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Çakır S, Ilhan S, Atmaca H, Türkmen H. Efficient synthesis of novel 1,10 phenanthroline-substituted imidazolium salts: Exploring their anticancer applications. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 277:116775. [PMID: 39153333 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 07/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024]
Abstract
This study reports a new series of 1,10-phenanthroline-substituted imidazolium salts (1a-f), examining their design, synthesis, structure and anticancer activities. The structures of these salts (1a-f) were characterized using 1H, 13C NMR, elemental analysis, mass spectrometry and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopies. The salts' cytotoxic activities were tested against cancer cell lines, specifically MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 and non-tumorigenic MCF-10A mammary cells. The study compared the impact of aliphatic and benzylic groups in the salts' structure on their anticancer activity. Screening results revealed that compound 1c, in particular, showed promising inhibitory activity against the growth of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells, with an IC50 value of 12.8 ± 1.2 μM, indicating its potential as a chemotherapeutic agent. Cell apoptosis analysis demonstrated a tendency for compound 1c to induce early apoptosis in breast cancer cells. The stability/aquation of compound 1c was investigated using 1H NMR spectroscopy and its binding modes with DNA were explored via UV-Vis spectroscopy. Additionally, the study investigated the interaction residues and docking scores of compound 1c and the reference drug doxorubicin against Bax and Bcl-2 proteins using molecular docking.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sinem Çakır
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey.
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Deka B, Sarkar T, Bhattacharyya A, Butcher RJ, Banerjee S, Deka S, Saikia KK, Hussain A. Synthesis, characterization, and cancer cell-selective cytotoxicity of mixed-ligand cobalt(III) complexes of 8-hydroxyquinolines and phenanthroline bases. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:4952-4961. [PMID: 38275106 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt04045c] [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: 01/27/2024]
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Transition metal complexes exhibiting selective toxicity towards a broad range of cancer types are highly desirable as potential anticancer agents. Herein, we report the synthesis, characterization, and cytotoxicity studies of six new mixed-ligand cobalt(III) complexes of general formula [Co(B)2(L)](ClO4)2 (1-6), where B is a N,N-donor phenanthroline base, namely, 1,10-phenanthroline (phen in 1, 2), dipyrido[3,2-d:2',3'-f]quinoxaline (dpq in 3, 4), and dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine (dppz in 5, 6), and L is the monoanion of 8-hydroxyquinoline (HQ in 1, 3, 5) and 5-chloro-7-iodo-8-hydroxyquinoline (CQ in 2, 4, 6). The X-ray single crystal structures of complexes 1 and 2 as PF6- salts revealed a distorted octahedral CoN5O coordination environment. Complexes demonstrated good stability in an aqueous buffer medium and in the presence of ascorbic acid as a reductant. Cytotoxicity studies using a panel of nine cancer cell lines showed that complex 6, with the dppz and CQ ligands, was significantly toxic against most cancer cell types, yielding IC50 values in the range of 2 to 14 μM. Complexes 1, 3, and 5, containing the HQ ligand, displayed lower toxicity compared to their CQ counterparts. The phenanthroline complexes demonstrated marginal toxicity towards the tested cell lines, while the dpq complexes exhibited moderate toxicity. Interestingly, all complexes demonstrated negligible toxicity towards normal HEK-293 kidney cells (IC50 > 100 μM). The observed cytotoxicity of the complexes correlated well with their lipophilicities (dppz > dpq > phen). The cytotoxicity of complex 6 was comparable to that of the clinical drug cisplatin under similar conditions. Notably, neither the HQ nor the CQ ligands alone demonstrated noticeable toxicity against any of the tested cell lines. The Annexin-V-FITC and DCFDA assays revealed that the cell death mechanism induced by the complexes involved apoptosis, which could be attributed to the metal-assisted generation of reactive oxygen species. Overall, the dppz complex 6, with its remarkable cytotoxicity against a broad range of cancer cells and negligible toxicity toward normal cells, holds significant potential for cancer chemotherapeutic applications.
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- Banashree Deka
- Department of Chemistry, Handique Girls' College, Guwahati 781001, Assam, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Handique Girls' College, Guwahati 781001, Assam, India.
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Howard University, 525 College Street, NW 20059, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, UP 221005, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110024, India.
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- Department of Bioengineering and Technology, GUIST, Gauhati University, Guwahati 781014, Assam, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Handique Girls' College, Guwahati 781001, Assam, India.
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Gómez-Bra A, Gude L, Arias-Pérez MS. Synthesis, structural study and antitumor activity of novel alditol-based imidazophenanthrolines (aldo-IPs). Bioorg Med Chem 2024; 99:117563. [PMID: 38215623 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2023.117563] [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: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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A series of 1H-imidazo [4,5-f][1,10] phenanthroline derivatives functionalized at 2-position with chiral, and conformationally flexible polyhydroxy alkyl chains derived from carbohydrates (alditol-based imidazophenanthrolines, aldo-IPs) is presented herein. These novel glycomimetics showed relevant and differential cytotoxic activity against several cultured tumor cell lines (PC3, HeLa and HT-29), dependent on the nature and stereochemistry of the polyhydroxy alkyl chain. The mannose-based aldo-IP demonstrated the higher cytotoxicity in the series, substantially better than cisplatin metallo-drug in all cell lines tested, and better than G-quadruplex ligand 360A in HeLa and HT29 cells. Cell cycle experiments and Annexin V-PI assays revealed that aldo-IPs induce apoptosis in HeLa cells. Initial study of DNA interactions by DNA FRET melting assays proved that the aldo-IPs produce only a slight thermal stabilization of DNA secondary structures, more pronounced in the case of quadruplex DNA. Viscosity titrations with CT dsDNA suggest that the compounds behave as DNA groove binders, whereas equilibrium dialysis assays showed that the compounds bind CT with Ka values in the range 104-105 M-1. The aldo-IP derivatives were obtained with synthetically useful yields through a feasible one-pot multistep process, by aerobic oxidative cyclization of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-diamine with a selection of unprotected aldoses using (NH4)2SO4 as promoter.
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- Ana Gómez-Bra
- Universidad de Alcalá, Departamento de Química Orgánica y Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Investigación Química "Andrés M. del Río" (IQAR), 28805-Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; Grupo DISCOBAC, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Castilla-La Mancha (IDISCAM), Spain
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- Universidad de Alcalá, Departamento de Química Orgánica y Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Investigación Química "Andrés M. del Río" (IQAR), 28805-Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain; Grupo DISCOBAC, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Castilla-La Mancha (IDISCAM), Spain.
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- Universidad de Alcalá, Departamento de Química Orgánica y Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Investigación Química "Andrés M. del Río" (IQAR), 28805-Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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Enslin LE, Purkait K, Pozza MD, Saubamea B, Mesdom P, Visser HG, Gasser G, Schutte-Smith M. Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes of 1,10-Phenanthroline Derivatives with Unexpectedly High Cytotoxicity. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:12237-12251. [PMID: 37489813 PMCID: PMC10410611 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Eight rhenium(I) tricarbonyl aqua complexes with the general formula fac-[Re(CO)3(N,N'-bid)(H2O)][NO3] (1-8), where N,N'-bid is (2,6-dimethoxypyridyl)imidazo[4,5-f]1,10-phenanthroline (L1), (indole)imidazo[4,5-f]1,10-phenanthroline (L2), (5-methoxyindole)-imidazo[4,5-f]1,10-phenanthroline (L3), (biphenyl)imidazo[4,5-f]1,10-phenanthroline (L4), (fluorene)imidazo[4,5-f]1,10-phenanthroline (L5), (benzo[b]thiophene)imidazo[4,5-f]1,10-phenanthroline (L6), (5-bromothiazole)imidazo[4,5-f]1,10-phenanthroline (L7), and (4,5-dimethylthiophene)imidazo[4,5-f]1,10-phenanthroline (L8), were synthesized and characterized using 1H and 13C{1H} NMR, FT-IR, UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy, and ESI-mass spectrometry, and their purity was confirmed by elemental analysis. The stability of the complexes in aqueous buffer solution (pH 7.4) was confirmed by UV/Vis spectroscopy. The cytotoxicity of the complexes (1-8) was then evaluated on prostate cancer cells (PC3), showing a low nanomolar to low micromolar in vitro cytotoxicity. Worthy of note, three of the Re(I) tricarbonyl complexes showed very low (IC50 = 30-50 nM) cytotoxic activity against PC3 cells and up to 26-fold selectivity over normal human retinal pigment epithelial-1 (RPE-1) cells. The cytotoxicity of both complexes 3 and 6 was lowered under hypoxic conditions in PC3 cells. However, the compounds were still 10 times more active than cisplatin in these conditions. Additional biological experiments were then performed on the most selective complexes (complexes 3 and 6). Cell fractioning experiments followed by ICP-MS studies revealed that 3 and 6 accumulate mostly in the mitochondria and nucleus, respectively. Despite the respective mitochondrial and nuclear localization of 3 and 6, 3 did not trigger the apoptosis pathways for cell killing, whereas 6 can trigger apoptosis but not as a major pathway. Complex 3 induced a paraptosis pathway for cell killing while 6 did not induce any of our other tested pathways, namely, necrosis, paraptosis, and autophagy. Both complexes 3 and 6 were found to be involved in mitochondrial dysfunction and downregulated the ATP production of PC3 cells. To the best of our knowledge, this report presents some of the most cytotoxic Re(I) carbonyl complexes with exceptionally low nanomolar cytotoxic activity toward prostate cancer cells, demonstrating further the future viability of utilizing rhenium in the fight against cancer.
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- Lucy E. Enslin
- Department
of Chemistry, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa
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- Chimie
ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry of Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for
Inorganic Chemistry, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Chimie
ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry of Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for
Inorganic Chemistry, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Plateforme
Imagerie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Cité, F-75270 Paris, France
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- Chimie
ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry of Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for
Inorganic Chemistry, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa
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- Chimie
ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry of Life and Health Sciences, Laboratory for
Inorganic Chemistry, F-75005 Paris, France
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Szłapa-Kula A, Palion-Gazda J, Ledwon P, Erfurt K, Machura B. A fundamental role of solvent polarity and remote substitution of 2-(4-R-phenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline framework in controlling of ground- and excited-state properties of Re(I) chromophores [ReCl(CO) 3(R-C 6H 4-imphen)]. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:14466-14481. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02439j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of Re(I) carbonyl chromophores with 1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline (imphen) ligand functionalized with electron-donating amine groups attached to the imidazole ring via phenylene linkage was designed to investigate the impact of...
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