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Luo Y, Cao B, Zhong M, Liu M, Xiong X, Zou T. Organogold(III) Complexes Display Conditional Photoactivities: Evolving From Photodynamic into Photoactivated Chemotherapy in Response to O 2 Consumption for Robust Cancer Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202212689. [PMID: 36109339 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202212689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a spatiotemporally controllable, powerful approach in combating cancers but suffers from low activity under hypoxia, whereas photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) operates in an O2 -independent manner but compromises the ability to harness O2 for potent photosensitization. Herein we report that cyclometalated gold(III)-alkyne complexes display a PDT-to-PACT evolving photoactivity for efficient cancer treatment. On the one hand, the gold(III) complexes can act as dual photosensitizers and substrates, leading to conditional PDT activity in oxygenated condition that progresses to highly efficient PACT (ϕ up to 0.63) when O2 is depleted in solution and under cellular environment. On the other hand, the conditional PDT-to-PACT reactivity can be triggered by external photosensitizers in a similar manner in vitro and in vivo, giving additional tumor-selectivity and/or deep tissue penetration by red-light irradiation that leads to robust anticancer efficacy.
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- Yunli Luo
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, and General Education Division, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518172, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Zoumpoulaki M, Schanne G, Delsuc N, Preud'homme H, Quévrain E, Eskenazi N, Gazzah G, Guillot R, Seksik P, Vinh J, Lobinski R, Policar C. Deciphering the Metal Speciation in Low‐Molecular‐Weight Complexes by IMS‐MS: Application to the Detection of Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Mimics in Cell Lysates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202203066. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202203066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Martha Zoumpoulaki
- Laboratoire des biomolécules (LBM) Département de chimie École normale supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS 75005 Paris France
- SMBP ESPCI Paris PSL University, UMR 8249 CNRS France
- Centre de Recherche de Saint-Antoine, INSERM, UMRS 938 Sorbonne University, INSERM 75012 Paris France
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules (LBM) Département de chimie École normale supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS 75005 Paris France
- Centre de Recherche de Saint-Antoine, INSERM, UMRS 938 Sorbonne University, INSERM 75012 Paris France
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules (LBM) Département de chimie École normale supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS 75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules (LBM) Département de chimie École normale supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS 75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules (LBM) Département de chimie École normale supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS 75005 Paris France
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- ICMMO UMR CNRS 8182 Université Paris-Saclay 91405 Orsay France
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- Centre de Recherche de Saint-Antoine, INSERM, UMRS 938 Sorbonne University, INSERM 75012 Paris France
- Gastroenterology Department Saint-Antoine Hospital Sorbonne Université, APHP Paris France
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- SMBP ESPCI Paris PSL University, UMR 8249 CNRS France
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- Universite de Pau, CNRS, E2S, IPREM-UMR5254, Hélioparc 64053 Pau France
- Chair of Analytical Chemistry Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3 00-664 Warsaw Poland
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules (LBM) Département de chimie École normale supérieure PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS 75005 Paris France
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Deciphering the Metal Speciation in Low‐Molecular‐Weight Complexes by IMS‐MS: Application to the Detection of Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Mimics in Cell Lysates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202203066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Jiang J, Cao B, Chen Y, Luo H, Xue J, Xiong X, Zou T. Alkylgold(III) Complexes Undergo Unprecedented Photo-Induced β-Hydride Elimination and Reduction for Targeted Cancer Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202201103. [PMID: 35165986 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Spatiotemporally controllable activation of prodrugs within tumors is highly desirable for cancer therapy to minimize toxic side effects. Herein we report that stable alkylgold(III) complexes can undergo unprecedented photo-induced β-hydride elimination, releasing alkyl ligands and forming gold(III)-hydride intermediates that could be quickly converted into bioactive [AuIII -S] adducts; meanwhile, the remaining alkylgold(III) complexes can photo-catalytically reduce [AuIII -S] into more bioactive AuI species. Such photo-reactivities make it possible to functionalize gold complexes on the auxiliary alkyl ligands without attenuating the metal-biomacromolecule interactions. As a result, the gold(III) complexes containing glucose-functionalized alkyl ligands displayed efficient and tumor-selective uptake; notably, after one- or two-photon activation, the complexes exhibited high thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) inhibition, potent cytotoxicity, and strong antiangiogenesis and antitumor activities in vivo.
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- Jia Jiang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, and General Education Division, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518172, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Jiang J, Cao B, Chen Y, Luo H, Xue J, Xiong X, Zou T. Alkylgold(III) Complexes Undergo Unprecedented Photo‐Induced β‐Hydride Elimination and Reduction for Targeted Cancer Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202201103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jia Jiang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
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- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology and General Education Division The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen 518172 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug Discovery School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
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van der Westhuizen D, Slabber CA, Fernandes MA, Joubert DF, Kleinhans G, van der Westhuizen CJ, Stander A, Munro OQ, Bezuidenhout DI. A Cytotoxic Bis(1,2,3-triazol-5-ylidene)carbazolide Gold(III) Complex Targets DNA by Partial Intercalation. Chemistry 2021; 27:8295-8307. [PMID: 33822431 PMCID: PMC8251726 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The syntheses of bis(triazolium)carbazole precursors and their corresponding coinage metal (Au, Ag) complexes are reported. For alkylated triazolium salts, di- or tetranuclear complexes with bridging ligands were isolated, while the bis(aryl) analogue afforded a bis(carbene) AuI -CNC pincer complex suitable for oxidation to the redox-stable [AuIII (CNC)Cl]+ cation. Although the ligand salt and the [AuIII (CNC)Cl]+ complex were both notably cytotoxic toward the breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231, the AuIII complex was somewhat more selective. Electrophoresis, viscometry, UV-vis, CD and LD spectroscopy suggest the cytotoxic [AuIII (CNC)Cl]+ complex behaves as a partial DNA intercalator. In silico screening indicated that the [AuIII (CNC)Cl]+ complex can target DNA three-way junctions with good specificity, several other regular B-DNA forms, and Z-DNA. Multiple hydrophobic π-type interactions involving T and A bases appear to be important for B-form DNA binding, while phosphate O⋅⋅⋅Au interactions evidently underpin Z-DNA binding. The CNC ligand effectively stabilizes the AuIII ion, preventing reduction in the presence of glutathione. Both the redox stability and DNA affinity of the hit compound might be key factors underpinning its cytotoxicity in vitro.
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- Molecular Sciences InstituteSchool of ChemistryUniversity of the Witwatersrand2050JohannesburgSouth Africa
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- Molecular Sciences InstituteSchool of ChemistryUniversity of the Witwatersrand2050JohannesburgSouth Africa
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- Department of PhysiologyUniversity of Pretoria0031PretoriaSouth Africa
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- Molecular Sciences InstituteSchool of ChemistryUniversity of the Witwatersrand2050JohannesburgSouth Africa
- Chemistry DepartmentUniversity of Pretoria0028PretoriaSouth Africa
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- Chemistry DepartmentUniversity of Pretoria0028PretoriaSouth Africa
- Future Production: ChemicalsPharmaceutical Technologies Research GroupCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)0184PretoriaSouth Africa
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- Department of PhysiologyUniversity of Pretoria0031PretoriaSouth Africa
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- Molecular Sciences InstituteSchool of ChemistryUniversity of the Witwatersrand2050JohannesburgSouth Africa
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- Molecular Sciences InstituteSchool of ChemistryUniversity of the Witwatersrand2050JohannesburgSouth Africa
- Laboratory of Inorganic ChemistryEnvironmental and Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Oulu3000OuluFinland
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Tabrizi L, Yang WS, Chintha C, Morrison L, Samali A, Ramos JW, Erxleben A. Gold(I) Complexes with a Quinazoline Carboxamide Alkynyl Ligand: Synthesis, Cytotoxicity, and Mechanistic Studies. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021; 2021:1921-1928. [PMID: 34248416 PMCID: PMC8252463 DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A series of gold(I) complexes with the general formula [Au(L2)(L')] (L2=4-phenyl-N-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)quinazoline-2-carboxamide, L'=PPh3 (triphenylphosphine), 1; TPA (1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane), 2, and Me2-imy (1,3-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene), 3) were synthesized and fully characterized by spectroscopic methods. The alkynyl ligand L2 belongs to the quinazoline carboxamide class of ligands that are known to bind to the translocator protein (TSPO) at the outer mitochondrial membrane. 1 and 2 exert cytotoxic effects in bladder cancer cells with IC50 values in the low micromolar range. Further mechanistic analysis indicated that the two complexes both act by inducing reactive oxygen species and caspase-mediated apoptosis. The complexes inhibit thioredoxin reductase, an established target of anticancer gold(I) complexes. Docking studies confirmed that after ligand exchange the free ligand L2 can interact with the TSPO binding site.
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- Leila Tabrizi
- School of ChemistryNational University of Ireland GalwayGalwayIreland
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- University of Hawaii Cancer CenterUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaHonoluluUSA
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- Apoptosis Research CentreSchool of Natural SciencesNational University of Ireland GalwayGalwayIreland
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- Earth and Ocean SciencesSchool of Natural Sciences and Ryan InstituteNational University of Ireland GalwayGalwayIreland
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- Apoptosis Research CentreSchool of Natural SciencesNational University of Ireland GalwayGalwayIreland
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- University of Hawaii Cancer CenterUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaHonoluluUSA
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- School of ChemistryNational University of Ireland GalwayGalwayIreland
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Shi WJ, Liu D, Li X, Bai S, Wang YY, Han YF. Supramolecular Coordination Cages Based on N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Gold(I) Ligands and Their Precursors: Self-Assembly, Structural Transformation and Guest-Binding Properties. Chemistry 2021; 27:7853-7861. [PMID: 33780062 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The incorporation of functional groups into the cavity of discrete supramolecular coordination cages (SCCs) will bring unique functions and applications. Here, three dicarboxylate ligands (H2 L1Cl, H2 L2Cl and H2 L3Cl) containing N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursors as linkers were introduced to construct SCCs by combining with two C3 -symmertic (CpZr)3 (μ3 -O)(μ2 -OH)3 clusters as three-connect vertices, resulted in a series of rugby-like V2 E3 (V=vertex, E=edge) type homoleptic cages (SCC-1, SCC-2 and SCC-3). However, V4 E6 -type tetrahedral cages (SCC-4 and SCC-5), incorporating six Au-NHC moieties, were obtained when the corresponding NHC-gold(I) functionalized ligands (H2 L1Au , H2 L2Au ) were applied. For the first time, we present a trackable CpZr-involved cage to cage conversion to generate a heteroleptic V2 E3 cage (SCC-6) from two homoleptic cages (SCC-2 and SCC-5) with different geometries of V2 E3 and V4 E6 . The heteroleptic assembly SCC-6 can also be formed upon a subcomponent displacement strategy. The structural transformation and reassembly processes were detected and monitored by 1 H NMR spectroscopy and electrospray-ionization mass spectrometry. The formation of heteroleptic assembly was further supported by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Moreover, homoleptic cage SCC-2 possesses a trigonal bipyramidal cationic cavity allowing the encapsulation of a series of sulfonate anionic guests.
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- Wen-Jie Shi
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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López‐de‐Luzuriaga JM, Monge M, Moreno S, Olmos ME, Rodríguez‐Castillo M. Rational Assembly of Metallophilic Gold(I)–Lead(II) and Gold(I)–Gold(I) Puzzle Pieces. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202010095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- José M. López‐de‐Luzuriaga
- Departamento de Química Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ) Universidad de La Rioja Complejo Científico-Tecnológico 26006 Logroño Spain
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- Departamento de Química Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ) Universidad de La Rioja Complejo Científico-Tecnológico 26006 Logroño Spain
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- Departamento de Química Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ) Universidad de La Rioja Complejo Científico-Tecnológico 26006 Logroño Spain
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- Departamento de Química Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ) Universidad de La Rioja Complejo Científico-Tecnológico 26006 Logroño Spain
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- Departamento de Química Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ) Universidad de La Rioja Complejo Científico-Tecnológico 26006 Logroño Spain
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López‐de‐Luzuriaga JM, Monge M, Moreno S, Olmos ME, Rodríguez‐Castillo M. Rational Assembly of Metallophilic Gold(I)–Lead(II) and Gold(I)–Gold(I) Puzzle Pieces. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:640-644. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- José M. López‐de‐Luzuriaga
- Departamento de Química Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ) Universidad de La Rioja Complejo Científico-Tecnológico 26006 Logroño Spain
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- Departamento de Química Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ) Universidad de La Rioja Complejo Científico-Tecnológico 26006 Logroño Spain
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- Departamento de Química Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ) Universidad de La Rioja Complejo Científico-Tecnológico 26006 Logroño Spain
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- Departamento de Química Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ) Universidad de La Rioja Complejo Científico-Tecnológico 26006 Logroño Spain
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- Departamento de Química Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ) Universidad de La Rioja Complejo Científico-Tecnológico 26006 Logroño Spain
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Guarra F, Terenzi A, Pirker C, Passannante R, Baier D, Zangrando E, Gómez‐Vallejo V, Biver T, Gabbiani C, Berger W, Llop J, Salassa L. 124 I Radiolabeling of a Au III -NHC Complex for In Vivo Biodistribution Studies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:17130-17136. [PMID: 32633820 PMCID: PMC7540067 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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AuIII complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have shown remarkable potential as anticancer agents, yet their fate in vivo has not been thoroughly examined and understood. Reported herein is the synthesis of new AuIII -NHC complexes by direct oxidation with radioactive [124 I]I2 as a valuable strategy to monitor the in vivo biodistribution of this class of compounds using positron emission tomography (PET). While in vitro analyses provide direct evidence for the importance of AuIII -to-AuI reduction to achieve full anticancer activity, in vivo studies reveal that a fraction of the AuIII -NHC prodrug is not immediately reduced after administration but able to reach the major organs before metabolic activation.
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- Federica Guarra
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial ChemistryUniversity of PisaVia G. Moruzzi 1356124PisaItaly
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- Donostia International Physics CenterPaseo M. Lardizabal 420018DonostiaSpain
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and TechnologiesUniversity of PalermoViale delle Scienze, Ed. 1790128PalermoItaly
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- Department of Medicine IInstitute of Cancer Research and Comprehensive Cancer CenterMedical University ViennaBorschkegasse 8a1090ViennaAustria
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- CIC biomaGUNEBasque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA)Paseo de Miramón 18220014DonostiaSpain
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- Department of Medicine IInstitute of Cancer Research and Comprehensive Cancer CenterMedical University ViennaBorschkegasse 8a1090ViennaAustria
- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry University of ViennaWaehringerstrasse 421090ViennaAustria
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of Triestevia Giorgieri 134127TriesteItaly
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- CIC biomaGUNEBasque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA)Paseo de Miramón 18220014DonostiaSpain
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial ChemistryUniversity of PisaVia G. Moruzzi 1356124PisaItaly
- Department of PharmacyUniversity of Pisavia Bonanno 656126PisaItaly
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial ChemistryUniversity of PisaVia G. Moruzzi 1356124PisaItaly
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- Department of Medicine IInstitute of Cancer Research and Comprehensive Cancer CenterMedical University ViennaBorschkegasse 8a1090ViennaAustria
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- CIC biomaGUNEBasque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA)Paseo de Miramón 18220014DonostiaSpain
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- Donostia International Physics CenterPaseo M. Lardizabal 420018DonostiaSpain
- Kimika FakultateaEuskal Herriko UnibertsitateaUPV/EHU20080DonostiaSpain
- IkerbasqueBasque Foundation for Science48013BilbaoSpain
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Fares M, Wu X, Ramesh D, Lewis W, Keller PA, Howe ENW, Pérez‐Tomás R, Gale PA. Stimuli‐Responsive Cycloaurated “OFF‐ON” Switchable Anion Transporters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202006392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Mohamed Fares
- School of Chemistry The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales 2006 Australia
- School of Chemistry & Molecular Bioscience, Molecular Horizons University of Wollongong Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia
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- School of Chemistry The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales 2006 Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics Cancer Cell Biology Research Group University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- School of Chemistry The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales 2006 Australia
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- School of Chemistry & Molecular Bioscience, Molecular Horizons University of Wollongong Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia
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- School of Chemistry The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales 2006 Australia
- GlaxoSmithKline GSK Jurong 1 Pioneer Sector 1 Singapore 628413 Singapore
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- Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics Cancer Cell Biology Research Group University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain
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- School of Chemistry The University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales 2006 Australia
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Fares M, Wu X, Ramesh D, Lewis W, Keller PA, Howe ENW, Pérez-Tomás R, Gale PA. Stimuli-Responsive Cycloaurated "OFF-ON" Switchable Anion Transporters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:17614-17621. [PMID: 32583552 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Anion transporters have shown potential application as anti-cancer agents that function by disrupting homeostasis and triggering cell death. In this research article we report switchable anion transport by gold complexes of anion transporters that are "switched on" in situ in the presence of the reducing agent GSH by decomplexation of gold. GSH is found in higher concentrations in tumors than in healthy tissue and hence this approach offers a strategy to target these systems to tumors.
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- Mohamed Fares
- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia.,School of Chemistry & Molecular Bioscience, Molecular Horizons, University of Wollongong, Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, Cancer Cell Biology Research Group, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemistry & Molecular Bioscience, Molecular Horizons, University of Wollongong, Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia.,GlaxoSmithKline, GSK Jurong, 1 Pioneer Sector 1, Singapore, 628413, Singapore
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- Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, Cancer Cell Biology Research Group, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia
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Guarra F, Terenzi A, Pirker C, Passannante R, Baier D, Zangrando E, Gómez‐Vallejo V, Biver T, Gabbiani C, Berger W, Llop J, Salassa L. 124
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‐NHC Complex for In Vivo Biodistribution Studies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Federica Guarra
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry University of Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Donostia International Physics Center Paseo M. Lardizabal 4 20018 Donostia Spain
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies University of Palermo Viale delle Scienze, Ed. 17 90128 Palermo Italy
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- Department of Medicine I Institute of Cancer Research and Comprehensive Cancer Center Medical University Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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- CIC biomaGUNE Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) Paseo de Miramón 182 20014 Donostia Spain
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- Department of Medicine I Institute of Cancer Research and Comprehensive Cancer Center Medical University Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry University of Vienna Waehringerstrasse 42 1090 Vienna Austria
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Trieste via Giorgieri 1 34127 Trieste Italy
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- CIC biomaGUNE Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) Paseo de Miramón 182 20014 Donostia Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry University of Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
- Department of Pharmacy University of Pisa via Bonanno 6 56126 Pisa Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry University of Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Department of Medicine I Institute of Cancer Research and Comprehensive Cancer Center Medical University Vienna Borschkegasse 8a 1090 Vienna Austria
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- CIC biomaGUNE Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) Paseo de Miramón 182 20014 Donostia Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center Paseo M. Lardizabal 4 20018 Donostia Spain
- Kimika Fakultatea Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU 20080 Donostia Spain
- Ikerbasque Basque Foundation for Science 48013 Bilbao Spain
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Luo H, Cao B, Chan ASC, Sun RW, Zou T. Cyclometalated Gold(III)‐Hydride Complexes Exhibit Visible Light‐Induced Thiol Reactivity and Act as Potent Photo‐Activated Anti‐Cancer Agents. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:11046-11052. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Hejiang Luo
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
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- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, and General Education DivisionThe Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen 518172 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryNanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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Luo H, Cao B, Chan ASC, Sun RW, Zou T. Cyclometalated Gold(III)‐Hydride Complexes Exhibit Visible Light‐Induced Thiol Reactivity and Act as Potent Photo‐Activated Anti‐Cancer Agents. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202000528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Hejiang Luo
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
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- Warshel Institute for Computational Biology, and General Education DivisionThe Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen 518172 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Chiral Molecule and Drug DiscoverySchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesSun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryNanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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Abdnoor ZM, Alabdali AJ. Synthesis, characterization, and anticancer activity of some azole‐heterocyclic complexes with gold(III), palladium(II), nickel(II), and copper(II) metal ions. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201900010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Zahraa M. Abdnoor
- Department of Chemistry, College of SciencesAl‐Nahrain University Baghdad Iraq
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- Department of Chemistry, College of SciencesAl‐Nahrain University Baghdad Iraq
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Wang M, Wu Y, Xu C, Zhao R, Huang Y, Zeng X, Chen T. Design and Synthesis of 2-(5-Phenylindol-3-yl)benzimidazole Derivatives with Antiproliferative Effects towards Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells by Activation of ROS-Mediated Mitochondria Dysfunction. Chem Asian J 2019; 14:2648-2655. [PMID: 31144429 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201900468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Benzimidazole derivatives are widely studied because of their broad-spectrum biological activity, such as antitumor properties and excellent fluorescence performance. Herein, two types of 2-(5-phenylindol-3-yl)benzimidazole derivatives (1 a-1 h and 2 a-2 e) were rationally designed and synthesized. When these compounds were investigated in vitro anti-screening assays, we found that all of them possessed antitumor effect, in particular compound 1 b, which showed an outstanding antiproliferative effect on MDA-MB-231 cells (IC50 ≈2.6 μm). A study of the drug action mechanisms in cells showed that the antitumor activity of the compounds is proportional to their lipophilicity and cellular uptake; the tested compounds all entered the lysosome of MDA-MB-231 cells and caused changes in the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and then caused mitochondrial damage. Apparent differences in the ROS levels for each compound suggest that the lethality of these compounds towards MDA-MB-231 cells is closely related to the ROS levels. Taken together, this study not only provides a theoretical basis for 2-(5-phenylindol-3-yl)benzimidazole anticarcinogens but also offers new thinking on the rational design of next-generation antitumor benzimidazole derivatives.
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- Mengying Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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Sun LY, Feng T, Das R, Hahn FE, Han YF. Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of Tetraphenylethylene-Based Tetrakis-NHC Ligands and Their Metal Complexes. Chemistry 2019; 25:9764-9770. [PMID: 31087691 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The development of highly emissive dinuclear AgI or AuI complexes [M2 L](PF6 )2 (L=2 a, 2 b; M=Ag, Au) derived from tetraphenylethylene (TPE)-based tetrabenzimidazolin-2-ylidene ligands is reported. The new complexes exhibit a remarkable fluorescence enhancement compared to their parent benzimidazolium salts. The quantum yield (ΦF ) value for salt H4 -2 a(PF6 )4 in dilute solution (c=10-5 m) was found to be less than 1 %, whereas its metal complexes show ΦF values up to 55 % at similar solution concentration. This observation can be attributed to the rigidification of the TPE skeleton upon metalation resulting in a restriction of the intramolecular rotation of the phenyl groups. Functionalization of the complexes [M2 2 b](PF6 )2 (M=Ag, Au) with terminal coumarin groups and subsequent photoirradiation yielded the complexes [M2 3 b](PF6 )2 (M=Ag, Au) bearing a new type of ligand with an unaffected TPE moiety.
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- Li-Ying Sun
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China.,Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 30, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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Manoharan A, Rayner PJ, Fekete M, Iali W, Norcott P, Hugh Perry V, Duckett SB. Catalyst-Substrate Effects on Biocompatible SABRE Hyperpolarization. Chemphyschem 2018; 20:285-294. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201800915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Anand Manoharan
- University of York; Department of Chemistry Heslington; York YO10 5DD UK
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- University of York; Department of Chemistry Heslington; York YO10 5DD UK
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- University of York; Department of Chemistry Heslington; York YO10 5DD UK
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- University of York; Department of Chemistry Heslington; York YO10 5DD UK
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- University of York; Department of Chemistry Heslington; York YO10 5DD UK
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- School of Biological Sciences; University of Southampton; Southampton UK
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- University of York; Department of Chemistry Heslington; York YO10 5DD UK
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Bertrand B, Williams MRM, Bochmann M. Gold(III) Complexes for Antitumor Applications: An Overview. Chemistry 2018; 24:11840-11851. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201800981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Benoît Bertrand
- School of ChemistryUniversity of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ United Kingdom
- Sorbonne UniversitésUPMC Univ Paris 06CNRSInstitut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM) 4 Place Jussieu 75005 Paris France
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ United Kingdom
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Zhang C, Hemmert C, Gornitzka H, Cuvillier O, Zhang M, Sun RWY. Cationic and Neutral N-Heterocyclic Carbene Gold(I) Complexes: Cytotoxicity, NCI-60 Screening, Cellular Uptake, Inhibition of Mammalian Thioredoxin Reductase, and Reactive Oxygen Species Formation. ChemMedChem 2018; 13:1218-1229. [PMID: 29603648 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201800181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A structurally diverse library of 14 gold(I) cationic bis(NHC) and neutral mono(NHC) complexes (NHC: N-heterocyclic carbene) was synthesized and characterized in this work. Four of them were new cationic gold(I) complexes containing functionalized NHCs, and their X-ray crystal structures are presented herein. All of the complexes were investigated for their anticancer activities in four cancer cell lines, including a cisplatin-resistant variant, and a noncancerous cell line. Seven of the cationic gold(I) complexes were found to display high and specific cytotoxic activities toward cancer cells. Two of them were even able to overcome cisplatin resistance. Two highly potent cationic complexes (11 and 15) were also submitted to the NCI-60 cancer panel for further cytotoxicity evaluation. Complex 15 showed a surprisingly high potency toward leukemia among the nine examined cancer subtypes, particularly toward the CCRF-CEM leukemia cell line with a concentration for 50 % inhibition of growth down to 79.4 nm. In addition, cationic complex 13, which demonstrated a remarkable cytotoxicity against hepatocellular carcinoma, was selected to obtain insight into the mechanistic aspects in HepG2 cells. Cellular uptake measurements were indicative of good bioavailability. By various biochemical assays, this complex was found to effectively inhibit thioredoxin reductase and its cytotoxicity toward HepG2 cells was found to be reactive oxygen species dependent.
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- Chen Zhang
- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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Zhao J, Zeng D, Liu Y, Luo Y, Ji S, Li X, Chen T. Selenadiazole derivatives antagonize hyperglycemia-induced drug resistance in breast cancer cells by activation of AMPK pathways. Metallomics 2018; 9:535-545. [PMID: 28374040 DOI: 10.1039/c7mt00001d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hyperglycemia is an important factor for chemoresistance of breast cancer patients with diabetes. In the present study, a novel selenadiazole derivative has been evaluated and found to be able to antagonize the doxorubicin (DOX) resistance of MCF-7 cells under simulated diabetes conditions. Hyperglycemia promotes the proliferation, invasion and migration of MCF-7 cells through activation of ERK and AKT pathways, which could be inhibited by the synthetic selenadiazole derivative. The antitumor effects of the selenadiazole derivative were attributed to its ability to activate AMPK pathways. Furthermore, the high lipophilicity (log P = 1.9) of the synthetic selenadiazole derivative facilitated its uptake by cancer cells and subsequently potentiated the cellular uptake of DOX, leading to a strong enhancment of the antiproliferative activity of DOX on MCF-7 cells by induction of apoptosis. The apoptosis was initiated by the ROS overproduction induced by the cooperation of the selenadiazole derivative and DOX. The excessive ROS then caused damage to DNA, which upregulated the expression of proapoptosis Bcl-2 family proteins and led to fragmentation of mitochondria, which finally caused apoptosis of the cancer cells. Taken together, this study provides a rational strategy for using selenadiazole derivatives to overcome hyperglycemia-induced drug resistance in breast cancer by activation of AMPK-mediated pathways.
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- Jianfu Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Fernández-Moreira V, Gimeno MC. Heterobimetallic Complexes for Theranostic Applications. Chemistry 2018; 24:3345-3353. [PMID: 29334153 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The design of more efficient anticancer drugs requires a deeper understanding of their biodistribution and mechanism of action. Cell imaging agents could help to gain insight into biological processes and, consequently, the best strategy for attaining suitable scaffolds in which both biological and imaging properties are maximized. A new concept arises in this field that is the combination of two metal fragments as collaborative partners to provide the precise emissive properties to visualize the cell as well as the optimum cytotoxic activity to build more potent and selective chemotherapeutic agents.
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- Vanesa Fernández-Moreira
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Calle de Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Calle de Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
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Zhao Z, Gao P, You Y, Chen T. Cancer-Targeting Functionalization of Selenium-Containing Ruthenium Conjugate with Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Property to Enhance Theranostic Effects. Chemistry 2018; 24:3289-3298. [PMID: 29288592 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A mutifunctional ruthenium-based conjugate Ru-BSe was designed and synthesized. The Ru complex with favorable bioimaging function was covalently linked with a cancer-targeted molecule that could be effectively internalized by the tumor to realize enhanced theranostic effects. The pH-response of the Ru conjugate in tumor acidic microenvironment causes ligand substitution and release of therapeutic complex. This activated complex remains inert to the reducing biomolecule-glutathione and terminally locates in mitochondria, in which it triggers oxidative stress, and activates intrinsic apoptosis. Real-time monitoring reveals that this Ru conjugate could selectively accumulate in tumor tissue in vivo, which significantly suppresses tumor progression and alleviate the damage to normal organs, realizing the precise cancer theranosis.
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- Zhennan Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, P.R. China
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Longevial JF, El Cheikh K, Aggad D, Lebrun A, van der Lee A, Tielens F, Clément S, Morère A, Garcia M, Gary-Bobo M, Richeter S. Porphyrins Conjugated with Peripheral Thiolato Gold(I) Complexes for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy. Chemistry 2017; 23:14017-14026. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Jean-François Longevial
- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253 CNRS-ENSCM-UM, CC 1701; Université de Montpellier; Place Eugène Bataillon 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS-ENSCM-UM; Faculté de Pharmacie; 15, Avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS-ENSCM-UM; Faculté de Pharmacie; 15, Avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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- Laboratoire de Mesures Physiques; Université de Montpellier; Place Eugène Bataillon 34095 Montpellier France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes; UMR 5635 CNRS-ENSCM-UM; Place Eugène Bataillon 34095 Montpellier France
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- Sorbonne Université, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 7574; Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris; Collège de France; 11 Place Berthelot 75023 Paris France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253 CNRS-ENSCM-UM, CC 1701; Université de Montpellier; Place Eugène Bataillon 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS-ENSCM-UM; Faculté de Pharmacie; 15, Avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS-ENSCM-UM; Faculté de Pharmacie; 15, Avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247 CNRS-ENSCM-UM; Faculté de Pharmacie; 15, Avenue Charles Flahault 34093 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR 5253 CNRS-ENSCM-UM, CC 1701; Université de Montpellier; Place Eugène Bataillon 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05 France
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Fung SK, Zou T, Cao B, Lee PY, Fung YME, Hu D, Lok CN, Che CM. Cyclometalated Gold(III) Complexes Containing N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands Engage Multiple Anti-Cancer Molecular Targets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201612583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Sin Ki Fung
- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry; Institute of Molecular Functional Materials; Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry; Institute of Molecular Functional Materials; Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry; Institute of Molecular Functional Materials; Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry; Institute of Molecular Functional Materials; Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry; Institute of Molecular Functional Materials; Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry; Institute of Molecular Functional Materials; Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry; Institute of Molecular Functional Materials; Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry; Institute of Molecular Functional Materials; Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong China
- HKU Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation; Shenzhen 518053 China
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Fung SK, Zou T, Cao B, Lee PY, Fung YME, Hu D, Lok CN, Che CM. Cyclometalated Gold(III) Complexes Containing N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands Engage Multiple Anti-Cancer Molecular Targets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:3892-3896. [PMID: 28247451 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201612583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Metal N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes are a promising class of anti-cancer agents displaying potent in vitro and in vivo activities. Taking a multi-faceted approach employing two clickable photoaffinity probes, herein we report the identification of multiple molecular targets for anti-cancer active pincer gold(III) NHC complexes. These complexes display potent and selective cytotoxicity against cultured cancer cells and in vivo anti-tumor activities in mice bearing xenografts of human cervical and lung cancers. Our experiments revealed the specific engagement of the gold(III) complexes with multiple cellular targets, including HSP60, vimentin, nucleophosmin, and YB-1, accompanied by expected downstream mechanisms of action. Additionally, PtII and PdII analogues can also bind the cellular proteins targeted by the gold(III) complexes, uncovering a distinct pincer cyclometalated metal-NHC scaffold in the design of anti-cancer metal medicines with multiple molecular targets.
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- Sin Ki Fung
- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, Chemical Biology Centre and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.,HKU Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation, Shenzhen, 518053, China
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Sinha N, Stegemann L, Tan TTY, Doltsinis NL, Strassert CA, Hahn FE. Einschaltbare Fluoreszenz in Tetra-NHC-Liganden durch Versteifung bei der Komplexbildung: eine Alternative zu aggregationsinduzierter Emission. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201610971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Narayan Sinha
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie und NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 30 48149 Münster Deutschland
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- Physikalisches Institut und Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech); Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Heisenbergstraße 11 48149 Münster Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie und NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 30 48149 Münster Deutschland
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- Institut für Festkörpertheorie und Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10 48149 Münster Deutschland
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- Physikalisches Institut und Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech); Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Heisenbergstraße 11 48149 Münster Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie und NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 30 48149 Münster Deutschland
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Sinha N, Stegemann L, Tan TTY, Doltsinis NL, Strassert CA, Hahn FE. Turn-On Fluorescence in Tetra-NHC Ligands by Rigidification through Metal Complexation: An Alternative to Aggregation-Induced Emission. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:2785-2789. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201610971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Narayan Sinha
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstrasse 30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut and Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech); Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Heisenbergstrasse 11 48149 Münster Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstrasse 30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Institut für Festkörpertheorie and Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Wilhelm-Klemm-Strasse 10 48149 Münster Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut and Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech); Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Heisenbergstrasse 11 48149 Münster Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and NRW Graduate School of Chemistry; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Corrensstrasse 30 48149 Münster Germany
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Schmidt C, Karge B, Misgeld R, Prokop A, Franke R, Brönstrup M, Ott I. Gold(I) NHC Complexes: Antiproliferative Activity, Cellular Uptake, Inhibition of Mammalian and Bacterial Thioredoxin Reductases, and Gram-Positive Directed Antibacterial Effects. Chemistry 2017; 23:1869-1880. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201604512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Claudia Schmidt
- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Technische Universität Braunschweig; Beethovenstrasse 55 38106 Braunschweig Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology; Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH; Inhoffenstrasse 7 38124 Braunschweig Germany
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- Department of Paedriatric Oncology; Children's Hospital Cologne; Amsterdamer Strasse 59 50735 Cologne Germany
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- Department of Paedriatric Oncology; Children's Hospital Cologne; Amsterdamer Strasse 59 50735 Cologne Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology; Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH; Inhoffenstrasse 7 38124 Braunschweig Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology; Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research GmbH; Inhoffenstrasse 7 38124 Braunschweig Germany
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Technische Universität Braunschweig; Beethovenstrasse 55 38106 Braunschweig Germany
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Gao M, Yu F, Lv C, Choo J, Chen L. Fluorescent chemical probes for accurate tumor diagnosis and targeting therapy. Chem Soc Rev 2017; 46:2237-2271. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00908e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 527] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This review focuses on small molecular ligand-targeted fluorescent imaging probes and fluorescent theranostics, including their design strategies and applications in clinical tumor treatment.
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- Min Gao
- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation
- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yantai 264003
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation
- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yantai 264003
- China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine
- Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University
- Binzhou 256603
- China
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- Department of Bionano Engineering
- Hanyang University
- Ansan 426-791
- South Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation
- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yantai 264003
- China
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Currie L, Fernandez-Cestau J, Rocchigiani L, Bertrand B, Lancaster SJ, Hughes DL, Duckworth H, Jones STE, Credgington D, Penfold TJ, Bochmann M. Luminescent Gold(III) Thiolates: Supramolecular Interactions Trigger and Control Switchable Photoemissions from Bimolecular Excited States. Chemistry 2016; 23:105-113. [PMID: 27859790 PMCID: PMC5215685 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201603841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new family of cyclometallated gold(III) thiolato complexes based on pyrazine‐centred pincer ligands has been prepared, (C^Npz^C)AuSR, where C^Npz^C=2,6‐bis(4‐ButC6H4)pyrazine dianion and R=Ph (1), C6H4tBu‐4 (2), 2‐pyridyl (3), 1‐naphthyl (1‐Np, 4), 2‐Np (5), quinolinyl (Quin, 6), 4‐methylcoumarinyl (Coum, 7) and 1‐adamantyl (8). The complexes were isolated as yellow to red solids in high yields using mild synthetic conditions. The single‐crystal X‐ray structures revealed that the colour of the deep‐red solids is associated with the formation of a particular type of short (3.2–3.3 Å) intermolecular pyrazine⋅⋅⋅pyrazine π‐interactions. In some cases, yellow and red crystal polymorphs were formed; only the latter were emissive at room temperature. Combined NMR and UV/Vis techniques showed that the supramolecular π‐stacking interactions persist in solution and give rise to intense deep‐red photoluminescence. Monomeric molecules show vibronically structured green emissions at low temperature, assigned to ligand‐based 3IL(C^N^C) triplet emissions. By contrast, the unstructured red emissions correlate mainly with a 3LLCT(SR→{(C^Npz^C)2}) charge transfer transition from the thiolate ligand to the π⋅⋅⋅π dimerized pyrazine. Unusually, the π‐interactions can be influenced by sample treatment in solution, such that the emissions can switch reversibly from red to green. To our knowledge this is the first report of aggregation‐enhanced emission in gold(III) chemistry.
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- Lucy Currie
- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University, Cambridge, CB3 0HF, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University, Cambridge, CB3 0HF, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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Current and future potential of metallo drugs: Revisiting DNA-binding of metal containing molecules and their diverse mechanism of action. Inorganica Chim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2016.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Hu D, Liu Y, Lai YT, Tong KC, Fung YM, Lok CN, Che CM. Anticancer Gold(III) Porphyrins Target Mitochondrial Chaperone Hsp60. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 55:1387-91. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Di Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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Hu D, Liu Y, Lai YT, Tong KC, Fung YM, Lok CN, Che CM. Anticancer Gold(III) Porphyrins Target Mitochondrial Chaperone Hsp60. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201509612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Di Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, Chemical Biology Center, and Department of Chemistry; The University of Hong Kong; Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Hong Kong
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Dai CG, Du XJ, Song QH. Acid-Activatable Michael-Type Fluorescent Probes for Thiols and for Labeling Lysosomes in Live Cells. J Org Chem 2015; 80:12088-99. [PMID: 26545040 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b02041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A Michael addition is usually taken as a base-catalyzed reaction. Most fluorescent probes have been designed to detect thiols in slightly alkaline solutions (pH 7-9). The sensing reactions of almost all Michael-type fluorescent probes for thiols are faster in a high pH solution than in a low pH solution. In this work, we synthesized a series of 7-substituted 2-(quinolin-2-ylmethylene)malonic acids (QMAs, substituents: NEt2, OH, H, Cl, or NO2) and their ethyl esters (QMEs) as Michael-type fluorescent probes for thiols. The sensing reactions of QMAs and QMEs occur in distinct pH ranges, pH < 7 for QMAs and pH > 7 for QMEs. On the basis of experimental and theoretic studies, we have clarified the distinct pH effects on the sensing reactivity between QMAs and QMEs and demonstrated that two QMAs (NEt2, OH) are highly sensitive and selective fluorescent probes for thiols in acidic solutions (pH < 7) and promising dyes that can label lysosomes in live cells.
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- Chun-Guang Dai
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230027, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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Zhao Z, Luo Z, Wu Q, Zheng W, Feng Y, Chen T. Mixed-ligand ruthenium polypyridyl complexes as apoptosis inducers in cancer cells, the cellular translocation and the important role of ROS-mediated signaling. Dalton Trans 2015; 43:17017-28. [PMID: 25087850 DOI: 10.1039/c4dt01392a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Ruthenium (Ru) polypyridyl complexes have emerged as leading players among the potential metal-based candidates for cancer treatment. However, the roles of cellular translocation in their action mechanisms remain elusive. Herein we present the synthesis and characterization of a series of ruthenium (Ru) complexes containing phenanthroline derivatives with varying lipophilicities, and examine their mechanism of anticancer action. Results showed that increasing the lipophilicity of complexes can enhance the rates of cellular uptake. The in vitro anticancer efficacy of these complexes depended on the levels of ROS overproduction, rather than on cellular Ru uptake levels. The introduction of a phenolic group on the ligand effectively enhanced their intracellular ROS generation and anticancer activities. In particular, complex 4, with an ortho-phenolic group on the ligand, exhibited better selectivity between cancer and normal cells in comparison with cisplatin. Notably, complex 4 entered the cancer cells partially through transferrin receptor-mediated endocytosis, and then it translocated from lysosomes to the mitochondria, where it activated mitochondrial dysfunction by regulation of Bcl-2 family proteins, thus leading to intracellular ROS overproduction. Excess ROS amplified apoptotic signals by activating many downstream pathways such as p53 and MAPK pathways to promote cell apoptosis. Overall, this study provides a drug design strategy for discovery of Ru-based apoptosis inducers, and elucidates the intracellular translocation of these complexes.
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- Zhennan Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Gutiérrez A, Marzo I, Cativiela C, Laguna A, Gimeno MC. Highly Cytotoxic Bioconjugated Gold(I) Complexes with Cysteine-Containing Dipeptides. Chemistry 2015; 21:11088-95. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Liu Y, Luo Y, Li X, Zheng W, Chen T. Rational Design of Selenadiazole Derivatives to Antagonize Hyperglycemia-Induced Drug Resistance in Cancer Cells. Chem Asian J 2015; 10:642-52. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201403409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Kriechbaum M, List M, Himmelsbach M, Redhammer GJ, Monkowius U. Peptide Coupling between Amino Acids and the Carboxylic Acid of a Functionalized Chlorido-gold(I)-phosphane. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:10602-10. [DOI: 10.1021/ic5017142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Materialwissenschaften
und Physik, Abteilung für Mineralogie, Paris-Lodron Universität Salzburg, Hellabrunner Strasse 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Al-Jaroudi SS, Monim-ul-Mehboob M, Altaf M, Al-Saadi AA, Wazeer MIM, Altuwaijri S, Isab AA. Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, electrochemical behavior and computational analysis of mixed diamine ligand gold(III) complexes: antiproliferative and in vitro cytotoxic evaluations against human cancer cell lines. Biometals 2014; 27:1115-36. [PMID: 25034122 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-014-9771-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The gold(III) complexes of the type [(DACH)Au(en)]Cl3, 1,2-Diaminocyclohexane ethylenediamine gold(III) chloride [where 1,2-DACH = cis-, trans-1,2- and S,S-1,2diaminocyclohexane and en = ethylenediamine] have been synthesized and characterized using various analytical and spectroscopic techniques including elemental analysis, UV-Vis and FTIR spectra; and solution as well as solid-state NMR measurements. The solid-state (13)C NMR shows that 1,2-diaminocyclohexane (1,2-DACH) and ethylenediamine (en) are strongly bound to the gold(III) center via N donor atoms. The stability of the mixed diamine ligand gold(III) was determined by (1)H and (13)C NMR spectra. Their electrochemical behavior was studied by cyclic voltammetry. The structural details and relative stabilities of the four possible isomers of the complexes were also reported at the B3LYP/LANL2DZ level of theory. The coordination sphere of these complexes around gold(III) center adopts distorted square planar geometry. The computational study also demonstrates that trans- conformations is slightly more stable than the cis-conformations. The antiproliferative effects and cytotoxic properties of the mixed diamine ligand gold(III) complexes were evaluated in vitro on human gastric SGC7901 and prostate PC3 cancer cells using MTT assay. The antiproliferative study of the gold(III) complexes on PC3 and SGC7901 cells indicate that complex 1 is the most effective antiproliferative agent among mixed ligand based gold(III) complexes 1-3. The IC50 data reveal that the in vitro cytotoxicity of complexes 1 and 3 against SGC7901 cancer cells are fairly better than that of cisplatin.
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- Said S Al-Jaroudi
- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Yim KC, Lam ESH, Wong KMC, Au VKM, Ko CC, Lam WH, Yam VWW. Synthesis, Characterization, Self-Assembly, Gelation, Morphology and Computational Studies of Alkynylgold(III) Complexes of 2,6-Bis(benzimidazol-2′-yl)pyridine Derivatives. Chemistry 2014; 20:9930-9. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201402876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Zou T, Lum CT, Lok CN, To WP, Low KH, Che CM. A Binuclear Gold(I) Complex with Mixed Bridging Diphosphine and Bis(N-Heterocyclic Carbene) Ligands Shows Favorable Thiol Reactivity and Inhibits Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis In Vivo. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:5810-4. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201400142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Zou T, Lum CT, Lok CN, To WP, Low KH, Che CM. A Binuclear Gold(I) Complex with Mixed Bridging Diphosphine and Bis(N-Heterocyclic Carbene) Ligands Shows Favorable Thiol Reactivity and Inhibits Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis In Vivo. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201400142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Rubbiani R, Salassa L, de Almeida A, Casini A, Ott I. Cytotoxic Gold(I) N-heterocyclic Carbene Complexes with Phosphane Ligands as Potent Enzyme Inhibitors. ChemMedChem 2014; 9:1205-10. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201400056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cisnetti F, Gautier A. Metal/N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: Opportunities for the Development of Anticancer Metallodrugs. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:11976-8. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201306682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Cisnetti F, Gautier A. Metallkomplexe mit N-heterocyclischen Carbenliganden: Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten für metallhaltige Krebsmedikamente. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201306682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Boscutti G, Marchiò L, Ronconi L, Fregona D. Insights into the reactivity of gold-dithiocarbamato anticancer agents toward model biomolecules by using multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. Chemistry 2013; 19:13428-36. [PMID: 24038383 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201302550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Some gold(III)-dithiocarbamato derivatives of either single amino acids or oligopeptides have shown promise as potential anticancer agents, but their capability to interact with biologically relevant macromolecules is still poorly understood. We investigated the affinity of the representative complex [Au(III)Br2(dtc-Sar-OCH3)] (dtc: dithiocarbamate; Sar: sarcosine (N-methylglycine)) with selected model molecules for histidine-, methionine-, and cysteine-rich proteins (that is, 1-methylimidazole, dimethylsulfide, and N-acetyl-L-cysteine, respectively). In particular, detailed mono- and multinuclear NMR studies, in combination with multiple (13)C/(15)N enrichments, allowed interactions to be followed over time and indicated somewhat unexpected reaction pathways. Whereas dimethylsulfide proved to be unreactive, a sudden multistep redox reaction occurred in the presence of the other potential sulfur donor, N-acetyl-L-cysteine (confirmed if glutathione was used instead). On the other hand, 1-methylimidazole underwent an unprecedented acid-base reaction with the gold(III) complex, rather than the expected coordination to the metal center by replacing, for instance, a bromide. Our results are discussed herein and compared with the data available in the literature on related complexes; our findings confirm that the peculiar reactivity of gold(III)-dithiocarbamato complexes can lead to novel reaction pathways and, therefore, to new cytotoxic mechanisms in cancer cells.
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- Giulia Boscutti
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 1, Padova 35131 (Italy)
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