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Gil-Moles M, Concepción Gimeno M. The Therapeutic Potential in Cancer of Terpyridine-Based Metal Complexes Featuring Group 11 Elements. ChemMedChem 2024; 19:e202300645. [PMID: 38328860 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202300645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Terpyridine-based complexes with group 11 metals emerge as potent metallodrugs in cancer therapy. This comprehensive review focuses on the current landscape of anticancer examples, particularly highlighting the mechanisms of action. While Cu(II) complexes, featuring diverse ancillary ligands, dominate the field, exploration of silver and gold species remains limited. These complexes exhibit significant cytotoxicity against various cancer cell lines with a commendable selectivity for non-tumorigenic cells. DNA interactions, employing intercalation and groove binding, are pivotal and finely tuned through terpyridine ligand functionalization. In addition, copper complexes showcase nuclease activity, triggering apoptosis through ROS generation. Despite silver's high affinity for nitrogen donor atoms, its exploration is relatively sparse, with indications of acting as intercalating agents causing DNA hydrolytic cleavage. Gold(III) compounds, overshadowing gold(I) due to stability concerns, not only intercalate but also induce apoptosis and disrupt the mitochondrial membrane. Further investigations are needed to fully understand the mechanism of action of these compounds, highlighting the necessity of exploring additional biological targets for these promising metallodrugs.
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- María Gil-Moles
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
- Departamento de Química, Centro de Investigación de Síntesis Química (CISQ), Universidad de la Rioja, Complejo Científico-Tecnológico, 26004, Logroño, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
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Mandal A, Rai R, Saha S, Kushwaha R, Wei L, Gogoi H, Mandal AA, Yadav AK, Huang H, Dutta A, Dhar P, Banerjee S. Polypyridyl-based Co(III) complexes of vitamin B 6 Schiff base for photoactivated antibacterial therapy. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:17562-17572. [PMID: 37965840 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02967k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Herein, five novel polypyridyl-based Co(III) complexes of Schiff bases, viz., [Co(dpa)(L1)]Cl (1), [Co(dpa)(L2)]Cl (2), [Co(L3)(L2)]Cl (3), [Co(L3)(L1)]Cl (4), and [Co(L4)(L1)]Cl (5), where dpa (dipicolylamine) = bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine; H2L1 = (E)-2-((2-hydroxybenzylidene)amino)phenol; H2L2 = (E)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-4-(((2-hydroxyphenyl)imino)methyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol; L3 = 4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (ph-tpy); and L4 = 4'-ferrocenyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (Fc-tpy), were synthesized and characterized. Complexes 1, 3, and 4 were structurally characterized by single-crystal XRD, indicating an octahedral CoIIIN4O2 coordination core. The absorption bands of these complexes were observed in the visible range with a λmax at ∼430-485 nm. Complex 5 displayed an extra absorption band near 545 nm because of a ferrocene moiety. These absorptions in the visible region reflect the potential of the complexes to act as visible-light antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) agents. All of these complexes showed reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated antibacterial effects against S. aureus (Gram-positive) and E. coli (Gram-negative bacteria) upon low-energy visible light (0.5 J cm-2, 400-700 nm) exposure. Additionally, 1-5 did not show any toxicity toward A549 (Human Lung adenocarcinoma) cells, reflecting their selective bacteria-killing abilities.
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- Apurba Mandal
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India.
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India 221005.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India 221005.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India.
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Yang Y, Chen CF, Guo FF, Gu YQ, Liang H, Chen ZF. In vitro and in vivo antitumor activities of Ru and Cu complexes with terpyridine derivatives as ligands. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 246:112284. [PMID: 37327592 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Six terpyridine ligands(L1-L6) with chlorophenol or bromophenol moiety were obtained to prepare metal terpyridine derivatives complexes: [Ru(L1)(DMSO)Cl2] (1), [Ru(L2)(DMSO)Cl2] (2), [Ru(L3)(DMSO)Cl2] (3), [Cu(L4)Br2]·DMSO (4), Cu(L5)Br2 (5), and [Cu(L6)Br2]⋅CH3OH (6). The complexes were fully characterized. Ru complexes 1-3 showed low cytotoxicity against the tested cell lines. Cu complexes 4-6 exhibited higher cytotoxicity against several tested cancer cell lines compared to their ligands and cisplatin, and lower toxicity towards normal human cells. Copper(II) complexes 4-6 arrested T-24 cell cycle in G1 phase. The mechanism studies indicated that complexes 4-6 accumulated in mitochondria of T-24 cells and caused significant reduction of the mitochondrial membrane potential, increase of the intracellular ROS levels and the release of Ca2+, and the activation of the Caspase cascade, finally inducing apoptosis. Animal studies showed that complex 6 obviously inhibited the tumor growth in a mouse xenograft model bearing T-24 tumor cells without significant toxicity.
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- Yang Yang
- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China; Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guilin Normal College, Guilin 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China; School of Environment and Life Science, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530001, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.
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Kim Y, Lee T, Kim M, Park S, Hu J, Lee K, Hong Y, Park I, Lee G. Fast Responsive, Reversible Colorimetric Nanoparticle-Hydrogel Complexes for pH Monitoring. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:4081. [PMID: 36432366 PMCID: PMC9699376 DOI: 10.3390/nano12224081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Hydrogels containing redox-sensitive colorimetric nanoparticles (NPs) have been used to sense ambient pH in many fields owing to their simple and fast visualization capabilities. However, real-time pH monitoring still has limitations due to its poor response rate and irreversibility. Herein, we developed a fast responsive colorimetric hydrogel called ferrocene adsorption colorimetric hydrogel (FACH). Ferrocene, an organometallic compound, plays a vital role as an electron transfer mediator (i.e., redox catalyst) within the hydrogel network. FACH shows fast color change performance with high reactivity and penetrability to ambient pH changes. In detail, FACH shows distinct color change within 2 min under various pH conditions from four to eight, with good reliability. The speed for color change of FACH is approximately six times faster than that of previously developed colorimetric hydrogels, suggesting the fastest hydrogel-based colorimetric pH sensor. Furthermore, FACH shows reversibility and repeatability of the redox process, indicating scalable utility as a sustainable pH monitoring platform.
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- Yeonjin Kim
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program for Artificial Intelligence Smart Convergence Technology, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical Device, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), Daegu 42994, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea
- Interdisciplinary Graduate Program for Artificial Intelligence Smart Convergence Technology, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea
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Zeghouan O, Mahesha, Sellami S, Kashi I, Bouchameni C, Lokanath N. Analysis of structural conformation and supramolecular self-assembly of novel oxalate-bridged tetranuclear Cu(II) complex by combined crystallographic and computational studies. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Komarnicka UK, Pucelik B, Wojtala D, Lesiów MK, Stochel G, Kyzioł A. Evaluation of anticancer activity in vitro of a stable copper(I) complex with phosphine-peptide conjugate. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23943. [PMID: 34907288 PMCID: PMC8671550 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03352-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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[CuI(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline)P(p-OCH3-Ph)2CH2SarcosineGlycine] (1-MPSG), highly stable in physiological media phosphino copper(I) complex—is proposed herein as a viable alternative to anticancer platinum-based drugs. It is noteworthy that, 1-MPSG significantly and selectively reduced cell viability in a 3D spheroidal model of human lung adenocarcinoma (A549), in comparison with non-cancerous HaCaT cells. Confocal microscopy and an ICP-MS analysis showed that 1-MPSG effectively accumulates inside A549 cells with colocalization in mitochondria and nuclei. A precise cytometric analysis revealed a predominance of apoptosis over the other types of cell death. In the case of HaCaT cells, the overall cytotoxicity was significantly lower, indicating the selective activity of 1-MPSG towards cancer cells. Apoptosis also manifested itself in a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential along with the activation of caspases-3/9. Moreover, the caspase inhibitor (Z-VAD-FMK) pretreatment led to decreased level of apoptosis (more pronouncedly in A549 cells than in non-cancerous HaCaT cells) and further validated the caspases dependence in 1-MPSG-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, the 1-MPSG complex presumably induces the changes in the cell cycle leading to G2/M phase arrest in a dose-dependent manner. It was also observed that the 1-MPSG mediated intracellular ROS alterations in A549 and HaCaT cells. These results, proved by fluorescence spectroscopy, and flow cytometry, suggest that investigated Cu(I) compound may trigger apoptosis also through ROS generation.
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- Urszula K Komarnicka
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Małopolska Center of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7A, 30-387, Kraków, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroclaw, Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Kraków, Poland.
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New heteroleptic Cu(II) complexes of chrysin with 2,2ꞌ–bipyridine and substituted 1,10–phenanthrolines: Synthesis, characterization, thermal stability and antioxidant activity. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.127917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Mandal P, Sonkar C, Dhankhar SS, Nagaraja C, Mukhopadhyay S. Ruthenium(II)-arene complexes containing ferrocenamide ligands: Synthesis, characterisation and antiproliferative activity against cancer cell lines. J Organomet Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2020.121247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Munteanu AC, Notaro A, Jakubaszek M, Cowell J, Tharaud M, Goud B, Uivarosi V, Gasser G. Synthesis, Characterization, Cytotoxic Activity, and Metabolic Studies of Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes Containing Flavonoid Ligands. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:4424-4434. [PMID: 32191449 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Four novel monocationic Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes were synthesized with the general formula [Ru(DIP)2flv]X, where DIP is 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, flv stands for the flavonoid ligand (5-hydroxyflavone in [Ru(DIP)2(5-OHF)](PF6), genistein in [Ru(DIP)2(gen)](PF6), chrysin in [Ru(DIP)2(chr)](OTf), and morin in [Ru(DIP)2(mor)](OTf)), and X is the counterion, PF6-, and OTf ̅ (triflate, CF3SO3̅), respectively. Following the chemical characterization of the complexes by 1H and 13C NMR, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis, their cytotoxicity was tested against several cancer cell lines. The most promising complex, [Ru(DIP)2(gen)](PF6), was further investigated for its biological activity. Metabolic studies revealed that this complex severely impaired mitochondrial respiration and glycolysis processes, contrary to its precursor, Ru(DIP)2Cl2, which showed a prominent effect only on the mitochondrial respiration. In addition, its preferential accumulation in MDA-MB-435S cells (a human melanoma cell line previously described as mammary gland/breast; derived from metastatic site: pleural effusion), which are used for the study of metastasis, explained the better activity in this cell line compared to MCF-7 (human, ductal carcinoma).
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- Alexandra-Cristina Munteanu
- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020956 Bucharest, Romania
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for Inorganic Chemical Biology, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for Inorganic Chemical Biology, F-75005 Paris, France.,Institut Curie, PSL University, CNRS UMR 144, Paris, France
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for Inorganic Chemical Biology, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL University, CNRS UMR 144, Paris, France
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020956 Bucharest, Romania
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for Inorganic Chemical Biology, F-75005 Paris, France
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Kordestani N, Rudbari HA, Fernandes AR, Raposo LR, Baptista PV, Ferreira D, Bruno G, Bella G, Scopelliti R, Braun JD, Herbert DE, Blacque O. Antiproliferative Activities of Diimine-Based Mixed Ligand Copper(II) Complexes. ACS COMBINATORIAL SCIENCE 2020; 22:89-99. [PMID: 31913012 DOI: 10.1021/acscombsci.9b00202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A series of Cu(diimine)(X-sal)(NO3) complexes, where the diimine is either 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) or 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and X-sal is a monoanionic halogenated salicylaldehyde (X = Cl, Br, I, or H), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and X-ray crystallography. Penta-coordinate geometries copper(II) were observed for all cases. The influence of the diimine coligands and different halogen atoms on the antiproliferative activities toward human cancer cell lines have been investigated. All Cu(II) complexes were able to induce a loss of A2780 ovarian carcinoma cell viability, with phen derivatives more active than bpy derivatives. In contrast, no in vitro antiproliferative effects were observed against the HCT116 colorectal cancer cell line. These cytotoxicity differences were not due to a different intracellular concentration of the complexes determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. A small effect of different halogen substituents on the phenolic ring was observed, with X = Cl being the most highly active toward A2780 cells among the phen derivatives, while X = Br presented the lowest IC50 in A2780 cells for bpy analogs. Importantly, no reduction in normal primary fibroblasts cell viability was observed in the presence of bpy derivatives (IC50 > 40 μM). Mechanistically, complex 1 seems to induce a stronger apoptotic response with a higher increase in mitochondrial membrane depolarization and an increased level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) compared to complex 3. Together, these data and the low IC50 compared to cisplatin in A2780 ovarian carcinoma cell line demonstrate the potential of these bpy derivatives for further in vivo studies.
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- Nazanin Kordestani
- Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran
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- UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO, Departamento Ciências da Vida, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D’Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno D’Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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Wang R, Chen H, Yan W, Zheng M, Zhang T, Zhang Y. Ferrocene-containing hybrids as potential anticancer agents: Current developments, mechanisms of action and structure-activity relationships. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 190:112109. [PMID: 32032851 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cancer is one of the most fatal threatens to human health throughout the world. The major challenges in the control and eradication of cancers are the continuous emergency of drug-resistant cancer and the low specificity of anticancer agents, creating an urgent need to develop novel anticancer agents. Organometallic compounds especially ferrocene derivatives possess remarkable structural and mechanistic diversity, inherent stability towards air, heat and light, low toxicity, low cost, reversible redox, ligand exchange, and catalytic properties, making them promising drug candidates for cancer therapy. Ferrocifen, a ferrocene-phenol hybrid, has demonstrated promising anticancer properties on drug-resistant cancers. Currently, Ferrocifen is in pre-clinical trial against cancers. Obviously, ferrocene moiety is a useful template for the development of novel anticancer agents. This review will provide an overview of ferrocene-containing hybrids with potential application in the treatment of cancers covering articles published between 2010 and 2020. The mechanisms of action, the critical aspects of design and structure-activity relationships are also discussed.
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- Ruo Wang
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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Synthesis, characterization, electrochemical behavior and antioxidant activity of new copper(II) coordination compounds with curcumin derivatives. JOURNAL OF SAUDI CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2019.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Matos CP, Adiguzel Z, Yildizhan Y, Cevatemre B, Onder TB, Cevik O, Nunes P, Ferreira LP, Carvalho MD, Campos DL, Pavan FR, Pessoa JC, Garcia MH, Tomaz AI, Correia I, Acilan C. May iron(III) complexes containing phenanthroline derivatives as ligands be prospective anticancer agents? Eur J Med Chem 2019; 176:492-512. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.04.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Asghar F, Lal B, Badshah A, Butler IS, Nawaz Tahir M. Synthesis and computational study of new meta- and para-substituted ferrocenyl thioureas as potent protein kinase inhibitors and cytotoxic agents. Inorganica Chim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2018.12.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Nandanwar SK, Kim HJ. Anticancer and Antibacterial Activity of Transition Metal Complexes. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201803073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Sondavid K. Nandanwar
- Department of Marine Convergence ProgramPukyong National University Busan 48513 Republic of Korea
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- Department of ChemistryPukyong National University Busan 48513 Republic of Korea
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Gu S, Yu P, Hu J, Liu Y, Li Z, Qian Y, Wang Y, Gou Y, Yang F. Mitochondria-localizing N-heterocyclic thiosemicarbazone copper complexes with good cytotoxicity and high antimetastatic activity. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 164:654-664. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Choroba K, Machura B, Kula S, Raposo LR, Fernandes AR, Kruszynski R, Erfurt K, Shul'pina LS, Kozlov YN, Shul'pin GB. Copper(ii) complexes with 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine, 2,6-di(thiazol-2-yl)pyridine and 2,6-di(pyrazin-2-yl)pyridine substituted with quinolines. Synthesis, structure, antiproliferative activity, and catalytic activity in the oxidation of alkanes and alcohols with peroxides. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:12656-12673. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt01922g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The toxicity of six new Cu(ii) complexes was evaluated in cancer derived cell lines. A model of competitive interaction of hydroxyl radicals with CH3CN and RH in the catalyst cavity has been proposed.
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- Institute of Chemistry
- University of Silesia
- 40-006 Katowice
- Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry
- University of Silesia
- 40-006 Katowice
- Poland
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- UCIBIO
- Departamento de Ciências da Vida
- Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
- Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
- 2829-516 Caparica
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- UCIBIO
- Departamento de Ciências da Vida
- Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
- Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
- 2829-516 Caparica
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- Institute of General and Ecological Chemistry
- Lodz University of Technology
- 90-924 Lodz
- Poland
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- Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Petrochemistry
- Silesian University of Technology
- 44-100 Gliwice
- Poland
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- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Moscow 119991
- Russia
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- Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Moscow 119991
- Russia
- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds
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- Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Moscow 119991
- Russia
- Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
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Wang Y, Sun B, Han B, Hu M. New ferrocene modified retinoic acid with enhanced efficacy against melanoma cells via GSH depletion. RSC Adv 2018; 8:27740-27745. [PMID: 35542710 PMCID: PMC9083447 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra04078h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Malignant melanoma is a highly lethal disease, and advanced stages of melanoma have proven to be resistant to many chemotherapeutic drugs. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) and high levels of intracellular glutathione (GSH) have been proven to play important roles in drug resistance. Retinoic acid (RA) is a promising anticancer agent, which can inhibit proliferation and induce differentiation of CSCs, but its clinical use has been limited by its water insolubility and weak cancer cell killing effect when used alone. Herein, by combining RA and ferrocene, a new type of derivative of retinoic acid (FCRA) was synthesized and then oxidized by FeCl3. The oxidized FCRA (FCRA+) was exploited as a novel anticancer agent. Compared with RA, FCRA+ not only has improved water solubility and stronger anti-cancer effect to melanoma cells through depleting intracellular GSH of the cancer cells, but also can inhibit proliferation and induce differentiation of melanoma CSCs, such as free RA. Therefore, FCRA+ has better application prospects than RA and may replace RA for clinical applications.
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- Yibo Wang
- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University Changchun 130041 P. R. China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, Jilin University Changchun 130041 P. R. China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, Jilin University Changchun 130041 P. R. China
- Department of Oral and Maxilloficial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University Changchun 130041 P. R. China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, Jilin University Changchun 130041 P. R. China
- Department of Oral and Maxilloficial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University Changchun 130041 P. R. China
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- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University Changchun 130041 P. R. China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, Jilin University Changchun 130041 P. R. China
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Lakouraj MM, Hasantabar V, Tashakkorian H, Golpour M. Novel anticancer and antibacterial organometallic polymer based on ferrocene as a building block and xanthone bioactive scaffolds: Synthesis, characterization, and biological study. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.4401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Moslem Mansour Lakouraj
- Department of Organic-Polymer Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry; University of Mazandaran; Babolsar Iran
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- Department of Organic-Polymer Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry; University of Mazandaran; Babolsar Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center (CMBRC), Health Research Institute; Babol University of Medical Sciences; Babol Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center (CMBRC), Health Research Institute; Babol University of Medical Sciences; Babol Iran
- Molecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine; Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences; Sari Iran
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