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Ypsilantis K, Sifnaiou E, Garypidou A, Kordias D, Magklara A, Garoufis A. Ruthenium-Cyclopentadienyl-Cycloparaphenylene Complexes: Sizable Multicharged Cations Exhibiting High DNA-Binding Affinity and Remarkable Cytotoxicity. Molecules 2024; 29:514. [PMID: 38276592 PMCID: PMC10818589 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29020514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Two novel sizable multicharged cationic complexes, of the formulae [(η6--[12]CPP)[Ru(η5--Cp)]12]Χ12 and [(η6--[11]CPP)[Ru(η5--Cp)]11]Χ11, CPP = cycloparaphenylene, Cp = cyclopentadienyl, X = [PF6]-, (1), (3) and [Cl]-, (2), (4), were synthesized and characterized using NMR techniques, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and elemental analyses. Complexes (1) and (3) were stable in acetone and acetonitrile solutions over 48 h. In contrast, the water-soluble (2) and (4) begin to decompose in aqueous media after 1 h, due to the [Cl]- tendency for nucleophilic attack on ruthenium of the {Ru(η5--Cp)} units. Fluorescence quenching experiments conducted during the stability window of (2) with the d(5'-CGCGAATTCGCG-3')2-EtBr adducts revealed remarkably high values for Ksv = 1.185 × 104 ± 0.025 M-1 and Kb = 3.162 × 105 ± 0.001 M-1. Furthermore, the cytotoxic activity of (2) against A2780, A2780res, and MCF-7 cancer cell lines shows that it is highly cytotoxic with IC50 values in the range of 4.76 ± 1.85 to 16 ± 0.81 μΜ.
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Affiliation(s)
- Konstantinos Ypsilantis
- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (K.Y.); (E.S.); (A.G.)
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (K.Y.); (E.S.); (A.G.)
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (K.Y.); (E.S.); (A.G.)
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Foundation for Research and Technology, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (D.K.); (A.M.)
- Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Biomedical Research Institute, Foundation for Research and Technology, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (D.K.); (A.M.)
- Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
- Institute of Biosciences, University Research Center of Ioannina (U.R.C.I.), 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; (K.Y.); (E.S.); (A.G.)
- Institute of Materials Science and Computing, University Research Centre of Ioannina (U.R.C.I.), 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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Georgakopoulou C, Thomos D, Tsolis T, Ypsilantis K, Plakatouras JC, Kordias D, Magklara A, Kouderis C, Kalampounias AG, Garoufis A. Synthesis, characterization, interactions with the DNA duplex dodecamer d(5'-CGCGAATTCGCG-3') 2 and cytotoxicity of binuclear η 6-arene-Ru(II) complexes. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:13808-13825. [PMID: 36039685 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02304k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The novel binuclear η6-arene-Ru(II) complexes with the general formula {[(η6-cym)Ru(L)]2(μ-BL)}(PF6)4, and their corresponding water soluble {[(η6-cym)Ru(L)]2(μ-BL)}Cl4, where cym = p-cymene, L = 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), BL = 4,4'-bipyridine (BL-1), 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (BL-2) and 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane (BL-3), were synthesized and characterized. The structure of {[(η6-cym)Ru(phen)]2(μ-BL-1)}(PF6)4 was determined by X-ray single crystal methods. The interaction of {[(η6-cym)Ru(phen)]2(μ-BL-i)}Cl4 (i = 1, 2, 3; (4), (5) and (6) correspondingly) with the DNA duplex d(5'-CGCGAATTCGCG-3')2 was studied by means of NMR techniques and fluorescence titrations. The results show that complex (4) binds with a Kb = 12.133 × 103 M-1 through both intercalation and groove binding, while (5) and (6) are groove binders (Kb = 2.333 × 103 M-1 and Kb = 3.336 × 103 M-1 correspondingly). Comparison with the mononuclear complex [(η6-cym)Ru(phen)(py)]2+ reveals that it binds to the d(5'-CGCGAATTCGCG-3')2 with a Kb value two orders of magnitude lower than (4) (Kb = 0.158 × 103 M-1), indicating that for the binuclear complexes both ruthenium moieties participate in the binding. The complexes were found to be cytotoxic against the A2780 and A2780 res. cancer cell line with a selectivity index (SI) in the range of 3.0-5.9.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece. .,University Research Center of Ioannina (URCI), Institute of Materials Science and Computing, Ioannina, Greece
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- Biomedical Research Institute-Foundation for Research and Technology, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.,Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Biomedical Research Institute-Foundation for Research and Technology, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.,Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.,Institute of Biosciences, University Research Center of Ioannina (U.R.C.I.), Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece. .,University Research Center of Ioannina (URCI), Institute of Materials Science and Computing, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece. .,University Research Center of Ioannina (URCI), Institute of Materials Science and Computing, Ioannina, Greece
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Interactions of (η5-CpRu)-[12]cycloparaphenylene full-sandwich complexes with 9-methylguanine. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2021.108992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Tsolis T, Nikolaou N, Ypsilantis K, Kougioumtzi A, Kordias D, Magklara A, Garoufis A. Synthesis, characterization, interactions with 9-MeG and cytotoxic activity of heterobimetallic Ru II-Pt II complexes bridged with 2, 2'-bipyrimidine. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 219:111435. [PMID: 33819801 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The complexes [(η6-bz)Ru(bpm)Cl]PF6, (1)PF6, [(η6-bz)ClRu(μ-bpm)PtCl2]PF6, (2)PF6, [(η6-cym)ClRu(μ-bpm)PtCl2]PF6, (3)PF6, [(η6-cym)ClRu(μ-bpm)PdCl2]PF6, (4)PF6, [Pt(bpm)(cbdca)], (5) and [(η6-cym)ClRu(μ-bpm)Pt(cbdca)]PF6, (6)PF6, (bz = benzene, bpm = 2,2'-bipyrimidine, cym = p-cymene, cbdcaH2 = 1,1-cyclobutanedicarboxylic acid),were synthesized and characterized by means of 1H NMR and high-resolution ESI mass spectrometry. The complexes were transformed to the corresponding chloride salts to become soluble in aqueous media, and to be studied regarding their biological properties. However, while the heterobimetallic complexes (3)Cl and (6)Cl were almost stable, (2)Cl and (4)Cl were decomposed. The interaction of 9-MeG (9-MeG = 9-methylguanine) with (3)Cl and (6)Cl revealed that it coordinates only to the platinum center through N7. Decomposition of the heterobimetallic complexes takes place after the coordination of 9-MeG, mainly forming the complex [Pt(bpm)(9-MeG-N7)Cl]+. Notably, the cytotoxic activity of (6)Cl in cancer cells was found to be moderate when compared to cisplatin, but higher in comparison with its corresponding monomers.
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- Theodoros Tsolis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology-Foundation for Research and Technology, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology-Foundation for Research and Technology, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology-Foundation for Research and Technology, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; Institute of Biosciences, University Research Center of Ioannina (U.R.C.I.), Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece; University Research Center of Ioannina (URCI), Institute of Materials Science and Computing, Ioannina, Greece.
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Luminescent anticancer Ru(II)-arenebipyridine and phenanthroline complexes: Synthesis, characterization, DFT studies, biological interactions and cellular imaging application. J Inorg Biochem 2020; 208:111099. [PMID: 32460056 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2020.111099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A series of ruthenium(II)-arene complexes of several bipyridine and phenanthroline derivatives have been synthesized by employing a green and efficient protocol involving water as a solvent under sonication. The structures of all the complexes were elucidated by the spectroscopic analysis. The geometry of the chlorido and PTA (1,3,5-Triaza-7-phosphaadamantane) complexes were further confirmed by DFT and single crystal XRD. The stability study in various solvents, specifically in the intracellular one was conducted. Most of the compounds exhibited significant potency and selectivity against MCF7 and HeLa cell lines with respect to normal HEK-293 cells compared to cisplatin and RAPTA-C (Ruthenium(II)-arene PTA complex). Complex [(η6-hexamethylbenzene)RuCl(κ2-N,N-4,4'-di-n-nonyl-2,2'-bpy)]Cl (3e) presented best anticancer profiles against all the human cancer cells. Interestingly, few complexes turned up to be highly fluorescent depicted by the quantum yield values. Remarkably, [(η6-p-cymene)RuCl(κ2-N,N-bpy)]Cl (3i) was identified as most significant anticancer theranostic agent interms of potency, selectivity and fluorescence quantum yield. This complex also represented itself as significant cellular imaging agent in live U-87 MG cells which was monitored by confocal microscope. Absorption and emission spectral studies of bypyridine and phenanthroline complex series revealed that the complexes interacted with calf thymus DNA through groove binding as well as intercalative mode. In addition to this, strong binding efficacy of these scaffolds wih BSA (Bovin Serum Albumin) also enhanced their transportation property inside the cells.
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