Dai
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology
- Ministry of Education
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology
- Ministry of Education
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology
- Ministry of Education
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology
- Ministry of Education
- Harbin Engineering University
- Harbin
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022
- P. R. China
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Shushakov AA, Pozdnyakov IP, Grivin VP, Plyusnin VF, Vasilchenko DB, Zadesenets AV, Melnikov AA, Chekalin SV, Glebov EM. Primary photochemical processes for Pt(iv) diazido complexes prospective in photodynamic therapy of tumors. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:9440-9450. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt01529a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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A case study of chain photoaquation of mixed-ligand Pt(iv) diazido complexes tested in PDT of tumors is performed.
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- Anton A. Shushakov
- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion
- Novosibirsk
- Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University
- Novosibirsk
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion
- Novosibirsk
- Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University
- Novosibirsk
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion
- Novosibirsk
- Russian Federation
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion
- Novosibirsk
- Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University
- Novosibirsk
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- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
- Novosibirsk
- Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University
- Novosibirsk
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- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
- Novosibirsk
- Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University
- Novosibirsk
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- Institute of Spectroscopy
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Troitsk, Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- Institute of Spectroscopy
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Troitsk, Moscow
- Russian Federation
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion
- Novosibirsk
- Russian Federation
- Novosibirsk State University
- Novosibirsk
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Copper(II) coordination chain complex with the 2,5-bis(2-pyridyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole ligand and an asymmetric μ2-1,1-azido double-bridged: Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties. J Mol Struct 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2016.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tripathy SK, De U, Dehury N, Laha P, Panda MK, Kim HS, Patra S. Cyclometallated iridium complexes inducing paraptotic cell death like natural products: synthesis, structure and mechanistic aspects. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:15122-15136. [PMID: 27711766 DOI: 10.1039/c6dt00929h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2024]
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Six mononuclear Ir complexes (1-6) using polypyridyl-pyrazine based ligands (L1 and L2) and {[cp*IrCl(μ-Cl)]2 and [(ppy)2Ir(μ-Cl)]2} precursors have been synthesised and characterised. Complexes 1-5 have shown potent anticancer activity against various human cancer cell lines (MCF-7, LNCap, Ishikawa, DU145, PC3 and SKOV3) while complex 6 is found to be inactive. Flow cytometry studies have established that cellular accumulation of the complexes lies in the order 2 > 1 > 5 > 4 > 3 > 6 which is in accordance with their observed cytotoxicity. No changes in the expression of the proteins like PARP, caspase 9 and beclin-1, Atg12 discard apoptosis and autophagy, respectively. Overexpression of CHOP, activation of MAPKs (P38, JNK, and ERK) and massive cytoplasmic vacuolisation collectively suggest a paraptotic mode of cell death induced by proteasomal dysfunction as well as endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrial stress. An intimate relationship between p53, ROS production and extent of cell death has also been established using p53 wild, null and mutant type cancer cells.
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- Suman Kumar Tripathy
- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar-751007, India.
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- Division of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar-751007, India.
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar-751007, India.
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- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram - 695 019, Kerala, India
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- Division of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar-751007, India.
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Herroon MK, Sharma R, Rajagurubandara E, Turro C, Kodanko JJ, Podgorski I. Photoactivated inhibition of cathepsin K in a 3D tumor model. Biol Chem 2016; 397:571-82. [PMID: 26901495 PMCID: PMC5901740 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2015-0274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Collagenolytic activity of cathepsin K is important for many physiological and pathological processes including osteoclast-mediated bone degradation, macrophage function and fibroblast-mediated matrix remodeling. Here, we report application of a light-activated inhibitor for controlling activity of cathepsin K in a 3D functional imaging assay. Using prostate carcinoma cell line engineered to overexpress cathepsin K, we demonstrate the utility of the proteolytic assay in living tumor spheroids for the evaluation and quantification of the inhibitor effects on cathepsin K-mediated collagen I degradation. Importantly, we also show that utilizing the ruthenium-caged version of a potent nitrile cathepsin K inhibitor (4), cis-[Ru(bpy)2(4)2](BF4)2 (5), offers significant advantage in terms of effective concentration of the inhibitor and especially its light-activated control in the 3D assay. Our results suggest that light activation provides a suitable, attractive approach for spatial and temporal control of proteolytic activity, which remains a critical, unmet need in treatment of human diseases, especially cancer.
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- Mackenzie K. Herroon
- 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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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA; and Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; and Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Johnstone TC, Suntharalingam K, Lippard SJ. The Next Generation of Platinum Drugs: Targeted Pt(II) Agents, Nanoparticle Delivery, and Pt(IV) Prodrugs. Chem Rev 2016; 116:3436-86. [PMID: 26865551 PMCID: PMC4792284 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1700] [Impact Index Per Article: 212.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The platinum drugs, cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin, prevail in the treatment of cancer, but new platinum agents have been very slow to enter the clinic. Recently, however, there has been a surge of activity, based on a great deal of mechanistic information, aimed at developing nonclassical platinum complexes that operate via mechanisms of action distinct from those of the approved drugs. The use of nanodelivery devices has also grown, and many different strategies have been explored to incorporate platinum warheads into nanomedicine constructs. In this Review, we discuss these efforts to create the next generation of platinum anticancer drugs. The introduction provides the reader with a brief overview of the use, development, and mechanism of action of the approved platinum drugs to provide the context in which more recent research has flourished. We then describe approaches that explore nonclassical platinum(II) complexes with trans geometry or with a monofunctional coordination mode, polynuclear platinum(II) compounds, platinum(IV) prodrugs, dual-threat agents, and photoactivatable platinum(IV) complexes. Nanoparticles designed to deliver platinum(IV) complexes will also be discussed, including carbon nanotubes, carbon nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles, quantum dots, upconversion nanoparticles, and polymeric micelles. Additional nanoformulations, including supramolecular self-assembled structures, proteins, peptides, metal-organic frameworks, and coordination polymers, will then be described. Finally, the significant clinical progress made by nanoparticle formulations of platinum(II) agents will be reviewed. We anticipate that such a synthesis of disparate research efforts will not only help to generate new drug development ideas and strategies, but also will reflect our optimism that the next generation of approved platinum cancer drugs is about to arrive.
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- Timothy C Johnstone
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Fanelli M, Formica M, Fusi V, Giorgi L, Micheloni M, Paoli P. New trends in platinum and palladium complexes as antineoplastic agents. Coord Chem Rev 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2015.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Kasparkova J, Kostrhunova H, Novakova O, Křikavová R, Vančo J, Trávníček Z, Brabec V. A Photoactivatable Platinum(IV) Complex Targeting Genomic DNA and Histone Deacetylases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201506533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Kasparkova J, Kostrhunova H, Novakova O, Křikavová R, Vančo J, Trávníček Z, Brabec V. A Photoactivatable Platinum(IV) Complex Targeting Genomic DNA and Histone Deacetylases. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:14478-82. [PMID: 26458068 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201506533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We report toxic effects of a photoactivatable platinum(IV) complex conjugated with suberoyl-bis-hydroxamic acid in tumor cells. The conjugate exerts, after photoactivation, two functions: activity as both a platinum(II) anticancer drug and histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor in cancer cells. This approach relies on the use of a Pt(IV) pro-drug, acting by two independent mechanisms of biological action in a cooperative manner, which can be selectively photoactivated to a cytotoxic species in and around a tumor, thereby increasing selectivity towards cancer cells. These results suggest that this strategy is a valuable route to design new platinum agents with higher efficacy for photodynamic anticancer chemotherapy.
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- Jana Kasparkova
- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Kralovopolska 135, 61265 Brno (Czech Republic).
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- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Kralovopolska 135, 61265 Brno (Czech Republic)
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- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Kralovopolska 135, 61265 Brno (Czech Republic)
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, 77146 Olomouc (Czech Republic)
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, 77146 Olomouc (Czech Republic)
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- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, 77146 Olomouc (Czech Republic)
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- Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Kralovopolska 135, 61265 Brno (Czech Republic).,Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, 77146 Olomouc (Czech Republic)
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Leonidova A, Anstaett P, Pierroz V, Mari C, Spingler B, Ferrari S, Gasser G. Induction of Cytotoxicity through Photorelease of Aminoferrocene. Inorg Chem 2015; 54:9740-8. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Anna Leonidova
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute
of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Ruggiero E, Hernández-Gil J, Mareque-Rivas JC, Salassa L. Near infrared activation of an anticancer Pt(IV) complex by Tm-doped upconversion nanoparticles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:2091-4. [PMID: 25536114 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc07960d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The Pt(IV) complex cis,cis,trans-[Pt(NH3)2(Cl)2(O2CCH2CH2CO2H)2] is photoactivated by near infrared light (980 nm) using NaYF4:Yb(3+)/Tm(3+)@NaYF4 core-shell upconversion nanoparticles. Coupling of this cisplatin precursor with the biocompatible PEGylated phospholipid DSPE-PEG(2000)-NH2 affords a valuable approach to decorate the surface of the nanoparticles, providing novel photoactivatable nanomaterials capable of releasing Pt(II) species upon NIR light excitation.
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- Emmanuel Ruggiero
- CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo de Miramón 182, 20009, Donostia, Euskadi, Spain.
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Target-selective delivery and activation of platinum-based anticancer agents. Future Med Chem 2015; 7:911-27. [DOI: 10.4155/fmc.15.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Mari C, Pierroz V, Ferrari S, Gasser G. Combination of Ru(ii) complexes and light: new frontiers in cancer therapy. Chem Sci 2015; 6:2660-2686. [PMID: 29308166 PMCID: PMC5639435 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc03759f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 442] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The synergistic action of light, oxygen and a photosensitizer (PS) has found applications for decades in medicine under the name of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of skin diseases and, more recently, for the treatment of cancer. However, of the thirteen PSs currently approved for the treatment of cancer over more than 10 countries, only two contain a metal ion. This fact is rather surprising considering that nowadays around 50% of conventional chemotherapies involve the use of cisplatin and other platinum-containing drugs. In this perspective article, we review the opportunities brought by the use of Ru(ii) complexes as PSs in PDT. In addition, we also present the recent achievements in the application of Ru(ii) complexes in photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT). In this strategy, the presence of oxygen is not required to achieve cell toxicity. This is of significance since tumors are generally hypoxic. Importantly, this perspective article focuses particularly on the Ru(ii) complexes for which an in vitro biological evaluation has been performed and the mechanism of action (partially) unveiled.
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- Cristina Mari
- Department of Chemistry , University of Zurich , Winterthurerstrasse 190 , CH-8057 Zurich , Switzerland . ; http://www.gassergroup.com ; ; Tel: +41 44 635 4630
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Zurich , Winterthurerstrasse 190 , CH-8057 Zurich , Switzerland . ; http://www.gassergroup.com ; ; Tel: +41 44 635 4630
- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research , University of Zurich , Winterthurerstrasse 190 , CH-8057 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research , University of Zurich , Winterthurerstrasse 190 , CH-8057 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Zurich , Winterthurerstrasse 190 , CH-8057 Zurich , Switzerland . ; http://www.gassergroup.com ; ; Tel: +41 44 635 4630
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Habtemariam A, Garino C, Ruggiero E, Alonso-de Castro S, Mareque-Rivas JC, Salassa L. Photorelease of Pyridyl Esters in Organometallic Ru(II) Arene Complexes. Molecules 2015; 20:7276-91. [PMID: 25905605 PMCID: PMC6272714 DOI: 10.3390/molecules20047276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Revised: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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New Ru(II) arene complexes of formula [(η6-p-cym)Ru(N-N)(X)]2+ (where p-cym = para-cymene, N-N = 2,2'-bipyrimidine (bpm) or 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) and X = m/p-COOMe-Py, 1-4) were synthesised and characterized, including the molecular structure of complexes [(η6-p-cym)Ru(bpy)(m-COOMe-Py)]2+ (3) and [(η6-p-cym)Ru(bpy) (p-COOMe-Py)]2+ (4) by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complexes 1-4 are stable in the dark in aqueous solution over 48 h and photolysis studies indicate that they can photodissociate the monodentate m/p-COOMe-Py ligands selectively with yields lower than 1%. DFT and TD-DFT calculations (B3LYP/LanL2DZ/6-31G**) performed on singlet and triplet states pinpoint a low-energy triplet state as the reactive state responsible for the selective dissociation of the monodentate pyridyl ligands.
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- Abraha Habtemariam
- CIC biomaGUNE, Donostia–San Sebastián 20009, Spain; E-Mails: (A.H.); (E.R.); (S.A.C.); (J.C.M.-R.)
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48011, Spain
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and NIS Centre of Excellence, University of Turin, Turin 10125, Italy; E-Mail:
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- CIC biomaGUNE, Donostia–San Sebastián 20009, Spain; E-Mails: (A.H.); (E.R.); (S.A.C.); (J.C.M.-R.)
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- CIC biomaGUNE, Donostia–San Sebastián 20009, Spain; E-Mails: (A.H.); (E.R.); (S.A.C.); (J.C.M.-R.)
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- CIC biomaGUNE, Donostia–San Sebastián 20009, Spain; E-Mails: (A.H.); (E.R.); (S.A.C.); (J.C.M.-R.)
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48011, Spain
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- CIC biomaGUNE, Donostia–San Sebastián 20009, Spain; E-Mails: (A.H.); (E.R.); (S.A.C.); (J.C.M.-R.)
- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia–San Sebastián 20080, Spain
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Platinum (IV) coiled coil nanotubes selectively kill human glioblastoma cells. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2015; 11:913-25. [PMID: 25680541 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2015.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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UNLABELLED Malignant glioma are often fatal and pose a significant therapeutic challenge. Here we have employed α-helical right handed coiled coils (RHCC) which self-assemble into tetrameric nanotubes that stably associate with platinum (Pt) (IV) compound. This Pt(IV)-RHCC complex showed superior in vitro and in vivo toxicity in human malignant glioma cells at up to 5 fold lower platinum concentrations when compared to free Pt(IV). Pt(IV)-RHCC nanotubes activated multiple cell death pathways in GB cells without affecting astrocytes in vitro or causing damage to normal mouse brain. This Pt(IV)-RHCC nanotubes may serve as a promising new therapeutic tool for low dose Pt(IV) prodrug application for highly efficient and selective treatment of human brain tumors. FROM THE CLINICAL EDITOR The prognosis of malignant glioma remains poor despite medical advances. Platinum, one of the chemotherapeutic agents used, has significant systemic side effects. In this article, the authors employed α-helical right handed coiled coil (RHCC) protein nanotubes as a carrier for cisplatin. It was shown that the new compound achieved higher tumor kill rate but lower toxicity to normal cells and thus may hold promise to be a highly efficient treatment for the future.
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Medici S, Peana M, Nurchi VM, Lachowicz JI, Crisponi G, Zoroddu MA. Noble metals in medicine: Latest advances. Coord Chem Rev 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 373] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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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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Alfred Werner was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry just over 100 years ago. We recall briefly the era in which he was working, his co-workers, and the equipment he used in his laboratories. His ideas were ground breaking: not only does a metal ion have a primary valency (“hauptvalenz”, now the oxidation state), but also a secondary valency, the coordination number (“nebenvalenz”). At that time some refused to accept this idea, but he realised that his new thinking would open up new areas of research. Indeed it did. We illustrate this for the emerging field of medicinal metal coordination chemistry, the design of metal-based therapeutic and diagnostic agents. The biological activity of metal complexes depends intimately not only on the metal and its oxidation state, but also on the type and number of coordinated ligands, and the coordination geometry. This provides a rich platform in pharmacological space for structural and electronic diversity. It is necessary to control both the thermodynamics (strengths of metal-ligand bonds) and kinetics of ligand substitution reactions to provide complexes with defined mechanisms of action. Outer-sphere interactions can also play a major role in target recognition. Our current interest is focussed especially on relatively inert metal complexes which were very familiar to Werner (RuII, OsII, RhIII, IrIII, PtII, PtIV).
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