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Andrés CMC, Pérez de la Lastra JM, Bustamante Munguira E, Andrés Juan C, Pérez-Lebeña E. Anticancer Activity of Metallodrugs and Metallizing Host Defense Peptides-Current Developments in Structure-Activity Relationship. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7314. [PMID: 39000421 PMCID: PMC11242492 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25137314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
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This article provides an overview of the development, structure and activity of various metal complexes with anti-cancer activity. Chemical researchers continue to work on the development and synthesis of new molecules that could act as anti-tumor drugs to achieve more favorable therapies. It is therefore important to have information about the various chemotherapeutic substances and their mode of action. This review focuses on metallodrugs that contain a metal as a key structural fragment, with cisplatin paving the way for their chemotherapeutic application. The text also looks at ruthenium complexes, including the therapeutic applications of phosphorescent ruthenium(II) complexes, emphasizing their dual role in therapy and diagnostics. In addition, the antitumor activities of titanium and gold derivatives, their side effects, and ongoing research to improve their efficacy and reduce adverse effects are discussed. Metallization of host defense peptides (HDPs) with various metal ions is also highlighted as a strategy that significantly enhances their anticancer activity by broadening their mechanisms of action.
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- Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology, CSIC-Spanish Research Council, Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sánchez, 3, 38206 La Laguna, Spain
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- Cinquima Institute and Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Valladolid University, Paseo de Belén, 7, 47011 Valladolid, Spain
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Wang Q, Fu X, Yan Y, Liu T, Xie Y, Song X, Zhou Y, Xu M, Wang P, Fu P, Huang J, Huang N. Structure-Based Identification of Organoruthenium Compounds as Nanomolar Antagonists of Cannabinoid Receptors. J Chem Inf Model 2024; 64:761-774. [PMID: 38215394 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c01282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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Metal complexes exhibit a diverse range of coordination geometries, representing novel privileged scaffolds with convenient click types of preparation inaccessible for typical carbon-centered organic compounds. Herein, we explored the opportunity to identify biologically active organometallic complexes by reverse docking of a rigid, minimum-size octahedral organoruthenium scaffold against thousands of protein-binding pockets. Interestingly, cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1) was identified based on the docking scores and the degree of overlap between the docked organoruthenium scaffold and the hydrophobic scaffold of the cocrystallized ligand. Further structure-based optimization led to the discovery of organoruthenium complexes with nanomolar binding affinities and high selectivity toward CB2. Our work indicates that octahedral organoruthenium scaffolds may be advantageous for targeting the large and hydrophobic binding pockets and that the reverse docking approach may facilitate the discovery of novel privileged scaffolds, such as organometallic complexes, for exploring chemical space in lead discovery.
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- Qing Wang
- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- National Institute of Biological Sciences, No. 7 Science Park Road, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Beijing 102206, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- National Institute of Biological Sciences, No. 7 Science Park Road, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, No. 7 Science Park Road, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Beijing 102206, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, No. 7 Science Park Road, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, No. 7 Science Park Road, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, No. 7 Science Park Road, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Beijing 102206, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, No. 7 Science Park Road, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Beijing 102206, China
- Tsinghua Institute of Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102206, China
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Yang B, Yan S, Li C, Ma H, Feng F, Zhang Y, Huang W. Mn(iii)-mediated C-P bond activation of diphosphines: toward a highly emissive phosphahelicene cation scaffold and modulated circularly polarized luminescence. Chem Sci 2023; 14:10446-10457. [PMID: 37799992 PMCID: PMC10548521 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03201a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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Transition metal mediated C-X (X = H, halogen) bond activation provides an impressive protocol for building polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in C-C bond coupling and annulation; however, mimicking both the reaction model and Lewis acid mediator simultaneously in a hetero-PAH system for selective C-P bond cleavage faces unsolved challenges. At present, developing the C-P bond activation protocol of the phosphonic backbone using noble-metal complexes is a predominant passway for the construction of phosphine catalysts and P-center redox-dependent photoelectric semiconductors, but non-noble metal triggered methods are still elusive. Herein, we report Mn(iii)-mediated C-P bond activation and intramolecular cyclization of diphosphines by a redox-directed radical phosphonium process, generating phosphahelicene cations or phosphoniums with nice regioselectivity and substrate universality under mild conditions. Experiments and theoretical calculations revealed the existence of the unusual radical mechanism and electron-deficient character of novel phosphahelicenes. These rigid quaternary bonding skeletons facilitated versatile fluorescence with good tunability and excellent efficiency. Moreover, the enantiomerically enriched crystals of phosphahelicenes emitted intense circularly polarized luminescence (CPL). Notably, the modulated CPL of racemic phosphahelicenes was induced by chiral transmission in the cholesteric mesophase, showing ultrahigh asymmetry factors of CPL (+0.51, -0.48). Our findings provide a new approach for the design of emissive phosphahelicenes towards chiral emitters and synthesized precursors.
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- Bo Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 610000 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing 210093 P. R. China
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Nanjing University Shenzhen 51805 P. R. China
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Liu J, Bobylev EO, de Bruin B, Reek JNH. A photoresponsive gold catalyst based on azobenzene-functionalized NHC ligands. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023. [PMID: 37377028 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc01726e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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An azobenzene-bearing N-heterocyclic carbene-based gold catalyst is reported of which the reactivity in a cyclization reaction depends on the isomeric state of the azobenzene. The configurations of the catalyst can be reversibly switched by light and are stable during the reaction, effectively leading to a switchable catalyst system.
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- Jianghua Liu
- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis (HomKat), Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam (UvA), Science Park 904, Amsterdam 1098XH, The Netherlands.
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis (HomKat), Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam (UvA), Science Park 904, Amsterdam 1098XH, The Netherlands.
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis (HomKat), Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam (UvA), Science Park 904, Amsterdam 1098XH, The Netherlands.
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis (HomKat), Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam (UvA), Science Park 904, Amsterdam 1098XH, The Netherlands.
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Synthesis of a tetratopic bisphosphine ligand derived from pyrimidine and its incorporation into gold and silver coordination polymers. Inorganica Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2022.121209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Sulaiman AAA, Ahmad S, Mujahid Hashimi S, Alqosaibi AI, Peedikakkal AMP, Alhoshani A, Alsaleh NB, Isab AA. Novel dinuclear gold( i) complexes containing bis(diphenylphosphano)alkanes and (biphenyl-2-yl)(di- tert-butyl)phosphane: synthesis, structural characterization and anticancer activity. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01680j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Four novel dinuclear phosphanegold(I) complexes containing bis(diphenylphosphano)alkanes and related phosphano alkanes were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FTIR, NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray crystallography.
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- Adam A. A. Sulaiman
- Core Research Facilities (CRF), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Medical Science, and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Parklands, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Advanced Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Oliveira KM, Peterson EJ, Carroccia MC, Cominetti MR, Deflon VM, Farrell NP, Batista AA, Correa RS. Ru(II)-Naphthoquinone complexes with high selectivity for triple-negative breast cancer. Dalton Trans 2021; 49:16193-16203. [PMID: 32329497 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01091j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Six new ruthenium(ii) complexes with lapachol (Lap) and lawsone (Law) with the general formula [Ru(L)(P-P)(bipy)]PF6, where L = Lap or Law, P-P = 1,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane (dppe), 1,4'-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane (dppb), 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (dppf) and bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine, were synthesized, fully characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductivity, NMR, cyclic voltammetry, UV-vis, IR spectroscopies and three of them by X-ray crystallography. All six complexes were active against breast (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) and prostate (DU-145) cancer cell lines with lower IC50 values than cisplatin. Complex [Ru(Lap)(dppe)(bipy)]PF6 (1a) showed significant selectivity for MDA-MB-231, a model of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), as compared to the "normal-like" human breast epithelial cell line, MCF-10A. Complex (1a) inhibited TNBC colony formation and induced loss of cellular adhesion. Furthermore, the complex (1a) induced mitochondrial dysfunction and generation of ROS, as is involved in the apoptotic cell death pathway. Preferential cellular uptake of complex (1a) was observed in MDA-MB-231 cells compared to MCF-10A cells, consistent with the observed selectivity for tumorigenic vs. non-tumorigenic cells. Taken together, these results indicate that ruthenium complexes containing lapachol and lawsone as ligands are promising candidates as chemotherapeutic agents.
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- Katia M Oliveira
- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar, Rodovia Washington Luiz, KM 235 CP 676, CEP 13561-901, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Tsuchido Y, Abe R, Ide T, Osakada K. A Macrocyclic Gold(I)-Biphenylene Complex: Triangular Molecular Structure with Twisted Au 2 (diphosphine) Corners and Reductive Elimination of [6]Cycloparaphenylene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:22928-22932. [PMID: 32692468 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The digold(I) complex [Au2 Cl2 (Cy2 PCH2 PCy2 )] reacts with 4,4'-diphenylene diboronic acid to form a triangular macrocyclic complex with twisted Au-P-C-P-Au groups at the three corners. The synthesis of the complex and its chemical oxidation produced [6]cycloparaphenylene ([6]CPP) in 59 % overall yield.
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- Yoshitaka Tsuchido
- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-R1-3 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-R1-3 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tokyo College, 1220-2 Kunugida-machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, 193-0997, Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-R1-3 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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Tsuchido Y, Abe R, Ide T, Osakada K. A Macrocyclic Gold(I)–Biphenylene Complex: Triangular Molecular Structure with Twisted Au
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(diphosphine) Corners and Reductive Elimination of [6]Cycloparaphenylene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202005482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Yoshitaka Tsuchido
- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science Institute of Innovative Research Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259-R1-3 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Tokyo University of Science 1–3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 162-8601 Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science Institute of Innovative Research Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259-R1-3 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering National Institute of Technology, Tokyo College 1220-2 Kunugida-machi, Hachioji-shi Tokyo 193-0997 Japan
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science Institute of Innovative Research Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259-R1-3 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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Dennis EK, Kim JH, Parkin S, Awuah SG, Garneau-Tsodikova S. Distorted Gold(I)–Phosphine Complexes as Antifungal Agents. J Med Chem 2019; 63:2455-2469. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Emily K. Dennis
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, 789 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0596, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Kentucky, 505 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Kentucky, 505 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Kentucky, 505 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0055, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, 789 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0596, United States
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Comparative study of the antitumoral activity of phosphine-thiosemicarbazone gold(I) complexes obtained by different methodologies. J Inorg Biochem 2019; 203:110931. [PMID: 31786438 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A series of phosphino-thiosemicarbazone gold(I) dinuclear complexes obtained by two different synthetic procedures have been prepared. All the compounds have been spectroscopically characterized including single crystal X ray diffraction analysis in some of cases. [Au2(HL1)Cl2] (1), [Au2(HL2)2]Cl2 (2) and [Au2(HL3)2]Cl2 (3) have been prepared by chemical synthesis using a gold(III) salt as precursor; while [Au2(L1)2] (4), [Au2(L2)2]∙2CH3CN (5) and [Au2(L3)2] (6) have been isolated from an electrochemical synthesis (HLn = 2-[2-(diphenylphosphanyl)-benzylidene]-N-R-thiosemicarbazone; HL1: R = methyl, HL2: R = methoxyphenyl, HL3: R = nitrophenyl). The in vitro cytotoxic activity of these gold(I) complexes was tested against some human tumor cell lines: HeLa 229 (cervical epithelial carcinoma), MCF-7 (ovarian adenocarcinoma), NCI-H460 (non-small-cell lung cancer) and MRC5 (normal human lung fibroblast), and the IC50 values compared with those of cisplatin. The neutral methyl-substituted complexes 1 and 4 and methoxyphenyl 5 displayed significant cytotoxic activities in all investigated cancer cell lines, being 1 and 4 the most effective. The ability of complexes 1 and 4 to induce cell death by apoptosis in Hela 229 was also investigated by fluorescence microscopy using the apoptotic DNA fragmentation as marker. These results indicated that the inhibition of cell proliferation is mainly due to an apoptotic process. In order to obtain more information about the mechanism of action of these metallocompounds, the interactions of complexes 1 and 4 with the thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) enzyme were analyzed. Both complexes exhibited a strong inhibition of the thioredoxin reductase activity.
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Mármol I, Quero J, Rodríguez-Yoldi MJ, Cerrada E. Gold as a Possible Alternative to Platinum-Based Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer Treatment. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11060780. [PMID: 31195711 PMCID: PMC6628079 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11060780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Due to the increasing incidence and high mortality associated with colorectal cancer (CRC), novel therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. Classic chemotherapy against CRC is based on oxaliplatin and other cisplatin analogues; however, platinum-based therapy lacks selectivity to cancer cells and leads to deleterious side effects. In addition, tumor resistance to oxaliplatin is related to chemotherapy failure. Gold(I) derivatives are a promising alternative to platinum complexes, since instead of interacting with DNA, they target proteins overexpressed on tumor cells, thus leading to less side effects than, but a comparable antitumor effect to, platinum derivatives. Moreover, given the huge potential of gold nanoparticles, the role of gold in CRC chemotherapy is not limited to gold(I) complexes. Gold nanoparticles have been found to be able to overcome multidrug resistance along with reduced side effects due to a more efficient uptake of classic drugs. Moreover, the use of gold nanoparticles has enhanced the effect of traditional therapies such as radiotherapy, photothermal therapy, or photodynamic therapy, and has displayed a potential role in diagnosis as a consequence of their optic properties. Herein, we have reviewed the most recent advances in the use of gold(I) derivatives and gold nanoparticles in CRC therapy.
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- Inés Mármol
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Zaragoza, CIBERobn, IIS Aragón IA2, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Zaragoza, CIBERobn, IIS Aragón IA2, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Zaragoza, CIBERobn, IIS Aragón IA2, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Deparment of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Zaragoza, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea-ISQCH, University of Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
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Peng Y, Qi H, Chang Q, Zhang Y, Liu W, Liu M, Liu Q, Wang G, Sun J. Pharmacokinetics and Tissue Distribution of a Novel Bis-Chelated Gold(I) Diphosphine Compound, Bis(2,3-bis(tert-butylmethylphosphino)Quinoxaline)Aurate(I), in Rats. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24112082. [PMID: 31159257 PMCID: PMC6600414 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24112082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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GC20, a novel soluble bis-chelated gold(I)−diphosphine compound, has been reported as a promising anticancer candidate. Assessing the pharmacokinetic properties of GC20 is critical for its medicinal evaluation. First, a sensitive and specific liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was developed and well validated to determine GC20 in rat plasma and rat tissue homogenate after one step protein precipitation. Chromatographic separation was achieved on an Angilent ZORBAX-C18 column (3.5 μm, 2.1 × 50 mm) with gradient elution and mass spectrometry was performed on a triple quadrupole in positive ion mode using an electrospray ionization source. This method was then applied to investigate the pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution of GC20 in rats after intravenous administration. The results showed that the plasma exposure of GC20 in vivo increased with increasing doses after a single dose. However, after multiple doses, a significant accumulation and a saturation at elimination were observed for GC20 in rats. Moreover, after intravenous administration, GC20 was widely distributed in various tissues, with the highest levels in the lung, spleen, liver, and pancreas, followed by the kidney and heart, while the lowest level was found in the brain. This is the first report on the pharmacokinetic properties of GC20.
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- Ying Peng
- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 1111 Zhong Shan Bei Yi Road, Shanghai 200437, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 1111 Zhong Shan Bei Yi Road, Shanghai 200437, China.
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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- Key Lab of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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Scalcon V, Bindoli A, Rigobello MP. Significance of the mitochondrial thioredoxin reductase in cancer cells: An update on role, targets and inhibitors. Free Radic Biol Med 2018; 127:62-79. [PMID: 29596885 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 03/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Thioredoxin reductase 2 (TrxR2) is a key component of the mitochondrial thioredoxin system able to transfer electrons to peroxiredoxin 3 (Prx3) in a reaction mediated by thioredoxin 2 (Trx2). In this way, both the level of hydrogen peroxide and thiol redox state are modulated. TrxR2 is often overexpressed in cancer cells conferring apoptosis resistance. Due to their exposed flexible arm containing selenocysteine, both cytosolic and mitochondrial TrxRs are inhibited by a large number of molecules. The various classes of inhibitors are listed and the molecules acting specifically on TrxR2 are extensively described. Particular emphasis is given to gold(I/III) complexes with phosphine, carbene or other ligands and to tamoxifen-like metallocifens. Also chemically unrelated organic molecules, including natural compounds and their derivatives, are taken into account. An important feature of many TrxR2 inhibitors is provided by their nature of delocalized lipophilic cations that allows their accumulation in mitochondria exploiting the organelle membrane potential. The consequences of TrxR2 inhibition are presented focusing especially on the impact on mitochondrial pathophysiology. Inhibition of TrxR2, by hindering the activity of Trx2 and Prx3, increases the mitochondrial concentration of reactive oxygen species and shifts the thiol redox state toward a more oxidized condition. This is reflected by alterations of specific targets involved in the release of pro-apoptotic factors such as cyclophilin D which acts as a regulator of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. Therefore, the selective inhibition of TrxR2 could be utilized to induce cancer cell apoptosis.
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- Valeria Scalcon
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/b, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/b, 35131 Padova, Italy; Institute of Neuroscience (CNR), Padova Section, c/o Department of Biomedical Sciences, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/b, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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Liu Z, Zhang Z, Zhang W, Yan D. 2-Substituted-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-1H-naphtho[2,3-d]imidazole-4,9-diones: Design, synthesis and antiproliferative activity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2018; 28:2454-2458. [PMID: 29884536 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Thirty-six of novel compounds 2-substituted-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-1H-naphtho[2,3-d]imidazole-4,9-diones, bearing a N-(2-morpholinoethyl) group and a 2-substituted imidazole segment on a naphthoquinone skeleton, were designed, synthesized and tested as anticancer agents. Cytotoxicity was evaluated in vitro against three human cancer cell lines: human breast carcinoma cell line (MCF-7), human cervical carcinoma cell line (Hela), and human lung carcinoma cell line (A549); and one normal cell line: mouse fibroblast cell line (L929). Among them, the compound 2-(3-chloro-4-methoxyphenyl)-1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-1H-naphtho[2,3-d]imidazole-4,9-dione showed good antiproliferative activity against MCF-7, Hela and A549 (IC50 values are equal to 10.6 μM, 8.3 μM and 4.3 μM respectively) and low cytotoxicity to L929 (IC50 value is equal to 67.3 μM).
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- Zhanxiong Liu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China; School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, PR China.
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Zhang J, Zhang B, Li X, Han X, Liu R, Fang J. Small molecule inhibitors of mammalian thioredoxin reductase as potential anticancer agents: An update. Med Res Rev 2018; 39:5-39. [DOI: 10.1002/med.21507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Junmin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
- School of Pharmacy; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
- School of Pharmacy; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Lanzhou University; Lanzhou China
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Linear gold(I) complex with tris-(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine (TCEP): Selective antitumor activity and inertness toward sulfur proteins. J Inorg Biochem 2018; 186:104-115. [PMID: 29885553 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2018.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The search for modulating ligand substitution reaction in gold complexes is essential to find new active metallo compounds for medical applications. In this work, a new linear and hydrosoluble goldI complex with tris-(2-carboxyethylphosphine) (AuTCEP). The two phosphines coordinate linearly to the metal as solved by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Complete spectroscopic characterization is also reported. In vitro growth inhibition (GI50) in a panel of nine tumorigenic and one non-tumorigenic cell lines demonstrated the complex is highly selective to ovarium adenocarcinoma (OVCAR-03) with GI50 of 3.04 nmol mL-1. Moreover, non-differential uptake of AuTCEP was observed between OVCAR-03 (tumor) and HaCaT (non-tumor) two cell lines. Biophysical evaluation with the sulfur-rich biomolecules showed the compound does not interact with two types of zinc fingers, bovine serum albumin, N-acetyl-l-cysteine and also l-histidine, revealing to be inert to ligand substitution reactions with these molecules. However, AuTCEP demonstrated to cleave plasmidial DNA, suggesting DNA as a possible target. No antibacterial activity was observed in the strains evaluated. Besides, it inhibits 15% of the activity of a mixture of serine-β-lactamase and metallo-β-lactamase from Bacillus cereus in the enzymatic activity assay, similarly to EDTA. These results suggest AuTCEP is selective to metallo-β-lactamase but the cell uptake is hindered, and the compound does not reach the periplasmic space of Gram-positive bacteria. The unique inert behavior of AuTCEP is interesting and represent the modulation of the reactivity through coordination chemistry to decrease the toxicity associated with AuI complexes and its lack of specificity, generating very selective compounds with unexpected targets.
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Trofimov BA, Volkov PA, Khrapova KO, Telezhkin AA, Ivanova NI, Albanov AI, Gusarova NK, Chupakhin ON. Metal-free site selective cross-coupling of pyridines with secondary phosphine chalcogenides using acylacetylenes as oxidants. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc01155a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Pyridines are easily cross-coupled with secondary phosphine chalcogenides in the presence of acylphenylacetylenes under mild conditions to afford 4-chalcogenophosphorylpyridines.
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- Boris A. Trofimov
- A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry
- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Irkutsk 664033
- Russian Federation
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- A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry
- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Irkutsk 664033
- Russian Federation
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- A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry
- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Irkutsk 664033
- Russian Federation
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- A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry
- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Irkutsk 664033
- Russian Federation
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- A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry
- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Irkutsk 664033
- Russian Federation
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- A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry
- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Irkutsk 664033
- Russian Federation
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- A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry
- Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Irkutsk 664033
- Russian Federation
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- I.Ya. Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis
- Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Ekaterinburg 620219
- Russian Federation
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Hu J, Liao C, Mao R, Zhang J, Zhao J, Gu Z. DNA interactions and in vitro anticancer evaluations of pyridine-benzimidazole-based Cu complexes. MEDCHEMCOMM 2017; 9:337-343. [PMID: 30108927 DOI: 10.1039/c7md00462a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Copper is an essential element and has redox potential, thus copper complexes have been developed rapidly with the hope of curing cancer. To further develop anticancer agents and investigate their anticancer mechanisms, two Cu complexes, [Cu(bpbb)0.5·Cl·SCN]·(CH3OH) (1) and [Cu2(bpbb)·Br3·(OH)] n (2), were synthesized and characterized using 4,4'-bis((2-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)methyl)biphenyl (bpbb), with associated Cu(ii) salts. Complex 1 is a binuclear structure, whereas 2 is a one-dimensional complex. Compared with 2, complex 1 exhibited potent in vitro cytotoxicity toward four cell lines (HCT116, BGC823, HT29, and SMMC7721), and was most effective against HCT116 cells. Therefore, further in-depth investigation was carried out using complex 1. Absorption spectral titration experiments, ethidium bromide displacement assays, and circular dichroism spectroscopic studies suggested that complex 1 binds strongly to DNA by intercalation. Complex 1 exhibited a clear concentration-dependent pBR322 DNA cleavage activity. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry testing implied that complex 1 could enter cells and that DNA was one important target. Cellular level assays suggested that complex 1 activates the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species, causing DNA damage, promoting cell cycle arrest and mitochondria dysfunction, and inducing cellular apoptosis.
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- Jiyong Hu
- College of Material and Chemical Engineering , Henan University of Urban Construction , Pingdingshan 467036 , PR China . ; ; ; Tel: +86 375 2089090
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- College of Life Science and Engineering , Henan University of Urban Construction , Pingdingshan 467036 , PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou , 450052 , PR China
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- College of Material and Chemical Engineering , Henan University of Urban Construction , Pingdingshan 467036 , PR China . ; ; ; Tel: +86 375 2089090
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- College of Material and Chemical Engineering , Henan University of Urban Construction , Pingdingshan 467036 , PR China . ; ; ; Tel: +86 375 2089090
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- College of Material and Chemical Engineering , Henan University of Urban Construction , Pingdingshan 467036 , PR China . ; ; ; Tel: +86 375 2089090
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Cortijo M, Viala C, Reynaldo T, Favereau L, Fabing I, Srebro-Hooper M, Autschbach J, Ratel-Ramond N, Crassous J, Bonvoisin J. Synthesis, Spectroelectrochemical Behavior, and Chiroptical Switching of Tris(β-diketonato) Complexes of Ruthenium(III), Chromium(III), and Cobalt(III). Inorg Chem 2017; 56:4556-4568. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b03094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Miguel Cortijo
- CEMES, CNRS UPR 8011, Université de Toulouse, 29 Rue Jeanne Marvig, BP 94347, 31055 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- CEMES, CNRS UPR 8011, Université de Toulouse, 29 Rue Jeanne Marvig, BP 94347, 31055 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Sciences
Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226, CNRS-Université de Rennes 1, Campus de
Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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- Sciences
Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226, CNRS-Université de Rennes 1, Campus de
Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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- UMR CNRS 5068, LSPCMIB, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, R. Ingardena 3, 30-060 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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- CEMES, CNRS UPR 8011, Université de Toulouse, 29 Rue Jeanne Marvig, BP 94347, 31055 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Sciences
Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226, CNRS-Université de Rennes 1, Campus de
Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
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- CEMES, CNRS UPR 8011, Université de Toulouse, 29 Rue Jeanne Marvig, BP 94347, 31055 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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Štarha P, Trávníček Z, Drahoš B, Dvořák Z. In Vitro Antitumor Active Gold(I) Triphenylphosphane Complexes Containing 7-Azaindoles. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17122084. [PMID: 27973440 PMCID: PMC5187884 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17122084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 10/03/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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A series of gold(I) complexes of the general composition [Au(naza)(PPh3)] (1–8) was prepared and thoroughly characterized (e.g., electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry and multinuclear nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy). The N1-deprotonated anions of 7-azaindole or its derivatives (naza) are coordinated to the metal centre through the N1 atom of their pyrrole ring, as proved by a single crystal X-ray analysis of the complexes [Au(3I5Braza)(PPh3)] (7) and [Au(2Me4Claza)(PPh3)]·½H2O (8′). The in vitro cytotoxicity of the complexes 1–8 was studied against both the cisplatin-sensitive and -resistant variants of the A2780 human ovarian carcinoma cell line, as well as against the MRC-5 human normal fibroblast cell line. The complexes 4, 5, and 8, containing deprotonated 3-iodo-7-azaindole, 5-bromo-7-azaindole, and 2-methyl-4-chloro-7-azaindole (2Me4Claza), respectively, showed significantly higher potency (IC50 = 2.8–3.5 µM) than cisplatin (IC50 = 20.3 µM) against the A2780 cells and markedly lower effect towards the MRC-5 non-cancerous cells (IC50 = 26.0–29.2 µM), as compared with the mentioned A2780 cancer cells. The results of the flow cytometric studies of the A2780 cell cycle perturbations revealed a G2-cell cycle phase arrest of the cells treated by the representative complexes 1 and 5, which is indicative of a different mechanism of action from cisplatin (induced S-cell cycle phase arrest). The stability of the representative complex 8 in the water-containing solution as well as its ability to interact with the reduced glutathione, cysteine and bovine serum albumin was also studied using 1H and 31P-NMR spectroscopy (studied in the 50% DMF-d7/50% D2O mixture) and ESI+ mass spectrometry (studied in the 50% DMF/50% H2O mixture); DMF = dimethylformamide. The obtained results are indicative for the release of the N-donor azaindole-based ligand in the presence of the used biomolecules.
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- Pavel Štarha
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, 17. listopadu 12, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Synthesis, Characterization, andin vitroCytotoxicity of Gold(I) Complexes of 2-(Diphenylphosphanyl)ethylamine and Dithiocarbamates. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201600278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Christianson AM, Gabbaï FP. Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry of a Phosphine-Decorated Fluorescein: “Double Turn-On” Sensing of Gold(III) Ions in Water. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:5828-35. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Anna M. Christianson
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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Bayardon J, Rousselin Y, Jugé S. Designing P-Chirogenic 1,2-Diphosphinobenzenes at Both P-Centers Using P(III)-Phosphinites. Org Lett 2016; 18:2930-3. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Jérôme Bayardon
- Institut
de Chimie Moléculaire
de l’Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB-StéréochIM),
UMR CNRS 6302, 9 Avenue Alain Savary, BP 47870-21078 Cedex Dijon, France
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- Institut
de Chimie Moléculaire
de l’Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB-StéréochIM),
UMR CNRS 6302, 9 Avenue Alain Savary, BP 47870-21078 Cedex Dijon, France
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- Institut
de Chimie Moléculaire
de l’Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB-StéréochIM),
UMR CNRS 6302, 9 Avenue Alain Savary, BP 47870-21078 Cedex Dijon, France
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Dutartre M, Bayardon J, Jugé S. Applications and stereoselective syntheses of P-chirogenic phosphorus compounds. Chem Soc Rev 2016; 45:5771-5794. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cs00031b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This review reports the best stereoselective or asymmetric syntheses, the most efficient P*-building blocks and functionalisation of P-chirogenic compounds, in the light of chiral phosphorus compound applications.
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- Mathieu Dutartre
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB-StéréochIM)
- UMR CNRS 6302
- 21078 Dijon Cedex
- France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB-StéréochIM)
- UMR CNRS 6302
- 21078 Dijon Cedex
- France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (ICMUB-StéréochIM)
- UMR CNRS 6302
- 21078 Dijon Cedex
- France
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Bayardon J, Maronnat M, Langlois A, Rousselin Y, Harvey PD, Jugé S. Modular P-Chirogenic Phosphine-Sulfide Ligands: Clear Evidence for Both Electronic Effect and P-Chirality Driving Enantioselectivity in Palladium-Catalyzed Allylations. Organometallics 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5b00585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Jérôme Bayardon
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l’Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (ICMUB-StéréochIM UMR 6302), 9 Avenue A. Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon Cedex, France
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l’Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (ICMUB-StéréochIM UMR 6302), 9 Avenue A. Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon Cedex, France
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- Département
de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1K2R1
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l’Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (ICMUB-StéréochIM UMR 6302), 9 Avenue A. Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon Cedex, France
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- Département
de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1K2R1
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l’Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (ICMUB-StéréochIM UMR 6302), 9 Avenue A. Savary, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon Cedex, France
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Gandin V, Fernandes AP. Metal- and Semimetal-Containing Inhibitors of Thioredoxin Reductase as Anticancer Agents. Molecules 2015; 20:12732-56. [PMID: 26184149 PMCID: PMC6331895 DOI: 10.3390/molecules200712732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The mammalian thioredoxin reductases (TrxRs) are a family of selenium-containing pyridine nucleotide disulfide oxidoreductases playing a central role in cellular redox homeostasis and signaling pathways. Recently, these selenoproteins have emerged as promising therapeutic targets for anticancer drug development, often being overexpressed in tumor cells and contributing to drug resistance. Herein, we summarize the current knowledge on metal- and semimetal-containing molecules capable of hampering mammalian TrxRs, with an emphasis on compounds reported in the last decade.
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- Valentina Gandin
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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- Division of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics (MBB), Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Traut-Johnstone T, Kanyanda S, Kriel FH, Viljoen T, Kotze PR, van Zyl WE, Coates J, Rees DJG, Meyer M, Hewer R, Williams DBG. Heteroditopic P,N ligands in gold(I) complexes: Synthesis, structure and cytotoxicity. J Inorg Biochem 2015; 145:108-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zaidi Y, Arjmand F, Zaidi N, Usmani JA, Zubair H, Akhtar K, Hossain M, Shadab GGHA. A comprehensive biological insight of trinuclear copper(II)-tin(IV) chemotherapeutic anticancer drug entity: in vitro cytotoxicity and in vivo systemic toxicity studies. Metallomics 2015; 6:1469-79. [PMID: 24817323 DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00035h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Cisplatin (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II), CDDP) causes severe systemic toxicity, which limits its application in cancer treatment. Nevertheless, incorporation of endogenously present essential metal ions (copper) in anticancer drug regimes in a heterometallic ligand scaffold can substantially modulate the toxic effects of non-essential metals (platinum), thereby reducing unwanted toxic side effects. A chiral l-tryptophan derived [bis(1,2-diaminobenzene) copper(II)] chloride complex [CuSn2(Trp)] was previously synthesized by us as an active chemotherapeutic agent. Furthermore, we have explored CuSn2(Trp) induced in vitro cytotoxicity in a panel of human cancer cell lines and in vivo acute and systemic toxicities in healthy female Rattus norvegicus (Wistar) rats. MTT assay showed that CuSn2(Trp) exhibits strong anticancer potency against ovarian (PA-1) and prostate carcinomas (PC-3) but lower potency towards liver (HepG2) and breast carcinomas (MCF-7). Further, flow cytometric analysis demonstrated that CuSn2(Trp) kills PA-1 cells dose-dependently after 48 h treatment. Fluorescence microscopy and western blotting revealed that the plausible mechanism behind CuSn2(Trp) cytotoxicity was apoptosis, which was substantiated by cleavage of caspase-3 and poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). Furthermore, it has lower toxicity than CDDP in rats as evident from its eight fold (98.11 mg kg(-1)) more medial lethal dose (LD50) than CDDP (12 mg kg(-1)). Besides, the safety profile of CuSn2(Trp) was also established and no measurable DNA damage, nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity and neurotoxicity were observed when assessed as a function of oxidative stress markers in contrast to CDDP at equivalent lower doses. Our findings are of high importance in the context of further in vivo cancer studies on the CuSn2(Trp) drug entity.
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- Yusra Zaidi
- Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, U.P., India.
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Medici S, Peana M, Nurchi VM, Lachowicz JI, Crisponi G, Zoroddu MA. Noble metals in medicine: Latest advances. Coord Chem Rev 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 373] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Serebryanskaya TV, Lyakhov AS, Ivashkevich LS, Schur J, Frias C, Prokop A, Ott I. Gold(i) thiotetrazolates as thioredoxin reductase inhibitors and antiproliferative agents. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:1161-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c4dt03105a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Gold(i) complexes with thiotetrazolate ligands are potent TrxR inhibitors with activity in drug resistant Nalm-6 cells.
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- Tatiyana V. Serebryanskaya
- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Technische Universität Braunschweig
- 38106 Braunschweig
- Germany
- Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University
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- Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University
- 220030 Minsk
- Belarus
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- Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University
- 220030 Minsk
- Belarus
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Technische Universität Braunschweig
- 38106 Braunschweig
- Germany
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- Department of Paedriatric Oncology
- Children's Hospital Cologne
- 50735 Cologne
- Germany
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- Department of Paedriatric Oncology
- Children's Hospital Cologne
- 50735 Cologne
- Germany
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- Institute of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Technische Universität Braunschweig
- 38106 Braunschweig
- Germany
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Liu Y, Duan D, Yao J, Zhang B, Peng S, Ma H, Song Y, Fang J. Dithiaarsanes Induce Oxidative Stress-Mediated Apoptosis in HL-60 Cells by Selectively Targeting Thioredoxin Reductase. J Med Chem 2014; 57:5203-11. [DOI: 10.1021/jm500221p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Yaping Liu
- State Key
Laboratory of Applied
Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Applied
Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Applied
Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Applied
Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Applied
Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Applied
Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Applied
Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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- State Key
Laboratory of Applied
Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China
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Synthesis, properties, and antitumor effects of a new mixed phosphine gold(I) compound in human colon cancer cells. J Inorg Biochem 2013; 124:78-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2012] [Revised: 03/24/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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