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Mansour AM, Khaled RM, Ferraro G, Shehab OR, Merlino A. Metal-based carbon monoxide releasing molecules with promising cytotoxic properties. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:9612-9656. [PMID: 38808485 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00087k] [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: 05/30/2024]
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Carbon monoxide, the "silent killer" gas, is increasingly recognised as an important signalling molecule in human physiology, which has beneficial biological properties. A particular way of achieving controlled CO administration is based on the use of biocompatible molecules that only release CO when triggered by internal or external factors. These approaches include the development of pharmacologically effective prodrugs known as CO releasing molecules (CORMs), which can supply biological systems with CO in well-regulated doses. An overview of transition metal-based CORMs with cytotoxic properties is here reported. The mechanisms at the basis of the biological activities of these molecules and their potential therapeutical applications with respect to their stability and CO releasing properties have been discussed. The activation of metal-based CORMs is determined by the type of metal and by the nature and features of the auxiliary ligands, which affect the metal core electronic density and therefore the prodrug resistance towards oxidation and CO release ability. A major role in regulating the cytotoxic properties of these CORMs is played by CO and/or CO-depleted species. However, several mysteries concerning the cytotoxicity of CORMs remain as intriguing questions for scientists.
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- Ahmed M Mansour
- Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, 12613, Egypt.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, 12613, Egypt.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
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Mansour AM, Khaled RM, Radacki K, Younes Z, Gamal M, Guirguis B, Mostafa GAE, Ali EA, Shehab OR. In vitro cytotoxicity of Mn(I) and Ru(II) carbonyls with a diphenyl pyridyl phosphine coligand towards leukaemia. Dalton Trans 2023. [PMID: 37466155 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01798b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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Human acute monocytic leukaemia cells were tested under both dark and light conditions for their susceptibility to Mn(I) and Ru(II) carbonyl complexes with a diphenyl pyridyl phosphine coligand. The Ru(II) complex (IC50 = 7.13 ± 0.8 μM) displayed higher outstanding potency against leukaemia than the Mn(I) analogue (54.58 ± 4.1 μM) in the dark and both complexes were completely harmless to healthy mouse bone marrow cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ahmed M Mansour
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, Giza, Cairo 12613, Egypt.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, Giza, Cairo 12613, Egypt.
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, Giza, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, Giza, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, Giza, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, Giza, Cairo 12613, Egypt.
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Photoactivatable properties of water-soluble fac-Mn(CO)3 bearing N∧O bidentate pyridine ligands. Polyhedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2022.116048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Habashy DA, Khaled RM, Ahmed AY, Radacki K, Ahmed SK, Tharwat EK, Magdy H, Zeinhom A, Mansour AM. Cytotoxicity of fac-Mn(CO) 3 complexes with a bidentate quinoline ligand towards triple negative breast cancer. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:14041-14048. [PMID: 36106589 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01938h] [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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The cytotoxicity of two tricarbonyl Mn(I) complexes of the general formula fac-[MnBr(CO)3L] (L = quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde (A) and 8-amino quinoline (B)) towards triple negative breast cancer (MDA-MB-231) was reported. Complexes A and B released CO when exposed to 468 nm light. Compound B has a dose-dependent cytotoxicity, with half maximal inhibitory concentration values of 19.62 μM and 11.43 μM before and after illumination, respectively. Co-treatment of MDA-MB-231 with paclitaxel (30 nM) and complex B (10 μM) resulted in a 50% reduction in cell viability.
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- Danira A Habashy
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacy, German University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, Giza, Cairo 12613, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacy, German University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, Giza, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, Giza, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, Giza, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, Giza, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Gamma Street, Giza, Cairo 12613, Egypt.
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Mansour AM, Khaled RM, Khaled E, Ahmed SK, Ismael OS, Zeinhom A, Magdy H, Ibrahim SS, Abdelfatah M. Ruthenium(II) carbon monoxide releasing molecules: Structural perspective, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. Biochem Pharmacol 2022; 199:114991. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.114991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Mansour AM. Tricarbonyl triazolato Re( i) compounds of pyridylbenzimidazole ligands: spectroscopic and antimicrobial activity evaluation. RSC Adv 2021; 11:22715-22722. [PMID: 35480466 PMCID: PMC9034272 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03063a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Catalyst-free [3+2] cycloaddition coupling between [Ren(N3)n(CO)3nL] (n = 1, L = 1-ethyl-2-(pyridin-2-yl)benzimidazole (L1) and n = 2, L = 1,1′-(hexane-1,6-diyl)bis[2-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-benzimidazole] (L2)) and dimethyl acetylene dicarboxylate (DMAD) afforded mono- and binuclear triazolate complexes. Spectroscopic data presented unambiguous evidence for isomerization of the kinetically formed N(1) bound triazolate isomer into the N(2) analogue. The solvatochromism properties were assessed by UV/Vis spectroscopy with the aid of time dependent density functional theory calculations. The free ligands and their tricarbonyl triazolato Re(i) complexes were screened for their potential antimicrobial activity against different bacterial and fungal pathogens. The antimicrobial activity and solvatochromism properties of mono- and binuclear tricarbonyl triazolato Re(i) complexes of pyridylbenzimidazole, formed by catalyst-free [3+2] cycloaddition reaction, were examined.![]()
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Affiliation(s)
- Ahmed M. Mansour
- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Cairo University
- Cairo 12613
- Egypt
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