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Organoruthenium Complexes with CN Ligands are Highly Potent Cytotoxic Agents that Act by a New Mechanism of Action

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    SYSNO ASEP0486061
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleOrganoruthenium Complexes with CN Ligands are Highly Potent Cytotoxic Agents that Act by a New Mechanism of Action
    Author(s) Novohradský, Vojtěch (BFU-R) ORCID
    Yellol, J. (ES)
    Stuchlíková, O. (CZ)
    Santana, M.D. (ES)
    Kostrhunová, Hana (BFU-R) RID, ORCID
    Yellol, G. (ES)
    Kašpárková, Jana (BFU-R) RID, ORCID
    Bautista, D. (ES)
    Ruiz, J. (ES)
    Brabec, Viktor (BFU-R) RID, ORCID
    Number of authors10
    Source TitleChemistry - A European Journal. - : Wiley - ISSN 0947-6539
    Roč. 23, č. 61 (2017), s. 15294-15299
    Number of pages5 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    Languageeng - English
    CountryDE - Germany
    Keywordschemotherapeutic-agents ; ruthenium(ii) complexes ; iridium(iii) complexes
    Subject RIVCE - Biochemistry
    OECD categoryBiochemistry and molecular biology
    R&D ProjectsGA17-05302S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    Institutional supportBFU-R - RVO:68081707
    UT WOS000414351400006
    DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201703581
    AnnotationOur study demonstrates that four novel kinetically inert C,N-cyclometalated Ru-II complexes of the type [Ru(C^N)(N^N)(2)][PF6] containing a handle for functionalization on the C^N ligand are very potent cytotoxic agents against several different human cancer cell lines and are up to 400-fold more potent than clinically used cisplatin. In addition, the investigated ruthenium complexes are less cytotoxic in noncancerous cells, and exhibit higher selectivity for cancer cells than conventional platinum anticancer drugs. The high potency of the investigated ruthenium compounds can be attributed to several factors, including enhanced internalization and their capability to change mitochondrial transmembrane potential in cells. The new ruthenium complexes also interfere with protein synthesis with a markedly higher potency than conventional inhibitors of DNA translation. Notably, the latter mechanism has not been hitherto described for other cytotoxic Ru compounds and cisplatin.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Biophysics
    ContactJana Poláková, polakova@ibp.cz, Tel.: 541 517 244
    Year of Publishing2018
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