Naslov
Tumor selective Ru(III) Schiff bases complexes with strong in vitro activity toward cisplatin- resistant MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells

Autori
Pavlović, Marijana ; Kahrović, Emira ; Aranđelović, Sandra ; Radulović, Siniša ; Ilich, Predrag-Petar ; Grgurić-Šipka, Sanja ; Ljubijankić, Navzeta ; Žilić, Dijana ; Jurec, Jurica

Izvornik
Journal of biological inorganic chemistry (0949-8257) 28 (2023), 3; 263-284

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Apoptosis ; Breast cancer ; Cytoselectivity ; Ru(III) ; Schiff bases

Sažetak
Novel ruthenium(III) complexes of general formula Na[RuCl2(L1-3-N, O)2] where L(1-3) denote deprotonated Schiff bases (HL1-HL3) derived from 5-substituted salicyladehyde and alkylamine (propyl- or butylamine) were prepared and characterized based on elemental analysis, mass spectra, infrared, electron spin/paramagnetic resonance (ESR/EPR) spectroscopy, and cyclovoltammetric study. Optimization of five isomers of complex C1 was done by DFT calculation. The interaction of C1-C3 complexes with DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) and BSA (Bovine serum albumin) was investigated by electron spectroscopy and fluorescence quenching. The cytotoxic activity of C1-C3 was investigated in a panel of four human cancer cell lines (K562, A549, EA.hy926, MDA-MB- 231) and one human non-tumor cell line (MRC-5). Complexes displayed an apparent cytoselective profile, with IC50 values in the low micromolar range from 1.6 ± 0.3 to 23.0 ± 0.1 µM. Cisplatin- resistant triple-negative breast cancer cells MDA- MB-231 displayed the highest sensitivity to complexes, with Ru(III) compound containing two chlorides and two deprotonated N-propyl-5-chloro- salicylidenimine (hereinafter C1) as the most potent (IC50 = 1.6 µM), and approximately ten times more active than cisplatin (IC50 = 21.9 µM). MDA-MB-231 cells treated for 24 h with C1 presented with apoptotic morphology, as seen by acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining, while 48 h of treatment induced DNA fragmentation, and necrotic changes in cells, as seen by flow cytometry analysis. Drug-accumulation study by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP- MS) demonstrated markedly higher intracellular accumulation of C1 compared with cisplatin.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika, Kemija, Biologija

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