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Sumithaa C, Ganeshpandian M. Half-Sandwich Ruthenium Arene Complexes Bearing Clinically Approved Drugs as Ligands: The Importance of Metal-Drug Synergism in Metallodrug Design. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:1453-1479. [PMID: 36802711 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c01027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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A novel strategy in metallodrug discovery today is incorporating clinically approved drugs into metal complexes as coordinating ligands. Using this strategy, various drugs have been repurposed to prepare organometallic complexes to overcome the resistance of drugs and to design promising alternatives to currently available metal-based drugs. Notably, the combination of organoruthenium moiety and clinical drug in a single molecule has been shown, in some instances, to enhance pharmacological activity and reduce toxicity in comparison to the parent drug. Thus, for the past two decades, there has been increasing interest in exploiting metal-drug synergism to develop multifunctional organoruthenium drug candidates. Herein, we summarized the recent reports of rationally designed half-sandwich Ru(arene) complexes containing different FDA-approved drugs. This review also focuses on the mode of coordination of drugs, ligand-exchange kinetics, mechanism of action, and structure-activity relationship of organoruthenated complexes containing drugs. We hope this discussion may serve to shed light on future developments in ruthenium-based metallopharmaceuticals.
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- Chezhiyan Sumithaa
- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603 203, India
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603 203, India
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Design concepts of half-sandwich organoruthenium anticancer agents based on bidentate bioactive ligands. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Palo A, La Ganga G, Nastasi F, Guelfi M, Bortoluzzi M, Pampaloni G, Puntoriero F, Campagna S, Marchetti F. Unsymmetrical Dinuclear Ru
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Complexes with Bridging Polydentate Nitrogen Ligands as Potential Water Oxidation Catalysts. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Alice Palo
- Università di Pisa Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Università di Messina Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche Biologiche Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali
- Interuniversitary Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (SOLAR-CHEM) Via F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31 98166 Messina Italy
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- Università di Messina Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche Biologiche Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali
- Interuniversitary Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (SOLAR-CHEM) Via F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31 98166 Messina Italy
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- Università di Pisa Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Ca' Foscari Università di Venezia Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi Via Torino 155 30170 Mestre (VE) Italy
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- Università di Pisa Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Università di Messina Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche Biologiche Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali
- Interuniversitary Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (SOLAR-CHEM) Via F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31 98166 Messina Italy
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- Università di Messina Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche Biologiche Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali
- Interuniversitary Research Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (SOLAR-CHEM) Via F. Stagno d'Alcontres 31 98166 Messina Italy
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- Università di Pisa Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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Impact of the Metal Center and Leaving Group on the Anticancer Activity of Organometallic Complexes of Pyridine-2-carbothioamide. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26040833. [PMID: 33562622 PMCID: PMC7914729 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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RuII(cym)Cl (cym = η6-p-cymene) complexes of pyridinecarbothioamides have shown potential for development as orally active anticancer metallodrugs, underlined by their high selectivity towards plectin as the molecular target. In order to investigate the impact of the metal center on the anticancer activity and their physicochemical properties, the Os(cym), Rh- and Ir(Cp*) (Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) analogues of the most promising and orally active compound plecstatin 2 were prepared and characterized by spectroscopic techniques and X-ray diffraction analysis. Dissolution in aqueous medium results in quick ligand exchange reactions; however, over time no further changes in the 1H NMR spectra were observed. The Rh- and Ir(Cp*) complexes were investigated for their reactions with amino acids, and while they reacted with Cys, no reaction with His was observed. Studies on the in vitro anticancer activity identified the Ru derivatives as the most potent, independent of their halido leaving group, while the Rh derivative was more active than the Ir analogue. This demonstrates that the metal center has a significant impact on the anticancer activity of the compound class.
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Gaber A, Alsanie WF, Kumar DN, Refat MS, Saied EM. Novel Papaverine Metal Complexes with Potential Anticancer Activities. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25225447. [PMID: 33233775 PMCID: PMC7699950 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Although several potential therapeutic agents have been developed to efficiently treat cancer, some side effects can occur simultaneously. Papaverine, a non-narcotic opium alkaloid, is a potential anticancer drug that showed selective antitumor activity in various tumor cells. Recent studies have demonstrated that metal complexes improve the biological activity of the parent bioactive ligands. Based on those facts, herein we describe the synthesis of novel papaverine–vanadium(III), ruthenium(III) and gold(III) metal complexes aiming at enhancing the biological activity of papaverine drug. The structures of the synthesized complexes were characterized by various spectroscopic methods (IR, UV–Vis, NMR, TGA, XRD, SEM). The anticancer activity of synthesized metal complexes was evaluated in vitro against two types of cancer cell lines: human breast cancer MCF-7 cells and hepatocellular carcinoma HepG-2 cells. The results revealed that papaverine-Au(III) complex, among the synthesized complexes, possess potential antimicrobial and anticancer activities. Interestingly, the anticancer activity of papaverine–Au(III) complex against the examined cancer cell lines was higher than that of the papaverine alone, which indicates that Au-metal complexation improved the anticancer activity of the parent drug. Additionally, the Au complex showed anticancer activity against the breast cancer MCF-7 cells better than that of cisplatin. The biocompatibility experiments showed that Au complex is less toxic than the papaverine drug alone with IC50 ≈ 111µg/mL. These results indicate that papaverine–Au(III) complex is a promising anticancer complex-drug which would make it a suitable candidate for further in vivo investigations.
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- Ahmed Gaber
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Clinical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Chemistry, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110019, India;
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said 42511, Egypt
- Correspondence: (M.S.R.); (E.M.S.)
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
- Institute for Chemistry, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Correspondence: (M.S.R.); (E.M.S.)
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Soldevila-Barreda JJ, Fawibe KB, Azmanova M, Rafols L, Pitto-Barry A, Eke UB, Barry NPE. Synthesis, Characterisation and In Vitro Anticancer Activity of Catalytically Active Indole-Based Half-Sandwich Complexes. Molecules 2020; 25:E4540. [PMID: 33022980 PMCID: PMC7583056 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25194540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The synthesis, characterisation and evaluation of the in vitro cytotoxicity of four indole-based half-sandwich metal complexes towards two ovarian cancer cell lines (A2780 and A2780cisR) and one normal prostate cell line (PNT2) are presented herein. Although capable of inducing catalytic oxidation of NADH and able to reduce NAD+ with high turnover frequencies, in cells and in the presence of sodium formate, these complexes also strongly interact with biomolecules such as glutathione. This work highlights that efficient out-of-cells catalytic activity might lead to higher reactivity towards biomolecules, thus inhibiting the in-cells catalytic processes.
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- Joan J. Soldevila-Barreda
- School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD1 7DP, UK; (J.J.S.-B.); (M.A.); (L.R.); (A.P.-B.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin, Ilorin P.M.B 1515, Nigeria; (K.B.F.); (U.B.E.)
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- School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD1 7DP, UK; (J.J.S.-B.); (M.A.); (L.R.); (A.P.-B.)
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- School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD1 7DP, UK; (J.J.S.-B.); (M.A.); (L.R.); (A.P.-B.)
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- School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD1 7DP, UK; (J.J.S.-B.); (M.A.); (L.R.); (A.P.-B.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin, Ilorin P.M.B 1515, Nigeria; (K.B.F.); (U.B.E.)
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- School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD1 7DP, UK; (J.J.S.-B.); (M.A.); (L.R.); (A.P.-B.)
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Kim K, Han SH, Jeoung D, Ghosh P, Kim S, Kim SJ, Ku JM, Mishra NK, Kim IS. Ru(II)-Catalyzed C-H Hydroxyalkylation and Mitsunobu Cyclization of N-Aryl Phthalazinones. J Org Chem 2020; 85:2520-2531. [PMID: 31904238 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b03228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ruthenium(II)-catalyzed C(sp2)-H functionalization of N-aryl phthalazinones with a range of aldehydes and activated ketone is described. Initial formation of hydroxyalkylated phthalazinones and subsequent Mitsunobu cyclization provided facile access to biologically relevant indazolophthalazinones. The utility of this method is highlighted by synthetic transformations into a series of potentially bioactive scaffolds.
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- Kunyoung Kim
- School of Pharmacy , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , Republic of Korea
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- Biocenter , Gyeonggido Business & Science Accelerator (GBSA) , Suwon 16229 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy , Sungkyunkwan University , Suwon 16419 , Republic of Korea
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Gopalakrishnan D, Sumithaa C, Kumar AM, Bhuvanesh NSP, Ghorai S, Das P, Ganeshpandian M. Encapsulation of a Ru(η6-p-cymene) complex of the antibacterial drug trimethoprim into a polydiacetylene-phospholipid assembly to enhance its in vitro anticancer and antibacterial activities. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj03664a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The first report of a Ru(arene)–liposome nanoaggregate to enhance the in vitro anticancer activity of a Ru–arene complex in liver cancer cells.
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- Cancer Biology Lab
- Molecular and Nanomedicine Research Unit
- Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology
- Chennai
- India
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- Department of Biotechnology
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology
- Kattankulathur 603 203
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology
- India
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Hanif M, Hartinger CG. From the hypothesis-driven development of organometallic anticancer drugs to new methods in mode of action studies. Med Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.adioch.2019.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Wang Q, Fu C, Zhao Z, Fu A. Targeted Theranostic of Cryptococcal Encephalitis by a Novel Polypyridyl Ruthenium Complex. Mol Pharm 2019; 17:145-154. [PMID: 31800255 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Cryptococcus neoformans (C. neoformans) is one of the most well-known zoonotic fungal pathogens. Cryptococcal encephalitis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised hosts. Effective and targeting killing of C. neoformans in the brain is an essential approach to prevent and treat cryptococcal encephalitis. In this study, a fluorescent polypyridyl ruthenium complex RC-7, {[phen2Ru(bpy-dinonyl)](PF6)2 (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, bpy-dinonyl = 4,4'-dinonyl-2,2'-bipyridine)}, was screened out, which showed a highly fungicidal effect on C. neoformans. The values of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) in antifungal activities were significantly lower than fluconazole as the control. Moreover, RC-7 was prepared as a brain-targeting nanoliposome (RDP-liposome; RDP is a peptide derived from rabies virus glycoprotein) for in vivo application. The results revealed that the liposomes could accumulate in the encephalitis brain and play an antifungal role. Compared with the cryptococcal encephalitis model mice, the RDP-liposomes remarkably prolonged the survival days of the encephalitis-bearing mice from 10 days to 24 days. Here, we introduce a polypyridyl ruthenium complex that could be used as a novel antifungal agent, and this study may have a broad impact on the development of targeted delivery based on ruthenium complex-loaded liposomes for theranostics of cryptococcal encephalitis.
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- Qinghua Wang
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China.,College of Animal Science , Southwest University , Chongqing 402460 , China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Southwest University , Chongqing 400715 , China
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Design of organoruthenium complexes for nanoparticle functionalization. J Organomet Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2019.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Parveen S, Tong KKH, Khawar Rauf M, Kubanik M, Shaheen MA, Söhnel T, Jamieson SMF, Hanif M, Hartinger CG. Coordination Chemistry of Organoruthenium Compounds with Benzoylthiourea Ligands and their Biological Properties. Chem Asian J 2019; 14:1262-1270. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201801798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Shahida Parveen
- School of Chemical SciencesUniversity of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142 New Zealand
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Sargodha Sargodha 40100 Pakistan
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- School of Chemical SciencesUniversity of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- Office of Research, Innovation and CommercializationQuaid-I-Azam University Islamabad 45320 Pakistan
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- School of Chemical SciencesUniversity of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- School of Chemical SciencesUniversity of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research CentreUniversity of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- School of Chemical SciencesUniversity of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- School of Chemical SciencesUniversity of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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Ashraf A, Aman F, Movassaghi S, Zafar A, Kubanik M, Siddiqui WA, Reynisson J, Söhnel T, Jamieson SMF, Hanif M, Hartinger CG. Structural Modifications of the Antiinflammatory Oxicam Scaffold and Preparation of Anticancer Organometallic Compounds. Organometallics 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Adnan Ashraf
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Ashraf A, Ejaz SA, Rahman SU, Siddiqui WA, Arshad MN, Lecka J, Sévigny J, Zayed MEM, Asiri AM, Iqbal J, Hartinger CG, Hanif M. Hybrid compounds from chalcone and 1,2-benzothiazine pharmacophores as selective inhibitors of alkaline phosphatase isozymes. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 159:282-291. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.09.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Movassaghi S, Leung E, Hanif M, Lee BYT, Holtkamp HU, Tu JKY, Söhnel T, Jamieson SMF, Hartinger CG. A Bioactive l-Phenylalanine-Derived Arene in Multitargeted Organoruthenium Compounds: Impact on the Antiproliferative Activity and Mode of Action. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:8521-8529. [PMID: 29949354 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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RuII(η6-arene) compounds carrying bioactive flavonol ligands have shown promising anticancer activity against tumor cells via a multitargeting mode of action, i.e., through interaction with DNA and inhibition of topoisomerase IIα. By introducing a novel arene ligand based on the amino acid l-phenylalanine (Phe), we aimed to alter the pharmacological properties of the complexes. We report here a series of novel RuII(η6-arene)Cl complexes with different substituents on the phenyl ring of the flavonol which should maintain the multitargeting capability of the parent η6- p-cymene (cym) complexes. Studies with selected examples revealed stability in aqueous solution after quickly forming aqua complexes but rapid decomposition in pure DMSO. The reactions with protein and DNA models proceeded quickly and resulted in cleavage of the flavonol or adduct formation, respectively. The compounds were found to be cytotoxic with significant antiproliferative activity in cancer cells with IC50 values in the low μM range, while not following the same trends as observed for the cym analogues. Notably, the cellular accumulation of the new derivatives was significantly higher than for their respective cym complexes, and they induced DNA damage in a manner similar to that of cisplatin but to a lesser extent.
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- Sanam Movassaghi
- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Private Bag 92019 , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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Arshad J, Hanif M, Zafar A, Movassaghi S, Tong KKH, Reynisson J, Kubanik M, Waseem A, Söhnel T, Jamieson SMF, Hartinger CG. Organoruthenium and Organoosmium Complexes of 2-Pyridinecarbothioamides Functionalized with a Sulfonamide Motif: Synthesis, Cytotoxicity and Biomolecule Interactions. Chempluschem 2018; 83:612-619. [PMID: 31950635 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Anticancer-active RuII -η6 -p-cymene complexes of bioactive 2-pyridinecarbothioamide ligands have been shown to have high selectivity for plectin and can be administered orally. Reported herein is the functionalization of a 2-pyridinecarbothioamide with a sulfonamide group and its conversion into M-η6 -p-cymene complexes (M = Ru, Os). The presence of a sulfonamide moiety in many organic drugs and metal complexes endows these agents with interesting biological properties and can transform the latter into multi-targeted agents. The compounds were characterized with standard methods and the in vitro anticancer activity data was compared with studies on the hydrolytic stability of the complexes and their reactivity to small biomolecules. A molecular modeling study revealed plausible modes of binding of the complexes in the catalytic pocket of carbonic anhydrase II.
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- Jahanzaib Arshad
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.,Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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Weninger A, Baecker D, Obermoser V, Egger D, Wurst K, Gust R. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Zeise's Salt Derivatives with Acetylsalicylic Acid Substructure. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E1612. [PMID: 29848978 PMCID: PMC6032411 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19061612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The development of novel biologically active organometallic compounds bearing an acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) substructure led to the synthesis of analogical Zeise-type salts that accordingly inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes. In order to determine the influence of the length of the alkyl chain between the platinum(II) center and the ASA moiety, compounds with varying methylene groups (n = 1⁻4) were synthesized and characterized. For the propene derivative structural elucidation by X-ray crystallography was possible. Prior to evaluation of biological activity, the complexes were investigated regarding their stability in different media, such as water, physiological sodium chloride, and phosphate buffered saline. Therefore, an analytical method based on capillary electrophoresis was established. All of the compounds were tested for their COX inhibitory potential. In general, complexes with longer alkyl chains caused higher inhibition of COX enzymes and the inhibitory potential towards COX enzymes was enhanced when compared to Zeise's salt. The growth inhibitory effects of the synthesized substances were investigated in vitro against colon carcinoma (HT-29) and breast cancer (MCF-7) cells. The IC50 values of the new derivatives ranged from 30 to 50 µM, whereas neither Zeise's salt itself nor ASA showed any antiproliferative activity at the used concentrations.
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- Alexander Weninger
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, CCB-Centrum for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, CCB-Centrum for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, CCB-Centrum for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, CCB-Centrum for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, CCB-Centrum for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Center for Molecular Biosciences Innsbruck, University of Innsbruck, CCB-Centrum for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Biancalana L, Batchelor LK, Funaioli T, Zacchini S, Bortoluzzi M, Pampaloni G, Dyson PJ, Marchetti F. α-Diimines as Versatile, Derivatizable Ligands in Ruthenium(II) p-Cymene Anticancer Complexes. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:6669-6685. [PMID: 29790340 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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α-Diimines are among the most robust and versatile ligands available in synthetic coordination chemistry, possessing finely tunable steric and electronic properties. A series of novel cationic ruthenium(II) p-cymene complexes bearing simple α-diimine ligands, [(η6- p-cymene)RuCl{κ2 N-(HCNR)2}]NO3 (R = Cy, [1]NO3; R = 4-C6H10OH, [2]NO3; R = 4-C6H4OH, [3]NO3), were prepared in near-quantitative yields as their nitrate salts. [2]NO3 displays high water solubility. The potential of the α-diimine ligand in [3]NO3 as a carrier of bioactive molecules was investigated via esterification reactions with the hydroxyl groups. Thus, the double-functionalized derivatives [(η6- p-cymene)RuCl{κ2 N-(HCN(4-C6H4OCO-R))2}]NO3 (R = aspirinate, [5]NO3; valproate, [6]NO3) and also [4]Cl (R = Me) were obtained in good-to-high yields. UV-vis and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetric studies in aqueous solution revealed only minor ruthenium chloride hydrolytic cleavage, biologically accessible reduction potentials, and pH-dependent behavior of [3]NO3. Density functional theory analysis was performed in order to compare the Ru-Cl bond strength in [1]+ with the analogous ethylenediamine complex, showing that the higher stability observed in the former is related to the electron-withdrawing properties of the α-diimine ligand. In vitro cytotoxicity studies were performed against tumorigenic (A2780 and A2780cisR) and nontumorigenic (HEK-293) cell lines, with the complexes bearing simple α-diimine ligands ranging from inactive to IC50 values in the low micromolar range. The complexes functionalized with bioactive components, i.e., [5]NO3 and [6]NO3, exhibited a marked increase in the cytotoxicity with respect to the precursor [3]NO3.
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- Lorenzo Biancalana
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale , Università di Pisa , Via G. Moruzzi 13 , I-56124 Pisa , Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale , Università di Pisa , Via G. Moruzzi 13 , I-56124 Pisa , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari" , Università di Bologna , Viale Risorgimento 4 , I-40136 Bologna , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi , Università Ca' Foscari Venezia , Via Torino 155 , I-30170 Mestre, Venice , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale , Università di Pisa , Via G. Moruzzi 13 , I-56124 Pisa , Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale , Università di Pisa , Via G. Moruzzi 13 , I-56124 Pisa , Italy
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Movassaghi S, Singh S, Mansur A, Tong KKH, Hanif M, Holtkamp HU, Söhnel T, Jamieson SMF, Hartinger CG. (Pyridin-2-yl)-NHC Organoruthenium Complexes: Antiproliferative Properties and Reactivity toward Biomolecules. Organometallics 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Sanam Movassaghi
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Biancalana L, Batchelor LK, Ciancaleoni G, Zacchini S, Pampaloni G, Dyson PJ, Marchetti F. Versatile coordination of acetazolamide to ruthenium(ii) p-cymene complexes and preliminary cytotoxicity studies. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:9367-9384. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt01555d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The bioactive molecule acetazolamide was incorporated in Ru(ii)-p-cymene complexes with different coordination modes. Two of the resulting complexes were non cytotoxic towards A2780, A2780cisR and HEK-293 cell lines.
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- Lorenzo Biancalana
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale
- Università di Pisa
- I-56124 Pisa
- Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- CH-1015 Lausanne
- Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale
- Università di Pisa
- I-56124 Pisa
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”
- Università di Bologna
- I-40136 Bologna
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale
- Università di Pisa
- I-56124 Pisa
- Italy
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- CH-1015 Lausanne
- Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale
- Università di Pisa
- I-56124 Pisa
- Italy
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Movassaghi S, Hanif M, Holtkamp HU, Söhnel T, Jamieson SMF, Hartinger CG. Making organoruthenium complexes of 8-hydroxyquinolines more hydrophilic: impact of a novel l-phenylalanine-derived arene ligand on the biological activity. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:2192-2201. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt04451h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Introduction of an l-phenylalanine-derived arene ligand leads to more hydrophilic organoruthenium(8-oxyquinolinato) anticancer agents.
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- Sanam Movassaghi
- School of Chemical Sciences
- University of Auckland
- Auckland 1142
- New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences
- University of Auckland
- Auckland 1142
- New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences
- University of Auckland
- Auckland 1142
- New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences
- University of Auckland
- Auckland 1142
- New Zealand
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Tadić A, Poljarević J, Krstić M, Kajzerberger M, Aranđelović S, Radulović S, Kakoulidou C, Papadopoulos AN, Psomas G, Grgurić-Šipka S. Ruthenium–arene complexes with NSAIDs: synthesis, characterization and bioactivity. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj04416j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Two non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs indomethacin and mefenamic acid were coordinated to Ru(ii)–arenes to afford four new complexes.
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- Ana Tadić
- University of Belgrade – Faculty of Chemistry
- 11000 Belgrade
- Serbia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- University of Belgrade
- 11000 Belgrade
- Serbia
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- Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia
- 11000 Belgrade
- Serbia
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- GR-54124 Thessaloniki
- Greece
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Faculty of Food Technology and Nutrition
- Alexandrion Technological Educational Institution
- Sindos
- Greece
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- Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- GR-54124 Thessaloniki
- Greece
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Zeng L, Gupta P, Chen Y, Wang E, Ji L, Chao H, Chen ZS. The development of anticancer ruthenium(ii) complexes: from single molecule compounds to nanomaterials. Chem Soc Rev 2017; 46:5771-5804. [PMID: 28654103 PMCID: PMC5624840 DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00195a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 729] [Impact Index Per Article: 104.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cancer is rapidly becoming the top killer in the world. Most of the FDA approved anticancer drugs are organic molecules, while metallodrugs are very scarce. The advent of the first metal based therapeutic agent, cisplatin, launched a new era in the application of transition metal complexes for therapeutic design. Due to their unique and versatile biochemical properties, ruthenium-based compounds have emerged as promising anti-cancer agents that serve as alternatives to cisplatin and its derivertives. Ruthenium(iii) complexes have successfully been used in clinical research and their mechanisms of anticancer action have been reported in large volumes over the past few decades. Ruthenium(ii) complexes have also attracted significant attention as anticancer candidates; however, only a few of them have been reported comprehensively. In this review, we discuss the development of ruthenium(ii) complexes as anticancer candidates and biocatalysts, including arene ruthenium complexes, polypyridyl ruthenium complexes, and ruthenium nanomaterial complexes. This review focuses on the likely mechanisms of action of ruthenium(ii)-based anticancer drugs and the relationship between their chemical structures and biological properties. This review also highlights the catalytic activity and the photoinduced activation of ruthenium(ii) complexes, their targeted delivery, and their activity in nanomaterial systems.
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- Leli Zeng
- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, New York, NY 11439, USA.
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Biancalana L, Pampaloni G, Zacchini S, Marchetti F. One pot conversion of acetyl chloride to dehydroacetic acid and its coordination in a ruthenium(II) arene complex. J Organomet Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2017.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Păunescu E, Soudani M, Martin P, Scopelliti R, Lo Bello M, Dyson PJ. Organometallic Glutathione S-Transferase Inhibitors. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Emilia Păunescu
- Institut
des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut
des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department
of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via
della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Institut
des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department
of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via
della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Institut
des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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