Journal
JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 105, Issue 4, Pages 518-524Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2010.12.013
Keywords
Ruthenium(II) complexes; Flavonoids; Apoptosis; Cisplatin-resistance
Funding
- Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education [1823/B/P01/2008/35]
- Medical University of Lodz [503-3016-2]
- UE [505-07-050/WFARM/RNSD/09]
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In this study we examined their proapoptotic activity of cis-dichloridobis(3-imino-2-methoxyflavanone) ruthenium(II)center dot 3H(2)O (1) and cis-dichloridobis(3-imino-2-ethoxyflavanone)ruthenium(II)center dot 2H(2)O (2) towards human bladder carcinoma cell line EJ and its cisplatin resistant subline EJcisR. On the basis of the experiments we carried out, it may be concluded, that: CDDP (cis-diamminedichloridoplatinum) resistance of EJcisR cells is probably based on partial loss of apoptotic pathway activating caspase-8 and increased resistance to DNA strand breaks and/or alkali-labile sites. Increased glutathione levels, as well as activity of P-gp transporter seems to be not relevant in this case. The proapoptotic activity of the ruthenium compounds is higher than that of cisplatin. Higher proapoptotic activity of 1 and 2 when compared to CDDP may be due to the presence of large, lipophilic flavanone-based ligands that may facilitate their trans-membrane transport and their redox activity. 1 and 2 induce apoptosis apparently in more than one way. Although caspase-8 activation and DNA strand breaks and/or alkali-labile sites are caused by the compounds, their ability to cause the oxidative stress in the cells may also participate in apoptosis induction. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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