Issue 23, 2015

Ruthenium complexes as inhibitors of human islet amyloid polypeptide aggregation, an effect that prevents beta cell apoptosis

Abstract

Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) aggregation is essential in the loss of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Recent studies have identified hIAPP fibril as a therapeutic target of T2DM. Metal complexes could covalently bind to the intracellular peptides to regulate their biological functions. In the present study, ruthenium (Ru) complexes NAMI-A (1) [Ru(bpy)3](ClO4)2 (2) (bpy = 2,2′-dipyridyl), [Ru(pip)3](ClO4)2 (3) (pip = 2-phenylimidazo[4,5-f]-[1,10]phenanthroline) and [Ru(phtpy)(phen)Cl]ClO4 (4) (phtpy = 2,6-bis(2-pyridyl)-4-phenylpyridine, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) were selected to investigate their influence on hIAPP fibrillation in vitro. The results of thioflavin T (ThT) fluorescence assay showed that Ru complexes effectively inhibited the formation of hIAPP fibril. AFM images and TEM images further validated that the hIAPP fibrillation was disaggregated by the Ru complexes and then formed nanoscale particles, which tends to be a time-dependent process. Moreover, Ru complexes demonstrated a protective effect towards hIAPP-caused cell damage by restraining ROS generation and blocking cell apoptosis. In addition, it has been found that Ru complexes can also disaggregate hIAPP fibrils effectively inside the cells, and that the effects were proportional to the lipophilicity of the Ru complexes. Taken together, this study provides a strategy for designing Ru complexes for treating T2DM by targeting hIAPP.

Graphical abstract: Ruthenium complexes as inhibitors of human islet amyloid polypeptide aggregation, an effect that prevents beta cell apoptosis

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 dec 2014
Accepted
19 jan 2015
First published
20 jan 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 17405-17412

Ruthenium complexes as inhibitors of human islet amyloid polypeptide aggregation, an effect that prevents beta cell apoptosis

L. Ma, Y. Fu, L. Yu, X. Li, W. Zheng and T. Chen, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 17405 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA15152F

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