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Eade L, Sullivan MP, Allison TM, Goldstone DC, Hartinger CG. Not All Binding Sites Are Equal: Site Determination and Folding State Analysis of Gas-Phase Protein-Metallodrug Adducts. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400268. [PMID: 38472116 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Modern approaches in metallodrug research focus on compounds that bind protein targets rather than DNA. However, the identification of protein targets and binding sites is challenging. Using intact mass spectrometry and proteomics, we investigated the binding of the antimetastatic agent RAPTA-C to the model proteins ubiquitin, cytochrome c, lysozyme, and myoglobin. Binding to cytochrome c and lysozyme was negligible. However, ubiquitin bound up to three Ru moieties, two of which were localized at Met1 and His68 as [Ru(cym)], and [Ru(cym)] or [Ru(cym)(PTA)] adducts, respectively. Myoglobin bound up to four [Ru(cym)(PTA)] moieties and five sites were identified at His24, His36, His64, His81/82 and His113. Collision-induced unfolding (CIU) studies via ion-mobility mass spectrometry allowed measuring protein folding as a function of collisional activation. CIU of protein-RAPTA-C adducts showed binding of [Ru(cym)] to Met1 caused a significant compaction of ubiquitin, likely from N-terminal S-Ru-N chelation, while binding of [Ru(cym)(PTA)] to His residues of ubiquitin or myoglobin induced a smaller effect. Interestingly, the folded state of ubiquitin formed by His functionalization was more stable than Met1 metalation. The data suggests that selective metalation of amino acids at different positions on the protein impacts the conformation and potentially the biological activity of anticancer compounds.
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- Liam Eade
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Biomolecular Interaction Centre, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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Long D, Eade L, Sullivan MP, Dost K, Meier-Menches SM, Goldstone DC, Hartinger CG, Wicker JS, Taškova K. AdductHunter: identifying protein-metal complex adducts in mass spectra. J Cheminform 2024; 16:15. [PMID: 38321500 PMCID: PMC10845562 DOI: 10.1186/s13321-023-00797-7] [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: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique for molecule identification that can be used for investigating protein-metal complex interactions. Once the MS data is collected, the mass spectra are usually interpreted manually to identify the adducts formed as a result of the interactions between proteins and metal-based species. However, with increasing resolution, dataset size, and species complexity, the time required to identify adducts and the error-prone nature of manual assignment have become limiting factors in MS analysis. AdductHunter is a open-source web-based analysis tool that automates the peak identification process using constraint integer optimization to find feasible combinations of protein and fragments, and dynamic time warping to calculate the dissimilarity between the theoretical isotope pattern of a species and its experimental isotope peak distribution. Empirical evaluation on a collection of 22 unique MS datasetsshows fast and accurate identification of protein-metal complex adducts in deconvoluted mass spectra.
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- Derek Long
- School of Computer Science, University of Auckland, 1010, Auckland, New Zealand
- Department of Engineering Science, University of Auckland, 1010, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 1142, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 1142, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, 1142, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Computer Science, University of Auckland, 1010, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, 1142, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Computer Science, University of Auckland, 1010, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- School of Computer Science, University of Auckland, 1010, Auckland, New Zealand
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Coverdale JPC, Polepalli S, Arruda MAZ, da Silva ABS, Stewart AJ, Blindauer CA. Recent Advances in Metalloproteomics. Biomolecules 2024; 14:104. [PMID: 38254704 PMCID: PMC10813065 DOI: 10.3390/biom14010104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Interactions between proteins and metal ions and their complexes are important in many areas of the life sciences, including physiology, medicine, and toxicology. Despite the involvement of essential elements in all major processes necessary for sustaining life, metalloproteomes remain ill-defined. This is not only owing to the complexity of metalloproteomes, but also to the non-covalent character of the complexes that most essential metals form, which complicates analysis. Similar issues may also be encountered for some toxic metals. The review discusses recently developed approaches and current challenges for the study of interactions involving entire (sub-)proteomes with such labile metal ions. In the second part, transition metals from the fourth and fifth periods are examined, most of which are xenobiotic and also tend to form more stable and/or inert complexes. A large research area in this respect concerns metallodrug-protein interactions. Particular attention is paid to separation approaches, as these need to be adapted to the reactivity of the metal under consideration.
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- James P. C. Coverdale
- School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, UK;
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- Institute of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-970, Brazil; (M.A.Z.A.); (A.B.S.d.S.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-970, Brazil; (M.A.Z.A.); (A.B.S.d.S.)
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- School of Medicine, University of St. Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9TF, UK
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Babu L, Paira P. CuAAC "Click"-Derived Luminescent 2-(2-(4-(4-(Pyridin-2-yl)-1 H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)butoxy)phenyl)benzo[ d]thiazole-Based Ru(II)/Ir(III)/Re(I) Complexes as Anticancer Agents. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:32382-32395. [PMID: 37720792 PMCID: PMC10500652 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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To enhance the cytoselective behavior of the complexes, we intended to develop a CuAAC "click"-derived synthetic protocol for the preparation of 2-(2-(4-(4-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)butoxy)phenyl)benzo[d]thiazole-based Ru(II)/Ir(III)/Re(I) complexes, and their cytotoxicity against three different cancer cell lines (MCF-7, HeLa, and U87MG) in consort with one normal cell line (HEK-293) was evaluated. In our detailed investigations, the significant cytotoxic nature of the Ru(II) complex 7a compared to Ir(III) and Re(I) complexes (7b and 7c, respectively) was observed. Complex 7a was capable of MCF-7 cell apoptosis via the inhibition of both S- and G2/M-phase cell cycle arrest in association with a substantial quantity of ROS production and DNA intercalation.
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- Lavanya Thilak
Babu
- Department of Chemistry,
School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute
of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry,
School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute
of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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Swaminathan S, Karvembu R. Dichloro Ru(II)- p-cymene-1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (RAPTA-C): A Case Study. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2023; 6:982-996. [PMID: 37470017 PMCID: PMC10353064 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.3c00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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The use of organometallic compounds to treat various phenotypes of cancer has attracted increased interest in recent decades. Organometallic compounds, which are transitional between conventional inorganic and organic materials, have outstanding and one-of-a-kind features that offer fresh insight into the development of inorganic medicinal chemistry. The therapeutic potential of ruthenium(II)-arene RAPTA-type compounds is being thoroughly investigated, specifically owing to the excellent antimetastatic property of the initial candidate RAPTA-C. This review gives a thorough analysis of this complex and its evolution as a potential anticancer drug candidate. The numerous mechanistic investigations of RAPTA-C are discussed, and they are connected to the macroscopic biological characteristics that have been found. The "multitargeted" complex described here target enzymes, peptides, and intracellular proteins in addition to DNA that allow it to specifically target cancer cells. Understanding these may allow researchers to find specific targets and tune a new-generation organometallic complex accordingly.
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- Srividya Swaminathan
- Department
of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 620015, Tamil Nadu, India
- Center
for Computational Modeling, Chennai Institute
of Technology (CIT), Chennai 600069, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli 620015, Tamil Nadu, India
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Mansouri F, Ortiz D, Dyson PJ. Competitive binding studies of the nucleosomal histone targeting drug, [Ru(η 6-p-cymene)Cl 2(pta)] (RAPTA-C), with oligonucleotide-peptide mixtures. J Inorg Biochem 2023; 238:112043. [PMID: 36370502 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.112043] [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: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Protein crystallography and biochemical assays reveal that the organometallic drug, [Ru(η6-p-cymene)Cl2(pta)] (RAPTA-C), preferentially binds to nucleosomal histone proteins in chromatin. To better understand the binding mechanism we report here a mass spectrometric-based competitive binding study between a model peptide from the acidic patch region of the H2A histone protein (the region where RAPTA-C is known to bind) and an oligonucleotide. In contrast to the protein crystallography and biochemical assays, RAPTA-C preferentially binds to the oligonucleotide, confirming that steric factors, rather than electronic effects, primarily dictate binding of RAPTA-C to histone proteins within the nucleosome.
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- Farangis Mansouri
- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland; Department of Chemistry Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), 444 Prof. Sobouti Blvd., Gava Zang, Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland.
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Combination of light and Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes: Recent advances in the development of new anticancer drugs. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Riisom M, Eade L, Tremlett WDJ, Hartinger CG. The aqueous stability and interactions of organoruthenium compounds with serum proteins, cell culture medium and human serum. Metallomics 2022; 14:6617999. [PMID: 35751650 PMCID: PMC9314723 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfac043] [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: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Metal complexes bind to a wide variety of biomolecules and the control of the reactivity is essential when designing anticancer metallodrugs with a specific mode of action in mind. In this study, we used the highly cytotoxic compound [RuII(cym)(8-HQ)Cl] (cym = η6-p-cymene, 8-HQ = 8-hydroxyquinoline), the more inert derivative [RuII(cym)(8-HQ)(PTA)](SO3CF3) (PTA = 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane), and [RuII(cym)(PCA)Cl]Cl (PCA = pyridinecarbothioamide) as a derivative with a different coordination environment about the Ru center and investigated their stability, interactions with proteins and behavior in medium (αMEM) and human serum by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE). The developed method was found to be robust and provides a quick and low-cost technique to monitor the interactions of such complexes with biomolecules. Each complex was found to behave very differently, emphasizing the importance of the choice of ligands and demonstrating the applicability of the developed method. Additionally, the human serum albumin binding site preference of [RuII(cym)(8-HQ)Cl] was investigated through displacement studies, revealing that the compound was able to bind to both sites I and site II, and the type of adducts formed with transferrin was determined by mass spectrometry.
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- Mie Riisom
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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Yawson GK, Will MF, Huffman SE, Strandquist ET, Bothwell PJ, Oliver EB, Apuzzo CF, Platt DC, Weitzel CS, Jones MA, Ferrence GM, Hamaker CG, Webb MI. A Dual-Pronged Approach: A Ruthenium(III) Complex That Modulates Amyloid-β Aggregation and Disrupts Its Formed Aggregates. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:2733-2744. [PMID: 35102739 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurological disorder for which soluble oligomers of the peptide amyloid-β (Aβ) are now recognized as the neurotoxic species. Metal-based therapeutics are uniquely suited to target Aβ, with ruthenium-based (Ru) complexes emerging as propitious candidates. Recently, azole-based Ru(III) complexes were observed to modulate the aggregation of Aβ in solution, where the inclusion of a primary amine proximal to the ligand coordination site improved the activity of the complexes. To advance these structure-activity relationships, a series of oxazole-based Ru complexes were prepared and evaluated for their ability to modulate Aβ aggregation. From these studies, a lead candidate, Oc, emerged that had superior activity relative to its azole predecessors in modulating the aggregation of soluble Aβ and diminishing its cytotoxicity. Further evaluation of Oc demonstrated its ability to disrupt formed Aβ aggregates, resulting in smaller amorphous species. Because altering both sides of the aggregation equilibrium for Aβ has not been previously suggested for metal-based complexes for AD, this work represents an exciting new avenue for improved therapeutic success.
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- Gideon K Yawson
- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, United States
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- Core Microscope Facility, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790-4160, United States
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Mensah S, Rosenthal JD, Dagar M, Brown T, Mills JJ, Hamaker CG, Ferrence GM, Webb MI. A Ru( ii)-arene-ferrocene complex with promising antibacterial activity. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:17609-17619. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02696a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The evolution of high virulence bacterial strains has necessitated the development of novel therapeutic agents to treat resistant infections.
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- Stephen Mensah
- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 61790, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 61790, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 61790, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 61790, USA
- Department of Chemistry, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY, 14454, USA
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Current and emerging mass spectrometry methods for the preclinical development of metal-based drugs: a critical appraisal. Anal Bioanal Chem 2021; 414:95-102. [PMID: 34642780 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-021-03718-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This Trends article highlights the multiple ways in which the state-of-the-art molecular mass spectrometry can support the preclinical development of novel metal-based anticancer drugs. Examples from the recent literature-beyond routine characterization applications-are presented to illustrate what analytical and experimental design challenges are to be addressed to facilitate the translation of promising drug candidates to clinical practice.
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Drug Repurposing to Identify a Synergistic High-Order Drug Combination to Treat Sunitinib-Resistant Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13163978. [PMID: 34439134 PMCID: PMC8391235 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13163978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Simple Summary In this study, drug combination screening was used to design a multidrug combination consisting of repurposed drugs to treat sunitinib-resistant clear cell renal cell carcinoma. In the frame of this project, the multidrug combination has been optimized and validated and an insight into the mechanism of action is given. The multidrug combinations significantly altered the transcription of genes related to apoptosis and metabolic pathways. Further analysis of the metabolism revealed strong upregulation of the presence of sphingolipids after multidrug combination treatment. Final evaluation for translation of the multidrug combination in ex vivo organoid-like cultures demonstrated significant anti-cancer efficacy. Abstract Repurposed drugs have been evaluated for the management of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), but only a few have influenced the overall survival of patients with advanced disease. To combine repurposed non-oncology with oncological drugs, we applied our validated phenotypic method, which consisted of a reduced experimental part and data modeling. A synergistic optimized multidrug combination (ODC) was identified to significantly reduce the energy levels in cancer remaining inactive in non-cancerous cells. The ODC consisted of Rapta-C, erlotinib, metformin and parthenolide and low doses. Molecular and functional analysis of ODC revealed a loss of adhesiveness and induction of apoptosis. Gene-expression network analysis displayed significant alterations in the cellular metabolism, confirmed by LC-MS based metabolomic analysis, highlighting significant changes in the lipid classes. We used heterotypic in vitro 3D co-cultures and ex vivo organoids to validate the activity of the ODC, maintaining an efficacy of over 70%. Our results show that repurposed drugs can be combined to target cancer cells selectively with prominent activity. The strong impact on cell adherence and metabolism indicates a favorable mechanism of action of the ODC to treat ccRCC.
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Kar B, Das U, De S, Pete S, Sharma S A, Roy N, S K AK, Panda D, Paira P. GSH-resistant and highly cytoselective ruthenium(II)- p-cymene-(imidazo[4,5- f][1,10]phenanthrolin-2-yl)phenol complexes as potential anticancer agents. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:10369-10373. [PMID: 34308466 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01604k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To avoid the side effects of the current popular platinum-based anticancer drugs, researchers have made tireless attempts to design appropriate GSH-resistant Ru(ii)-arene complexes. In this regard, luminescent ruthenium(ii)-p-cymene-imidazophenanthroline complexes were developed as promising highly cytoselective cancer theraputic agents for HeLa and Caco-2 cells.
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- Binoy Kar
- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632014, Tamilnadu, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632014, Tamilnadu, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632014, Tamilnadu, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632014, Tamilnadu, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632014, Tamilnadu, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632014, Tamilnadu, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632014, Tamilnadu, India.
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- Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, An Institution of National Importance, Jais, Amethi-229304, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632014, Tamilnadu, India.
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Photocytotoxic Activity of Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Phenanthroline-Hydrazone Ligands. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26072084. [PMID: 33917290 PMCID: PMC8038675 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26072084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This paper reports on the synthesis and characterization of two new polypyridyl-hydrazone Schiff bases, (E)-N′-(6-oxo-1,10-phenanthrolin-5(6H)-ylidene)thiophene-2-carbohydrazide (L1) and (E)-N′-(6-oxo-1,10-phenanthrolin-5(6H)-ylidene)furan-2-carbohydrazide (L2), and their two Ru(II) complexes of the general formula [RuCl(DMSO)(phen)(Ln)](PF6). Considering that hydrazides are a structural part of severa l drugs and metal complexes containing phenanthroline derivatives are known to interact with DNA and to exhibit antitumor activity, more potent anticancer agents can be obtained by covalently linking the thiophene acid hydrazide or the furoic acid hydrazide to a 1,10-phenanthroline moiety. These ligands and the Ru(II) complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, electronic, vibrational, 1H NMR, and ESI-MS spectroscopies. Ru is bound to two different N-heterocyclic ligands. One chloride and one S-bonded DMSO in cis-configuration to each other complete the octahedral coordination sphere around the metal ion. The ligands are very effective in inhibiting cellular growth in a chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line, K562. Both complexes are able to interact with DNA and present moderate cytotoxic activity, but 5 min of UV-light exposure increases cytotoxicity by three times.
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Alsaeedi MS, Babgi BA, Abdellattif MH, Jedidi A, Humphrey MG, Hussien MA. DNA-Binding Capabilities and Anticancer Activities of Ruthenium(II) Cymene Complexes with (Poly)cyclic Aromatic Diamine Ligands. Molecules 2020; 26:molecules26010076. [PMID: 33375289 PMCID: PMC7795900 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26010076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Ruthenium(II) arene complexes of the general formula [RuCl(η6-p-cymene)(diamine)]PF6 (diamine = 1,2-diaminobenzene (1), 2,3-diaminonaphthalene (2), 9,10-diaminophenanthrene (3), 2,3-diaminophenazine (4), and 1,2-diaminoanthraquinone (5) were synthesized. Chloro/aqua exchange was evaluated experimentally for complexes 1 and 2. The exchange process was investigated theoretically for all complexes, revealing relatively fast exchange with no significant influence from the polycyclic aromatic diamines. The calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) binding of the complexes increased dramatically upon extending the aromatic component of the diamines, as evaluated by changes in absorption spectra upon titration with different concentrations of CT-DNA. An intercalation binding mode was established for the complexes using the increase in the relative viscosity of the CT-DNA following addition of complexes 1 and 2. Theoretical studies showed strong preference for replacement of water by guanine for all the complexes, and relatively strong Ru-Nguanine bonds. The plane of the aromatic systems can assume angles that support non-classical interactions with the DNA and covalent binding, leading to higher binding affinities. The ruthenium arenes illustrated in this study have promising anticancer activities, with the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values comparable to or better than cisplatin against three cell lines.
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- Mona S. Alsaeedi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (M.S.A.); (A.J.); (M.A.H.)
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, Al-Haweiah, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (M.S.A.); (A.J.); (M.A.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +966-555563702
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- Chemistry Department, Deanship of Scientific Research, College of Sciences, Taif University, Al-Haweiah, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (M.S.A.); (A.J.); (M.A.H.)
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (M.S.A.); (A.J.); (M.A.H.)
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said 42521, Egypt
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Alberto ME, Mazzone G, Regina C, Russo N, Sicilia E. Theoretical exploration of the photophysical properties of two-component Ru II-porphyrin dyes as promising assemblies for a combined antitumor effect. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:12653-12661. [PMID: 32870211 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02197k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Due to the extraordinary success of porphyrins in photodynamic therapy (PDT) and Ru compounds as chemotherapeutics, a series of RuII-porphyrin complexes have recently been synthesized and proposed as promising dual-action therapeutic agents. The results of a careful DFT and TDDFT investigation on four mononuclear pyridyl triphenylporphyrin RuII-arene complexes are herein reported and compared with those obtained for the metal-free derivatives. The investigation aims at shedding light on the modulation of the photophysical properties of the light absorber upon metalation and exploring the hydrolysis process of the RuII-moiety in the presence of the bulky porphyrin unit. Type I and Type II photoreactions were analyzed computing absorption spectra, singlet-triplet energy gaps, spin orbit coupling constants and vertical electron affinity (VEA) along with ionization potentials (VIP) for all the investigated compounds, while the chloride/water exchange reaction kinetics were determined by exploring the first and second aquation reactions of the Ru-moiety. Despite the highly similar photophysical properties displayed by the members of this class of compounds, an analysis of the hydrolysis processes in the dark allows to point out an interesting difference related to the type of pyridylporphyrin isomer and could be a preliminary explanation of the greater phototoxicity experimentally found for 3'-pyridyl substituted compounds.
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- Marta Erminia Alberto
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, Università della Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy.
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Dinda R, Panda A, Banerjee A, Mohanty M, Pasayat S, Tiekink ER. Investigation of DNA interaction and antiproliferative activity of mixed ligand dioxidomolybdenum(VI) complexes incorporating ONO donor aroylhydrazone ligands. Polyhedron 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2020.114533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Mondal A, Paira P. Hypoxia efficient and glutathione-resistant cytoselective ruthenium(ii)-p-cymene-arylimidazophenanthroline complexes: biomolecular interaction and live cell imaging. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:12865-12878. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02069a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A series of ruthenium(ii)–arene-2-arylimidazophenanthroline based DNA targeting, cytoselective, hypoxia efficient and glutathione-resistant luminescent anticancer drugs have been developed which are also represented as HeLa cell imaging probes.
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- Ashaparna Mondal
- Department of Chemistry
- School of advanced sciences
- Vellore Institute of Technology
- Vellore-632014
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- School of advanced sciences
- Vellore Institute of Technology
- Vellore-632014
- India
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Sojka M, Fojtu M, Fialova J, Masarik M, Necas M, Marek R. Locked and Loaded: Ruthenium(II)-Capped Cucurbit[ n]uril-Based Rotaxanes with Antimetastatic Properties. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:10861-10870. [PMID: 31355636 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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We report here the first coupling of Ru(II) units with cucurbit[6/7]uril-based pseudorotaxane ligands meant for biological application. The resulting ruthenium-capped rotaxanes were fully characterized, and a structure of one supramolecular system was determined by X-ray diffraction. Because the biological properties of Ru-based metallodrugs are tightly linked to the ligand-exchange processes, the effect of salt concentration on the hydrolysis of chlorides from the Ru(II) center was monitored by using 1H NMR spectroscopy. The biological activity of Ru(II)-based rotaxanes was evaluated for three selected mammalian breast cell lines, HBL-100, MCF-7, and MDA-MB-231. The antimetastatic activity of the assembled cationic Ru(II)-rotaxane systems, evaluated in migration assays against MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines, is notably enhanced compared to that of RAPTA-C, a reference that was used. The indicated synergistic effect of combining Ru(II) with a pseudorotaxane unit opens a new direction in searching for anticancer supramolecular metallodrugs.
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- Martin Sojka
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czechia.,CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czechia
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- CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czechia.,Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czechia.,Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czechia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czechia
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- CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czechia.,Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czechia.,Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czechia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czechia.,CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czechia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czechia.,CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology , Masaryk University , Kamenice 5 , CZ-62500 Brno , Czechia
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Rausch M, Dyson PJ, Nowak‐Sliwinska P. Recent Considerations in the Application of RAPTA‐C for Cancer Treatment and Perspectives for Its Combination with Immunotherapies. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201900042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Magdalena Rausch
- Molecular Pharmacology GroupSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of SciencesUniversity of Lausanne and University of Geneva Rue Michel‐Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Molecular Pharmacology GroupSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of SciencesUniversity of Lausanne and University of Geneva Rue Michel‐Servet 1, 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland
- Translational Research Centre in Oncohaematology Geneva, Switzerland, 1211 Geneva 4 Switzerland
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New Heteroleptic Ruthenium(II) Complexes with Sulfamethoxypyridazine and Diimines as Potential Antitumor Agents. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24112154. [PMID: 31181667 PMCID: PMC6600252 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24112154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Two new complexes of Ru(II) with mixed ligands were prepared: [Ru(bpy)2smp](PF6) (1) and [Ru(phen)2smp](PF6) (2), in which smp = sulfamethoxypyridazine; bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine; phen = 1,10-phenanthroline. The complexes have been characterized by elemental and conductivity analyses; infrared, NMR, and electrospray ionization mass spectroscopies; and X-ray diffraction of single crystal. Structural analyses reveal a distorted octahedral geometry around Ru(II) that is bound to two bpy (in 1) or two phen (in 2) via their two heterocyclic nitrogens and to two nitrogen atoms from sulfamethoxypyridazine—one of the methoxypyridazine ring and the sulfonamidic nitrogen, which is deprotonated. Both complexes inhibit the growth of chronic myelogenous leukemia cells. The interaction of the complexes with bovine serum albumin and DNA is described. DNA footprinting using an oligonucleotide as substrate showed the complexes’ preference for thymine base rich sites. It is worth notifying that the complexes interact with the Src homology SH3 domain of the Abl tyrosine kinase protein. Abl protein is involved in signal transduction and implicated in the development of chronic myelogenous leukemia. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies of the interaction of complex 2 with the Abl-SH3 domain showed that the most affected residues were T79, G97, W99, and Y115.
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After nearly 20 years of research on the use of ruthenium in the fight against cancer, only two Ru(III) coordination complexes have advanced to clinical trials. During this time, the field has produced excellent candidate drugs with outstanding in vivo and in vitro activity; however, we have yet to find a ruthenium complex that would be a viable alternative to platinum drugs currently used in the clinic. We aimed to explore what we have learned from the most prominent complexes in the area, and to challenge new concepts in chemical design. Particularly relevant are studies involving NKP1339, NAMI-A, RM175, and RAPTA-C, which have paved the way for current research. We explored the development of the ruthenium anticancer field considering that the mechanism of action of complexes no longer focuses solely on DNA interactions, but explores a diverse range of cellular targets involving multiple chemical strategies.
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Biggs GS, O'Neill MJ, Carames Mendez P, Scrase TG, Lin Y, Bin-Maarof AM, Bond AD, Boss SR, Barker PD. Use of a fluorinated probe to quantitatively monitor amino acid binding preferences of ruthenium(ii) arene complexes. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:6910-6920. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt05159c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Speciation of Ru(ii) arene complexes in mixtures of amino acids with coordinating sidechains is easily resolved by 19F NMR.
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- George S. Biggs
- University of Cambridge
- Chemistry Department
- Cambridge CB2 1EW
- UK
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- University of Cambridge
- Chemistry Department
- Cambridge CB2 1EW
- UK
- Faculty of Science and Engineering School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
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- University of Cambridge
- Chemistry Department
- Cambridge CB2 1EW
- UK
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- University of Cambridge
- Chemistry Department
- Cambridge CB2 1EW
- UK
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- University of Cambridge
- Chemistry Department
- Cambridge CB2 1EW
- UK
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- University of Cambridge
- Chemistry Department
- Cambridge CB2 1EW
- UK
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DeLaney K, Sauer CS, Vu NQ, Li L. Recent Advances and New Perspectives in Capillary Electrophoresis-Mass Spectrometry for Single Cell "Omics". Molecules 2018; 24:molecules24010042. [PMID: 30583525 PMCID: PMC6337428 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24010042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Accurate clinical therapeutics rely on understanding the metabolic responses of individual cells. However, the high level of heterogeneity between cells means that simply sampling from large populations of cells is not necessarily a reliable approximation of an individual cell's response. As a result, there have been numerous developments in the field of single-cell analysis to address this lack of knowledge. Many of these developments have focused on the coupling of capillary electrophoresis (CE), a separation technique with low sample consumption and high resolving power, and mass spectrometry (MS), a sensitive detection method for interrogating all ions in a sample in a single analysis. In recent years, there have been many notable advancements at each step of the single-cell CE-MS analysis workflow, including sampling, manipulation, separation, and MS analysis. In each of these areas, the combined improvements in analytical instrumentation and achievements of numerous researchers have served to drive the field forward to new frontiers. Consequently, notable biological discoveries have been made possible by the implementation of these methods. Although there is still room in the field for numerous further advances, researchers have effectively minimized various limitations in detection of analytes, and it is expected that there will be many more developments in the near future.
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- Kellen DeLaney
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
- School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
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Carboni S, Zucca A, Stoccoro S, Maiore L, Arca M, Ortu F, Artner C, Keppler BK, Meier-Menches SM, Casini A, Cinellu MA. New Variations on the Theme of Gold(III) C ∧N ∧N Cyclometalated Complexes as Anticancer Agents: Synthesis and Biological Characterization. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:14852-14865. [PMID: 30457328 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A series of novel (C∧N∧N) cyclometalated AuIII complexes of general formula [Au(bipydmb-H)X][PF6] (bipydmb-H = C∧N∧N cyclometalated 6-(1,1-dimethylbenzyl)-2,2'-bipyridine) were prepared with a range of anionic ligands X in the fourth coordination position, featuring C (alkynyl)-, N-, O-, or S-donor atoms. The X ligands are varied in nature and include three coumarins, 4-ethynylaniline, saccharine, and thio-β-d-glucose tetraacetate, the tripeptide glutathione (GSH), and a coumarin-substituted amide derived from 4-ethynylaniline. The gold(I) complex [Au(C2ArNHCOQ)(PPh3)] (HC2ArNHCOQ = N-(4-ethynylphenyl)-2-oxo-2 H-chromene-3-carboxamide) was also prepared for comparison. The new compounds were fully characterized by means of analytical techniques, including NMR, absorption, and emission spectroscopy. The crystal structures of three cyclometalated AuIII complexes and of the AuI derivative were solved by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The antiproliferative activity of the new AuIII cyclometalated derivatives was evaluated against cancer cells in vitro. According to the obtained results, only complexes 3-PF6 and 5-PF6, featuring coumarins as ancillary ligands and endowed with high redox stability in solution, display antiproliferative effects, with 5-PF6 being the most potent, while all of the others are scarcely active to nonactive in the selected cell lines. In order to study the reactivity of the compounds with biomolecules, the interaction of complexes 3-PF6 and 5-PF6 with the protein cytochrome c and the amino acids cysteine and histidine was analyzed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI MS), showing adduct formation only with Cys after at least 1 h incubation. Furthermore, the parent hydroxo complex [Au(bipydmb-H)(OH)][PF6] (1OH-PF6) was investigated in a competitive assay to determine the protein vs oligonucleotide binding preferences by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) coupled to ESI-MS. Of note, the compound was found to selectively form adducts with the oligonucleotide over the protein upon ligand exchange with the hydroxido ligand. Adduct formation occurred within the first 10 min of incubation, demonstrating the preference of 1OH-PF6 for nucleotides in this setup. Overall, the obtained results point toward the possibility to selectively target DNA with gold(III) organometallics.
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- Silvia Carboni
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Farmacia , Università degli Studi di Sassari , via Vienna 2 , 07100 Sassari , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Farmacia , Università degli Studi di Sassari , via Vienna 2 , 07100 Sassari , Italy.,Consorzio Interuniversitario Reattività Chimica e Catalisi (CIRCC) , 70126 Bari , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Farmacia , Università degli Studi di Sassari , via Vienna 2 , 07100 Sassari , Italy.,Consorzio Interuniversitario Reattività Chimica e Catalisi (CIRCC) , 70126 Bari , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Farmacia , Università degli Studi di Sassari , via Vienna 2 , 07100 Sassari , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche , Università degli Studi di Cagliari , S. S. 554-bivio per Sestu , 09042 - Monserrato ( Cagliari ), Italy
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- School of Chemistry , University of Manchester , Oxford Road , M13 9PL Manchester , United Kingdom
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry , University of Vienna , Waehringer Straße 42 , 1090 Vienna , Austria.,Research Cluster "Translational Cancer Therapy Research" , University of Vienna , 1090 Vienna , Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry , University of Vienna , Waehringer Straße 42 , 1090 Vienna , Austria.,Research Cluster "Translational Cancer Therapy Research" , University of Vienna , 1090 Vienna , Austria
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- Research Cluster "Translational Cancer Therapy Research" , University of Vienna , 1090 Vienna , Austria.,Department of Analytical Chemistry , University of Vienna , Waehringer Straße 38 , 1090 Vienna , Austria
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- School of Chemistry , Cardiff University , Main Building, Park Place , CF10 3AT Cardiff , United Kingdom
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Farmacia , Università degli Studi di Sassari , via Vienna 2 , 07100 Sassari , Italy.,Consorzio Interuniversitario Reattività Chimica e Catalisi (CIRCC) , 70126 Bari , Italy
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Stolz A, Jooß K, Höcker O, Römer J, Schlecht J, Neusüß C. Recent advances in capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry: Instrumentation, methodology and applications. Electrophoresis 2018; 40:79-112. [PMID: 30260009 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201800331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Capillary electrophoresis (CE) offers fast and high-resolution separation of charged analytes from small injection volumes. Coupled to mass spectrometry (MS), it represents a powerful analytical technique providing (exact) mass information and enables molecular characterization based on fragmentation. Although hyphenation of CE and MS is not straightforward, much emphasis has been placed on enabling efficient ionization and user-friendly coupling. Though several interfaces are now commercially available, research on more efficient and robust interfacing with nano-electrospray ionization (ESI), matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP) continues with considerable results. At the same time, CE-MS has been used in many fields, predominantly for the analysis of proteins, peptides and metabolites. This review belongs to a series of regularly published articles, summarizing 248 articles covering the time between June 2016 and May 2018. Latest developments on hyphenation of CE with MS as well as instrumental developments such as two-dimensional separation systems with MS detection are mentioned. Furthermore, applications of various CE-modes including capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE), nonaqueous capillary electrophoresis (NACE), capillary gel electrophoresis (CGE) and capillary isoelectric focusing (CIEF) coupled to MS in biological, pharmaceutical and environmental research are summarized.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Aalen University, Aalen, Germany.,Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Aalen University, Aalen, Germany.,Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Aalen University, Aalen, Germany.,Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Aalen University, Aalen, Germany.,Department of Pharmaceutical/Medicinal Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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Lam NYS, Truong D, Burmeister H, Babak MV, Holtkamp HU, Movassaghi S, Ayine-Tora DM, Zafar A, Kubanik M, Oehninger L, Söhnel T, Reynisson J, Jamieson SMF, Gaiddon C, Ott I, Hartinger CG. From Catalysis to Cancer: Toward Structure-Activity Relationships for Benzimidazol-2-ylidene-Derived N-Heterocyclic-Carbene Complexes as Anticancer Agents. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:14427-14434. [PMID: 30406647 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The promise of the metal(arene) structure as an anticancer pharmacophore has prompted intensive exploration of this chemical space. While N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands are widely used in catalysis, they have only recently been considered in metal complexes for medicinal applications. Surprisingly, a comparatively small number of studies have been reported in which the NHC ligand was coordinated to the RuII(arene) pharmacophore and even less with an OsII(arene) pharmacophore. Here, we present a systematic study in which we compared symmetrically substituted methyl and benzyl derivatives with the nonsymmetric methyl/benzyl analogues. Through variation of the metal center and the halido ligands, an in-depth study was conducted on ligand exchange properties of these complexes and their biomolecule binding, noting in particular the stability of the M-CNHC bond. In addition, we demonstrated the ability of the complexes to inhibit the selenoenzyme thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), suggested as an important target for anticancer metal-NHC complexes, and their cytotoxicity in human tumor cells. It was found that the most potent TrxR inhibitor diiodido(1,3-dibenzylbenzimidazol-2-ylidene)(η6-p-cymene)ruthenium(II) 1bI was also the most cytotoxic compound of the series, with the antiproliferative effects in general in the low to middle micromolar range. However, since there was no clear correlation between TrxR inhibition and antiproliferative potency across the compounds, TrxR inhibition is unlikely to be the main mode of action for the compound type and other target interactions must be considered in future.
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- Nelson Y S Lam
- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Technische Universität Braunschweig , 38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Signalisation Moléculaire du Stress Cellulaire et Pathologies, Inserm UMR_S1113 , Université de Strasbourg , 67200 Strasbourg , France
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Technische Universität Braunschweig , 38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre , University of Auckland , Auckland 1142 , New Zealand
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- Signalisation Moléculaire du Stress Cellulaire et Pathologies, Inserm UMR_S1113 , Université de Strasbourg , 67200 Strasbourg , France
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Technische Universität Braunschweig , 38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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Reddy V, Dayal D, Szalda DJ, Cosenza SC, Reddy MR. Synthesis and characterization of triruthenium carbonyl incorporating 4-pyridones as potential antitumor agents. J Organomet Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2018.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cherrier MV, Amara P, Talbi B, Salmain M, Fontecilla-Camps JC. Crystallographic evidence for unexpected selective tyrosine hydroxylations in an aerated achiral Ru-papain conjugate. Metallomics 2018; 10:1452-1459. [PMID: 30175357 DOI: 10.1039/c8mt00160j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The X-ray structure of an aerated achiral Ru-papain conjugate has revealed the hydroxylation of two tyrosine residues found near the ruthenium ion. The most likely mechanism involves a ruthenium-bound superoxide as the reactive species responsible for the first hydroxylation and the resulting high valent Ru(iv)[double bond, length as m-dash]O species for the second one.
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- Mickaël V Cherrier
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IBS, Metalloproteins, F-38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IBS, Metalloproteins, F-38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (IPCM), 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France
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Meier-Menches SM, Gerner C, Berger W, Hartinger CG, Keppler BK. Structure-activity relationships for ruthenium and osmium anticancer agents - towards clinical development. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:909-928. [PMID: 29170783 DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00332c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Anticancer metallodrugs based on ruthenium and osmium are among the most investigated and advanced non-platinum metallodrugs. Inorganic drug discovery with these agents has undergone considerable advances over the past two decades and has currently two representatives in active clinical trials. As many ruthenium and osmium metallodrugs are prodrugs, a key question to be addressed is how the molecular reactivity of such metal-based therapeutics dictates the selectivity and the type of interaction with molecular targets. Within this frame, this review introduces the field by the examples of the most advanced ruthenium lead structures. Then, global structure-activity relationships are discussed for ruthenium and osmium metallodrugs with respect to in vitro antiproliferative/cytotoxic activity and in vivo tumor-inhibiting properties, as well as pharmacokinetics. Determining and validating global mechanisms of action and molecular targets are still major current challenges. Moreover, significant efforts must be invested in screening in vivo tumor models that mimic human pathophysiology to increase the predictability for successful preclinical and clinical development of ruthenium and osmium metallodrugs.
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- Samuel M Meier-Menches
- University of Vienna, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Waehringer Str. 38, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Giringer K, Holtkamp HU, Movassaghi S, Tremlett WDJ, Lam NYS, Kubanik M, Hartinger CG. Analysis of ruthenium anticancer agents by MEEKC-UV and MEEKC-ICP-MS: Impact of structural motifs on lipophilicity and biological activity. Electrophoresis 2018; 39:1201-1207. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201700443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2017] [Revised: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Kai Giringer
- School of Chemical Sciences; University of Auckland; Auckland New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences; University of Auckland; Auckland New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences; University of Auckland; Auckland New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences; University of Auckland; Auckland New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences; University of Auckland; Auckland New Zealand
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Thota S, Rodrigues DA, Crans DC, Barreiro EJ. Ru(II) Compounds: Next-Generation Anticancer Metallotherapeutics? J Med Chem 2018; 61:5805-5821. [PMID: 29446940 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 318] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Metal based therapeutics are a precious class of drugs in oncology research that include examples of theranostic drugs, which are active in both diagnostic, specifically imaging, and therapeutics applications. Ruthenium compounds have shown selective bioactivity and the ability to overcome the resistance that platinum-based therapeutics face, making them effective oncotherapeutic competitors in rational drug invention approaches. The development of antineoplastic ruthenium therapeutics is of particular interest because ruthenium containing complexes NAMI-A, KP1019, and KP1339 entered clinical trials and DW1/2 is in preclinical levels. The very robust, conformationally rigid organometallic Ru(II) compound DW1/2 is a protein kinase inhibitor and presents new Ru(II) compound designs as anticancer agents. Over the recent years, numerous strategies have been used to encapsulate Ru(II) derived compounds in a nanomaterial system, improving their targeting and delivery into neoplastic cells. A new photodynamic therapy based Ru(II) therapeutic, TLD-1433, has also entered clinical trials. Ru(II)-based compounds can also be photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy, which has proven to be an effective new, alternative, and noninvasive oncotherapy modality.
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- Sreekanth Thota
- National Institute for Science and Technology on Innovation on Neglected Diseases (INCT/IDN), Center for Technological Development in Health (CDTS), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde, Av. Brazil 4036, Prédio da Expansão, 8° Andar, Sala 814, Manguinhos , 21040-361 Rio de Janeiro , RJ , Brazil.,Laboratório de Avaliação e Síntese de Substâncias Bioativas (LASSBio), Institute of Biomedical Sciences , Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) , P.O. Box 68023, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro , RJ , Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Síntese de Substâncias Bioativas (LASSBio), Institute of Biomedical Sciences , Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) , P.O. Box 68023, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro , RJ , Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , United States
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Síntese de Substâncias Bioativas (LASSBio), Institute of Biomedical Sciences , Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) , P.O. Box 68023, 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro , RJ , Brazil
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