Rouba Al Sayegh , Aleen Khoury , Maria George Elias , Najwa Mansour , Stephanie Mehanna , Amjad Slika , Costantine F. Daher , Janice R. Aldrich-Wright , Robin I. Taleb
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In addition, <strong>Pt<sup>IV</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> displayed significantly less toxicity against mesenchymal cells (MCs; >100 μM) compared to both <strong>Pt<sup>II</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> (6.5 μM) and cisplatin (2.0 μM). A Dose Escalation Study on Balb/c mice showed that the most tolerated dose (MTD) for <strong>Pt<sup>II</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> and <strong>Pt<sup>IV</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> were 140 and 200 mg/kg.b.w., respectively (which were ∼23-fold and 33-fold more tolerated than cisplatin). Cellular uptake experiments in A549 cells after 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 and 30 h of incubation, showed that both complexes are actively transported into the cells with <strong>Pt<sup>II</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> exhibiting a similar uptake rate to cisplatin and approximately a 3-fold higher uptake than <strong>Pt<sup>IV</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong>. Intracellular distribution showed that while <strong>Pt<sup>II</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> resides primarily in the Cytoplasmic Fraction) while (CF), the <strong>Pt<sup>IV</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> resides heavily in the nucleus and cytoskeleton (NC) fraction. A549 cells treated with <strong>Pt<sup>II</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> and <strong>Pt<sup>IV</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> also showed a significant increase in the production of cellular ROS at all-time points (24, 48 and 72 h). Flow cytometry results demonstrated that <strong>Pt<sup>II</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> and <strong>Pt<sup>IV</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> caused significant increase in apoptotic cell death. Western blot assays exhibited an upregulation of cytochrome c, cleaved Parp, and the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 when A549 cells were treated with either <strong>Pt<sup>II</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> and <strong>Pt<sup>IV</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong>. These results distinguish <strong>Pt<sup>II</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> and <strong>Pt<sup>IV</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> as promising candidates for further investigation both <em>in vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> against several cancer models with the platinum(IV) analogue showing more promise due to its low cytotoxicity against normal cells coupled with its high <em>in vivo</em> tolerability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":314,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry","volume":"294 ","pages":"Article 117734"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"The anti-neoplastic potency of epoxy-substituted polyaromatic platinum(II) and platinum(IV) complexes against A549 lung cancer cells\",\"authors\":\"Rouba Al Sayegh , Aleen Khoury , Maria George Elias , Najwa Mansour , Stephanie Mehanna , Amjad Slika , Costantine F. 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Intracellular distribution showed that while <strong>Pt<sup>II</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> resides primarily in the Cytoplasmic Fraction) while (CF), the <strong>Pt<sup>IV</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> resides heavily in the nucleus and cytoskeleton (NC) fraction. A549 cells treated with <strong>Pt<sup>II</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> and <strong>Pt<sup>IV</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> also showed a significant increase in the production of cellular ROS at all-time points (24, 48 and 72 h). Flow cytometry results demonstrated that <strong>Pt<sup>II</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> and <strong>Pt<sup>IV</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> caused significant increase in apoptotic cell death. Western blot assays exhibited an upregulation of cytochrome c, cleaved Parp, and the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 when A549 cells were treated with either <strong>Pt<sup>II</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong> and <strong>Pt<sup>IV</sup>56O<em>SS</em></strong>. 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The anti-neoplastic potency of epoxy-substituted polyaromatic platinum(II) and platinum(IV) complexes against A549 lung cancer cells
A novel platinum(II) complex, PtII56OSS, coordinated to 5,6-epoxy-5,6-dihydro-1,10-phenanthroline and its platinum(IV) di-hydroxido derivative (PtIV56OSS) were synthesized and successfully characterised via NMR spectroscopy, HPLC, ESI-MS, UV, and CD spectroscopy. The cytotoxic activity of PtII56OSS and PtIV56OSS against A549, A375 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cells was investigated, and the results showed that both complexes exhibit dose dependent growth inhibition against all three cancer cell lines. In addition, PtIV56OSS displayed significantly less toxicity against mesenchymal cells (MCs; >100 μM) compared to both PtII56OSS (6.5 μM) and cisplatin (2.0 μM). A Dose Escalation Study on Balb/c mice showed that the most tolerated dose (MTD) for PtII56OSS and PtIV56OSS were 140 and 200 mg/kg.b.w., respectively (which were ∼23-fold and 33-fold more tolerated than cisplatin). Cellular uptake experiments in A549 cells after 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 and 30 h of incubation, showed that both complexes are actively transported into the cells with PtII56OSS exhibiting a similar uptake rate to cisplatin and approximately a 3-fold higher uptake than PtIV56OSS. Intracellular distribution showed that while PtII56OSS resides primarily in the Cytoplasmic Fraction) while (CF), the PtIV56OSS resides heavily in the nucleus and cytoskeleton (NC) fraction. A549 cells treated with PtII56OSS and PtIV56OSS also showed a significant increase in the production of cellular ROS at all-time points (24, 48 and 72 h). Flow cytometry results demonstrated that PtII56OSS and PtIV56OSS caused significant increase in apoptotic cell death. Western blot assays exhibited an upregulation of cytochrome c, cleaved Parp, and the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 when A549 cells were treated with either PtII56OSS and PtIV56OSS. These results distinguish PtII56OSS and PtIV56OSS as promising candidates for further investigation both in vitro and in vivo against several cancer models with the platinum(IV) analogue showing more promise due to its low cytotoxicity against normal cells coupled with its high in vivo tolerability.
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The European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry is a global journal that publishes studies on all aspects of medicinal chemistry. It provides a medium for publication of original papers and also welcomes critical review papers.
A typical paper would report on the organic synthesis, characterization and pharmacological evaluation of compounds. Other topics of interest are drug design, QSAR, molecular modeling, drug-receptor interactions, molecular aspects of drug metabolism, prodrug synthesis and drug targeting. The journal expects manuscripts to present the rational for a study, provide insight into the design of compounds or understanding of mechanism, or clarify the targets.