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Lee LCC, Lo KKW. Shining New Light on Biological Systems: Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes for Bioimaging and Biosensing Applications. Chem Rev 2024; 124:8825-9014. [PMID: 39052606 PMCID: PMC11328004 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00629] [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: 07/27/2024]
Abstract
Luminescence imaging is a powerful and versatile technique for investigating cell physiology and pathology in living systems, making significant contributions to life science research and clinical diagnosis. In recent years, luminescent transition metal complexes have gained significant attention for diagnostic and therapeutic applications due to their unique photophysical and photochemical properties. In this Review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the recent development of luminescent transition metal complexes for bioimaging and biosensing applications, with a focus on transition metal centers with a d6, d8, and d10 electronic configuration. We elucidate the structure-property relationships of luminescent transition metal complexes, exploring how their structural characteristics can be manipulated to control their biological behavior such as cellular uptake, localization, biocompatibility, pharmacokinetics, and biodistribution. Furthermore, we introduce the various design strategies that leverage the interesting photophysical properties of luminescent transition metal complexes for a wide variety of biological applications, including autofluorescence-free imaging, multimodal imaging, organelle imaging, biological sensing, microenvironment monitoring, bioorthogonal labeling, bacterial imaging, and cell viability assessment. Finally, we provide insights into the challenges and perspectives of luminescent transition metal complexes for bioimaging and biosensing applications, as well as their use in disease diagnosis and treatment evaluation.
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- Lawrence Cho-Cheung Lee
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
- Laboratory for Synthetic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Limited, Units 1503-1511, 15/F, Building 17W, Hong Kong Science Park, New Territories, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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Neumann T, Ramu V, Bertin J, He M, Vervisch C, Coogan MP, Bertrand HC. Rhenium fac-Tricarbonyl Bisimine Chalcogenide Complexes: Synthesis, Photophysical Studies, and Confocal and Time-Resolved Cell Microscopy. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:1197-1213. [PMID: 38164793 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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We describe the preparation, characterization, and imaging studies of rhenium carbonyl complexes with a pyta (4-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,3-triazole) or tapy (1-(2-pyridyl)-1,2,3-triazole)-based heteroaromatic N∧N ligand and thiolate or selenoate X ligand. The stability and photophysical properties of the selenolate complexes are compared with parent chloride complexes and previously described analogues with benzenethiolate ligands. Two complexes were imaged in A549 cells upon excitation at 405 nm. Colocalization studies suggest a lysosomal accumulation, while one parent chloride complex was described to localize at the Golgi apparatus. Preliminary fluorescence lifetime measurements and imaging demonstrate potential for application in time-resolved microscopy techniques due to the long and variable lifetimes observed in cellular environments, including an increase in lifetime between the solution and solid state many times larger than previously reported.
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- Till Neumann
- Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM, Département de chimie, Ecole normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM, Département de chimie, Ecole normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM, Département de chimie, Ecole normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM, Département de chimie, Ecole normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM, Département de chimie, Ecole normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YB, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire des biomolécules, LBM, Département de chimie, Ecole normale supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France
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Roy S, Das A, Bairagi A, Das D, Jha A, Srivastava AK, Chatterjee N. Mitochondria act as a key regulatory factor in cancer progression: Current concepts on mutations, mitochondrial dynamics, and therapeutic approach. MUTATION RESEARCH. REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2024; 793:108490. [PMID: 38460864 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2024.108490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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The diversified impacts of mitochondrial function vs. dysfunction have been observed in almost all disease conditions including cancers. Mitochondria play crucial roles in cellular homeostasis and integrity, however, mitochondrial dysfunctions influenced by alterations in the mtDNA can disrupt cellular balance. Many external stimuli or cellular defects that cause cellular integrity abnormalities, also impact mitochondrial functions. Imbalances in mitochondrial activity can initiate and lead to accumulations of genetic mutations and can promote the processes of tumorigenesis, progression, and survival. This comprehensive review summarizes epigenetic and genetic alterations that affect the functionality of the mitochondria, with considerations of cellular metabolism, and as influenced by ethnicity. We have also reviewed recent insights regarding mitochondrial dynamics, miRNAs, exosomes that play pivotal roles in cancer promotion, and the impact of mitochondrial dynamics on immune cell mechanisms. The review also summarizes recent therapeutic approaches targeting mitochondria in anti-cancer treatment strategies.
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- Sraddhya Roy
- Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37 S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, India
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- Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37 S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, India
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- Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37 S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, India
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- Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37 S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, India
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- Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37 S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, India
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- CSIR-IICB Translational Research Unit Of Excellence, CN-6, Salt Lake, Sector - V, Kolkata 700091, India
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- Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37 S. P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700026, India.
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Zhang Y, Sun M, Zhao H, Wang Z, Shi Y, Dong J, Wang K, Wang X, Li X, Qi H, Zhao X. Neuroprotective Effects and Therapeutic Potential of Dichloroacetate: Targeting Metabolic Disorders in Nervous System Diseases. Int J Nanomedicine 2023; 18:7559-7581. [PMID: 38106446 PMCID: PMC10725694 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s439728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Dichloroacetate (DCA) is an investigational drug used to treat lactic acidosis and malignant tumours. It works by inhibiting pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase and increasing the rate of glucose oxidation. Some studies have documented the neuroprotective benefits of DCA. By reviewing these studies, this paper shows that DCA has multiple pharmacological activities, including regulating metabolism, ameliorating oxidative stress, attenuating neuroinflammation, inhibiting apoptosis, decreasing autophagy, protecting the blood‒brain barrier, improving the function of endothelial progenitor cells, improving mitochondrial dynamics, and decreasing amyloid β-protein. In addition, DCA inhibits the enzyme that metabolizes it, which leads to peripheral neurotoxicity due to drug accumulation that may be solved by individualized drug delivery and nanovesicle delivery. In summary, in this review, we analyse the mechanisms of neuroprotection by DCA in different diseases and discuss the causes of and solutions to its adverse effects.
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- Yue Zhang
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine in Colleges and Universities of Shandong Province, School of Anesthesiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine in Colleges and Universities of Shandong Province, School of Anesthesiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine in Colleges and Universities of Shandong Province, School of Anesthesiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine in Colleges and Universities of Shandong Province, School of Anesthesiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine in Colleges and Universities of Shandong Province, School of Anesthesiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine in Colleges and Universities of Shandong Province, School of Anesthesiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xian, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Jinan Maternity and Child Care Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
- Laboratory of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine in Colleges and Universities of Shandong Province, School of Anesthesiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Huang M, Zhang Y, Gong Y, Liang Z, Chen X, Ni Y, Pan X, Wu W, Chen J, Huang Z, Sun J. 8-Hydroxyquinoline ruthenium(II) complexes induce ferroptosis in HeLa cells by down-regulating GPX4 and ferritin. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 248:112365. [PMID: 37690267 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2023.112365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Ruthenium complexes are one of the most promising anticancer drugs triggered extensive research. Here, the synthesis and characterization of two ruthenium(II) polypyridine complexes containing 8-hydroxylquinoline as ligand, [Ru(dip)2(8HQ)]PF6 (Ru1), [Ru(dpq)2(8HQ)]PF6 (Ru2) (8HQ = 8-hydroxylquinoline; dip = 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline; dpq = pyrazino[2,3-f][1,10]phenanthroline) were reported. On the basis of cytotoxicity tests, Ru1 (IC50 = 1.98 ± 0.02 μM) and Ru2 (IC50 = 10.02 ± 0.19 μM) both showed good anticancer activity in a panel of cell lines, especially in HeLa cells. Researches on mechanism indicated that Ru1 and Ru2 acted on mitochondria and nuclei and induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, while the morphology of nuclei and cell cycle had no significant change. Western blot assay further proved that GPX4 and Ferritin were down-regulated, which eventually triggered ferroptosis in HeLa cells. In addition, the toxicity test of zebrafish embryos showed that the concentrations of Ru1 and Ru2 below 120 μM and 60 μM were safe and did not have obvious effect on the normal development of zebrafish embryos.
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- Minying Huang
- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523710, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Computer-Aided Drug Design of Dongguan City, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China; Key Laboratory of Computer-Aided Drug Design of Dongguan City, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China; The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523710, China.
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Qi Q, Wang Q, Li Y, Silva DZ, Ruiz MEL, Ouyang R, Liu B, Miao Y. Recent Development of Rhenium-Based Materials in the Application of Diagnosis and Tumor Therapy. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28062733. [PMID: 36985704 PMCID: PMC10051626 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28062733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2023] Open
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Rhenium (Re) is widely used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer due to its unique physical and chemical properties. Re has more valence electrons in its outer shell, allowing it to exist in a variety of oxidation states and to form different geometric configurations with many different ligands. The luminescence properties, lipophilicity, and cytotoxicity of complexes can be adjusted by changing the ligand of Re. This article mainly reviews the development of radionuclide 188Re in radiotherapy and some innovative applications of Re as well as the different therapeutic approaches and imaging techniques used in cancer therapy. In addition, the current application and future challenges and opportunities of Re are also discussed.
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- Qingwen Qi
- School of Materials and Chemistry, Institute of Bismuth and Rhenium, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; (Q.Q.); (Q.W.); (R.O.)
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, Institute of Bismuth and Rhenium, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; (Q.Q.); (Q.W.); (R.O.)
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, Institute of Bismuth and Rhenium, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; (Q.Q.); (Q.W.); (R.O.)
- USST-UH International Joint Laboratory for Tumor Diagnosis and Energy Treatment, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; (M.E.L.R.); (B.L.)
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (D.Z.S.); (Y.M.)
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- USST-UH International Joint Laboratory for Tumor Diagnosis and Energy Treatment, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; (M.E.L.R.); (B.L.)
- Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, Havana 10400, Cuba
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (D.Z.S.); (Y.M.)
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- USST-UH International Joint Laboratory for Tumor Diagnosis and Energy Treatment, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; (M.E.L.R.); (B.L.)
- Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, Institute of Bismuth and Rhenium, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; (Q.Q.); (Q.W.); (R.O.)
- USST-UH International Joint Laboratory for Tumor Diagnosis and Energy Treatment, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; (M.E.L.R.); (B.L.)
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- USST-UH International Joint Laboratory for Tumor Diagnosis and Energy Treatment, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; (M.E.L.R.); (B.L.)
- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, Institute of Bismuth and Rhenium, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; (Q.Q.); (Q.W.); (R.O.)
- USST-UH International Joint Laboratory for Tumor Diagnosis and Energy Treatment, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; (M.E.L.R.); (B.L.)
- Correspondence: (Y.L.); (D.Z.S.); (Y.M.)
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Ma XR, Lu JJ, Huang B, Lu XY, Li RT, Ye RR. Heteronuclear Ru(II)-Re(I) complexes as potential photodynamic anticancer agents with anti-metastatic and anti-angiogenic activities. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 240:112090. [PMID: 36543061 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.112090] [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: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Herein, three heterometallic Ru(II)-Re(I) complexes, [Ru(NN)2(tpphz)Re(CO)3Cl](PF6)2 (N-N = 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy, in RuRe1), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen, in RuRe2), 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (DIP, in RuRe3), tpphz = tetrapyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c:3″,2″-h:2″',3″'-j]phenazine), using tpphz as a bridging ligand to connect Ru(II) polypyridyl moiety and Re(I) tricarbonyl moiety were designed and synthesized. Cytotoxicity tests revealed that RuRe1-3 exhibited high phototoxicities against several cancer cell lines tested, with IC50 values ranging from 0.8 to 6.8 μM. Notably, RuRe2 exhibited the most significant increase in cytotoxicity against human prostate cancer (PC3) cells under light (450 nm) irradiation, with phototoxicity index (PI) value increasing by >112.3-fold. Further mechanistic studies of RuRe2 revealed that RuRe2-mediated PDT could induce tumor cell apoptosis through the mitochondrial pathway. Moreover, RuRe2-mediated PDT could inhibit PC3 cell scratch healing and reduce the expression levels of matrix metalloproteinases 2 (MMP-2), matrix metalloproteinases 9 (MMP-9) and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor VEGFR2. Finally, angiogenic activity assays performed in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) showed that RuRe2 exerted an anti-angiogenesis effect. Our study demonstrated that RuRe1-3 were promising PDT antitumor agents with potential anti-metastatic and anti-angiogenic activities.
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- Xiu-Rong Ma
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming 650500, PR China.
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China.
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, PR China.
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Li X, Yu Y, Chen Q, Lin J, Zhu X, Liu X, He L, Chen T, He W. Engineering cancer cell membrane-camouflaged metal complex for efficient targeting therapy of breast cancer. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:401. [PMID: 36064356 PMCID: PMC9446690 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01593-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Cancer cell membrane-camouflaged nanotechnology for metal complex can enhance its biocompatibility and extend the effective circulation time in body. The ruthenium polypyridyl complex (RuPOP) has extensive antitumor activity, but it still has disadvantages such as poor biocompatibility, lack of targeting, and being easily metabolized by the organism. Cancer cell membranes retain a large number of surface antigens and tumor adhesion molecules CD47, which can be used to camouflage the metal complex and give it tumor homing ability and high biocompatibility. Results Therefore, this study provides an electrostatic adsorption method, which uses the electrostatic interaction of positive and negative charges between RuPOP and cell membranes to construct a cancer cell membrane-camouflaged nano-platform (RuPOP@CM). Interestingly, RuPOP@CM maintains the expression of surface antigens and tumor adhesion molecules, which can inhibit the phagocytosis of macrophage, reduce the clearance rate of RuPOP, and increase effective circulation time, thus enhancing the accumulation in tumor sites. Besides, RuPOP@CM can enhance the activity of cellular immune response and promote the production of inflammatory cytokines including TNF-α, IL-12 and IL-6, which is of great significance in treatment of tumor. On the other hand, RuPOP@MCM can produce intracellular ROS overproduction, thereby accelerating the apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of tumor cells to play an excellent antitumor effect in vitro and in vivo. Conclusion In brief, engineering cancer cell membrane-camouflaged metal complex is a potential strategy to improve its biocompatibility, biological safety and antitumor effects. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12951-022-01593-5.
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- Xiaoying Li
- Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Center for Precision Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Center for Precision Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China.
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Hossain M, Roth S, Dimmock JR, Das U. Cytotoxic derivatives of dichloroacetic acid and some metal complexes. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2022; 355:e2200236. [DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202200236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- School of Sciences Indiana University Kokomo Kokomo Indiana USA
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- Drug Discovery and Development Research Cluster University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada
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- Drug Discovery and Development Research Cluster University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada
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Zhao S, Chen L, Yang Y, Liu X. Research progress of phosphorescent probe for biological imaging. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Hao L, Ling YY, Huang ZX, Pan ZY, Tan CP, Mao ZW. Real-time tracking of ER turnover during ERLAD by a rhenium complex via lifetime imaging. Natl Sci Rev 2022; 9:nwab194. [PMID: 35958681 PMCID: PMC9362766 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwab194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) degradation by autophagy (ER-phagy) is a recently revealed selective autophagy pathway that plays important roles in organelle turnover and protein degradation, but the biological functions of ER-phagy are largely unknown. Here, we present an ER-targeting Re(I) tricarbonyl complex (Re-ERLAD) that can accumulate in the ER, induce ER-to-lysosome-associated degradation (ERLAD) upon visible light irradiation, and label ER buds and track their morphological alterations during ER-phagy. The emission of Re-ERLAD is sensitive to viscosity, which is a key parameter reflecting the amount of unfolded protein in the ER. Quantitative detection using two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy shows that ER viscosity initially increases and then decreases during ERLAD, which reveals that ERLAD is a pathway for alleviating ER stress caused by unfolded proteins. In conclusion, our work presents the first specific photoinducer and tracker of ERLAD, which can be used in studying the regulatory mechanism and function of this process.
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- Liang Hao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Schindler K, Zobi F. Anticancer and Antibiotic Rhenium Tri- and Dicarbonyl Complexes: Current Research and Future Perspectives. Molecules 2022; 27:539. [PMID: 35056856 PMCID: PMC8777860 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27020539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Organometallic compounds are increasingly recognized as promising anticancer and antibiotic drug candidates. Among the transition metal ions investigated for these purposes, rhenium occupies a special role. Its tri- and dicarbonyl complexes, in particular, attract continuous attention due to their relative ease of preparation, stability and unique photophysical and luminescent properties that allow the combination of diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, thereby permitting, e.g., molecules to be tracked within cells. In this review, we discuss the anticancer and antibiotic properties of rhenium tri- and dicarbonyl complexes described in the last seven years, mainly in terms of their structural variations and in vitro efficacy. Given the abundant literature available, the focus is initially directed on tricarbonyl complexes of rhenium. Dicarbonyl species of the metal ion, which are slowly gaining momentum, are discussed in the second part in terms of future perspective for the possible developments in the field.
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- Department of Chemistry, Fribourg University, Chemin du Musée 9, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland;
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- Xin‐Xin Peng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking University Chengfu Road 292, Haidian district Beijing 100871 R. P. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking University Chengfu Road 292, Haidian district Beijing 100871 R. P. China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory Shantou 515031 P. R. China
- Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510641 P. R. China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials Guangzhou 510641 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Peking University Chengfu Road 292, Haidian district Beijing 100871 R. P. China
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory Shantou 515031 P. R. China
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Pan NL, Liao JX, Huang MY, Zhang YQ, Chen JX, Zhang ZW, Yang ZX, Long XE, Wu XT, Sun J. Lysosome-targeted ruthenium(II) complexes induce both apoptosis and autophagy in HeLa cells. J Inorg Biochem 2022; 229:111729. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.111729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hao L, Zhong YM, Tan CP, Mao ZW. Acidity-responsive phosphorescent metal complexes for cancer imaging and theranostic applications. J Organomet Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2021.121821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhen X, Qu R, Chen W, Wu W, Jiang X. The development of phosphorescent probes for in vitro and in vivo bioimaging. Biomater Sci 2021; 9:285-300. [PMID: 32756681 DOI: 10.1039/d0bm00819b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Phosphorescence is a process that slowly releases the photoexcitation energy after the removal of the excitation source. Although transition metal complexes and purely organic room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials show excellent phosphorescence property, their applications in in vitro and in vivo bioimaging are limited due to their poor solubility in water. To overcome this issue, phosphorescent materials are modified with amphiphilic or hydrophilic polymers to endow them with biocompatibility. This review focuses on recent advances in the development of phosphorescent probes for in vitro and in vivo bioimaging. The photophysical mechanism and the design principles of transition metal complexes and purely organic RTP materials for the stabilization of the triplet excited state for enhanced phosphorescence are first discussed. Then, the applications in in vitro and in vivo bioimaging using transition metal complexes including iridium(iii) complexes, platinum(ii) complexes, rhodium(i) complexes, and purely organic RTP materials are summarized. Finally, the current challenges and perspectives for these emerging materials in bioimaging are discussed.
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- Xu Zhen
- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, and Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
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Schlachter A, Juvenal F, Kinghat Tangou R, Khatyr A, Guyon F, Karsenti PL, Strohmann C, Kubicki MM, Rousselin Y, Harvey PD, Knorr M. 2-Azabutadiene complexes of rhenium(I): S, N-chelated species with photophysical properties heavily governed by the ligand hidden traits. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:2945-2963. [PMID: 33564810 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt04183a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The reaction of [Re(CO)3(THF)(μ-Br)]2 or [Re(CO)5X] (X = Cl, Br, I) with the diaryl-2-azabutadienes [(RS)2C[double bond, length as m-dash]C(H)-N[double bond, length as m-dash]CAr2] containing two thioether arms at the 4,4-position forms the luminescent S,N-chelate complexes fac-[(OC)3ReX{(RS)2C[double bond, length as m-dash]C(H)-N[double bond, length as m-dash]CAr2}] (1a-h). The halide abstraction by silver triflate converts [(OC)3ReCl{(PhS)2C[double bond, length as m-dash]C(H)-N[double bond, length as m-dash]CPh2}] (1c) to [(OC)3Re(OS([double bond, length as m-dash]O)2CF3){(PhS)2C[double bond, length as m-dash]C(H)-N[double bond, length as m-dash]CPh2}] (1j) bearing a covalently bound triflate ligand. The cyclic voltammograms reveal reversible S^N ligand-centred reduction and irreversible oxidation waves for all complexes. The crystal structures of nine octahedral complexes have been determined along with that of (NaphtylS)2C[double bond, length as m-dash]C(H)-N[double bond, length as m-dash]CPh2 (L6). A rich system of weak non-covalent intermolecular secondary interactions through CHX(Cl, Br)Re, CHO, COπ(Ph), CHπCO, CHO and CHS contacts has been evidenced. The photophysical properties have been investigated by steady-state and time-resolved absorption (fs transient absorption, fs-TAS) and emission (ns-TCSPC and ps-Streak camera) spectroscopy in 2-MeTHF solution at 298 and 77 K. The emission bands are composed of either singlet (450 < λmax < 535 nm) and/or triplet emissions (at 77 K only, λmax < 640 nm, or appearing as a tail at λ > 600 nm), which decay in a multiexponential manner for the fluorescence (short ps (i.e. <IRF) < τF < 1.9 ns at 298 and 77 K) and monoexponentially for the phosphorescence (4.0 < τP < 7.0 ns at 77 K). The fs-TAS data reveal the presence of 2 to 4 transient species decaying in four narrow time windows (generally 125-165 fs, 370-685 fs, 3-6 ps, 30-45 ps). The complexity of these kinetics was explained by studying the photophysical behaviour of ligand L6. Its behaviour is the same as the complexes thus indicating that the ligand dictates the kinetic traits of the Re-species, except for the triplet emission as L6 is not phosphorescent. The triplet lifetime (4.0 < τP < 7.0 ns) is considered very short but not unprecedented. Furthermore, the nature of the lowest energy excited states of these chelate compounds and L6 has been addressed using DFT and TDDFT calculations and been assigned to metal-to-ligand (MLCT) and/or intraligand charge-transfer (ILCT).
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- Adrien Schlachter
- Département de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1 K 2R1
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- Département de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1 K 2R1
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- Institut UTINAM, UMR CNRS 6213, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 25030 Besançon, France.
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- Institut UTINAM, UMR CNRS 6213, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 25030 Besançon, France.
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- Département de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1 K 2R1
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- Anorganische Chemie, Technische Universität Dortmund, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire UMR 5260, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21078 Dijon, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire UMR 5260, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21078 Dijon, France
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- Département de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1 K 2R1
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- Institut UTINAM, UMR CNRS 6213, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 25030 Besançon, France.
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Tan CP, Zhong YM, Ji LN, Mao ZW. Phosphorescent metal complexes as theranostic anticancer agents: combining imaging and therapy in a single molecule. Chem Sci 2021; 12:2357-2367. [PMID: 34164000 PMCID: PMC8179279 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc06885c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Phosphorescent metal complexes are a new kind of multifunctional antitumor compounds that can integrate imaging and antitumor functions in a single molecule. In this minireview, we summarize the recent research progress in this field, concentrating on the theranostic applications of phosphorescent iridium(iii), ruthenium(ii) and rhenium(i) complexes. The molecular design that affords these complexes with tumour- or subcellular organelle-targeting properties is elucidated. The potential of these complexes to induce and monitor the dynamic behavior of subcellular organelles and the changes in microenvironment during the process of therapy is demonstrated. Moreover, the potential and advantages of applying new technologies, such as super-resolution imaging and phosphorescence lifetime imaging, are also described. Finally, the challenges faced in the development of novel theranostic metallo-anticancer complexes for possible clinical translation are proposed.
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- Cai-Ping Tan
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 China
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Influence of Oxidative Stress on Time-Resolved Oxygen Detection by [Ru(Phen) 3] 2+ In Vivo and In Vitro. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26020485. [PMID: 33477558 PMCID: PMC7831141 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26020485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Detection of tissue and cell oxygenation is of high importance in fundamental biological and in many medical applications, particularly for monitoring dysfunction in the early stages of cancer. Measurements of the luminescence lifetimes of molecular probes offer a very promising and non-invasive approach to estimate tissue and cell oxygenation in vivo and in vitro. We optimized the evaluation of oxygen detection in vivo by [Ru(Phen)3]2+ in the chicken embryo chorioallantoic membrane model. Its luminescence lifetimes measured in the CAM were analyzed through hierarchical clustering. The detection of the tissue oxygenation at the oxidative stress conditions is still challenging. We applied simultaneous time-resolved recording of the mitochondrial probe MitoTrackerTM OrangeCMTMRos fluorescence and [Ru(Phen)3]2+ phosphorescence imaging in the intact cell without affecting the sensitivities of these molecular probes. [Ru(Phen)3]2+ was demonstrated to be suitable for in vitro detection of oxygen under various stress factors that mimic oxidative stress: other molecular sensors, H2O2, and curcumin-mediated photodynamic therapy in glioma cancer cells. Low phototoxicities of the molecular probes were finally observed. Our study offers a high potential for the application and generalization of tissue oxygenation as an innovative approach based on the similarities between interdependent biological influences. It is particularly suitable for therapeutic approaches targeting metabolic alterations as well as oxygen, glucose, or lipid deprivation.
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Jacobs FJF, Venter GJS, Fourie E, Kroon RE, Brink A. Substitution reactivity and structural variability induced by tryptamine on the biomimetic rhenium tricarbonyl complex. RSC Adv 2021; 11:24443-24455. [PMID: 35479015 PMCID: PMC9036643 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03750a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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A series of seven fac-[Re(CO)3(5Me-Sal-Trypt)(L)] complexes containing tryptamine on the N,O 5-methyl-salicylidene bidentate ligand backbone and where L is MeOH, Py, Imi, DMAP, PPh3 coordinated to the 6th position have been studied, including the formation of a dinuclear Re2 cluster. The crystallographic solid state structures show marked similarity in structural tendency, in particular the rigidity of the Re core and the hydrogen bond interactions similar to those found in protein structures. The rates of formation and stability of the complexes were evaluated by rapid time-resolved stopped-flow techniques and the methanol substitution reaction indicates the significant activation induced by the use of the N,O salicylidene bidentate ligand as manifested by the second-order rate constants for the entering nucleophiles. Both linear and limiting kinetics were observed and a systematic evaluation of the kinetics is reported clearly indicating an interchange type of intimate mechanism for the methanol substitution. The anticancer activity of compounds 1–7 was tested on HeLa cells and it was found that all compounds showed similar cytotoxicity where solubility allowed. IC50-values between ca. 11 and 22 μM indicate that some cytotoxicity resides most likely on the salicylidene–tryptamine ligand. The photoluminescence of the seven complexes is similar in maximum emission wavelength with little variation despite the broad range of ligands coordinated to the 6th position on the metal centre. The biomimetic tryptamine rhenium tricarbonyl complex shows rapid substitution reactivity on the 6th position as well as cytotoxicity and photoluminescence capability induced by the salicylidene bidentate ligand.![]()
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of the Free State
- Bloemfontein 9300
- South Africa
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- Department of Physics
- University of the Free State
- Bloemfontein 9300
- South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of the Free State
- Bloemfontein 9300
- South Africa
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Jacobs FJF, Brink A. Crystal structure of fac-tricarbonyl-(nitrato-k1
O)-bis(pyridine-κN)-rhenium, C13H10O6N3Re. Z KRIST-NEW CRYST ST 2020. [DOI: 10.1515/ncrs-2020-0475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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C13H10O6N3Re, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 7.9325(9) Å, b = 13.811(2) Å, c = 13.458(2) Å, β = 92.637(4)°, V = 1472.83(4) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0249, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0568, T = 100(2) K. CCDC no.: 2024932
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- Francois J. F. Jacobs
- Department of Chemistry , University of the Free State , P. O. Box 339 , Bloemfontein , 9300 , South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry , University of the Free State , P. O. Box 339 , Bloemfontein , 9300 , South Africa
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He SF, Pan NL, Chen BB, Liao JX, Huang MY, Qiu HJ, Jiang DC, Wang JJ, Chen JX, Sun J. Mitochondria-targeted Re(I) complexes bearing guanidinium as ligands and their anticancer activity. J Biol Inorg Chem 2020; 25:1107-1116. [DOI: 10.1007/s00775-020-01827-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Muhammad N, Tan CP, Nawaz U, Wang J, Wang FX, Nasreen S, Ji LN, Mao ZW. Multiaction Platinum(IV) Prodrug Containing Thymidylate Synthase Inhibitor and Metabolic Modifier against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:12632-12642. [PMID: 32838518 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Multifunctional platinumIV anticancer prodrugs have the potential to enrich the anticancer properties and overcome the clinical problems of drug resistance and side effects of platinumII anticancer agents. Herein, we develop dual and triple action platinumIV complexes with targeted and biological active functionalities. One complex (PFL) that consists of cisplatin, tegafur, and lonidamine exhibits strong cytotoxicity against triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells. Cellular uptake and distribution studies reveal that PFL mainly accumulates in mitochondria. As a result, PFL disrupts the mitochondrial ultrastructure and induces significant alterations in the mitochondrial membrane potential, which further leads to an increase in production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and a decrease in ATP synthesis in MDA-MB-231 TNBCs. Western blot analysis reveals the formation of ternary complex of thymidylate synthase, which shows the intracellular conversion of tegafur into 5-FU after its release from PFL. Furthermore, treatment with PFL impairs the mitochondrial function, leading to the inhibition of glycolysis and mitochondrial respiration and induction of apoptosis through the mitochondrial pathway. The RNA-sequencing experiment shows that PFL can perturb the pathways involved in DNA synthesis, DNA damage, metabolism, and transcriptional activity. These findings demonstrate that PFL intervenes in several cellular processes including DNA damage, thymidylate synthase inhibition, and perturbation of the mitochondrial bioenergetics to kill the cancer cells. The results highlight the significance of a triple-action prodrug for efficient anticancer therapy for TNBCs.
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- Nafees Muhammad
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- Department of Surgery, P.O.F. Hospital, Wah Cantt 47040, Pakistan
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Taxila 47080, Pakistan
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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Pan Z, Tan C, Rao L, Zhang H, Zheng Y, Hao L, Ji L, Mao Z. Recoding the Cancer Epigenome by Intervening in Metabolism and Iron Homeostasis with Mitochondria‐Targeted Rhenium(I) Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Zheng‐Yin Pan
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry School of Chemistry Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 P. R. China
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Pan ZY, Tan CP, Rao LS, Zhang H, Zheng Y, Hao L, Ji LN, Mao ZW. Recoding the Cancer Epigenome by Intervening in Metabolism and Iron Homeostasis with Mitochondria-Targeted Rhenium(I) Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:18755-18762. [PMID: 32634290 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The development and malignancy of cancer cells are closely related to the changes of the epigenome. In this work, a mitochondria-targeted rhenium(I) complex (DFX-Re3), integrating the clinical iron chelating agent deferasirox (DFX), has been designed. By relocating iron to the mitochondria and changing the key metabolic species related to epigenetic modifications, DFX-Re3 can elevate the methylation levels of histone, DNA, and RNA. As a consequence, DFX-Re3 affects the events related to apoptosis, RNA polymerases, and T-cell receptor signaling pathways. Finally, it is shown that DFX-Re3 induces immunogenic apoptotic cell death and exhibits potent antitumor activity in vivo. This study provides a new approach for the design of novel epigenetic drugs that can recode the cancer epigenome by intervening in mitochondrial metabolism and iron homeostasis.
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- Zheng-Yin Pan
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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Gao EJ, Hui Y, Wang N, Jia ZL, Zhao HW, Wu SY, Zhu MC. Synthesis, Crystal Structures, Interaction with DNA, Cytotoxicity, and Apoptosis Studies of Co(II), Cd(II) Complexes Bearing Pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylic Acid. RUSS J COORD CHEM+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070328420080035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Delasoie J, Pavic A, Voutier N, Vojnovic S, Crochet A, Nikodinovic-Runic J, Zobi F. Identification of novel potent and non-toxic anticancer, anti-angiogenic and antimetastatic rhenium complexes against colorectal carcinoma. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 204:112583. [PMID: 32731186 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Combination therapy targeting both tumor growth and vascularization is considered to be a cornerstone for colorectal carcinomas (CRC) treatment. However, the major obstacles of most clinical anticancer drugs are their weak selective activity towards cancer cells and inherent inner organs toxicity, accompanied with fast drug resistance development. In our effort to discover novel selective and non-toxic agents effective against CRC, we designed, synthesized and characterized a series of rhenium(I) tricarbonyl-based complexes with increased lipophilicity. Two of these novel compounds were discovered to possess remarkable anticancer, anti-angiogenic and antimetastatic activity in vivo (zebrafish-human HCT-116 xenograft model), being effective at very low doses (1-3 μM). At doses as high as 250 μM the complexes did not provoke toxicity issues encountered in clinical anticancer drugs (cardio-, hepato-, and myelotoxicity). In vivo assays showed that the two compounds exceed the anti-tumor and anti-angiogenic activity of clinical drugs cisplatin and sunitinib malate, and display a large therapeutic window.
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- Joachim Delasoie
- Department of Chemistry, Fribourg University, Chemin Du Musée 9, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 152, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Fribourg University, Chemin Du Musée 9, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 152, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Fribourg University, Chemin Du Musée 9, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444a, 11042 152, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Fribourg University, Chemin Du Musée 9, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland.
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A novel mitochondrial targeted hybrid peptide modified HPMA copolymers for breast cancer metastasis suppression. J Control Release 2020; 325:38-51. [PMID: 32598957 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Primary tumor metastasis remains to be a tough obstacle for clinical breast cancer treatment. Since evidences have shown that mitochondria play a crucial role in tumor metastasis, we designed a mitochondrial targeted drug delivery system (P-D-R8MTS) based on N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA) copolymers to simultaneously inhibit breast cancer progression and metastasis. A novel mitochondrial targeted hybrid peptide R8MTS, which consists of a cell penetrating peptide octaarginine (R8) and a mitochondrial targeting sequence ALD5MTS, was used as targeting ligand and attached to doxorubicin (DOX) as model drug (DOX-R8MTS). After entering into the tumor cells, DOX-R8MTS was pH-responsibly released from HPMA copolymer backbone in acidic lysosome and efficiently targeted to mitochondria, resulting in enhanced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and apoptosis initiation. By destroying mitochondria, P-D-R8MTS not only inhibited cell proliferation but also suppressed migration and invasion of breast cancer 4T1 and MDA-MB-231 cells in vitro. Moreover, P-D-R8MTS exhibited superior inhibition of tumor growth and showed no apparent lung metastatic nodules on 4T1-bearing mice in vivo, which was partially via down-regulation of typical proteins associated with tumor metastasis and invasion: matrix metalloproteinases-2 (MMP-2), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β). Collectively, our work provided a prospectively potential strategy for metastatic cancer treatment through mitochondrial targeted drug delivery.
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Li Q, Huang Y. Mitochondrial targeted strategies and their
application for cancer and other diseases treatment. JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL INVESTIGATION 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s40005-020-00481-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rhenium(I) polypyridine complexes coordinated to an ethyl-isonicotinate ligand: Luminescence and in vitro anti-cancer studies. Inorganica Chim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2019.119329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Murphy BL, Marker SC, Lambert VJ, Woods JJ, MacMillan SN, Wilson JJ. Synthesis, characterization, and biological properties of rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexes bearing nitrogen-donor ligands. J Organomet Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2019.121064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Cui L, Cheng Z, Liu Y, Dai Y, Pang Y, Jiao Y, Ke X, Cui W, Zhang Q, Shi J, Fu L. Overexpression of PDK2 and PDK3 reflects poor prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia. Cancer Gene Ther 2020; 27:15-21. [PMID: 30578412 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-018-0071-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a hematological malignancy characterized by the proliferation of immature myeloid cells, with impaired differentiation and maturation. Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) is a pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) phosphatase inhibitor that enhances cell glycolysis and facilitates tumor cell proliferation. Inhibition of its activity can induce apoptosis of tumor cells. Currently, little is known about the role of PDKs in AML. Therefore, we screened The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database for de novo AML patients with complete clinical information and PDK family expression data, and 84 patients were included for the study. These patients did not undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Univariate analysis showed that high expression of PDK2 was associated with shorter EFS (P = 0.047), and high expression of PDK3 was associated with shorter OS (P = 0.026). In multivariate analysis, high expression of PDK3 was an independent risk factor for EFS and OS (P < 0.05). In another TCGA cohort of AML patients who underwent allo-HSCT (n = 71), PDK expression was not associated with OS (all P > 0.05). Our results indicated that high expressions of PDK2 and PDK3, especially the latter, were poor prognostic factors of AML, and the effect could be overcome by allo-HSCT.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Bone Marrow/pathology
- Datasets as Topic
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Humans
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/genetics
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/mortality
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/pathology
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/therapy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prognosis
- Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase/analysis
- Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase/genetics
- Transplantation, Homologous
- Young Adult
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- Longzhen Cui
- Translational Medicine Center, Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, China
- Department of Hematology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, China
- Department of Hematology and Lymphoma Research Center, Peking University, Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Translational Medicine Center, Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, China
- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Developmental Toxicology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, China
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- Translational Medicine Center, Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Developmental Toxicology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, China
- Immunoendocrinology, Division of Medical Biology, Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA
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- Life Sciences Institute and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Hematology and Lymphoma Research Center, Peking University, Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Haidian Hospital, Beijing Haidian Section of Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, 100080, China
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- Department of Hematology of Air Force PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Translational Medicine Center, Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Translational Medicine Center, Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, Kaifeng, 475000, China.
- Department of Hematology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510260, China.
- Department of Hematology and Lymphoma Research Center, Peking University, Third Hospital, Beijing, 100191, China.
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Kritchenkov IS, Elistratova AA, Sokolov VV, Chelushkin PS, Shirmanova MV, Lukina MM, Dudenkova VV, Shcheslavskiy VI, Kalinina S, Reeß K, Rück A, Tunik SP. A biocompatible phosphorescent Ir(iii) oxygen sensor functionalized with oligo(ethylene glycol) groups: synthesis, photophysics and application in PLIM experiments. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj01405b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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NIR emitting Ir(iii) complexes decorated with oligo(ethylene glycol) were used to assess the degree of hypoxia in biosamples.
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- Ilya S. Kritchenkov
- Saint-Petersburg State University
- Institute of Chemistry
- 198504 St. Petersburg
- Russia
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- Saint-Petersburg State University
- Institute of Chemistry
- 198504 St. Petersburg
- Russia
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- Saint-Petersburg State University
- Institute of Chemistry
- 198504 St. Petersburg
- Russia
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- Privolzhskiy Research Medical University
- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies
- 603005 Nizhny Novgorod
- Russia
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- Privolzhskiy Research Medical University
- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies
- 603005 Nizhny Novgorod
- Russia
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- Privolzhskiy Research Medical University
- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies
- 603005 Nizhny Novgorod
- Russia
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- University Ulm
- Core Facility Confocal and Multiphoton Microscopy
- 89081 Ulm
- Germany
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- University Ulm
- Core Facility Confocal and Multiphoton Microscopy
- 89081 Ulm
- Germany
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- University Ulm
- Core Facility Confocal and Multiphoton Microscopy
- 89081 Ulm
- Germany
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- Saint-Petersburg State University
- Institute of Chemistry
- 198504 St. Petersburg
- Russia
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Dichloroacetate (DCA) and Cancer: An Overview towards Clinical Applications. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:8201079. [PMID: 31827705 PMCID: PMC6885244 DOI: 10.1155/2019/8201079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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An extensive body of literature describes anticancer property of dichloroacetate (DCA), but its effective clinical administration in cancer therapy is still limited to clinical trials. The occurrence of side effects such as neurotoxicity as well as the suspicion of DCA carcinogenicity still restricts the clinical use of DCA. However, in the last years, the number of reports supporting DCA employment against cancer increased also because of the great interest in targeting metabolism of tumour cells. Dissecting DCA mechanism of action helped to understand the bases of its selective efficacy against cancer cells. A successful coadministration of DCA with conventional chemotherapy, radiotherapy, other drugs, or natural compounds has been tested in several cancer models. New drug delivery systems and multiaction compounds containing DCA and other drugs seem to ameliorate bioavailability and appear more efficient thanks to a synergistic action of multiple agents. The spread of reports supporting the efficiency of DCA in cancer therapy has prompted additional studies that let to find other potential molecular targets of DCA. Interestingly, DCA could significantly affect cancer stem cell fraction and contribute to cancer eradication. Collectively, these findings provide a strong rationale towards novel clinical translational studies of DCA in cancer therapy.
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Wei G, Sun J, Luan W, Hou Z, Wang S, Cui S, Cheng M, Liu Y. Natural Product Albiziabioside A Conjugated with Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase Inhibitor Dichloroacetate To Induce Apoptosis-Ferroptosis-M2-TAMs Polarization for Combined Cancer Therapy. J Med Chem 2019; 62:8760-8772. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Gaofei Wei
- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- Institute of Medical Research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
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- Department of Biopharmaceutical Science, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, California 91711, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
- Yantai Branch, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Yantai 264000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure-Based Drug Design & Discovery of Ministry of Education, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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Bauer EB, Haase AA, Reich RM, Crans DC, Kühn FE. Organometallic and coordination rhenium compounds and their potential in cancer therapy. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Sun L, Xu Y, Gao Y, Huang X, Feng S, Chen J, Wang X, Guo L, Li M, Meng X, Zhang J, Ge J, An X, Ding D, Luo Y, Zhang Y, Jiang Q, Ning X. Synergistic Amplification of Oxidative Stress-Mediated Antitumor Activity via Liposomal Dichloroacetic Acid and MOF-Fe 2. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1901156. [PMID: 31074196 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201901156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 04/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Cancer cells are susceptible to oxidative stress; therefore, selective elevation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) is considered as an effective antitumor treatment. Here, a liposomal formulation of dichloroacetic acid (DCA) and metal-organic framework (MOF)-Fe2+ (MD@Lip) has been developed, which can efficiently stimulate ROS-mediated cancer cell apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. MD@Lip can not only improve aqueous solubility of octahedral MOF-Fe2+ , but also generate an acidic microenvironment to activate a MOF-Fe2+ -based Fenton reaction. Importantly, MD@Lip promotes DCA-mediated mitochondrial aerobic oxidation to increase intracellular hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ), which can be consequently converted to highly cytotoxic hydroxyl radicals (•OH) via MOF-Fe2+ , leading to amplification of cancer cell apoptosis. Particularly, MD@Lip can selectively accumulate in tumors, and efficiently inhibit tumor growth with minimal systemic adverse effects. Therefore, liposome-based combination therapy of DCA and MOF-Fe2+ provides a promising oxidative stress-associated antitumor strategy for the management of malignant tumors.
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- Lei Sun
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Drug Discovery, Center of Advanced Pharmaceutics and Biomaterials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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Wang FX, Liang JH, Zhang H, Wang ZH, Wan Q, Tan CP, Ji LN, Mao ZW. Mitochondria-Accumulating Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes Induce Cell Death via Irreversible Oxidative Stress and Glutathione Metabolism Disturbance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:13123-13133. [PMID: 30888144 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b01057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Mitochondria play a critical role in tumorigenesis. Targeting mitochondria and disturbing related events have been emerging as a promising way for chemotherapy. In this work, two binuclear rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexes of the general formula [Re2(CO)6(dip)2L](PF6)2 (dip = 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline; L = 4,4'-azopyridine (ReN) or 4,4'-dithiodipyridine (ReS)) were synthesized and characterized. ReN and ReS can react with glutathione (GSH). They exhibit good in vitro anticancer activity against cancer cell lines screened. Besides, they can target mitochondria, cause oxidative stress, and disturb GSH metabolism. Both ReN and ReS can induce necroptosis and caspase-dependent apoptosis simultaneously. We also demonstrate that ReN and ReS can inhibit tumor growth in nude mice bearing carcinoma xenografts. Our study shows the potential of Re(I) complexes as chemotherapeutic agents to kill cancer cells via a mitochondria-to-cellular redox strategy.
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- Fang-Xin Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China
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He L, Pan ZY, Qin WW, Li Y, Tan CP, Mao ZW. Impairment of the autophagy-related lysosomal degradation pathway by an anticancer rhenium(i) complex. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:4398-4404. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt00322c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A Re(i) complex induces autophagy, which is arrested at the lysosomal stage due to lysosomal dysfunction, and inhibits tumor growth in vivo.
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- Liang He
- College of Materials and Energy
- South China Agricultural University
- Guangzhou 510642
- China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- School of Chemistry
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- China
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- College of Materials and Energy
- South China Agricultural University
- Guangzhou 510642
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Organic Chemistry and Function Molecule
- Ministry of Education
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Hunan University of Science and Technology
- Xiangtan 411201
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- School of Chemistry
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- China
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- College of Materials and Energy
- South China Agricultural University
- Guangzhou 510642
- China
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
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Zhao Z, Zhang X, Li CE, Chen T. Designing luminescent ruthenium prodrug for precise cancer therapy and rapid clinical diagnosis. Biomaterials 2018; 192:579-589. [PMID: 30551086 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The effective design of a targeted drug delivery system could improve the therapeutic efficacy of anticancer drugs by reducing their undesirable adsorption and toxic side effects. Here, an RGD-peptide functionalized and bioresponsive ruthenium prodrug (Ru-RGD) was designed for both cancer therapy and clinical diagnosis. This prodrug can be selectively delivered to cervical tumor sites to enhance theranostic efficacy. The benzimidazole-based ligand of the complex is susceptible to acidic conditions so, after reaching the tumor microenvironment, ligand substitution occurs and the therapeutic drug is released. The deep-red emissions produced by both one-photon and two-photon excitation increases the potential of Ru-RGD for use in the deep tissue imaging of 3D tumor spheroids. The specific accumulation of the Ru prodrug in tumor sites allows for precise tumor diagnosis and therapy in vivo. Luminescence staining of 38 clinical patient specimens shows that Ru-RGD exhibits differences in binding capability between cervical cancer and normal tissue, with a sensitivity of 95% and a specificity of 100%. This study thus provides an approach for the effective design and application of targeted metal complexes in cancer therapy and clinical diagnosis.
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- Zhennan Zhao
- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China; Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China; Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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