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Mandal AA, Singh V, Saha S, Peters S, Sadhukhan T, Kushwaha R, Yadav AK, Mandal A, Upadhyay A, Bera A, Dutta A, Koch B, Banerjee S. Green Light-Triggered Photocatalytic Anticancer Activity of Terpyridine-Based Ru(II) Photocatalysts. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:7493-7503. [PMID: 38578920 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00650] [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: 04/07/2024]
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The relentless increase in drug resistance of platinum-based chemotherapeutics has opened the scope for other new cancer therapies with novel mechanisms of action (MoA). Recently, photocatalytic cancer therapy, an intrusive catalytic treatment, is receiving significant interest due to its multitargeting cell death mechanism with high selectivity. Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of three photoresponsive Ru(II) complexes, viz., [Ru(ph-tpy)(bpy)Cl]PF6 (Ru1), [Ru(ph-tpy)(phen)Cl]PF6 (Ru2), and [Ru(ph-tpy)(aip)Cl]PF6 (Ru3), where, ph-tpy = 4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2″-terpyridine, bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, and aip = 2-(anthracen-9-yl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10] phenanthroline, showing photocatalytic anticancer activity. The X-ray crystal structures of Ru1 and Ru2 revealed a distorted octahedral geometry with a RuN5Cl core. The complexes showed an intense absorption band in the 440-600 nm range corresponding to the metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) that was further used to achieve the green light-induced photocatalytic anticancer effect. The mitochondria-targeting photostable complex Ru3 induced phototoxicity with IC50 and PI values of ca. 0.7 μM and 88, respectively, under white light irradiation and ca. 1.9 μM and 35 under green light irradiation against HeLa cells. The complexes (Ru1-Ru3) showed negligible dark cytotoxicity toward normal splenocytes (IC50s > 50 μM). The cell death mechanistic study revealed that Ru3 induced ROS-mediated apoptosis in HeLa cells via mitochondrial depolarization under white or green light exposure. Interestingly, Ru3 also acted as a highly potent catalyst for NADH photo-oxidation under green light. This NADH photo-oxidation process also contributed to the photocytotoxicity of the complexes. Overall, Ru3 presented multitargeting synergistic type I and type II photochemotherapeutic effects.
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- Arif Ali Mandal
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Zoology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
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- Departmentof Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu 603203, India
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- Departmentof Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu 603203, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
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- Department of Zoology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
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Thangavel SK, Mohamed Kasim MS, Rengan R. Promoting the Anticancer Activity with Multidentate Furan-2-Carboxamide Functionalized Aroyl Thiourea Chelation in Binuclear Half-Sandwich Ruthenium(II) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:7520-7539. [PMID: 38590210 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01265] [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: 04/10/2024]
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A new set of binuclear arene ruthenium complexes [Ru2(p-cymene)2(k4-N2OS)(L1-L3)Cl2] (Ru2L1-Ru2L3) encompassing furan-2-carboxamide-based aroylthiourea derivatives (H2L1-H2L3) was synthesized and characterized by various spectral and analytical techniques. Single-crystal XRD analysis unveils the N^O and N^S mixed monobasic bidentate coordination of the ligands constructing N, S, Cl/N, O, and Cl legged piano stool octahedral geometry. DFT analysis demonstrates the predilection for the formation of stable arene ruthenium complexes. In vitro antiproliferative activity of the complexes was examined against human cervical (HeLa), breast (MCF-7), and lung (A549) cancerous and noncancerous monkey kidney epithelial (Vero) cells. All the complexes are more efficacious against HeLa and MCF-7 cells with low inhibitory doses (3.86-11.02 μM). Specifically, Ru2L3 incorporating p-cymene and -OCH3 fragments exhibits high lipophilicity, significant cytotoxicity against cancer cells, and lower toxicity on noncancerous cells. Staining analysis indicates the apoptosis-associated cell morphological changes expressively in MCF-7 cells. Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) analyses reveal that Ru2L3 can raise ROS levels, reduce MMP, and trigger mitochondrial dysfunction-mediated apoptosis. The catalytic oxidation of glutathione (GSH) to its disulfide form (GSSG) by the complexes may simultaneously increase the ROS levels, alluding to their observed cytotoxicity and apoptosis induction. Flow cytometry determined the quantitative classification of late apoptosis and S-phase arrest in MCF-7 and HeLa cells. Western blotting analysis confirmed that the complexes promote apoptosis by upregulating Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 and downregulating BCL-2. Molecular docking studies unfolded the strong binding affinities of the complexes with VEGFR2, an angiogenic signaling receptor, and BCL2, Cyclin D1, and HER2 proteins typically overexpressed on tumor cells.
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- Sathiya Kamatchi Thangavel
- Centre for Organometallic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, India
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- Centre for Organometallic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 620 024, India
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Abirami A, Devan U, Ramesh R, Antony Joseph Velanganni A, Małecki JG. Exploring the cytotoxicity of dinuclear Ru(II) p-cymene complexes appended N, N'-bis(4-substituted benzoyl)hydrazines: insights into the mechanism of apoptotic cell death. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:5167-5179. [PMID: 38380977 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt04234k] [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: 02/22/2024]
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Cancer is a perilous life-threatening disease, and attempts are constantly being made to create multinuclear transition metal complexes that could lead to the development of potential anticancer medications and administration procedures. Hence, this work aims to design, synthesize, characterize, and assess the anticancer efficacy of ruthenium p-cymene complexes incorporating N,N'-bis(4-substituted benzoyl)hydrazine ligands. The formation of the new complexes (Ru2H1-Ru2H3) has been thoroughly established by elemental analysis, and FT-IR, UV-vis, NMR, and HR-MS spectral techniques. The solid-state molecular structures of the complexes Ru2H1 and Ru2H3 have been determined using the SC-XRD study, which confirms the N, O, and Cl-legged piano stool pseudo-octahedral geometry of each ruthenium(II) ion. The stability of these complexes in the solution state and their lipophilicity profile have been determined. Furthermore, the title complexes were tested for their in vitro anticancer activity against cancerous H460 (lung cancer cells), SkBr3 (breast cancer cells), HepG2 (liver cancer cells), and HeLa (cervical cancer cells) along with non-cancerous (HEK-293) cells. The IC50 results revealed that complex Ru2H3 exhibits potent activity against the proliferation of all four cancer cells and outscored the effect of the standard metallodrug cisplatin. This may be attributed to the presence of a couple of lipophilic electron-donating methoxy groups in the ligand scaffold and also the ruthenium(II) p-cymene motifs. Advantageously, all the complexes (Ru2H1-Ru2H3) displayed cytotoxic specificity only towards cancerous cells by leaving the off-target non-cancerous cells undamaged. Acridine orange/ethidium bromide (AO/EB) staining, Hoechst 33342, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and reactive oxygen species (ROS) staining assays were used to investigate the apoptotic pathway and ROS levels in mitochondria. The results of western blot analysis confirmed that the complexes triggered apoptosis through an intrinsic mitochondrial pathway by upregulating Bax and downregulating Bcl-2 proteins. Finally, the extent of apoptosis triggered by the complex Ru2H3 was quantified with the aid of flow cytometry using the Annexin V-FITC/propidium iodide (PI) double-staining technique.
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- Arunachalam Abirami
- Centre for Organometallic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli - 620 024, India.
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- Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli - 620 024, India
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- Centre for Organometallic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli - 620 024, India.
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- Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli - 620 024, India
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- Department of Crystallography, Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Mandal A, Rai R, Saha S, Kushwaha R, Wei L, Gogoi H, Mandal AA, Yadav AK, Huang H, Dutta A, Dhar P, Banerjee S. Polypyridyl-based Co(III) complexes of vitamin B 6 Schiff base for photoactivated antibacterial therapy. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:17562-17572. [PMID: 37965840 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02967k] [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: 11/16/2023]
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Herein, five novel polypyridyl-based Co(III) complexes of Schiff bases, viz., [Co(dpa)(L1)]Cl (1), [Co(dpa)(L2)]Cl (2), [Co(L3)(L2)]Cl (3), [Co(L3)(L1)]Cl (4), and [Co(L4)(L1)]Cl (5), where dpa (dipicolylamine) = bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine; H2L1 = (E)-2-((2-hydroxybenzylidene)amino)phenol; H2L2 = (E)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-4-(((2-hydroxyphenyl)imino)methyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol; L3 = 4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (ph-tpy); and L4 = 4'-ferrocenyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (Fc-tpy), were synthesized and characterized. Complexes 1, 3, and 4 were structurally characterized by single-crystal XRD, indicating an octahedral CoIIIN4O2 coordination core. The absorption bands of these complexes were observed in the visible range with a λmax at ∼430-485 nm. Complex 5 displayed an extra absorption band near 545 nm because of a ferrocene moiety. These absorptions in the visible region reflect the potential of the complexes to act as visible-light antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) agents. All of these complexes showed reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated antibacterial effects against S. aureus (Gram-positive) and E. coli (Gram-negative bacteria) upon low-energy visible light (0.5 J cm-2, 400-700 nm) exposure. Additionally, 1-5 did not show any toxicity toward A549 (Human Lung adenocarcinoma) cells, reflecting their selective bacteria-killing abilities.
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- Apurba Mandal
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India.
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India 221005.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India 221005.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India.
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Polaczek J, Kieca K, Oszajca M, Impert O, Katafias A, Chatterjee D, Ćoćić D, Puchta R, Stochel G, Hubbard CD, van Eldik R. A Personal Account on Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms. CHEM REC 2023:e202300278. [PMID: 37821418 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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The presented Review is focused on the latest research in the field of inorganic chemistry performed by the van Eldik group and his collaborators. The first part of the manuscript concentrates on the interaction of nitric oxide and its derivatives with biologically important compounds. We summarized mechanistic information on the interaction between model porphyrin systems (microperoxidase) and NO as well as the recent studies on the formation of nitrosylcobalamin (CblNO). The following sections cover the characterization of the Ru(II)/Ru(III) mixed-valence ion-pair complexes, including Ru(II)/Ru(III)(edta) complexes. The last part concerns the latest mechanistic information on the DFT techniques applications. Each section presents the most important results with the mechanistic interpretations.
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- Justyna Polaczek
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
- Jagiellonian University, Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Kraków, 30-348, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100, Torun, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100, Torun, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100, Torun, Poland
- Vice-Chancellor's Research Group, Zoology Department, University of Burdwan, Burdwan, 713104, India
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Radoja Domanovića 12, P. O. Box 60, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Central Institute for Scientific Computing (CISC), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Martensstr. 5a, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Computer Chemistry Center, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nägelsbachstr. 25, 91052, Erlangen, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 03824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058, Erlangen, Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100, Torun, Poland
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Mitchell RJ, Kriger SM, Fenton AD, Havrylyuk D, Pandeya A, Sun Y, Smith T, DeRouchey JE, Unrine JM, Oza V, Blackburn JS, Wei Y, Heidary DK, Glazer EC. A monoadduct generating Ru(ii) complex induces ribosome biogenesis stress and is a molecular mimic of phenanthriplatin. RSC Chem Biol 2023; 4:344-353. [PMID: 37181632 PMCID: PMC10170627 DOI: 10.1039/d2cb00247g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Ruthenium complexes are often investigated as potential replacements for platinum-based chemotherapeutics in hopes of identifying systems with improved tolerability in vivo and reduced susceptibility to cellular resistance mechanisms. Inspired by phenanthriplatin, a non-traditional platinum agent that contains only one labile ligand, monofunctional ruthenium polypyridyl agents have been developed, but until now, few demonstrated promising anticancer activity. Here we introduce a potent new scaffold, based on [Ru(tpy)(dip)Cl]Cl (tpy = 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine and dip = 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline) in pursuit of effective Ru(ii)-based monofunctional agents. Notably, the extension of the terpyridine at the 4' position with an aromatic ring resulted in a molecule that was cytotoxic in several cancer cell lines with sub-micromolar IC50 values, induced ribosome biogenesis stress, and exhibited minimal zebrafish embryo toxicity. This study demonstrates the successful design of a Ru(ii) agent that mimics many of the biological effects and phenotypes seen with phenanthriplatin, despite numerous differences in both the ligands and metal center structure.
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- Richard J Mitchell
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky 505 Rose St. Lexington KY 40506 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University 2620 Yarbrough DriveRaleigh NC 27695 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky 505 Rose St. Lexington KY 40506 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky 505 Rose St. Lexington KY 40506 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky 505 Rose St. Lexington KY 40506 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky 505 Rose St. Lexington KY 40506 USA
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky 1100 S. Limestone St Lexington KY 40546 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky 505 Rose St. Lexington KY 40506 USA
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky 1100 S. Limestone St Lexington KY 40546 USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky 741 S. Limestone St. Lexington KY 40536 USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky 741 S. Limestone St. Lexington KY 40536 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky 505 Rose St. Lexington KY 40506 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University 2620 Yarbrough DriveRaleigh NC 27695 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University 2620 Yarbrough DriveRaleigh NC 27695 USA
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Fan Z, Xie J, Kushwaha R, Liang S, Li W, Mandal AA, Wei L, Banerjee S, Huang H. Anticancer Screening of Ru(II) Photoredox Catalysts at Single Cancer Cell Level. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202300047. [PMID: 36894498 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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The rapid efflux of Pt-based chemotherapeutics by cancer cells is one of the major causes of drug resistance in clinically available drugs. Therefore, both the high cellular uptake as well as adequate retention efficiency of an anticancer agent are important factors to overcome drug resistance. Unfortunately, rapid and efficient quantification of metallic drug concentration in individual cancer cells still remains a tricky problem. Herein, with the help of newly developed single cell inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SC-ICP-MS), we have found that the well-known Ru(II)-based complex, Ru3, displayed remarkable intracellular uptake and retention efficiency in every single cancer cell with high photocatalytic therapeutic activity to overcome cisplatin resistance. Moreover, Ru3 has shown sensational photocatalytic anticancer properties with excellent in-vitro and in-vivo biocompatibility under light exposure.
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- Zhongxian Fan
- Pharmacy Department, Shenshan Medical Center, Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shanwei, 516600, P. R. China
- School of Pharmaceutical Science (Shenzen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemistry (BHU), Varanasi IIT (BHU), Varanasi, UP, 221005, India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science (Shenzen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, P. R. China
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- Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemistry (BHU), Varanasi IIT (BHU), Varanasi, UP, 221005, India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science (Shenzen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, P. R. China
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- Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemistry (BHU), Varanasi IIT (BHU), Varanasi, UP, 221005, India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science (Shenzen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, P. R. China
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Sonkar C, Sarkar S, Mukhopadhyay S. Ruthenium(ii)-arene complexes as anti-metastatic agents, and related techniques. RSC Med Chem 2022; 13:22-38. [PMID: 35224494 PMCID: PMC8792825 DOI: 10.1039/d1md00220a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 09/18/2023] Open
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With the discovery of cisplatin, a vast area of applications of metallodrugs in cancer treatment was opened but due to the side effects caused by the cisplatin complexes, researchers began to look for alternatives with similar anticancer properties but fewer side effects. Ruthenium was found to be a promising candidate, considering its significant anticancer properties and low side effects. Several ruthenium complexes, viz. NAMI-A, KP1019, KP1339, and TLD1433, have entered clinical trials. Some other arene ruthenium complexes such as RM175 and RAPTA-C have also entered clinical trials but very few of them have shown anti-metastatic properties. Herein, we provide information and probable mechanistic pathways for ruthenium(ii)-arene complexes that have been studied, so far, for their anti-metastatic activities. Also, we discuss the techniques and their significance for determining the anti-metastatic effects of the complexes.
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- Chanchal Sonkar
- Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore Khandwa Road, Simrol Indore 453552 MP India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Indore Khandwa Road, Simrol Indore 453552 MP India
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- Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore Khandwa Road, Simrol Indore 453552 MP India
- Department of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Indore Khandwa Road, Simrol Indore 453552 MP India
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Giriraj K, Mohamed Kasim MS, Balasubramaniam K, Thangavel SK, Venkatesan J, Suresh S, Shanmugam P, Karri C. Various coordination modes of new coumarin Schiff bases toward Cobalt (III) ion: Synthesis, spectral characterization, in vitro cytotoxic activity, and investigation of apoptosis. Appl Organomet Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.6536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Kalaiarasi Giriraj
- Department of Chemistry Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (Deemed to be University) Coimbatore 641021 India
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- The First Affiliated Hospital; Key Laboratory of Combined Multi Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, School of Medicine Zhejiang University Hangzhou PR China
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- Department of Microbiology Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (Deemed to be University) Coimbatore 641021 India
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- Centre for Organometallic Chemistry, School of Chemistry Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli 620024 India
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- Department of Chemistry Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (Deemed to be University) Coimbatore 641021 India
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- Department of Chemistry Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (Deemed to be University) Coimbatore 641021 India
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- Department of Chemistry Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (Deemed to be University) Coimbatore 641021 India
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- Department of Chemistry Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (Deemed to be University) Coimbatore 641021 India
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Sathiya Kamatchi T, Mohamed Subarkhan MK, Ramesh R, Wang H, Małecki JG. Investigation into antiproliferative activity and apoptosis mechanism of new arene Ru(ii) carbazole-based hydrazone complexes. Dalton Trans 2021; 49:11385-11395. [PMID: 32776042 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01476a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Ruthenium complexes with bioactive ligands are becoming promising substitutes for platinum complexes due to their precise action against various cancers. In the present study, the synthesis of three new arene Ru(ii) complexes containing new carbazole-based hydrazone ligands of general formula [(η6-benzene)Ru(L)Cl] (1-3; L = carbazolone benzhydrazone ligands), and their anticancer properties are described. The structural characterization of the ligands and their ruthenium complexes has been realized with the aid of elemental analysis, IR, UV-vis, NMR and HR-MS techniques. The molecular structures of all three complexes have been elucidated by single crystal X-ray crystallography and reveal the existence of pseudo-octahedral geometry around the ruthenium. The in vitro cancer cell growth inhibition property of the complexes against A549 (lung carcinoma), A2780 (ovarian adenocarcinoma) and non-cancerous 16HBE (human lung bronchial epithelium) cells were examined by MTT assay. All the complexes display good cytotoxicity towards both of these types of cancer cell compared to the standard drug cisplatin, with low IC50 values. Remarkably, complex 3, which contains an electron-donating substituent, induces a significant reduction of viability in A2780 cells. The inhibition capacity of the complexes towards A2780 cells proliferation was further confirmed using 5-ethynyl-2-deoxyuridine (EdU) assay via minimal DNA synthesis. The result of the acridine orange-ethidium bromide (AO-EB) fluorescent staining assay establishes that the cytotoxicity of the complexes was mediated by apoptosis in cancer cells. Furthermore, flow cytometry using Annexin V-FITC/propidium iodide (PI) double staining determines the quantitative discrimination of early apoptosis by the externalization of phosphatidylserine. In addition, cell cycle distribution indicates that the complexes block the cell cycle progression in the S-phase. The outcome of our investigation shows the promising scope and potency of tailored arene ruthenium complexes for precise cancer chemotherapy beyond platinum drugs.
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- Thangavel Sathiya Kamatchi
- Centre for Organometallic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, PR China
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- Centre for Organometallic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, PR China
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- Department of Crystallography, Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 40-006, Katowice, Poland
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Jin Z, Qi S, Guo X, Jian Y, Hou Y, Li C, Wang X, Zhou Q. The modification of a pyrene group makes a Ru(ii) complex versatile. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:3259-3262. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc08400j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A versatile Ru(ii) complex with self-reporting ligand photo-dissociation and efficient two-photon excited synergistic PACT and PDT abilities was designed and studied.
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- Zhihui Jin
- Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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Wise DE, Gamble AJ, Arkawazi SW, Walton PH, Galan MC, O'Hagan MP, Hogg KG, Marrison JL, O'Toole PJ, Sparkes HA, Lynam JM, Pringle PG. Cytotoxic ( cis, cis-1,3,5-triaminocyclohexane)ruthenium(II)-diphosphine complexes; evidence for covalent binding and intercalation with DNA. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:15219-15230. [PMID: 33021299 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02612c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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We report cytotoxic ruthenium(ii) complexes of the general formula [RuCl(cis-tach)(diphosphine)]+ (cis-tach = cis-cis-1,3,5-triaminocyclohexane) that have been characterised by 1H, 13C and 31P{1H} NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, X-ray crystallography and elemental analysis. The kinetics of aquation and stability of the active species have been studied, showing that the chlorido ligand is substituted by water at 298 K with first order rate constants of 10-2-10-3 s-1, ideal for potential clinical use as anti-tumour agents. Strong interactions with biologically relevant duplex and quadruplex DNA models correlate with the activity observed with A549, A2780 and 293T cell lines, and the degree of activity was found to be sensitive to the chelating diphosphine ligand. A label-free ptychographic cell imaging technique recorded cell death processes over 4 days. The Ru(ii) cis-tach diphosphine complexes exhibit anti-proliferative effects, in some cases outperforming cisplatin and other cytotoxic ruthenium complexes.
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- Dan E Wise
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
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- Imaging and Cytometry Laboratory, Bioscience Technology Facility, Department of Biology, University of York, UK
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- Imaging and Cytometry Laboratory, Bioscience Technology Facility, Department of Biology, University of York, UK
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- Imaging and Cytometry Laboratory, Bioscience Technology Facility, Department of Biology, University of York, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK.
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Chrzanowska M, Katafias A, van Eldik R. Can a Nonorganometallic Ruthenium(II) Polypyridylamine Complex Catalyze Hydride Transfer? Mechanistic Insight from Solution Kinetics on the Reduction of Coenzyme NAD + by Formate. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:14944-14953. [PMID: 33001639 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Application of organometallic ruthenium(II) arene complexes has been successful for the modulation of cellular redox processes via their interaction with species such as formate to control the NAD+/NADH balance in cells. Here we present the first evidence that similar effects can be reached with the application of a nonorganometallic ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complex. Kinetic studies performed demonstrate the ability of [RuII(terpy)(en)(H2O/EtOH)]2+ in water/ethanol (1:9, v/v) solution, where terpy = 2,2':6',2″-terpyridine and en = ethylenediamine, to catalyze the reduction of the NAD+ coenzyme to NADH in the presence of formate as hydride transfer source. In this case, terpy instead of arene is responsible for the labilization of coordinated solvent. The suggested catalytic cycle begins with the fast anation of the [RuII(terpy)(en)(H2O/EtOH)]2+ complex by formate. This is followed by the rate-determining formate-catalyzed decarboxylation of the generated ruthenium(II) formato complex to form [RuII(terpy)(en)H]+. Rapid hydride transfer to NAD+ from [RuII(terpy)(en)H]+ to form NADH and to regenerate the starting ruthenium(II) solvato complex, closes the overall catalytic cycle.
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- Marta Chrzanowska
- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.,Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Jin Z, Qi S, Guo X, Tian N, Hou Y, Li C, Wang X, Zhou Q. Smart use of “ping-pong” energy transfer to improve the two-photon photodynamic activity of an Ir(iii) complex. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:2845-2848. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc09763e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A two-photon excited “Ping-Pong” type energy transfer process is for the first time disclosed for enhancing two-photon PDT.
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- Zhihui Jin
- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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Savić A, Gligorijević N, Aranđelović S, Dojčinović B, Kaczmarek AM, Radulović S, Van Deun R, Van Hecke K. Antitumor activity of organoruthenium complexes with chelate aromatic ligands, derived from 1,10-phenantroline: Synthesis and biological activity. J Inorg Biochem 2020; 202:110869. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Chemistry and reactivity of ruthenium(II) complexes: DNA/protein binding mode and anticancer activity are related to the complex structure. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Zhao J, Zhang X, Liu H, Xiong Z, Li M, Chen T. Ruthenium arene complex induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis through activation of P53-mediated signaling pathways. J Organomet Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2019.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhu M, Jia Z, Qu Y, Qi Z, Zhao H, Wang N, Xing J, Liu J, Gao E. Four Ni(II), Co(III), Cd(II) complexes based on 5-(pyrazol-1-yl)nicotinic acid: synthesis, X-ray single crystal structure, in vitro cytotoxicity, apoptosis and molecular docking studies. J COORD CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2018.1564911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Mingchang Zhu
- International Key Laboratory of Liaoning Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical and Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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- International Key Laboratory of Liaoning Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical and Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- International Key Laboratory of Liaoning Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical and Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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- International Key Laboratory of Liaoning Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical and Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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- International Key Laboratory of Liaoning Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical and Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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- International Key Laboratory of Liaoning Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical and Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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- International Key Laboratory of Liaoning Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical and Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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- International Key Laboratory of Liaoning Inorganic Molecule-Based Chemical and Department of Coordination Chemistry, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, China
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Yang G, Wang W, Mok SWF, Wu C, Law BYK, Miao X, Wu K, Zhong H, Wong C, Wong VKW, Ma D, Leung C. Selective Inhibition of Lysine‐Specific Demethylase 5A (KDM5A) Using a Rhodium(III) Complex for Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:13091-13095. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201807305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Guan‐Jun Yang
- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineUniversity of Macau Macao China
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineMacau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long Taipa, Macao China
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineMacau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long Taipa, Macao China
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- School of Life ScienceJiangsu Normal University Xuzhou 221116 P. R. China
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- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineUniversity of Macau Macao China
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- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineUniversity of Macau Macao China
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- Department of ChemistryCity University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue Hong Kong SAR P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineMacau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long Taipa, Macao China
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong China
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- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineUniversity of Macau Macao China
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Chrzanowska M, Katafias A, Kozakiewicz A, Puchta R, van Eldik R. Systematic tuning of the reactivity of [RuII(terpy)(N^N)Cl]Cl complexes. J COORD CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2018.1498972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Faculty of Chemistry, N. Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Zentralinstitut für Scientific Computing (ZISC), Erlangen, Germany
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- Faculty of Chemistry, N. Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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Milutinović MM, Elmroth SKC, Davidović G, Rilak A, Klisurić OR, Bratsos I, Bugarčić ŽD. Kinetic and mechanistic study on the reactions of ruthenium(ii) chlorophenyl terpyridine complexes with nucleobases, oligonucleotides and DNA. Dalton Trans 2018; 46:2360-2369. [PMID: 28139789 DOI: 10.1039/c6dt04254f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this study, we investigated the ability of Ru(ii) polypyridyl complexes to act as DNA binders. The substitution reactions of three Ru(ii) chlorophenyl terpyridine complexes, i.e. [Ru(Cl-Ph-tpy)(en)Cl]Cl (1), [Ru(Cl-Ph-tpy)(dach)Cl]Cl (2) and [Ru(Cl-Ph-tpy)(bpy)Cl]Cl (3) (Cl-Ph-tpy = 4'-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine, en = 1,2-diaminoethane, dach = 1,2-diaminocyclohexane, bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine), with a mononucleotide guanosine-5'-monophosphate (5'-GMP) and oligonucleotides such as fully complementary 15-mer and 22-mer duplexes with a centrally located GG-binding site for DNA, and fully complementary 13-mer duplexes with a centrally located GG-binding site for RNA were studied quantitatively by UV-Vis spectroscopy. Duplex RNA reacts faster with complexes 1-3 than duplex DNA, while shorter duplex DNA (15mer GG) reacts faster compared with 22mer GG duplex DNA. The measured enthalpies and entropies of activation (ΔH≠ > 0, ΔS≠ < 0) support an associative mechanism for the substitution process. 1H NMR spectroscopy studies performed on complex 3 demonstrated that after the hydrolysis of the Cl ligand, it is capable to interact with guanine derivatives (i.e., 9-methylguanine (9MeG) and 5'-GMP) through N7, forming monofunctional adducts. The molecular structure of the cationic compound [Ru(Cl-Ph-tpy)(bpy)Cl]Cl (3) was determined in the solid state by X-ray crystallography. The interactions of 1-3 with calf thymus (CT) and herring testes (HT) DNA were examined by stopped-flow spectroscopy, in which HT DNA was sensibly more reactive than CT DNA. The reactivity towards the formation of Ru-DNA adducts was also revealed by a gel mobility shift assay, showing that complexes 1 and 2 have a stronger DNA unwinding ability compared to complex 3. Overall, the complexes with bidentate aliphatic diamines proved to be superior to those with bpy in terms of capability to bind to the here studied biomolecules.
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- Milan M Milutinović
- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, R. Domanovića 12, P. O. Box 60, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia. and Lund University, Biochemistry and Structural Biology, KILU, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Lund University, Biochemistry and Structural Biology, KILU, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- University of Kragujevac, Clinic for Cardiology, Clinical Center Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, R. Domanovića 12, P. O. Box 60, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia.
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
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- I.N.N., Dept. of Physical Chemistry, NCSR "Demokritos", 15310 Ag. Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
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- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, R. Domanovića 12, P. O. Box 60, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia.
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Yang G, Wang W, Mok SWF, Wu C, Law BYK, Miao X, Wu K, Zhong H, Wong C, Wong VKW, Ma D, Leung C. Selective Inhibition of Lysine‐Specific Demethylase 5A (KDM5A) Using a Rhodium(III) Complex for Triple‐Negative Breast Cancer Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201807305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Guan‐Jun Yang
- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineUniversity of Macau Macao China
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineMacau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long Taipa, Macao China
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineMacau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long Taipa, Macao China
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- School of Life ScienceJiangsu Normal University Xuzhou 221116 P. R. China
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- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineUniversity of Macau Macao China
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- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineUniversity of Macau Macao China
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- Department of ChemistryCity University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue Hong Kong SAR P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineMacau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long Taipa, Macao China
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- Department of ChemistryHong Kong Baptist University Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong China
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- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese MedicineUniversity of Macau Macao China
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Ung P, Clerc M, Huang H, Qiu K, Chao H, Seitz M, Boyd B, Graham B, Gasser G. Extending the Excitation Wavelength of Potential Photosensitizers via Appendage of a Kinetically Stable Terbium(III) Macrocyclic Complex for Applications in Photodynamic Therapy. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:7960-7974. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Phuc Ung
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
- School of
Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- School of
Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- School of
Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Laboratory
for Inorganic Chemical Biology, Chimie ParisTech, PSL Research University, F-75005 Paris, France
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Hess J, Huang H, Kaiser A, Pierroz V, Blacque O, Chao H, Gasser G. Evaluation of the Medicinal Potential of Two Ruthenium(II) Polypyridine Complexes as One- and Two-Photon Photodynamic Therapy Photosensitizers. Chemistry 2017; 23:9888-9896. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Jeannine Hess
- Department of Chemistry; University of Zurich; Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Zurich; Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
- School of Chemistry; Sun Yat-Sen University; Guangzhou 510275 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Zurich; Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Zurich; Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Zurich; Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057 Zurich Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry; Sun Yat-Sen University; Guangzhou 510275 P. R. China
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- Chimie ParisTech; PSL Research University; Laboratory for Inorganic Chemical Biology; 75005 Paris France
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Milutinović MM, Rilak A, Bratsos I, Klisurić O, Vraneš M, Gligorijević N, Radulović S, Bugarčić ŽD. New 4′-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine ruthenium(II) complexes: Synthesis, characterization, interaction with DNA/BSA and cytotoxicity studies. J Inorg Biochem 2017; 169:1-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Revised: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Lipophilicity-antiproliferative activity relationship study leads to the preparation of a ruthenium(II) arene complex with considerable in vitro cytotoxicity against cancer cells and a lower in vivo toxicity in zebrafish embryos than clinically approved cis-platin. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 132:282-293. [PMID: 28371640 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ru(II)-arene complexes are attracting increasing attention due to their considerable antitumoral activity. However, it is difficult to clearly establish a direct relationship between their structure and antiproliferative activity, as substantial structural changes might not only affect their anticancer activity but also tightly control their activation site(s) and/or their biological target(s). Herein, we describe the synthesis and characterization of four ruthenium(II) arene complexes bearing bidentate N,O-donor Schiff-base ligands ([Ru(η6-benzene)(N-O)Cl]) that display a significantly distinct antiproliferative activity against cancer cells, despite their close structural similarity. Furthermore, we suggest there is a link between their respective antiproliferative activity and their lipophilicity, as the latter affects their ability to accumulate into cancer cells. This lipophilicity-cytotoxicity relationship was exploited to design another structurally related ruthenium complex with a much higher antiproliferative activity (IC50 > 25.0 μM) against three different human cancer cell lines. Whereas this complex shows a slightly lower activity than that of clinically approved cis-platin against the same human cancer cell lines, it displays a lower toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos at concentrations up to 20 μM.
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Chrzanowska M, Katafias A, Impert O, Kozakiewicz A, Surdykowski A, Brzozowska P, Franke A, Zahl A, Puchta R, van Eldik R. Structure and reactivity of [RuII(terpy)(N^N)Cl]Cl complexes: consequences for biological applications. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:10264-10280. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt01669g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ligand substitution reactions of [RuII(terpy)(N^N)Cl]Cl, where N^N = bipy and en, and the corresponding aqua complexes were studied in detail, including the crystal and solution structures of the chlorido complexes. The chlorido complex undergoes spontaneous aquation that can only be prevented using high chloride concentrations (>2 M).
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- N. Copernicus University
- 87-100 Toruń
- Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- N. Copernicus University
- 87-100 Toruń
- Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
- 91058 Erlangen
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
- 91058 Erlangen
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
- University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
- 91058 Erlangen
- Germany
- Computer Chemistry Center
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- Faculty of Chemistry
- N. Copernicus University
- 87-100 Toruń
- Poland
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
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Huang H, Zhang P, Qiu K, Huang J, Chen Y, Ji L, Chao H. Mitochondrial Dynamics Tracking with Two-Photon Phosphorescent Terpyridyl Iridium(III) Complexes. Sci Rep 2016; 6:20887. [PMID: 26864567 PMCID: PMC4750043 DOI: 10.1038/srep20887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial dynamics, including fission and fusion, control the morphology and function of mitochondria, and disruption of mitochondrial dynamics leads to Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, metabolic diseases, and cancers. Currently, many types of commercial mitochondria probes are available, but high excitation energy and low photo-stability render them unsuitable for tracking mitochondrial dynamics in living cells. Therefore, mitochondrial targeting agents that exhibit superior anti-photo-bleaching ability, deep tissue penetration and intrinsically high three-dimensional resolutions are urgently needed. Two-photon-excited compounds that use low-energy near-infrared excitation lasers have emerged as non-invasive tools for cell imaging. In this work, terpyridyl cyclometalated Ir(III) complexes (Ir1-Ir3) are demonstrated as one- and two-photon phosphorescent probes for real-time imaging and tracking of mitochondrial morphology changes in living cells.
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- Huaiyi Huang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China
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Huang H, Zhang P, Chen Y, Qiu K, Jin C, Ji L, Chao H. Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of labile intercalative ruthenium(ii) complexes for anticancer drug screening. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:13135-45. [DOI: 10.1039/c6dt01270a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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[Ru(tpy)(N^N)Cl]+ were synthesized for anticancer evolution. Ru2–Ru4 were dual-mode DNA-binding complexes and exhibited higher DNA binding affinity, better cellular uptake efficiency and higher anticancer activity than Ru1.
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- Huaiyi Huang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- P. R. China
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Li M, Lai L, Zhao Z, Chen T. Aquation Is a Crucial Activation Step for Anticancer Action of Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes to Trigger Cancer Cell Apoptosis. Chem Asian J 2015; 11:310-20. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201501048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Meng Li
- Department of Chemistry; Jinan University; Guangzhou 510631 P. R China
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- Department of Chemistry; Jinan University; Guangzhou 510631 P. R China
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- Department of Chemistry; Jinan University; Guangzhou 510631 P. R China
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- Department of Chemistry; Jinan University; Guangzhou 510631 P. R China
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Huang H, Yu B, Zhang P, Huang J, Chen Y, Gasser G, Ji L, Chao H. Highly Charged Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Lysosome-Localized Photosensitizers for Two-Photon Photodynamic Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:14049-52. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201507800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 324] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Huang H, Yu B, Zhang P, Huang J, Chen Y, Gasser G, Ji L, Chao H. Highly Charged Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Lysosome‐Localized Photosensitizers for Two‐Photon Photodynamic Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201507800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Huaiyi Huang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat‐Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 (China)
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH‐8057, Zurich (Switzerland)
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat‐Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 (China)
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat‐Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 (China)
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat‐Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 (China)
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat‐Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 (China)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH‐8057, Zurich (Switzerland)
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat‐Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 (China)
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat‐Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 (China)
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