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Britten NS, Butler JA. Ruthenium metallotherapeutics: novel approaches to combatting parasitic infections. Curr Med Chem 2022; 29:5159-5178. [DOI: 10.2174/0929867329666220401105444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Human parasitic infections cause a combined global mortality rate of over one million people per annum and represent some of the most challenging diseases for medical intervention. Current chemotherapeutic strategies often require prolonged treatment, coupled with subsequent drug-induced cytotoxic morbidity to the host, while resistance generation is also a major concern. Metals have been used extensively throughout the history of medicine, with more recent applications as anticancer and antimicrobial agents. Ruthenium metallotherapeutic antiparasitic agents are highly effective at targeting a range of key parasites, including the causative agents of malaria, trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, amoebiasis, toxoplasmosis and other orphan diseases, while demonstrating lower cytotoxicity profiles than current treatment strategies. Generally, such compounds also demonstrate activity against multiple cellular target sites within parasites, including inhibition of enzyme function, cell membrane perturbation, and alterations to metabolic pathways, therefore reducing the opportunity for resistance generation. This review provides a comprehensive and subjective analysis of the rapidly developing area of ruthenium metal-based antiparasitic chemotherapeutics, in the context of rational drug design and potential clinical approaches to combatting human parasitic infections.
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- Nicole S. Britten
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Cedillo-Gutiérrez EL, Hernández-Ayala LF, Torres-Gutiérrez C, Reina M, Flores-Alamo M, Carrero JC, Ugalde-Saldívar VM, Ruiz-Azuara L. Identification of descriptors for structure-activity relationship in ruthenium (II) mixed compounds with antiparasitic activity. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 189:112084. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Revised: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Rufino-González Y, Ponce-Macotela M, García-Ramos JC, Martínez-Gordillo MN, Galindo-Murillo R, González-Maciel A, Reynoso-Robles R, Tovar-Tovar A, Flores-Alamo M, Toledano-Magaña Y, Ruiz-Azuara L. Antigiardiasic activity of Cu(II) coordination compounds: Redox imbalance and membrane damage after a short exposure time. J Inorg Biochem 2019; 195:83-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Nagaraja S, Ankri S. Target identification and intervention strategies against amebiasis. Drug Resist Updat 2019; 44:1-14. [PMID: 31112766 DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2019.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Entamoeba histolytica is the etiological agent of amebiasis, which is an endemic parasitic disease in developing countries and is the cause of approximately 70,000 deaths annually. E. histolytica trophozoites usually reside in the colon as a non-pathogenic commensal in most infected individuals (90% of infected individuals are asymptomatic). For unknown reasons, these trophozoites can become virulent and invasive, cause amebic dysentery, and migrate to the liver where they cause hepatocellular damage. Amebiasis is usually treated either by amebicides which are classified as (a) luminal and are active against the luminal forms of the parasite, (b) tissue and are effective against those parasites that have invaded tissues, and (c) mixed and are effective against the luminal forms of the parasite and those forms which invaded the host's tissues. Of the amebicides, the luminal amebicide, metronidazole (MTZ), is the most widely used drug to treat amebiasis. Although well tolerated, concerns about its adverse effects and the possible emergence of MTZ-resistant strains of E. histolytica have led to the development of new therapeutic strategies against amebiasis. These strategies include improving the potency of existing amebicides, discovering new uses for approved drugs (repurposing of existing drugs), drug rediscovery, vaccination, drug targeting of essential E. histolytica components, and the use of probiotics and bioactive natural products. This review examines each of these strategies in the light of the current knowledge on the gut microbiota of patients with amebiasis.
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- Shruti Nagaraja
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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Ong YC, Roy S, Andrews PC, Gasser G. Metal Compounds against Neglected Tropical Diseases. Chem Rev 2018; 119:730-796. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Yih Ching Ong
- Laboratory for Inorganic Chemical Biology, Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Wintherthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Laboratory for Inorganic Chemical Biology, Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75005 Paris, France
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Ramos LCB, Rodrigues FP, Biazzotto JC, de Paula Machado S, Slep LD, Hamblin MR, da Silva RS. Targeting the mitochondrial VDAC in hepatocellular carcinoma using a polyclonal antibody-conjugated to a nitrosyl ruthenium complex. J Biol Inorg Chem 2018; 23:903-916. [PMID: 29971501 PMCID: PMC6091522 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-018-1589-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The rational design of anti-cancer agents includes a new approach based on ruthenium complexes that can act as nitric oxide (NO) donor agents against specific cellular targets. One of the most studied classes of those compounds is based on bis(bipyridine) ruthenium fragment and its derivative species. In this work, we present the chemical and cytotoxicity properties against the liver hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2 of cis-[RuII(NO+)Cl(dcbpy)2]2- conjugated to a polyclonal antibody IgG (anti-VDAC) recognizing a cell surface marker. UV-visible bands of the ruthenium complex were assigned with the aid of density functional theory, which also allowed estimation of the structures that explain the biological effects of the ruthenium complex-IgG conjugate. The interaction of cis-[RuII(NO+)Cl(dcbpy)2]3- with mitochondria was evaluated due to the potential of these organelles as anti-cancer targets, and considering they interact with the anti-VDAC antibody. The cytotoxicity of cis-[RuII(NO+)Cl(dcbpy)2]3--anti-VDAC antibody was up to 80% greater in comparison to the free cis-[RuII(NO+)Cl(dcbpy)2]3- complex. We suggest that this effect is due to site-specific interaction of the complex followed by NO release.
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- Loyanne C. B. Ramos
- Departamento de Física e Química, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física e Química, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física e Química, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-590, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física and INQUIMAE, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Departamento de Física e Química, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
- Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
- Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Organometallic compounds in the discovery of new agents against kinetoplastid-caused diseases. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 155:459-482. [PMID: 29908440 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.05.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Revised: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
The development of safe and affordable antiparasitic agents effective against neglected tropical diseases is a big challenge of the drug discovery. The drugs currently employed have limitations such as poor efficacy, drug resistance or side effects. Thus, the search for new promising drugs is more and more crucial. Metal complexes and, in particular, organometallic compounds may expand the list of the drug candidates due to the peculiar attributes that the presence of the metal core add to the organic fragment (e.g., redox and structural features, ability to interact with DNA or protein targets, etc.). To date, most organometallic compounds tested as anti-neglected tropical diseases are based on similarities or activity of the organic ligands against other diseases or parasites and/or consist in modification of existing drugs combining the features of the metal moiety and the organic ligands. This review focuses on recent studies (2012-2017) on organometallic compounds in treating kinetoplastid-caused diseases such as Human African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis. This field of research, however, still lacks exhaustive studies to identify of parasitic targets and quantitative structure-activity relationships for a rational drug design.
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Guerriero A, Peruzzini M, Gonsalvi L. Coordination chemistry of 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphatricyclo[3.3.1.1]decane (PTA) and derivatives. Part III. Variations on a theme: Novel architectures, materials and applications. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2017.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Synthesis, characterization, theoretical studies and biological activity of coordination compounds with essential metals containing N4-donor ligand 2,9-di(ethylaminomethyl)-1,10-phenanthroline. Inorganica Chim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2017.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Rhenium(I) tricarbonyl compounds of bioactive thiosemicarbazones: Synthesis, characterization and activity against Trypanosoma cruzi. J Inorg Biochem 2017; 170:125-133. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2017.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Toledano-Magaña Y, García-Ramos JC, Torres-Gutiérrez C, Vázquez-Gasser C, Esquivel-Sánchez JM, Flores-Alamo M, Ortiz-Frade L, Galindo-Murillo R, Nequiz M, Gudiño-Zayas M, Laclette JP, Carrero JC, Ruiz-Azuara L. Water-Soluble Ruthenium (II) Chiral Heteroleptic Complexes with Amoebicidal in Vitro and in Vivo Activity. J Med Chem 2017; 60:899-912. [PMID: 28075589 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Three water-soluble Ru(II) chiral heteroleptic coordination compounds [Ru(en)(pdto)]Cl2 (1), [Ru(gly)(pdto)]Cl (2), and [Ru(acac)(pdto)]Cl (3), where pdto = 2,2'-[1,2-ethanediylbis-(sulfanediyl-2,1-ethanediyl)]dipyridine, en = ethylendiamine, gly = glycinate, and acac = acetylacetonate, have been synthezised and fully characterized. The crystal structures of compounds 1-3 are described. The IC50 values for compounds 1-3 are within nanomolar range (14, 12, and 6 nM, respectively). The cytotoxicity for human peripheral blood lymphocytes is extremely low (>100 μM). Selectivity indexes for Ru(II) compounds are in the range 700-1300. Trophozoites exposed to Ru(II) compounds die through an apoptotic pathway triggered by ROS production. The orally administration to infected mice induces a total elimination of the parasite charge in mice faeces 1-2-fold faster than metronidazole. Besides, all compounds inhibit the trophozoite proliferation in amoebic liver abscess induced in hamster. All our results lead us to propose these compounds as promising candidates as antiparasitic agents.
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- Yanis Toledano-Magaña
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Nuclear, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Avenida Universidad 3000, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Nuclear, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Avenida Universidad 3000, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.,Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Avenida Universidad 3000, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Nuclear, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Avenida Universidad 3000, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Nuclear, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Avenida Universidad 3000, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Avenida Universidad 3000, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Nuclear, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Avenida Universidad 3000, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Electroquímica, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica SC , Parque Tecnológico Querétaro Sanfandila, Pedro de Escobedo, CP 76703 Querétaro México
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah , Skaggs Hall 201, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Departamento de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Dr. Balmis 148, Col. Doctores, 06726, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Dr. Balmis 148, Col. Doctores, 06726, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Avenida Universidad 3000, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Avenida Universidad 3000, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Nuclear, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Avenida Universidad 3000, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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de Souza CM, Silva RC, Fernandes PO, de Souza Filho JD, Duarte HA, Araujo MH, de Simone CA, de Castro SL, Menna-Barreto RFS, Demicheli CP, da Silva Júnior EN. Cyclometalated ruthenium complexes from naturally occurring quinones: studies on their photophysical features, computational details and trypanocidal activity. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj00379j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ligands and Ru(ii)-based complexes were synthesized from natural products and evaluated againstT. cruzi. These compounds could provide promising trypanocidal drugs.
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- Clayton M. de Souza
- Institute of Exact Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Belo Horizonte
- Brazil
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- Institute of Exact Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Belo Horizonte
- Brazil
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- Institute of Exact Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Belo Horizonte
- Brazil
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- Institute of Exact Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Belo Horizonte
- Brazil
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- Institute of Exact Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Belo Horizonte
- Brazil
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- Institute of Exact Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Belo Horizonte
- Brazil
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- Institute of Physics
- Department of Physics and Informatics
- University of São Paulo
- São Carlos
- Brazil
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- Institute of Exact Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Belo Horizonte
- Brazil
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Bijelic A, Theiner S, Keppler BK, Rompel A. X-ray Structure Analysis of Indazolium trans-[Tetrachlorobis(1H-indazole)ruthenate(III)] (KP1019) Bound to Human Serum Albumin Reveals Two Ruthenium Binding Sites and Provides Insights into the Drug Binding Mechanism. J Med Chem 2016; 59:5894-903. [PMID: 27196130 PMCID: PMC4921950 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
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Ruthenium(III) complexes are promising
candidates for anticancer
drugs, especially the clinically studied indazolium trans-[tetrachlorobis(1H-indazole)ruthenate(III)] (KP1019)
and its analogue sodium trans-[tetrachlorobis(1H-indazole)ruthenate(III)] (NKP-1339). Several studies have
emphasized the likely role of human serum proteins in the transportation
and accumulation of ruthenium(III) complexes in tumors. Therefore,
the interaction between KP1019 and human serum albumin was investigated
by means of X-ray crystallography and inductively coupled plasma mass
spectrometry (ICP-MS). The structural data unambiguously reveal the
binding of two ruthenium atoms to histidine residues 146 and 242,
which are both located within well-known hydrophobic binding pockets
of albumin. The ruthenium centers are octahedrally coordinated by
solvent molecules revealing the dissociation of both indazole ligands
from the ruthenium-based drug. However, a binding mechanism is proposed
indicating the importance of the indazole ligands for binding site
recognition and thus their indispensable role for the binding of KP1019.
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- Aleksandar Bijelic
- Fakultät für Chemie, Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Universität Wien , Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien, Austria
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- Fakultät für Chemie, Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Universität Wien , Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien, Austria
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Editorial of Special Issue Ruthenium Complex: The Expanding Chemistry of the Ruthenium Complexes. Molecules 2015; 20:17244-74. [PMID: 26393560 PMCID: PMC6332046 DOI: 10.3390/molecules200917244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Revised: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Recent trends in Ru complex chemistry are surveyed with emphasis on the development of anticancer drugs and applications in catalysis, polymers, materials science and nanotechnology.
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Rodríguez Arce E, Sarniguet C, Moraes TS, Vieites M, Tomaz AI, Medeiros A, Comini MA, Varela J, Cerecetto H, González M, Marques F, García MH, Otero L, Gambino D. A new ruthenium cyclopentadienyl azole compound with activity on tumor cell lines and trypanosomatid parasites. J COORD CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2015.1062480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Esteban Rodríguez Arce
- Facultad de Química, Departamento Estrella Campos, Cátedra de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento Estrella Campos, Cátedra de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Faculdade de Ciências da, Universidade de Lisboa, CCMM, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento Estrella Campos, Cátedra de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Faculdade de Ciências da, Universidade de Lisboa, CCMM, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Group Redox Biology of Trypanosomes, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Group Redox Biology of Trypanosomes, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Grupo de Química Medicinal, Laboratorio de Química Orgánica, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Grupo de Química Medicinal, Laboratorio de Química Orgánica, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Grupo de Química Medicinal, Laboratorio de Química Orgánica, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares (C2TN), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Ciências da, Universidade de Lisboa, CCMM, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento Estrella Campos, Cátedra de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Facultad de Química, Departamento Estrella Campos, Cátedra de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Fernández M, Arce ER, Sarniguet C, Morais TS, Tomaz AI, Azar CO, Figueroa R, Diego Maya J, Medeiros A, Comini M, Helena Garcia M, Otero L, Gambino D. Novel ruthenium(II) cyclopentadienyl thiosemicarbazone compounds with antiproliferative activity on pathogenic trypanosomatid parasites. J Inorg Biochem 2015; 153:306-314. [PMID: 26275470 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Searching for new prospective antitrypanosomal agents, three novel Ru(II)-cyclopentadienyl compounds, [Ru(η(5)-C5H5)(PPh3)L], with HL=bioactive 5-nitrofuryl containing thiosemicarbazones were synthesized and characterized in the solid state and in solution. The compounds were evaluated in vitro on the blood circulating trypomastigote form of Trypanosoma cruzi (Dm28c strain), the infective form of Trypanosoma brucei brucei (strain 427) and on J774 murine macrophages and human-derived EA.hy926 endothelial cells. The compounds were active against both parasites with IC50 values in the micromolar or submicromolar range. Interestingly, they are much more active on T. cruzi than previously developed Ru(II) classical and organometallic compounds with the same bioactive ligands. The new compounds showed moderate to very good selectivity towards the parasites in respect to mammalian cells. The global results point at [RuCp(PPh3)L2] (L2=N-methyl derivative of 5-nitrofuryl containing thiosemicarbazone and Cp=cyclopentadienyl) as the most promising compound for further developments (IC50T. cruzi=0.41μM; IC50T. brucei brucei=3.5μM). Moreover, this compound shows excellent selectivity towards T. cruzi (SI>49) and good selectivity towards T. brucei brucei (SI>6). In order to get insight into the mechanism of antiparasitic action, the intracellular free radical production capacity of the new compounds was assessed by ESR. DMPO (5,5-dimethyl-1-pirroline-N-oxide) spin adducts related to the bioreduction of the complexes and to redox cycling processes were characterized. In addition, DNA competitive binding studies with ethidium bromide by fluorescence measurements showed that the compounds interact with this biomolecule.
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- Mariana Fernández
- Cátedra de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Cátedra de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Cátedra de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Analítica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Analítica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Programa de Farmacología Molecular y Clínica, ICBM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Group Redox Biology of Trypanosomes, Montevideo, Uruguay; Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Group Redox Biology of Trypanosomes, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Cátedra de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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- Cátedra de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Cipriani M, Toloza J, Bradford L, Putzu E, Vieites M, Curbelo E, Tomaz AI, Garat B, Guerrero J, Gancheff JS, Maya JD, Olea Azar C, Gambino D, Otero L. Effect of the Metal Ion on the antiT. cruziActivity and Mechanism of Action of 5-Nitrofuryl-Containing Thiosemicarbazone Metal Complexes. Eur J Inorg Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201402614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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