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De Castro F, Stefàno E, De Luca E, Benedetti M, Fanizzi FP. Platinum-Nucleos(t)ide Compounds as Possible Antimetabolites for Antitumor/Antiviral Therapy: Properties and Perspectives. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15030941. [PMID: 36986802 PMCID: PMC10058173 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15030941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Nucleoside analogues (NAs) are a family of compounds which include a variety of purine and pyrimidine derivatives, widely used as anticancer and antiviral agents. For their ability to compete with physiological nucleosides, NAs act as antimetabolites exerting their activity by interfering with the synthesis of nucleic acids. Much progress in the comprehension of their molecular mechanisms has been made, including providing new strategies for potentiating anticancer/antiviral activity. Among these strategies, new platinum-NAs showing a good potential to improve the therapeutic indices of NAs have been synthesized and studied. This short review aims to describe the properties and future perspectives of platinum-NAs, proposing these complexes as a new class of antimetabolites.
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Shahsavari HR, Hu J, Chamyani S, Sakamaki Y, Babadi Aghakhanpour R, Salmon C, Fereidoonnezhad M, Mojaddami A, Peyvasteh P, Beyzavi H. Fluorinated Cycloplatinated(II) Complexes Bearing Bisphosphine Ligands as Potent Anticancer Agents. Organometallics 2020; 40:72-82. [PMID: 34334870 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A family of cationic cycloplatinated(II) complexes [Pt(dfppy)(P^P)]Cl, dfppy = 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)pyridine, incorporating bisphosphine ligands, P^P = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (1, dppm), 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (2, dppe) and 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene (3, dppbz), was prepared. The complexes were characterized by means of several analytical and spectroscopic methods. These complexes displayed acceptable stability in the biological environments which was confirmed by NMR, HR ESI-MS and UV-vis techniques. The antiproliferative properties of these complexes were evaluated by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at National Institutes of Health (NIH) against 60 different human tumor cell lines such as leukemia, melanoma, lung, colon, brain, ovary, breast, prostate and kidney. These complexes showed higher cytotoxicity than cisplatin against a wide variety of cancer cell lines such as K-562 (leukemia), HOP-92 (lung), HCT-116 (colon), OVCAR-8 (ovarian), PC-3 (prostate), MDA-MB-468 (breast), and melanoma cancer cell lines. Complex 3 as the most potent compound in this study furnished an excellent anti-proliferative activity compared to the cisplatin against Hela, SKOV3, and MCF-7 cancer cell lines. The main mode of the interaction of 1-3 with DNA was also determined using molecular docking studies.
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- Hamid R Shahsavari
- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, 45137-66731, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, 61357-15794, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, 61357-15794, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, 61357-15794, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72701, United States
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Synthesis, Antiproliferative Activity, and DNA Binding Studies of Nucleoamino Acid-Containing Pt(II) Complexes. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2020; 13:ph13100284. [PMID: 33007911 PMCID: PMC7600948 DOI: 10.3390/ph13100284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We here report our studies on the reaction with the platinum(II) ion of a nucleoamino acid constituted by the l-2,3-diaminopropanoic acid linked to the thymine nucleobase through a methylenecarbonyl linker. The obtained new platinum complexes, characterized by spectroscopic and mass spectrometric techniques, were envisaged to exploit synergistic effects due to the presence of both the platinum center and the nucleoamino acid moiety. The latter can be potentially useful to protect the complexes from early deactivation, as well as to facilitate their cell internalization. The biological activity of the complexes in terms of antiproliferative effects was evaluated in vitro on different cancer cell lines and healthy cells, showing the best results on human cervical adenocarcinoma (HeLa) cells along with good selectivity for cancer over normal cells. In contrast, the metal-free nucleoamino acid did not show any cytotoxicity on both normal and cancer cell lines. Finally, the ability of the novel Pt(II) complexes to bind various DNA model systems was investigated by circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analyses proving that the newly obtained compounds can potentially target DNA, similarly to other well-known anticancer Pt complexes, with a peculiar G-quadruplex vs. duplex selectivity.
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D’Errico S, Falanga AP, Capasso D, Di Gaetano S, Marzano M, Terracciano M, Roviello GN, Piccialli G, Oliviero G, Borbone N. Probing the DNA Reactivity and the Anticancer Properties of a Novel Tubercidin-Pt(II) Complex. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:E627. [PMID: 32635488 PMCID: PMC7407906 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Herein, we reported on the synthesis of a novel Pt(II) neutral complex having as ligand the nucleoside tubercidin, a potent anti-tumor agent extracted from the bacterium Streptomyces Tubercidicus. In detail, the chelation of the metal by a diamine linker installed at C6 purine position of tubercidin assured the introduction of a cisplatin-like unit in the molecular scaffold. The behavior of the synthesized complex with a double-strand DNA model was monitored by CD spectroscopy and compared with that of cisplatin and tubercidin. In addition, the cell viability was evaluated against HeLa, A375 and WM266 human cancer cell lines using the MTT test. Lastly, the results of the apoptotic assay (FITC Annexin V) performed on the HeLa cancer cell line are also reported.
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- Stefano D’Errico
- CESTEV, University of Naples Federico II, via Tommaso De Amicis, 95, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (S.D.); (D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, University of Naples Federico II, via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy;
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- CESTEV, University of Naples Federico II, via Tommaso De Amicis, 95, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (S.D.); (D.C.)
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, CNR, via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy; (S.D.G.); (G.N.R.)
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, University of Naples Federico II, via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (M.M.); (M.T.); (G.P.); (N.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, University of Naples Federico II, via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (M.M.); (M.T.); (G.P.); (N.B.)
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- Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, CNR, via Mezzocannone, 16, 80134 Napoli, Italy; (S.D.G.); (G.N.R.)
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, University of Naples Federico II, via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (M.M.); (M.T.); (G.P.); (N.B.)
- ISBE-IT—Candidate National Node of Italy for ISBE, Research Infrastructure for Systems Biology Europe, University of Naples Federico II, via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, University of Naples Federico II, via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy;
- ISBE-IT—Candidate National Node of Italy for ISBE, Research Infrastructure for Systems Biology Europe, University of Naples Federico II, via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, University of Naples Federico II, via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (M.M.); (M.T.); (G.P.); (N.B.)
- ISBE-IT—Candidate National Node of Italy for ISBE, Research Infrastructure for Systems Biology Europe, University of Naples Federico II, via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Synthesis, DNA binding studies, and antiproliferative activity of novel Pt(II)-complexes with an L-alanyl-based ligand. J Inorg Biochem 2019; 203:110868. [PMID: 31837618 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 09/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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An artificial alanine-based amino acid {(S)-2-amino-3-[4-propyl-3-(thiophen-2-yl)-5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]propanoic acid, here named TioxAla}, bearing a substituted triazolyl-thione group on the side chain and able to bind RNA biomedical targets, was here chosen as a valuable scaffold for the synthesis of new platinum complexes with potential dual action owing to the concomitant presence of the metal centre and the amino acid moiety. Three new platinum complexes, obtained from the reaction of TioxAla with K2PtCl4, were characterized by mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance and UV-vis spectroscopy: one compound (Pt1, bis-{(S)-2-amino-3-[4-propyl-3-(thiophen-2-yl)-5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]propanoate-O,S} platinum(II)) consisted of two amino acid units coordinating the Pt(II) ion; the other two, Pt2 [potassium dichloro-{(S)-2-amino-3-[4-propyl-3-(thiophen-2-yl)-5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]propanoate (O,S)} platinum(II)] and Pt3 [potassium dichloro-{(S)-2-amino-3-[4-propyl-3-(thiophen-2-yl)-5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl]propanoate (O,N)} platinum(II)], were isomers bearing one TioxAla unit, and two chlorides as Pt-ligands. Pt coordination involved preferentially the amino, carboxylic and thione functions of TioxAla. By preliminary antiproliferative assays, a moderate cytotoxic activity on cancer cells was observed only for Pt2 and Pt3, while no anticancer activity was found for both the chloride-free complex (Pt1) and TioxAla. This cytotoxicity, however lower than that of cisplatin, well correlated with the marked ability, here found only for Pt2 and Pt3 complexes, to bind DNA sequences either in random coil or in structured forms (duplex and G-quadruplex), as verified by spectroscopic and spectrometric analysis.
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Cucciolito ME, D’Amora A, De Feo G, Ferraro G, Giorgio A, Petruk G, Monti DM, Merlino A, Ruffo F. Five-Coordinate Platinum(II) Compounds Containing Sugar Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization, Cytotoxic Activity, and Interaction with Biological Macromolecules. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:3133-3143. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b03118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Maria Elena Cucciolito
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Reattività Chimica e Catalisi (CIRCC), via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario di Reattività Chimica e Catalisi (CIRCC), via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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Cucciolito ME, De Luca Bossa F, Esposito R, Ferraro G, Iadonisi A, Petruk G, D'Elia L, Romanetti C, Traboni S, Tuzi A, Monti DM, Merlino A, Ruffo F. C-Glycosylation in platinum-based agents: a viable strategy to improve cytotoxicity and selectivity. Inorg Chem Front 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8qi00664d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The glycosylation of five-coordinate Pt(ii) compounds through a Pt–C linkage can be a very effective strategy for attacking cancer cells, while preserving the survival of the healthy ones.
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