Issue 33, 2024

Salicylaldehyde-derived piperazine-functionalized hydrazone ligand-based Pt(ii) complexes: inhibition of EZH2-dependent tumorigenesis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, synergism with PARP inhibitors and enhanced apoptosis

Abstract

Piperazine is an important functional unit of many clinically approved drugs, including chemotherapeutic agents. In the current study, methyl piperazine was incorporated and eight salicylaldehyde-derived piperazine-functionalized hydrazone ONN-donor ligands (L) and their Pt(II) complexes (L-PtCl) were prepared. The structures of all these ligands (L1–L8) and Pt(II) complexes (C1–C8) were determined using 1H and 13C NMR, UV-vis, FT-IR and HR-ESI MS analyses, whereas the structures of C1, C5, C6, C7 and C8 were determined in the solid state using single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Solution state stabilities of C3, C4, C5 and C6 were determined via time-dependent UV-vis spectroscopy. All these complexes (C1–C8) were studied for their anticancer effect in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells, including BxPC3, MIAPaCa-2 and PANC1 cells. C1–C8 displayed a potential cytotoxic effect in all these cancer cells, among which C5, C6 and C8 showed the strongest inhibitory effect in comparison with standard chemotherapeutic agents, including 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), cisplatin (CP), oxaliplatin and doxorubicin (DOX). C5, C6 and C8 suppressed the growth of pancreatic cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, C5, C6 and C8 inhibited clonogenic potential and invasion ability and induced apoptosis in PANC1 cells. Importantly, C5, C6 and C8 synergized the anticancer effect with PARP inhibitors, including olaparib, veliparib and niraparib, in pancreatic cancer cells, thus suggesting an important role of C5, C6 and C8 in induction of apoptosis in combination with PARP inhibitors. C5 combined with PARP inhibitors induced caspase3/7 activity and suppressed ATP production. Mechanistically, C5, C6 and C8 inhibited EZH2 protein expression to suppress EZH2-dependent tumorigenesis. Overall, these results highlighted the importance of these piperazine-functionalized Pt(II) complexes as potential anticancer agents to suppress pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tumorigenesis by targeting the EZH2-dependent pathway.

Graphical abstract: Salicylaldehyde-derived piperazine-functionalized hydrazone ligand-based Pt(ii) complexes: inhibition of EZH2-dependent tumorigenesis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, synergism with PARP inhibitors and enhanced apoptosis

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Apr 2024
Accepted
16 Quint 2024
First published
17 Quint 2024

Dalton Trans., 2024,53, 13871-13889

Salicylaldehyde-derived piperazine-functionalized hydrazone ligand-based Pt(II) complexes: inhibition of EZH2-dependent tumorigenesis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, synergism with PARP inhibitors and enhanced apoptosis

Z. Lv, A. Ali, C. Zou, Z. Wang, M. Ma, N. Cheng, M. Shad, H. Hao, Y. Zhang and F. Rahman, Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 13871 DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01243G

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