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Shi H, Ponte F, Grewal JS, Clarkson GJ, Imberti C, Hands-Portman I, Dallmann R, Sicilia E, Sadler PJ. Tuning the photoactivated anticancer activity of Pt(iv) compounds via distant ferrocene conjugation. Chem Sci 2024; 15:4121-4134. [PMID: 38487220 PMCID: PMC10935708 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03092j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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Photoactive prodrugs offer potential for spatially-selective antitumour activity with minimal effects on normal tissues. Excited-state chemistry can induce novel effects on biochemical pathways and combat resistance to conventional drugs. Photoactive metal complexes in particular, have a rich and relatively unexplored photochemistry, especially an ability to undergo facile intersystem crossing and populate triplet states. We have conjugated the photoactive octahedral Pt(iv) complex trans, trans, trans-[Pt(N3)2(OH)2(py)2] to ferrocene to introduce novel features into a candidate photochemotherapeutic drug. The X-ray crystal structure of the conjugate Pt-Fe confirmed the axial coordination of a ferrocene carboxylate, with Pt(iv) and Fe(ii) 6.07 Å apart. The conjugation of ferrocene red-shifted the absorption spectrum and ferrocene behaves as a light antenna allowing charge transfer from iron to platinum, promoting the photoactivation of Pt-Fe with light of longer wavelength. Cancer cellular accumulation is enhanced, and generation of reactive species is catalysed after photoirradiation, introducing ferroptosis as a contribution towards the cell-death mechanism. TDDFT calculations were performed to shed light on the behaviour of Pt-Fe when it is irradiated. Intersystem spin-crossing allows the formation of triplet states centred on both metal atoms. The dissociative nature of triplet states confirms that they can be involved in ligand detachment due to irradiation. The Pt(ii) photoproducts mainly retain the trans-{Pt(py)2}2+fragment. Visible light irradiation gives rise to micromolar activity for Pt-Fe towards ovarian, lung, prostate and bladder cancer cells under both normoxia and hypoxia, and some photoproducts appear to retain Pt(iv)-Fe(ii) conjugation.
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- Huayun Shi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria via Pietro Bucci, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende Cs Italy
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School CV4 7AL Coventry UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School CV4 7AL Coventry UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria via Pietro Bucci, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende Cs Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick Coventry CV4 7AL UK
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Desiatkina O, Mösching M, Anghel N, Boubaker G, Amdouni Y, Hemphill A, Furrer J, Păunescu E. New Nucleic Base-Tethered Trithiolato-Bridged Dinuclear Ruthenium(II)-Arene Compounds: Synthesis and Antiparasitic Activity. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27238173. [PMID: 36500266 PMCID: PMC9738179 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Aiming toward compounds with improved anti-Toxoplasma activity by exploiting the parasite auxotrophies, a library of nucleobase-tethered trithiolato-bridged dinuclear ruthenium(II)-arene conjugates was synthesized and evaluated. Structural features such as the type of nucleobase and linking unit were progressively modified. For comparison, diruthenium hybrids with other type of molecules were also synthesized and assessed. A total of 37 compounds (diruthenium conjugates and intermediates) were evaluated in a primary screening for in vitro activity against transgenic Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites constitutively expressing β-galactosidase (T. gondii β-gal) at 0.1 and 1 µM. In parallel, the cytotoxicity in non-infected host cells (human foreskin fibroblasts, HFF) was determined by alamarBlue assay. Twenty compounds strongly impairing parasite proliferation with little effect on HFF viability were subjected to T. gondii β-gal half maximal inhibitory concentration determination (IC50) and their toxicity for HFF was assessed at 2.5 µM. Two promising compounds were identified: 14, ester conjugate with 9-(2-oxyethyl)adenine, and 36, a click conjugate bearing a 2-(4-(hydroxymethyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)methyl substituent, with IC50 values of 0.059 and 0.111 µM respectively, significantly lower compared to pyrimethamine standard (IC50 = 0.326 µM). Both 14 and 36 exhibited low toxicity against HFF when applied at 2.5 µM and are candidates for potential treatment options in a suitable in vivo model.
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- Oksana Desiatkina
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Länggass-Strasse 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Länggass-Strasse 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Länggass-Strasse 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Institution de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles, Université de la Manouba, École Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, Sidi Thabet 2020, Tunisia
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- Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Länggass-Strasse 122, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Rana M, Perotti A, Bisset LM, Smith JD, Lamden E, Khan Z, Ismail MK, Ellis K, Armstrong KA, Hodder SL, Bertoli C, Meneguello L, de Bruin RAM, Morris JR, Romero-Canelon I, Tucker JHR, Hodges NJ. A ferrocene-containing nucleoside analogue targets DNA replication in pancreatic cancer cells. Metallomics 2022; 14:mfac041. [PMID: 35689667 PMCID: PMC9320222 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfac041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a disease that remains refractory to existing treatments including the nucleoside analogue gemcitabine. In the current study we demonstrate that an organometallic nucleoside analogue, the ferronucleoside 1-(S,Rp), is cytotoxic in a panel of PDAC cell lines including gemcitabine-resistant MIAPaCa2, with IC50 values comparable to cisplatin. Biochemical studies show that the mechanism of action is inhibition of DNA replication, S-phase cell cycle arrest and stalling of DNA-replication forks, which were directly observed at single molecule resolution by DNA-fibre fluorography. In agreement with this, transcriptional changes following treatment with 1-(S,Rp) include activation of three of the four genes (HUS1, RAD1, RAD17) of the 9-1-1 check point complex clamp and two of the three genes (MRE11, NBN) that form the MRN complex as well as activation of multiple downstream targets. Furthermore, there was evidence of phosphorylation of checkpoint kinases 1 and 2 as well as RPA1 and gamma H2AX, all of which are considered biochemical markers of replication stress. Studies in p53-deficient cell lines showed activation of CDKN1A (p21) and GADD45A by 1-(S,Rp) was at least partially independent of p53. In conclusion, because of its potency and activity in gemcitabine-resistant cells, 1-(S,Rp) is a promising candidate molecule for development of new treatments for PDAC.
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- Marium Rana
- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- School of Chemistry, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of pharmacy, college of pharmacy, Knowledge University, 44001 Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, and The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- MRC Laboratory or Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- MRC Laboratory or Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- MRC Laboratory or Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, and The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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Erb W, Carré V, Roisnel T. HFIP‐Promoted Substitution in the Ferrocene Series: Smooth Approach towards Original Catalysts**. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202100824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- William Erb
- Univ Rennes CNRS ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) – UMR 6226 35000 Rennes France
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- Univ Rennes CNRS ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) – UMR 6226 35000 Rennes France
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- Univ Rennes CNRS ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) – UMR 6226 35000 Rennes France
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Skiba J, Kowalczyk A, Trzybiński D, Woźniak K, Vrček V, Gapińska M, Kowalski K. Stereo‐Defined Ferrocenyl Glycol Nucleic Acid (Fc‐GNA) Constituents: Synthesis, Electrochemistry, Mechanism of Formation, and Anticancer Activity Studies. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Joanna Skiba
- Faculty of Chemistry Department of Organic Chemistry University of Łódź Tamka 12 91-403 Łódź Poland
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology Institute of Microbiology Biotechnology and Immunology Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection University of Łódź Banacha 12/16 90-237 Łódź Poland
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- Biological and Chemical Research Centre Department of Chemistry University of Warsaw Żwirki i Wigury 101 02-089 Warszawa Poland
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- Biological and Chemical Research Centre Department of Chemistry University of Warsaw Żwirki i Wigury 101 02-089 Warszawa Poland
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry University of Zagreb Ante Kovačića 1 10000 Zagreb Croatia
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- Laboratory of Microscopic Imaging and Specialized Biological Techniques Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection,/> University of Łódź Banacha 12/16 90-237 Łódź Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry Department of Organic Chemistry University of Łódź Tamka 12 91-403 Łódź Poland
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Vessières A, Wang Y, McGlinchey MJ, Jaouen G. Multifaceted chemical behaviour of metallocene (M = Fe, Os) quinone methides. Their contribution to biology. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Synthesis and biological evaluations of mono‐ and bis‐ferrocene uracil derivatives. Appl Organomet Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.6052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Ismail MK, Armstrong KA, Hodder SL, Horswell SL, Male L, Nguyen HV, Wilkinson EA, Hodges NJ, Tucker JHR. Organometallic nucleoside analogues: effect of the metallocene metal atom on cancer cell line toxicity. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:1181-1190. [PMID: 31897458 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04174e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A new chiral organometallic nucleoside analogue containing ruthenocene is reported, in which alkylthymine and alkylhydroxyl groups are attached in adjacent positions on one cyclopentadienyl ring. The synthetic procedures for this metallocene derivative and two control compounds are described, along with their characterisation by cyclic voltammetry and X-ray crystallography. Their biological activities in a human pancreatic cancer cell line (MIA-Pa-Ca-2) were significantly lower than those of three previously reported analogous ferrocene compounds, indicating that the choice of metallocene metal atom (Fe or Ru) plays a pivotal role in determining the anticancer properties of these nucleoside analogues, which in turn suggests a different mode of action from that of a conventional nucleoside analogue.
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- Media K Ismail
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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Ismail MK, Khan Z, Rana M, Horswell SL, Male L, Nguyen HV, Perotti A, Romero-Canelón I, Wilkinson EA, Hodges NJ, Tucker JHR. Effect of Regiochemistry and Methylation on the Anticancer Activity of a Ferrocene-Containing Organometallic Nucleoside Analogue. Chembiochem 2020; 21:2487-2494. [PMID: 32255248 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Four new bis-substituted ferrocene derivatives containing either a hydroxyalkyl or methoxyalkyl group and either a thyminyl or methylthyminyl group have been synthesised and characterised by a range of spectroscopic and analytical techniques. They were included in a structure-activity-relationship (SAR) study probing anticancer activities in osteosarcoma (bone cancer) cell lines and were compared with a known lead compound, 1-(S,Rp ), a nucleoside analogue that is highly toxic to cancer cells. Biological studies using the MTT assay revealed that a regioisomer of ferronucleoside 1-(S,Rp ), which only differs from the lead compound in being substituted on two cyclopentadienyl rings rather than one, was over 20 times less cytotoxic. On the other hand, methylated derivatives of 1-(S,Rp ) showed comparable cytotoxicities to the lead compound. Overall these studies indicate that a mechanism of action for 1-(S,Rp ) cannot proceed through alcohol phosphorylation and that its geometry and size, rather than any particular functional group, are crucial factors in explaining its high anticancer activity.
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- Media K Ismail
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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Guinan M, Benckendorff C, Smith M, Miller GJ. Recent Advances in the Chemical Synthesis and Evaluation of Anticancer Nucleoside Analogues. Molecules 2020; 25:E2050. [PMID: 32354007 PMCID: PMC7248840 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25092050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Nucleoside analogues have proven to be highly successful chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of a wide variety of cancers. Several such compounds, including gemcitabine and cytarabine, are the go-to option in first-line treatments. However, these materials do have limitations and the development of next generation compounds remains a topic of significant interest and necessity. Herein, we discuss recent advances in the chemical synthesis and biological evaluation of nucleoside analogues as potential anticancer agents. Focus is paid to 4'-heteroatom substitution of the furanose oxygen, 2'-, 3'-, 4'- and 5'-position ring modifications and the development of new prodrug strategies for these materials.
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- Mieke Guinan
- Lennard-Jones Laboratory, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK; (M.G.); (C.B.)
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- Lennard-Jones Laboratory, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK; (M.G.); (C.B.)
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- Medicinal Chemistry Knowledge Center, Stanford ChEM-H, 290 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305, USA;
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- Lennard-Jones Laboratory, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK; (M.G.); (C.B.)
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Rep V, Piškor M, Šimek H, Mišetić P, Grbčić P, Padovan J, Gabelica Marković V, Jadreško D, Pavelić K, Kraljević Pavelić S, Raić-Malić S. Purine and Purine Isostere Derivatives of Ferrocene: An Evaluation of ADME, Antitumor and Electrochemical Properties. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25071570. [PMID: 32235404 PMCID: PMC7180452 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Novel purine and purine isosteres containing a ferrocene motif and 4,1-disubstituted (11a-11c, 12a-12c, 13a-13c, 14a-14c, 15a-15c, 16a, 23a-23c, 24a-24c, 25a-25c) and 1,4-disubstituted (34a-34c and 35a-35c) 1,2,3-triazole rings were synthesized. The most potent cytotoxic effect on colorectal adenocarcinoma (SW620) was exerted by the 6-chloro-7-deazapurine 11c (IC50 = 9.07 µM), 6-chloropurine 13a (IC50 = 14.38 µM) and 15b (IC50 = 15.50 µM) ferrocenylalkyl derivatives. The N-9 isomer of 6-chloropurine 13a containing ferrocenylmethylene unit showed a favourable in vitro physicochemical and ADME properties including high solubility, moderate permeability and good metabolic stability in human liver microsomes.
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- Valentina Rep
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia; (V.R.); (M.P.); (H.Š.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia; (V.R.); (M.P.); (H.Š.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia; (V.R.); (M.P.); (H.Š.)
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- Fidelta d.o.o., Zagreb 10000, Croatia; (P.M.); (J.P.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, Center for High-Throughput Technologies, University of Rijeka, Rijeka 51000, Croatia; (P.G.); (S.K.P.)
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- Fidelta d.o.o., Zagreb 10000, Croatia; (P.M.); (J.P.)
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- International Relations Office, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia;
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- Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb 10000, Croatia;
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- Faculty of Medicine, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Pula 52100, Croatia;
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- Department of Biotechnology, Center for High-Throughput Technologies, University of Rijeka, Rijeka 51000, Croatia; (P.G.); (S.K.P.)
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia; (V.R.); (M.P.); (H.Š.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +385-1-4597213
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Piotrowicz M, Kowalczyk A, Trzybiński D, Woźniak K, Kowalski K. Redox-Active Glycol Nucleic Acid (GNA) Components: Synthesis and Properties of the Ferrocenyl-GNA Nucleoside, Phosphoramidite, and Semicanonical Dinucleoside Phosphate. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Michał Piotrowicz
- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Department of Microbial Genetics, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Łódź, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warszawa, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warszawa, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland
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Wang R, Chen H, Yan W, Zheng M, Zhang T, Zhang Y. Ferrocene-containing hybrids as potential anticancer agents: Current developments, mechanisms of action and structure-activity relationships. Eur J Med Chem 2020; 190:112109. [PMID: 32032851 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2020.112109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cancer is one of the most fatal threatens to human health throughout the world. The major challenges in the control and eradication of cancers are the continuous emergency of drug-resistant cancer and the low specificity of anticancer agents, creating an urgent need to develop novel anticancer agents. Organometallic compounds especially ferrocene derivatives possess remarkable structural and mechanistic diversity, inherent stability towards air, heat and light, low toxicity, low cost, reversible redox, ligand exchange, and catalytic properties, making them promising drug candidates for cancer therapy. Ferrocifen, a ferrocene-phenol hybrid, has demonstrated promising anticancer properties on drug-resistant cancers. Currently, Ferrocifen is in pre-clinical trial against cancers. Obviously, ferrocene moiety is a useful template for the development of novel anticancer agents. This review will provide an overview of ferrocene-containing hybrids with potential application in the treatment of cancers covering articles published between 2010 and 2020. The mechanisms of action, the critical aspects of design and structure-activity relationships are also discussed.
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- Ruo Wang
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350116, China
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Mazur M, Mrozowicz M, Buchowicz W, Koszytkowska-Stawińska M, Kamiński R, Ochal Z, Wińska P, Bretner M. Formylation of a metathesis-derived ansa[4]-ferrocene: a simple route to anticancer organometallics. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:11504-11511. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01975e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Ansa-Ferrocenealdehyde, obtained by formylation of a metathesis-derived ansa-ferrocene, was transformed into a conjugate with triazole and uracil with anticancer activity.
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- Maria Mazur
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Chair of Organic Chemistry
- Warsaw University of Technology
- 00-664 Warsaw
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Chair of Organic Chemistry
- Warsaw University of Technology
- 00-664 Warsaw
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Chair of Organic Chemistry
- Warsaw University of Technology
- 00-664 Warsaw
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Chair of Drug and Cosmetics Biotechnology
- Warsaw University of Technology
- 00-664 Warsaw
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Chair of Drug and Cosmetics Biotechnology
- Warsaw University of Technology
- 00-664 Warsaw
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- Chair of Drug and Cosmetics Biotechnology
- Warsaw University of Technology
- 00-664 Warsaw
- Poland
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Skiba J, Kowalczyk A, Fik MA, Gapińska M, Trzybiński D, Woźniak K, Vrček V, Czerwieniec R, Kowalski K. Luminescent pyrenyl-GNA nucleosides: synthesis, photophysics and confocal microscopy studies in cancer HeLa cells. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2019; 18:2449-2460. [PMID: 31407765 DOI: 10.1039/c9pp00271e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Glycol nucleic acids (GNA) are synthetic genetic-like polymers with an acyclic three-carbon propylene glycol phosphodiester backbone. Here, synthesis, luminescence properties, circular dichroism (CD) spectra, and confocal microscopy speciation studies of (R,S) and (S,R) pyrenyl-GNA (pyr-GNA) nucleosides are reported in HeLa cells. Enantiomerically pure nucleosides were obtained by a Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation reaction followed by semi-preparative high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separation using Amylose-2 as the chiral stationary phase. The enantiomeric relationship between stereoisomers was confirmed by CD spectra, and the absolute configurations were assigned based on experimental and theoretical CD spectra comparisons. The pyr-GNA nucleosides were not cytotoxic against human cervical (HeLa) cancer cells and thus were utilized as luminescent probes in the imaging of these cells with confocal microscopy. Cellular staining patterns were identical for both enantiomers in HeLa cells. Compounds showed no photocytotoxic effect and were localized in the lipid membranes of the mitochondria, in cellular vesicles and in other lipid cellular compartments. The overall distribution of the pyrene and pyrenyl-GNA nucleosides inside the living HeLa cells differed, since the former compound gives a more granular staining pattern and the latter a more diffuse one.
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- Joanna Skiba
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Łódź, Tamka 12, 91-403 Łódź, Poland.
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Many ferrocene complexes have been prepared for their oncological potential. Some derive from molecules with known biological effects (taxanes, podophyllotoxine, artemisine, SAHA, etc.) while others are synthetic molecules selected for their cytotoxic effects (N-alkylaminoferrocenes and ferrocenyl alkylpyridinium). Although these complexes have received a great deal of attention, the field of iron metallodrugs is not limited to them. A number of inorganic complexes of iron(ii) and iron(iii) with possible anticancer effects have also been published, although research into their biological effects is often only at an early stage. This chapter also includes iron chelators, molecules that are administered in non-metallic form but whose cytotoxic species are their coordination complexes of iron generated in vivo. The most emblematic molecule of this family is bleomycin, used as an anticancer agent in many chemotherapies. To these can be added the iron chelates originally synthesized to treat iron overload, some of which have been shown to possess interesting anticancer properties. They have been, and continue to be, the subject of many clinical trials, whether alone or in combination. Thus, the area of iron metallodrugs includes molecules with very different structures and reactivity, studied from a number of different perspectives, but focused on increasing the number of molecules at our disposal for combatting cancer.
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- Anne Vessieres
- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, UMR CNRS 8232 4, Place Jussieu F-75005 Paris France
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Montes-González I, Alsina-Sánchez AM, Aponte-Santini JC, Delgado-Rivera SM, Durán-Camacho GL. Perspectives of ferrocenyl chalcones: synthetic scaffolds toward biomedical and materials science applications. PURE APPL CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2018-0802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Ferrocene and its derivatives constitute versatile and interesting scaffolds for the global chemical enterprise due to its multiple applications that range from biomedical to materials science. Ferrocenyl derivatives are the leading compounds in our research for the syntheses and characterization as well as their potential biological applications. Among them, our recent focus has been in ferrocenyl chalcones as a framework for further derivatization. The proposed modifications consist on the incorporation of heterocyclic moieties into the ferrocenyl chalcone core. This can be afforded either by introducing a heterocyclic aromatic moiety as a substituent or functionalizing the α-β unsaturated system. Another modification explored is the formation of ammonium or pyridinium salts to increase water solubility. Studied ferrocenyl chalcones exhibit remarkable stability, physical, and electrochemical properties. These factors have led the approaches for them to be precursors of biologically active compounds (cancer, bacteria, malaria, and neurobiological diseases). Moreover, other potential applications include molecular materials, redox-sensors, and polymers. Our goal in this mini review is to highlight the chemistry of ferrocene derivatives with particular prominence to those ferrocenyl chalcones studied in our laboratory and their applications. Moreover, we are providing a background on ferrocene, chalcones, and ferrocenyl chalcones, emphasizing the methodologies with preeminent yields.
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- Ingrid Montes-González
- Department of Chemistry , University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras Campus , San Juan , Puerto Rico
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras Campus , San Juan , Puerto Rico
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras Campus , San Juan , Puerto Rico
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras Campus , San Juan , Puerto Rico
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Florindo PR, Pereira DM, Borralho PM, Piedade MFM, Oliveira MC, Dias AM, Rodrigues CMP, Fernandes AC. Organoruthenium(ii) nucleoside conjugates as colon cytotoxic agents. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj04515a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Eleven organoruthenium(ii) nucleoside conjugates are reported, showing high cytotoxicity in HCT116 colon cancer cells and independent uptake of nucleoside transporters.
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- Pedro R. Florindo
- Centro de Química Estrutural
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1049-001 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa)
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1649-003 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa)
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1649-003 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1049-001 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1049-001 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1049-001 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa)
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1649-003 Lisboa
- Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural
- Instituto Superior Técnico
- Universidade de Lisboa
- 1049-001 Lisboa
- Portugal
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Kaczmarek R, Korczyński D, Królewska‐Golińska K, Wheeler KA, Chavez FA, Mikus A, Dembinski R. Organometallic Nucleosides: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Substituted Dicobalt Hexacarbonyl 2'-Deoxy-5-oxopropynyluridines. ChemistryOpen 2018; 7:237-247. [PMID: 29531887 PMCID: PMC5838391 DOI: 10.1002/open.201700168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Reactions of dicobalt octacarbonyl [Co2(CO)8] with 2'-deoxy-5-oxopropynyluridines and related compounds gave dicobalt hexacarbonyl nucleoside complexes (83-31 %). The synthetic outcomes were confirmed by X-ray structure determination of dicobalt hexacarbonyl 2'-deoxy-5-(4-hydroxybut-1-yn-1-yl)uridine, which exhibits intermolecular hydrogen bonding between a modified base and ribose. The electronic structure of this compound was characterized by the DFT calculations. The growth inhibition of HeLa and K562 cancer cell lines by organometallic nucleosides was examined and compared to that by alkynyl nucleoside precursors. Coordination of the dicobalt carbonyl moiety to the 2'-deoxy-5-alkynyluridines led to a significant increase in the cytotoxic potency. The cobalt compounds displayed antiproliferative activities with median inhibitory values (IC50) in the range of 20 to 80 μm for the HeLa cell line and 18 to 30 μm for the K562 cell line. Coordination of an acetyl-substituted cobalt nucleoside was expanded by using the 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm) ligand, which exhibited cytotoxicity at comparable levels. The formation of reactive oxygen species in the presence of cobalt compounds was determined in K562 cells. The results indicate that the mechanism of action for most antiproliferative cobalt compounds may be related to the induction of oxidative stress.
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- Renata Kaczmarek
- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryCentre of Molecular and Macromolecular StudiesPolish Academy of SciencesSienkiewicza 11290–363ŁódźPoland
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- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryCentre of Molecular and Macromolecular StudiesPolish Academy of SciencesSienkiewicza 11290–363ŁódźPoland
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- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryCentre of Molecular and Macromolecular StudiesPolish Academy of SciencesSienkiewicza 11290–363ŁódźPoland
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- Department of ChemistryWhitworth University300 W. Hawthorne Rd.SpokaneWA99251USA
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- Department of ChemistryOakland University146 Library DriveRochesterMI48309-4479USA
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- Department of ChemistryOakland University146 Library DriveRochesterMI48309-4479USA
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- Department of Bioorganic ChemistryCentre of Molecular and Macromolecular StudiesPolish Academy of SciencesSienkiewicza 11290–363ŁódźPoland
- Department of ChemistryOakland University146 Library DriveRochesterMI48309-4479USA
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Skiba J, Yuan Q, Hildebrandt A, Lang H, Trzybiński D, Woźniak K, Balogh RK, Gyurcsik B, Vrček V, Kowalski K. Ferrocenyl GNA Nucleosides: A Bridge between Organic and Organometallic Xeno-nucleic Acids. Chempluschem 2018; 83:77-86. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201700551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Joanna Skiba
- Faculty of Chemistry; Department of Organic Chemistry; University of Łódź; Tamka 12 91-403 Łódź Poland
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences; Institute of Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Technische Universität Chemnitz; 09107 Chemnitz Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences; Institute of Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Technische Universität Chemnitz; 09107 Chemnitz Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences; Institute of Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Technische Universität Chemnitz; 09107 Chemnitz Germany
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- Biological and Chemical Research Centre; Department of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; Żwirki i Wigury 101 02-089 Warszawa Poland
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- Biological and Chemical Research Centre; Department of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; Żwirki i Wigury 101 02-089 Warszawa Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry; Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry; University of Szeged; Dom ter 7. 6720 Szeged Hungary
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- Faculty of Chemistry; Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry; University of Szeged; Dom ter 7. 6720 Szeged Hungary
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- Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; University of Zagreb; Ante Kovačića 1 10000 Zagreb Croatia
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- Faculty of Chemistry; Department of Organic Chemistry; University of Łódź; Tamka 12 91-403 Łódź Poland
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Wang Y, Dansette PM, Pigeon P, Top S, McGlinchey MJ, Mansuy D, Jaouen G. A new generation of ferrociphenols leads to a great diversity of reactive metabolites, and exhibits remarkable antiproliferative properties. Chem Sci 2018; 9:70-78. [PMID: 29629075 PMCID: PMC5870192 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc04213b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Organometallic compounds bearing the redox motif [ferrocenyl-ene-phenol] have very promising antiproliferative properties which have been further improved by incorporating pertinent substituents able to engender new mechanisms. Here we show that novel ferrociphenols bearing a hydroxypropyl chain exhibit strong antiproliferative effects, in most cases much better than those of cisplatin, tamoxifen, or of previously described ferrociphenols devoid of this terminal OH. This is illustrated, in the case of one of these compounds, by its IC50 values of 110 nM for MDA-MB-231 triple negative breast cancer cells and of 300 nM for cisplatin-resistant A2780cisR human ovarian cancer cells, and by its GI50 values lower than 100 nM towards a series of melanoma and renal cancer cell lines of the NCI-60 panel. Interestingly, oxidative metabolism of these hydroxypropyl-ferrociphenols yields two kinds of quinone methides (QMs) that readily react with various nucleophiles, such as glutathione, to give 1,6- and 1,8-adducts. Protonation of these quinone methides generates numerous reactive metabolites leading eventually to many rearrangement and cleavage products. This unprecedented and fully characterized metabolic profile involving a wide range of electrophilic metabolites that should react with cell macromolecules may be linked to the remarkable profile of antiproliferative activities of this new series. Indeed, the great diversity of unexpected reactive metabolites found upon oxidation will allow them to adapt to various situations present in the cancer cell. These data initiate a novel strategy for the rational design of anticancer molecules, thus opening the way to new organometallic potent anticancer drug candidates for the treatment of chemoresistant cancers.
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- Yong Wang
- PSL , Chimie ParisTech , 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie , F-75005 Paris , France
- Sorbonne Universités , UPMC Univ Paris 6 , UMR 8232 CNRS , IPCM , Place Jussieu , F-75005 Paris , France . ;
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques , UMR 8601 CNRS , Université Paris Descartes , PRES Paris Cité Sorbonne , 45 rue des Saints Pères , 75270 Paris Cedex 06 , France .
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- PSL , Chimie ParisTech , 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie , F-75005 Paris , France
- Sorbonne Universités , UPMC Univ Paris 6 , UMR 8232 CNRS , IPCM , Place Jussieu , F-75005 Paris , France . ;
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- Sorbonne Universités , UPMC Univ Paris 6 , UMR 8232 CNRS , IPCM , Place Jussieu , F-75005 Paris , France . ;
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- UCD School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology , University College Dublin , Belfield , Dublin 4 , Ireland
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques , UMR 8601 CNRS , Université Paris Descartes , PRES Paris Cité Sorbonne , 45 rue des Saints Pères , 75270 Paris Cedex 06 , France .
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- PSL , Chimie ParisTech , 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie , F-75005 Paris , France
- Sorbonne Universités , UPMC Univ Paris 6 , UMR 8232 CNRS , IPCM , Place Jussieu , F-75005 Paris , France . ;
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Chen P, Liu C, Hu J, Zhang H, Sun R. Design, synthesis and fungicidal activity studies of 3-ferrocenyl-N-acryloylmorpholine. J Organomet Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2017.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Pigeon P, Wang Y, Top S, Najlaoui F, Garcia Alvarez MC, Bignon J, McGlinchey MJ, Jaouen G. A New Series of Succinimido-ferrociphenols and Related Heterocyclic Species Induce Strong Antiproliferative Effects, Especially against Ovarian Cancer Cells Resistant to Cisplatin. J Med Chem 2017; 60:8358-8368. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Pascal Pigeon
- PSL, Chimie ParisTech, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75005 Paris, France
- UPMC
Univ Paris 6, UMR 8232 CNRS, IPCM, Sorbonne Universités, Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- PSL, Chimie ParisTech, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75005 Paris, France
- UPMC
Univ Paris 6, UMR 8232 CNRS, IPCM, Sorbonne Universités, Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- UPMC
Univ Paris 6, UMR 8232 CNRS, IPCM, Sorbonne Universités, Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- UPMC
Univ Paris 6, UMR 8232 CNRS, IPCM, Sorbonne Universités, Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Centre
de Recherche de Gif, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles,
UPR 2301 du CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Centre
de Recherche de Gif, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles,
UPR 2301 du CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- UCD
School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- PSL, Chimie ParisTech, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, F-75005 Paris, France
- UPMC
Univ Paris 6, UMR 8232 CNRS, IPCM, Sorbonne Universités, Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France
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The influence of ancillary ligands on the antitumoral activity of new cyclometallated Pt(II) complexes derived from an ferrocene-pyrazole hybrid. J Organomet Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2016.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Sharma AK, Joshi H, Bhaskar R, Kumar S, Singh AK. Palladacycles of sulfated and selenated Schiff bases of ferrocene-carboxaldehyde as catalysts for O-arylation and Suzuki–Miyaura coupling. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:2485-2496. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt00083a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Palladacycles of Schiff-bases having a ferrocene core catalyze O-arylation of ArBr and Suzuki–Miyaura coupling of ArBr/Cl with a yield up to 93%.
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Delhi
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Delhi
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Delhi
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Delhi
- India
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Kedge JL, Nguyen HV, Khan Z, Male L, Hodges MKIHVRN, Horswell SL, Mehellou Y, Tucker JHR. Organometallic Nucleoside Analogues: Effect of Hydroxyalkyl Linker Length on Cancer Cell Line Toxicity. Eur J Inorg Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201600853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Jonathan L. Kedge
- School of Chemistry; University of Birmingham; Edgbaston B15 2TT Birmingham UK
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- School of Chemistry; University of Birmingham; Edgbaston B15 2TT Birmingham UK
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- School of Biosciences; University of Birmingham; Edgbaston B15 2TT Birmingham UK
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- School of Chemistry; University of Birmingham; Edgbaston B15 2TT Birmingham UK
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- School of Chemistry; University of Birmingham; Edgbaston B15 2TT Birmingham UK
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- School of Pharmacy; College of Medical and Dental Sciences; University of Birmingham; Edgbaston B15 2TT Birmingham UK
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- School of Chemistry; University of Birmingham; Edgbaston B15 2TT Birmingham UK
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Błauż A, Rychlik B, Makal A, Szulc K, Strzelczyk P, Bujacz G, Zakrzewski J, Woźniak K, Plażuk D. Ferrocene-Biotin Conjugates: Synthesis, Structure, Cytotoxic Activity and Interaction with Avidin. Chempluschem 2016; 81:1191-1201. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201600320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Andrzej Błauż
- Cytometry Lab; Department of Molecular Biophysics; Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection; University of Łódź; 141/143 Pomorska St. 90-236 Łódź Poland
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- Cytometry Lab; Department of Molecular Biophysics; Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection; University of Łódź; 141/143 Pomorska St. 90-236 Łódź Poland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; Pasteura, 1 02-093 Warszawa Poland
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- Cytometry Lab; Department of Molecular Biophysics; Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection; University of Łódź; 141/143 Pomorska St. 90-236 Łódź Poland
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- Institute of Technical Biochemistry; Łódź University of Technology; Stefanowskiego 4/10 90-924 Łódź Poland
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- Institute of Technical Biochemistry; Łódź University of Technology; Stefanowskiego 4/10 90-924 Łódź Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry; Faculty of Chemistry; University of Łódź; Tamka 12 41-403 Łódź Poland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Warsaw; Pasteura, 1 02-093 Warszawa Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry; Faculty of Chemistry; University of Łódź; Tamka 12 41-403 Łódź Poland
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Substitution of Metallocenes with [2.2]Paracyclophane to Enable Confocal Microscopy Imaging in Living Cells. Eur J Inorg Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201600281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Zhou HY, Li M, Qu J, Jing S, Xu H, Zhao JZ, Zhang J, He MF. Effective Antitumor Candidates Based upon Ferrocenylseleno-Dopamine Derivatives: Growth Inhibition by Induction Cell Apoptosis and Antivascular Effects. Organometallics 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Institute
of Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory
of Translational Medicine, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory
of Translational Medicine, Jiangsu Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210028, People’s Republic of China
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Synthesis and biological activity of ferrocenyl indeno[1,2-c]isoquinolines as topoisomerase II inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 24:651-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Revised: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Skiba J, Karpowicz R, Szabó I, Therrien B, Kowalski K. Synthesis and anticancer activity studies of ferrocenyl-thymine-3,6-dihydro-2H-thiopyranes – A new class of metallocene-nucleobase derivatives. J Organomet Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2015.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Lapić J, Havaić V, Šakić D, Sanković K, Djaković S, Vrček V. Ferrocenoyl-Substituted Pyrimidine Nucleobases: An Experimental and Computational Study of Regioselective Acylation of Uracil, Thymine, and 5-Fluorouracil. European J Org Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201500647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Prinz C, Vasyutina E, Lohmann G, Schrader A, Romanski S, Hirschhäuser C, Mayer P, Frias C, Herling CD, Hallek M, Schmalz HG, Prokop A, Mougiakakos D, Herling M. Organometallic nucleosides induce non-classical leukemic cell death that is mitochondrial-ROS dependent and facilitated by TCL1-oncogene burden. Mol Cancer 2015; 14:114. [PMID: 26041471 PMCID: PMC4453051 DOI: 10.1186/s12943-015-0378-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Redox stress is a hallmark of the rewired metabolic phenotype of cancer. The underlying dysregulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is interconnected with abnormal mitochondrial biogenesis and function. In chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), elevated ROS are implicated in clonal outgrowth and drug resistance. The pro-survival oncogene T-cell leukemia 1 (TCL1) is causally linked to the high threshold towards classical apoptosis in CLL. We investigated how aberrant redox characteristics and bioenergetics of CLL are impacted by TCL1 and if this is therapeutically exploitable. Methods Bio-organometallic chemistry provided compounds containing a cytosine nucleobase, a metal core (ferrocene, ruthenocene, Fe(CO)3), and a 5’-CH2O-TDS substituent. Four of these metal-containing nucleoside analogues (MCNA) were tested for their efficacy and mode of action in CLL patient samples, gene-targeted cell lines, and murine TCL1-transgenic splenocytes. Results The MCNA showed a marked and selective cytotoxicity towards CLL cells. MCNA activity was equally observed in high-risk disease groups, including those of del11q/del17p cytogenetics and of clinical fludarabine resistance. They overcame protective stromal cell interactions. MCNA-evoked PARP-mediated cell death was non-autophagic and non-necrotic as well as caspase- and P53-independent. This unconventional apoptosis involved early increases of ROS, which proved indispensible based on mitigation of MCNA-triggered death by various scavengers. MCNA exposure reduced mitochondrial respiration (oxygen consumption rate; OCR) and induced a rapid membrane depolarization (∆ΨM). These characteristics distinguished the MCNA from the alkylator bendamustine and from fludarabine. Higher cellular ROS and increased MCNA sensitivity were linked to TCL1 expression. The presence of TCL1 promoted a mitochondrial release of in part caspase-independent apoptotic factors (AIF, Smac, Cytochrome-c) in response to MCNA. Although basal mitochondrial respiration (OCR) and maximal respiratory capacity were not affected by TCL1 overexpression, it mediated a reduced aerobic glycolysis (lactate production) and a higher fraction of oxygen consumption coupled to ATP-synthesis. Conclusions Redox-active substances such as organometallic nucleosides can confer specific cytotoxicity to ROS-stressed cancer cells. Their P53- and caspase-independent induction of non-classical apoptosis implicates that redox-based strategies can overcome resistance to conventional apoptotic triggers. The high TCL1-oncogenic burden of aggressive CLL cells instructs their particular dependence on mitochondrial energetic flux and renders them more susceptible towards agents interfering in mitochondrial homeostasis. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12943-015-0378-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Christian Prinz
- Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signaling and Oncoproteome, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO) Köln-Bonn, and Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Response and Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signaling and Oncoproteome, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO) Köln-Bonn, and Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Response and Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signaling and Oncoproteome, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO) Köln-Bonn, and Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Response and Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signaling and Oncoproteome, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO) Köln-Bonn, and Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Response and Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signaling and Oncoproteome, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO) Köln-Bonn, and Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Response and Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, CIO Köln-Bonn, and CECAD, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, CIO Köln-Bonn, and CECAD, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signaling and Oncoproteome, Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO) Köln-Bonn, and Excellence Cluster for Cellular Stress Response and Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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New efficient artemisinin derived agents against human leukemia cells, human cytomegalovirus and Plasmodium falciparum: 2nd generation 1,2,4-trioxane-ferrocene hybrids. Eur J Med Chem 2015; 97:164-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2015.04.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2014] [Revised: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Metallocene-uracil conjugates: Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel mono-, di- and tri-nuclear systems. J Organomet Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2014.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The mechanisms of action of ferrocifens depend on several features: chemical structures, used concentrations, nature of cancer cells.
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- Gérard Jaouen
- Sorbonne Universités
- UPMC Univ Paris 06
- IPCM
- F-75005 Paris
- France
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- Sorbonne Universités
- UPMC Univ Paris 06
- IPCM
- F-75005 Paris
- France
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- Sorbonne Universités
- UPMC Univ Paris 06
- IPCM
- F-75005 Paris
- France
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