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May iron(III) complexes containing phenanthroline derivatives as ligands be prospective anticancer agents?

Abstract：

:We report the design, synthesis and biological studies on a group of mixed ligand Fe(III) complexes as anti-cancer drug candidates, namely their interaction with DNA, cytotoxicity and mechanism(s) of action. The aim is to obtain stable, efficient and selective Fe-complexes to be used as anti-cancer agents with less damaging side effects than previously reported compounds. Five ternary Fe(III) complexes bearing a tripodal aminophenolate ligand L2-, H2L = N,N-bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylbenzyl)-N-(2-pyridylmethyl)amine, and different aromatic bases NN = 2,2'-bipyridine [Fe(L)(bipy)]PF6 (1), 1,10-phenanthroline [Fe(L)(phen)]PF6 (2), or a phenanthroline derivative co-ligand: [Fe(L)(amphen)]NO3 (3), [Fe(L)(amphen)]PF6 (3a), [Fe(L)(Clphen)]PF6 (4), [Fe(L)(epoxyphen)]PF6 (5) (where amphen = 1,10-phenanthroline-5-amine, epoxyphen = 5,6-epoxy-5,6-dihydro-1,10-phenanthroline, Clphen = 5-chloro-1,10-phenanthroline) and the [Fe(L)(EtOH)]NO3 (6) complex are synthesized. The compounds are characterized in the solid state and in solution by elemental analysis, ESI-MS, magnetic susceptibility measurements and FTIR, UV-Vis, 1H and 13C NMR and fluorescence spectroscopies. [Fe(phen)Cl3] and [Fe(amphen)Cl3] were also prepared for comparison purposes. Spectroscopic binding studies indicate groove binding as the main interaction for most complexes with DNA, and for those containing amphen a B- to Z-DNA conformational change is proposed to occur. As determined via MTT analysis all compounds 1-6 are cytotoxic against a panel of three different cell lines (HeLa, H1299, MDA-MB-231). For selected compounds with promising cytotoxic activity, apoptosis was evaluated using cell and DNA morphology, TUNEL, Annexin V/7AAD staining and caspase3/7 activity. The compounds induce oxidative DNA damage on plasmid DNA and in cell culture as assessed by 8-oxo-Guanine and γH2AX staining. Comet assay confirmed the presence of genomic damage. There is also increased reactive oxygen species formation following drug treatment, which may be the relevant mechanism of action, thus differing from that normally assumed for cisplatin. The Fe(III)-complexes were also tested against strains of M. Tuberculosis (MTb), complex 2 depicting higher anti-MTb activity than several known second line drugs. Hence, these initial studies show prospective anti-cancer and anti-MTb activity granting promise for further studies.

journal_name

Eur J Med Chem

journal_title

European journal of medicinal chemistry

authors

Matos CP,Adiguzel Z,Yildizhan Y,Cevatemre B,Onder TB,Cevik O,Nunes P,Ferreira LP,Carvalho MD,Campos DL,Pavan FR,Pessoa JC,Garcia MH,Tomaz AI,Correia I,Acilan C

doi

10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.04.070

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-08-15 00:00:00

pages

492-512

eissn

0223-5234

issn

1768-3254

pii

S0223-5234(19)30398-8

journal_volume

176

pub_type

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May iron(III) complexes containing phenanthroline derivatives as ligands be prospective anticancer agents?