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Bai Y, Aodeng G, Ga L, Hai W, Ai J. Research Progress of Metal Anticancer Drugs. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2750. [PMID: 38140091 PMCID: PMC10747151 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15122750] [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: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Cancer treatments, including traditional chemotherapy, have failed to cure human malignancies. The main reasons for the failure of these treatments are the inevitable drug resistance and serious side effects. In clinical treatment, only 5 percent of the 50 percent of cancer patients who are able to receive conventional chemotherapy survive. Because of these factors, being able to develop a drug and treatment that can target only cancer cells without affecting normal cells remains a big challenge. Since the special properties of cisplatin in the treatment of malignant tumors were accidentally discovered in the last century, metal anticancer drugs have become a research hotspot. Metal anticancer drugs have unique pharmaceutical properties, such as ruthenium metal drugs with their high selectivity, low toxicity, easy absorption by tumor tissue, excretion, and so on. In recent years, efficient and low-toxicity metal antitumor complexes have been synthesized. In this paper, the scientific literature on platinum (Pt), ruthenium (Ru), iridium (Ir), gold (Au), and other anticancer complexes was reviewed by referring to a large amount of relevant literature at home and abroad.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yun Bai
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Enviromental Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, 81 Zhaowudalu, Hohhot 010022, China; (Y.B.); (G.A.)
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Enviromental Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, 81 Zhaowudalu, Hohhot 010022, China; (Y.B.); (G.A.)
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- College of Pharmacy, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Jinchuankaifaqu, Hohhot 010110, China;
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Carbon Nanomaterials, Nano Innovation Institute (NII), College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Tongliao 028000, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Enviromental Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University, 81 Zhaowudalu, Hohhot 010022, China; (Y.B.); (G.A.)
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Sharma R, Singh VJ, Chawla PA. Advancements in the Use of Platinum Complexes as Anticancer Agents. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2021; 22:821-835. [PMID: 34353272 DOI: 10.2174/1871520621666210805150705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The platinum (II) complexes as anticancer agents have been well explored for the development of novel analogs. Yet, none of them achieved clinical importance in oncology. At present, anticancer compounds containing platinum (II) complexes have been employed in the treatment of colorectal, lung, and genitourinary tumors. Among the platinum-based anticancer drugs, Cisplatin (cis-diamine dichloroplatinum (II), cis-[Pt(NH3)2Cl2]) is one of the most potent components of cancer chemotherapy. The nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity and ototoxicity, and platinum compounds associated resistant cancer are some major disadvantages. OBJECTIVE With the rapidly growing interest in platinum (II) complexes in tumor chemotherapy, researchers have synthesized many new platinum analogs as anticancer agents that show better cytotoxicity, and less off-target effects with less cellular resistance. This follows the introduction of oxaliplatin, water-soluble carboplatin, multinuclear platinum and newly synthesized complexes, etc. Method: This review emphasizes recent advancements in drug design and development, the mechanism of platinum (II) complexes, their stereochemistry, current updates, and biomedical applications of platinum-based anticancer agents. CONCLUSION In the last few decades, the popularity of platinum complexes as potent anti-cancer agents has risen as scientists have synthesized many new platinum complexes that exhibit better cytotoxicity coupled with less off-target effects.
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- Rajiv Sharma
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CT University, Ludhiana. India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ISF College of Pharmacy, G.T. Road, Moga-142 001, Punjab. India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga-142001, Punjab. India
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Wang Z, Fang L, Zhao J, Gou S. Insight into the antitumor actions of sterically hindered platinum(ii) complexes by a combination of STD NMR and LCMS techniques. Metallomics 2021; 12:427-434. [PMID: 32022072 DOI: 10.1039/c9mt00258h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Sterically hindered platinum(ii) complexes have shown great advantages in overcoming platinum drug resistance. In this study, the antitumor actions of sterically hindered platinum(ii) complex 1 (cis-dichloro[(1R,2R)-N1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane-N,N']platinum(ii), C13H19FPtCl2) were investigated by using saturation transfer difference nuclear magnetic resonance (STD NMR) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LCMS) techniques. STD NMR was applied to study the HSA (human serum albumin) binding properties, while the interactions between guanosine 5'-monophosphate (5'-GMP) and complex 1 were studied by LCMS. For HSA binding experiments, strong STD signals were observed for protons of sterically hindered parts of carrier ligands, indicating that the sterically hindered moieties of the carrier ligand could be situated inside the binding pocket of HSA. A 19F NMR experiment indicated that complex 1 could interact with HSA. Furthermore, the binding modes of complex 1 with guanosine 5'-monophosphate (5'-GMP) were studied in the absence and presence of glutathione by LCMS. According to the HPLC profiles, a mono-functional binding mode was observed for complex 1 both in the presence and in the absence of glutathione, while a bi-adduct was observed for Pt(DACH)Cl2, which may be one of the reasons for their different biological activities. Hence, this study demonstrated that the NMR method combined with the LCMS technique could provide valuable information to understand the transport and the underlying anticancer mechanisms of the platinum(ii) complex at the molecular level. Moreover, the results reported here can help to reveal the binding mechanisms of the sterically hindered platinum(ii) compounds with biomolecules, which may shed light on the design of novel platinum(ii) anticancer agents with suitable sterically hindered groups.
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- Zhimei Wang
- Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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Misirlic-Dencic S, Poljarevic J, Isakovic AM, Sabo T, Markovic I, Trajkovic V. Current Development of Metal Complexes with Diamine Ligands as Potential Anticancer Agents. Curr Med Chem 2020; 27:380-410. [DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666181031114306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Background::
The discovery of cisplatin and the subsequent research revealed the importance
of dinitrogen-containing moiety for the anticancer action of metal complexes. Moreover, certain
diamine ligands alone display cytotoxicity that contributes to the overall activity of corresponding
complexes.
Objective::
To summarize the current knowledge on the anticancer efficacy, selectivity, and the mechanisms
of action of metal complexes with various types of diamine ligands.
Method::
The contribution of aliphatic acyclic, aliphatic cyclic, and aromatic diamine ligands to the
anticancer activity and selectivity/toxicity of metal complexes with different metal ions were analyzed
by comparison with organic ligand alone and/or conventional platinum-based chemotherapeutics.
Results::
The aliphatic acyclic diamine ligands are present mostly in complexes with platinum. Aliphatic
cyclic diamines are part of Pt(II), Ru(II) and Au(III) complexes, while aromatic diamine ligands
are found in Pt(II), Ru(II), Pd(II) and Ir(III) complexes. The type and oxidation state of metal ions
greatly influences the cytotoxicity of metal complexes with aliphatic acyclic diamine ligands. Lipophilicity
of organic ligands, dependent on alkyl-side chain length and structure, determines their cellular
uptake, with edda and eddp/eddip ligands being most useful in this regard. Aliphatic cyclic diamine
ligands improved the activity/toxicity ratio of oxaliplatin-type complexes. The complexes with aromatic
diamine ligands remain unexplored regarding their anticancer mechanism. The investigated complexes
mainly caused apoptotic or necrotic cell death.
Conclusion::
Metal complexes with diamine ligands are promising candidates for efficient and more
selective alternatives to conventional platinum-based chemotherapeutics. Further research is required to
reveal the chemico-physical properties and molecular mechanisms underlying their biological activity.
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- Sonja Misirlic-Dencic
- Institute of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Pasterova 2, Belgrade 11,000, Serbia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 11,000, Serbia
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- Institute of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Pasterova 2, Belgrade 11,000, Serbia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 11,000, Serbia
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- Institute of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Pasterova 2, Belgrade 11,000, Serbia
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 11,000, Serbia
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Alhoshani A, Seliman AA, Altoum AO, Abuelizz HA, Ahmad S, Altaf M, Omer KH, Sohail M, Isab AA. Synthesis, X-ray structure and in vitro cytotoxicity of trans-diammineplatinum(II) complexes of selenones, trans-[Pt(NH3)2(selenone)2](NO3)2. Polyhedron 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2018.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Huang X, Huang R, Wang Z, Li L, Gou S, Liao Z, Wang H. Pt(IV) complexes conjugating with chalcone analogue as inhibitors of microtubule polymerization exhibited selective inhibition in human cancer cells. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 146:435-450. [PMID: 29407969 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.01.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 09/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Six novel of Pt(IV) complexes comprising chalcone analogues were synthesized and evaluated for anti-proliferative activity using MTT assay. In vitro evaluation revealed that all Pt(IV) complexes showed better and more potent activity against three human cancer cells including CDDP resistant cells than that of their corresponding mother Pt(II) species. Among them, two representative complexes, 14 and 17, exhibited better cell selectivity between cancer cells and normal cells than CDDP. Molecular docking study indicated that complexes 14 and 17 could bind to the colchicine site of tubulin. Moreover, complexes 14 and 17 also remarkably displayed inhibition of cell migration against HUVEC cells in vitro. Molecular mechanism studies suggested that 14 and 17 induced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase, and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis by regulating the expression of Bcl-2 family members.
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- Xiaochao Huang
- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.
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- Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources (Ministry of Education of China), School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China.
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Chen H, Chen F, Hu W, Gou S. Effective platinum(IV) prodrugs conjugated with lonidamine as a functional group working on the mitochondria. J Inorg Biochem 2017; 180:119-128. [PMID: 29253663 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2017.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Platinum-based anticancer drugs are one of the most widely used anticancer chemotherapeutics in oncology. Lonidamine (LND) could increase the response of human tumor cells to platinum(II) drugs in preclinical studies by working on the mitochondria. Herein, five platinum(IV) prodrugs conjugated with their potentiator LND are prepared, and most of the target complexes achieve improved anticancer activities compared with their platinum(II) precursors. Notably, Pt(NH3)2(LND)Cl3 (complex 1) derived from cisplatin achieve significantly improved anticancer activities against LNCaP cells and could trigger cancer cell death via an apoptotic pathway and the cell cycle arrest mainly at S phases. And the induction of apoptosis by complex 1 in LNCaP cells is closely associated with mitochondrial function disruption and reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation. Moreover, it is possessed of the ability to overcome cisplatin-resistance. Further research revealed that complex 1 could be easily reduced to release its platinum(II) precursor and axial ligand by ascorbic acid. All the results provid evidence to support the design strategy of conjugating platinum complexes with its potentiator to improve their anticancer effect.
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- Hong Chen
- Pharmaceutical Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China; JiangsuProvince Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-medical Research, SoutheastUniversity, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China; JiangsuProvince Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-medical Research, SoutheastUniversity, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China; JiangsuProvince Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-medical Research, SoutheastUniversity, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China; JiangsuProvince Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-medical Research, SoutheastUniversity, Nanjing 211189, China.
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Ranasinghe K, Pakhomova S, Marzilli PA, Marzilli LG. A Very Rare Example of a Structurally Characterized 3'-GMP Metal Complex. NMR and Synthetic Assessment of Adducts Formed by Guanine Derivatives with [Pt(L tri)Cl]Cl Complexes with an N,N',N″ Tridentate Ligand (L tri) Terminated by Imidazole Rings. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:8462-8477. [PMID: 28682064 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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[Pt(N(R)-1,1'-Me2dma)Cl]Cl complexes with tridentate ligands (bis(1-methyl-2-methylimidazolyl)amine, R = H; N-(methyl)bis(1-methyl-2-methylimidazolyl)amine, R = Me) were prepared in order to investigate Pt(N(R)-1,1'-Me2dma)G adducts (G = monodentate N9-substituted guanine or hypoxanthine derivative). Solution NMR spectroscopy is the primary tool for studying metal complexes of nucleosides and nucleotides because such adducts rarely crystallize. However, [Pt(N(H)-1,1'-Me2dma)(3'-GMPH)]NO3·5H2O (5) was crystallized, allowing, to our knowledge, the first crystallographic molecular structure determination for a 3'-GMP platinum complex. The structure is one of only a very few structures of a 3'-GMP complex with any metal. Complex 5 has the syn rotamer conformation, with 3'-GMP bound by N7. All Pt(N(R)-1,1'-Me2dma)G adducts exhibit two new downfield-shifted G H8 signals, consistent with G bound to platinum by N7 and a syn/anti rotamer mixture. Anticancer-active monofunctional platinum(II) complexes have bulky carrier ligands that cause DNA adducts to be distorted. Hence, understanding carrier-ligand steric effects is key in designing new platinum drugs. Ligand bulk can be correlated with the degree of impeded rotation of the G nucleobase about the Pt-N7 bond, as assessed by the observation of rotamers. The signals of syn and anti rotamers are connected by EXSY cross-peaks in 2D ROESY spectra of Pt(N(H)-1,1'-Me2dma)G adducts but not in spectra of Pt(N(H)dpa)G adducts (N(H)dpa = bis(2-picolyl)amine), indicating that rotamer interchange is more facile and carrier-ligand bulk is lower in Pt(N(H)-1,1'-Me2dma)G than in Pt(N(H)dpa)G adducts. The lower steric hindrance is a direct consequence of the greater distance of the G nucleobase from the H4/4' protons in the N(R)-1,1'-Me2dma carrier ligand in comparison to that from the H6/6' protons in the N(H)dpa carrier ligand. Although in 5 the nucleotide is 3'-GMP (not the usual 5'-GMP) and the N(H)-1,1'-Me2dma carrier ligand is very different from those typically present in structurally characterized Pt(II) G complexes, the rocking and canting angles in 5 adhere to long-recognized trends.
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- Kokila Ranasinghe
- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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Conjugation of platinum(IV) complexes with chlorambucil to overcome cisplatin resistance via a "joint action" mode toward DNA. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 137:167-175. [PMID: 28586717 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.05.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2017] [Revised: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Two platinum(IV) complexes were designed and prepared by conjugation of cisplatin and oxaliplatin units with a DNA-damaging agent, chlorambucil, respectively. By taking a joint action to enhance the damage of DNA, the conjugates displayed potent antitumor activity against all the tested cancer cell lines comparable to cisplatin and oxaliplatin, and notably could overcome cisplatin resistance at certain degree. Complex 4, a hybrid of cisplatin and chlorambucil, arrested the cell cycle at the S and G2 phases, distinctive from those of cisplatin and oxaliplatin. Apoptosis studies revealed that complex 4 could induce cell apoptosis significantly in both SGC7901 and SGC7901/CDDP cells. Moreover, further investigation indicated that complex 4 suppressed the drug resistance by the improvement of the platinum uptake and the inhibition of PRAP-1 protein. These results show that the "joint action" on DNA is an effective strategy to overcome cisplatin resistance.
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