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Lapachol (2-hydroxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)naphthalene-1,4-dione) is a 1,4-naphthoquinone-derived natural product that presents numerous bioactivities and was shown to have cytotoxic effects against several human tumor cells. Indium(III) complexes with a variety of ligands also exhibit antineoplastic activity. Indium(III) complexes [In(lap)Cl2].4H2O (1), [In(lap)2Cl(Et3N)] (2), [In(lap)3]·2H2O (3) [In(lap)(bipy)Cl2] bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine (4) and [In(lap)(phen)Cl2] phen = 1,10-phenanthroline (5) were obtained with 2-hydroxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)naphthalene-1,4-dione (lapachol). Crystal structure determinations for (4) and (5) revealed that the indium(III) center is coordinated to two O atoms from lapachol, two N atoms from 1,10-phenanthroline or 2,2'-bipyridine, and two chloride anions, in a distorted octahedral geometry. Although both complexes (4) and (5) interacted with CT-DNA in vitro by an intercalative mode, only 5 exhibited cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and MDA-MB breast tumor cells. 1,10-phenanthroline and complex (5) presented cytotoxic effects against MCF-7 and MDA-MB cells, with complex (5) being threefold more active than 1,10-phenanthroline on MCF-7 cells. In addition, complex (5) significantly reduced the formation of MDA-MB-231 colonies in a clonogenicity assay. The foregoing results suggest that further studies on the cytotoxic effects and cellular targets of complex (5) are of utmost relevance.
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Antineoplásicos , Neoplasias da Mama , DNA , Índio , Naftoquinonas , Humanos , Naftoquinonas/química , Naftoquinonas/farmacologia , Índio/química , Índio/farmacologia , DNA/química , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Neoplasias da Mama/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Complexos de Coordenação/farmacologia , Complexos de Coordenação/química , Complexos de Coordenação/síntese química , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Feminino , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Cristalografia por Raios X , Células MCF-7 , Modelos Moleculares , Estrutura MolecularRESUMO
In this work, a polyhedral silsesquioxane (POSS) was used as an engineered drug delivery system for two oxindolimine-copper(II) anticancer complexes, [Cu(isaepy)]+ and [Cu(isapn)]+. The interest in hybrid POSS comes from the necessity of developing materials that can act as adjuvants to improve the cytotoxicity of non-soluble metallodrugs. Functionalization of POSS with a triazole ligand (POSS-atzac) permitted the anchorage of such copper complexes, producing hybrid materials with efficient cytotoxic effects. Structural and morphological characterizations of these copper-POSS systems were performed by using different techniques (IR, NMR, thermogravimetric analysis). A combination of continuous-wave (CW) and pulsed EPR (HYSCORE) spectroscopies conducted at the X-band have enabled the complete characterization of the coordination environment of the copper ion in the POSS-atzac matrix. Additionally, the cytotoxic effects of the loaded materials, [Cu(isapn)]@POSS-atzac and [Cu(isaepy)]@POSS-atzac, were assessed toward melanomas (SK-MEL), in comparison to non-tumorigenic cells (fibroblast P4). Evaluation of their nuclease activity or ability to facilitate cleavage of DNA indicated concentrations as low as 0.6 µg mL-1, while complete DNA fragmentation was observed at 25 µg mL-1. By using adequate scavengers, investigations on active intermediates responsible for their cytotoxicity were performed, both in the absence and in the presence of ascorbate as a reducing agent. Based on the observed selective cytotoxicity of these materials toward melanomas, investigations on the reactivity of these complexes and corresponding POSS-materials with melanin, a molecule that contributes to melanoma resistance to chemotherapy, were carried out. Results indicated the main role of the binuclear copper species, formed at the surface of the silica matrix, in the observed reactivity and selectivity of these copper-POSS systems.
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Antineoplásicos , Complexos de Coordenação , Cobre , Melanoma , Compostos de Organossilício , Cobre/química , Cobre/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Humanos , Melanoma/tratamento farmacológico , Melanoma/patologia , Compostos de Organossilício/química , Compostos de Organossilício/farmacologia , Complexos de Coordenação/química , Complexos de Coordenação/farmacologia , Complexos de Coordenação/síntese química , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Sistemas de Liberação de Medicamentos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Portadores de Fármacos/química , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos AntitumoraisRESUMO
Antimicrobial resistance has become a global threat to human health, which is coupled with the lack of novel drugs. Metallocompounds have emerged as promising diverse scaffolds for the development of new antibiotics. Herein, we prepared some metal compounds mainly focusing on cis-[Ru(bpy)(dppz)(SO3)(NO)](PF6) (PR02, bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, dppz = dipyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c]phenazine), in which phenazinic and nitric oxide ligands along with sulfite conferred some key properties. This compound exhibited a redox potential for bound NO+/0 of -0.252 V (vs. Ag|AgCl) and a high pH for nitrosyl-nitro conversion of 9.16, making the nitrosyl ligand the major species. These compounds were still able to bind to DNA structures. Interestingly, reduced glutathione (GSH) was unable to promote significant NO/HNO release, an uncommon feature of many similar systems. However, this reducing agent was essential to generate superoxide radicals. Antimicrobial studies were carried out using six bacterial strains, where none or very low activity was observed for Gram-negative bacteria. However, PR02 and PR (cis-[Ru(bpy)(dppz)Cl2]) showed high antibacterial activity in some Gram-positive strains (MBC for S. aureus up to 4.9 µmol L-1), where the activity of PR02 was similar to or at least 4-fold better than that of PR. Besides, PR02 showed capacity to inhibit bacterial biofilm formation, a major health issue leading to bacterial tolerance to antibiotics. Interestingly, we also showed that PR02 can function in synergism with the known antibiotic ampicillin, improving their action up to 4-fold even against resistant strains. Altogether, these results showed that PR02 is a promising antimicrobial nitrosyl ruthenium compound combining features beyond its killing action, which deserves further biological studies.
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Antibacterianos , Biofilmes , Complexos de Coordenação , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Fenazinas , Rutênio , Fenazinas/química , Fenazinas/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/química , Antibacterianos/síntese química , Rutênio/química , Rutênio/farmacologia , Biofilmes/efeitos dos fármacos , Complexos de Coordenação/química , Complexos de Coordenação/farmacologia , Complexos de Coordenação/síntese química , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
Metallocompounds have emerged as promising new anticancer agents, which can also exhibit properties to be used in photodynamic therapy. Here, we prepared two ruthenium-based compounds with a 2,2'-bipyridine ligand conjugated to an anthracenyl moiety. These compounds coded GRBA and GRPA contain 2,2'-bipyridine or 1,10-phenathroline as auxiliary ligands, respectively, which provide quite a distinct behavior. Notably, compound GRPA exhibited remarkably high photoproduction of singlet oxygen even in water (ÏΔ = 0.96), almost twice that of GRBA (ÏΔ = 0.52). On the other hand, this latter produced twice more superoxide and hydroxyl radical species than GRPA, which may be due to the modulation of their excited state. Interestingly, GRPA exhibited a modest binding to DNA (Kb = 4.51 × 104), while GRBA did not show a measurable interaction only noticed by circular dichroism measurements. Studies with bacteria showed a great antimicrobial effect, including a synergistic effect in combination with commercial antibiotics. Besides that, GRBA showed very low or no cytotoxicity against four mammalian cells, including a hard-to-treat MDA-MB-231, triple-negative human breast cancer. Potent activities were measured for GRBA upon blue light irradiation, where IC50 of 43 and 13 nmol L-1 were seen against hard-to-treat triple-negative human breast cancer (MDA-MB-231) and ovarian cancer cells (A2780), respectively. These promising results are an interesting case of a simple modification with expressive enhancement of biological activity that deserves further biological studies.
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Antibacterianos , Antineoplásicos , Humanos , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/química , Antibacterianos/síntese química , Estrutura Molecular , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Compostos de Rutênio/farmacologia , Compostos de Rutênio/química , Complexos de Coordenação/farmacologia , Complexos de Coordenação/química , Complexos de Coordenação/síntese química , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes/farmacologia , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes/química , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes/síntese química , Rutênio/química , Rutênio/farmacologia , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana/efeitos dos fármacos , Processos Fotoquímicos , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , FotoquimioterapiaRESUMO
We report the discovery that the molecule 1-(pyridin-2-ylmethylamino)propan-2-ol (HL) can reduce oxidative stress in neuronal C6 glioma cells exposed to reactive oxygen species (O2-â¢, H2O2, and â¢OH) and metal (Cu+) stress conditions. Furthermore, its association with Cu2+ generates [Cu(HL)Cl2] (1) and [Cu(HL)2](ClO4)2 (2) complexes that also exhibit antioxidant properties. Potentiometric titration data show that HL can coordinate to Cu2+ in 1:1 and 1:2 Cu2+:ligand ratios, which was confirmed by monocrystal X-ray studies. The subsequent ultraviolet-visible, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, and electron paramagnetic resonance experiments show that they can decompose a variety of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Kinetic studies revealed that 1 and 2 mimic the superoxide dismutase and catalase activities. Complex 1 promotes the fastest decomposition of H2O2 (kobs = 2.32 × 107 M-1 s-1), efficiently dismutases the superoxide anion (kcat = 3.08 × 107 M-1 s-1), and scavenges the hydroxyl radical (RSA50 = 25.7 × 10-6 M). Density functional theory calculations support the formation of dinuclear Cu-peroxide and mononuclear Cu-superoxide species in the reactions of [Cu(HL)Cl2] with H2O2 and O2â¢-, respectively. Furthermore, both 1 and 2 also reduce the oxidative stress of neuronal glioma C6 cells exposed to different ROS, including O2â¢- and â¢OH.
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Antioxidantes , Complexos de Coordenação , Cobre , Estresse Oxidativo , Cobre/química , Cobre/farmacologia , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Complexos de Coordenação/química , Complexos de Coordenação/farmacologia , Complexos de Coordenação/síntese química , Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Antioxidantes/química , Antioxidantes/síntese química , Teoria da Densidade Funcional , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Catálise , Animais , Estrutura Molecular , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Ratos , HumanosRESUMO
Metallocompounds are a class of anticancer compounds largely used in the treatment of several types of solid tumors, including bone cancer. Osteosarcoma (OS) is a primary malignant bone tumor that frequently affects children, adolescents and young adults. It is a very invasive type of tumor, so â¼40% of patients develop distant metastases, showing elevated mortality rates. In this review, we present an outline of the chemistry and antitumor properties of metal-based compounds in preclinical (in vitro and in vivo) and clinical OS models, focusing on the relationship between structure-activity, molecular targets and the study of the mechanism of action involved in metallocompound anticancer activity.
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Antineoplásicos , Neoplasias Ósseas , Osteossarcoma , Osteossarcoma/tratamento farmacológico , Osteossarcoma/patologia , Humanos , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Ósseas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Ósseas/patologia , Animais , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Complexos de Coordenação/farmacologia , Complexos de Coordenação/uso terapêutico , Complexos de Coordenação/químicaRESUMO
Hepatic cancer is one of the main causes of cancer-related death worldwide. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a unique subset of cancer cells that promote tumour growth, maintenance, and therapeutic resistance, leading to recurrence. In the present work, the ability of a ruthenium complex containing 1,3-thiazolidine-2-thione (RCT), with the chemical formula [Ru(tzdt)(bipy)(dppb)]PF6, to inhibit hepatic CSCs was explored in human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells. RCT exhibited potent cytotoxicity to solid and haematological cancer cell lines and reduced the clonogenic potential, CD133+ and CD44high cell percentages and tumour spheroid growth of HepG2 cells. RCT also inhibited cell motility, as observed in the wound healing assay and transwell cell migration assay. RCT reduced the levels of Akt1, phospho-Akt (Ser473), phospho-Akt (Thr308), phospho-mTOR (Ser2448), and phospho-S6 (Ser235/Ser236) in HepG2 cells, indicating that interfering with Akt/mTOR signalling is a mechanism of action of RCT. The levels of active caspase-3 and cleaved PARP (Asp214) were increased in RCT-treated HepG2 cells, indicating the induction of apoptotic cell death. In addition, RCT modulated the autophagy markers LC3B and p62/SQSTM1 in HepG2 cells and increased mitophagy in a mt-Keima-transfected mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cell model, and RCT-induced cytotoxicity was partially prevented by autophagy inhibitors. Furthermore, mutant Atg5-/- MEFs and PentaKO HeLa cells (human cervical adenocarcinoma with five autophagy receptor knockouts) were less sensitive to RCT cytotoxicity than their parental cell lines, indicating that RCT induces autophagy-mediated cell death. Taken together, these data indicate that RCT is a novel potential anti-liver cancer drug with a suppressive effect on CSCs.
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Apoptose , Morte Celular Autofágica , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Células-Tronco Neoplásicas , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt , Transdução de Sinais , Serina-Treonina Quinases TOR , Humanos , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Serina-Treonina Quinases TOR/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Neoplásicas/efeitos dos fármacos , Células-Tronco Neoplásicas/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Neoplásicas/patologia , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Hepáticas/patologia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/metabolismo , Células Hep G2 , Morte Celular Autofágica/efeitos dos fármacos , Tiazolidinas/farmacologia , Animais , Camundongos , Movimento Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Autofagia/efeitos dos fármacos , Complexos de Coordenação/farmacologia , Complexos de Coordenação/químicaRESUMO
Four new copper(II) complexes were synthesized and characterized with the general formula [Cu(N-N)(Th)(NO3)], where N-N corresponds to the N-heterocyclic ligands 1,10-phenanthroline (phen), 2,2'-bipyridine (bipy), 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (dpp), and 4,4-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine (dmbp) and Th represents the N,N-dibenzyl-N'-benzoylthiourea. Cytotoxic activities of the complexes against HCT116 (human colon carcinoma), HepG2 (human hepatocellular carcinoma), and non-tumor MRC-5 (human lung fibroblast) cells were investigated. The copper(II) complexes 1-4 were characterized by spectroscopic techniques while complexes 1 and 2 were studied using single-crystal X-ray diffraction as well. The complexes possessed a five-coordinated structure with one nitrate ligand as a monodentate at the axial position and two bidentate ligands N-heterocyclic and N,N-dibenzyl-N'-benzoylthiourea. The complexes showed promising IC50 values, ranging from 0.3 to 9.0 µM. Furthermore, interaction studies with biomolecules such as calf thymus DNA (ct-DNA) and Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA), which can act as possible biological targets of the complexes, were carried out. The studies suggested that the compounds interact moderately with ct-DNA and BSA. Complexes 1, 2, and 4 did not lead to cell accumulation at any stage of the cell cycle but caused a significant increase in internucleosomal DNA fragmentation. Whereas, compound 3 caused cell cycle arrest in the S phase while doxorubicin caused cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase. The effect of structural modifications on the metal compounds was correlated with their biological properties and it was concluded that an increase in biological activity occurred with increasing the extension of the diimine ligands. Thus, complex 3 was the most promising one.
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Antineoplásicos , Ciclo Celular , Complexos de Coordenação , Cobre , DNA , Soroalbumina Bovina , Tioureia , Cobre/química , Cobre/farmacologia , Humanos , Soroalbumina Bovina/química , Soroalbumina Bovina/metabolismo , DNA/metabolismo , DNA/química , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Complexos de Coordenação/farmacologia , Complexos de Coordenação/química , Complexos de Coordenação/síntese química , Bovinos , Tioureia/química , Tioureia/farmacologia , Ciclo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Iminas/química , Iminas/farmacologia , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Estrutura MolecularRESUMO
The current article reports the investigation of three new Ni(II) complexes with ONS-donor dithiocarbazate ligands: [Ni(L1)PPh3] (1), [Ni(L2)PPh3] (2), and [Ni(L2)Py] (3). Single-crystal X-ray analyses revealed mononuclear complexes with a distorted square planar geometry and the metal centers coordinated with a doubly deprotonated dithiocarbazate ligand and coligand pyridine or triphenylphosphine. The non-covalent interactions were investigated by the Hirshfeld surface and the results revealed that the strongest interactions were πâ â â π stacking interactions and non-classical hydrogen bonds C-H···H and C-H···N. Physicochemical and spectroscopic methods indicate the same structures in the solid state and solution. The toxicity effects of the free ligands and Ni(II) complexes were tested on the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 and non-malignant breast epithelial cell line MCF-10A. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values, indicating that the compounds were potent in inhibiting cell growth, were obtained for both cell lines at three distinct time points. While inhibitory effects were evident in both malignant and non-malignant cells, all three complexes demonstrated lower IC50 values for malignant breast cell lines than their non-malignant counterparts, suggesting a stronger impact on cancerous cell lines. Furthermore, molecular docking studies were performed showing the complex (2) as a promising candidate for further therapeutic exploration.
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Antineoplásicos , Complexos de Coordenação , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Níquel , Humanos , Níquel/química , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Ligantes , Complexos de Coordenação/química , Complexos de Coordenação/farmacologia , Complexos de Coordenação/síntese química , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Cristalografia por Raios X , Células MCF-7 , Estrutura Molecular , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Desenho de FármacosRESUMO
Drug resistance in infectious diseases developed by bacteria and fungi is an important issue since it is necessary to further develop novel compounds with biological activity that counteract this problem. In addition, new pharmaceutical compounds with lower secondary effects to treat cancer are needed. Coordination compounds appear to be accessible and promising alternatives aiming to overcome these problems. In this review, we summarize the recent literature on coordination compounds based on nitrobenzoic acid (NBA) as a ligand, its derivatives, and other nitro-containing ligands, which are widely employed owing to their versatility. Additionally, an analysis of crystallographic data is presented, unraveling the coordination preferences and the most effective crystallization methods to grow crystals of good quality. This underscores the significance of elucidating crystalline structures and utilizing computational calculations to deepen the comprehension of the electronic properties of coordination complexes.