Issue 38, 2017

Half sandwich Ru(ii)-acylthiourea complexes: DNA/HSA-binding, anti-migration and cell death in a human breast tumor cell line

Abstract

Organometallic ruthenium complexes as potential anticancer agents have been explored due to their suitable properties, such as stability in the solid state and in solution, water solubility and low toxicity. In this study, eight metal complexes of this class were synthesized, characterized and their important biological activities against a human breast tumor cell line (MDA-MB-231) were studied. Complexes 1–8 were obtained in good yields and have been characterized by satisfactory elemental analyses, IR, 1D and 2D 1H and 13C{1H} NMR, UV-Vis spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, ESI-MS and X-ray diffractometry (1, 2, 3 and 6). All complexes exhibit growth inhibition on human breast and lung tumor cell lines, with IC50 values ranging from 6.0 to 45.0 μM in 48 h. Four compounds were selected to evaluate the changes in the morphology, clonogenic, migration, cell cycle arrest and cell death in MDA-MB-231 cells. The complexes are able to induce morphological changes and inhibit the size, number of colonies and cell migration, and induce cell cycle arrest in the sub-G1 phase and apoptosis cell death. The interaction of the complexes with DNA was determined by performing spectroscopic titration, a competitive assay with thiazole orange, circular dichroism, gel electrophoresis and interactions with guanosine or guanosine monophosphate by 1H NMR, indicating the non-covalent interaction. The HSA binding affinity measured by spectrophotometric titration, revealed the hydrophobic and spontaneous association with the human protein. Overall, the studies indicated that these metal complexes are potential agents against MDA-MB-231 cells, encouraging us to continue studies of these types of compounds.

Graphical abstract: Half sandwich Ru(ii)-acylthiourea complexes: DNA/HSA-binding, anti-migration and cell death in a human breast tumor cell line

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 May 2017
Accepted
01 Sep 2017
First published
01 Sep 2017

Dalton Trans., 2017,46, 12865-12875

Half sandwich Ru(II)-acylthiourea complexes: DNA/HSA-binding, anti-migration and cell death in a human breast tumor cell line

L. Colina-Vegas, L. Luna-Dulcey, A. M. Plutín, E. E. Castellano, M. R. Cominetti and A. A. Batista, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 12865 DOI: 10.1039/C7DT01801K

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