Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Catarina Teixeira-Guedes, Ana Rita Bras, Ricardo G. Teixeira, Andreia Valente, Ana Preto
Summary: This study evaluated the anti-cancer properties and mechanisms of action of ruthenium complexes in the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC). The complexes displayed high bioactivity by reducing cell proliferation, inducing cell cycle arrest, increasing apoptosis, and inhibiting MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways. The complexes also decreased cellular clonogenic ability and cell migration by disrupting F-actin cytoskeleton integrity, making them promising as a new therapeutic strategy for CRC treatment.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chunxia Huang, Huiwen Zhang, Yan Yang, Haimei Liu, Jing Chen, Yi Wang, Lijuan Liang, Huiyan Hu, Yunjun Liu
Summary: This study synthesized and characterized three ligands and three ruthenium(II) complexes, and investigated their anticancer activity. The results showed that these complexes could effectively inhibit the proliferation of B16 cells, induce cell apoptosis through ROS-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction pathway, and block tumor cell growth by activating autophagy pathway.
JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Francisco J. Sanchez-Rivera, Jeremy Ryan, Yadira M. Soto-Feliciano, Mary Clare Beytagh, Lucius Xuan, David M. Feldser, Michael T. Hemann, Jesse Zamudio, Nadya Dimitrova, Anthony Letai, Tyler Jacks
Summary: The level of mitochondrial apoptotic priming is a critical determinant of cell fate upon p53 reactivation, with cells having high initial priming tending to undergo apoptosis and cells with low priming tending to survive and arrest in the cell cycle. Manipulating the priming levels through BCL-2 or BCL-XL expression or inhibition can affect the outcome of p53 restoration, highlighting mitochondrial apoptotic priming as a key factor in determining cell fate. Moreover, less primed cells can be forced into apoptotic cell fate following p53 activation using p53-independent drugs that increase apoptotic priming.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xing Huang, Chang-Hao Zhang, Hao Deng, Dan Wu, Hong-Yan Guo, Jung Joon Lee, Fen-Er Chen, Qing-Kun Shen, Li-Li Jin, Zhe-Shan Quan
Summary: A series of quillaic acid derivatives with different substituents were synthesized and evaluated for their antitumor activity against human cancer cell lines. One compound showed strong antiproliferative activity and induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest by modulating signaling pathways.
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Arunachalam Abirami, Umapathy Devan, Rengan Ramesh, Arockiam Antony Joseph Velanganni, Jan Grzegorz Malecki
Summary: This study synthesized six arene ruthenium(ii) complexes and evaluated their inhibitory effects on breast cancer cells. The complexes exhibited good antiproliferative activities by inducing apoptotic cell death through an intrinsic mitochondrial pathway.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuanwei Liang, Weiting Huang, Siqi Wang, Weiming Su, Qianyi Situ, Luxin He
Summary: In this study, a fairly small-sized aryl nitrogen mustard-conjugated terpyridine ligand was synthesized in only two steps to chelate with RuCl3 and form a [Ru(tpy-CM)(2)]Cl-2 complex. This complex showed prominent antiproliferative activity against several tumor cells, particularly human renal clear cell carcinoma cells, by inducing G1 phase cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zhenyao Yu, Yixue Hou, Wei Zhou, Zizhen Zhao, Zesheng Liu, Ailing Fu
Summary: Mitochondrial transplantation therapy has been actively researched as a treatment for mitochondria-associated diseases, including malignant melanoma. This study investigated the signal mechanism and gender differences in the anti-tumor activity of healthy mitochondria. The results showed that intact mitochondria significantly inhibited tumor cell proliferation and showed anti-tumor effects in melanoma-bearing mice, with female mitochondria demonstrating greater efficiency and a possible stronger mitochondria-nuclear communication than male mitochondria.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Haoran Wang, Jianhua Wei, Hong Jiang, Ye Zhang, Caina Jiang, Xianli Ma
Summary: The novel metal complexes 6a and 6c exhibit superior antitumor activity compared to cisplatin, inducing DNA damage, G1 cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis to exert their effects.
Article
Biology
Nandan Haloi, Po-Chao Wen, Qunli Cheng, Meiying Yang, Gayathri Natarajan, Amadou Ks Camara, Wai-Meng Kwok, Emad Tajkhorshid
Summary: The study elucidates the process of complex formation between HKII and VDAC1, confirming a partial blockade of the VDAC1 channel in the complex and the disruptive effect of VDAC1 phosphorylation on HKII binding.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Eri Hirose, Miho Noguchi, Tomokazu Ihara, Akinari Yokoya
Summary: This study found that cells irreversibly arrested in the cell cycle after ionizing radiation still have active energy metabolism.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Guang-Bin Jiang, Wen-Yao Zhang, Miao He, Yi-Ying Gu, Lan Bai, Yang-Jie Wang, Qiao-Yan Yi, Fan Du
Summary: Ruthenium-containing complexes show excellent cytotoxicity against HepG-2 cells, exhibit better antitumor activity than cisplatin, and have no obvious toxicity to normal cells. DNA binding results suggest interaction with DNA, and the complexes induce apoptosis through different pathways.
JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Sathiavani Arikrishnan, Jian Sheng Loh, Xian Wei Teo, Faris Bin Norizan, May Lee Low, Sau Har Lee, Jhi Biau Foo, Yin Sim Tor
Summary: The study found that the ternary copper (II) complex has significant anti-cancer effects on colorectal cancer cells HT-29, inhibiting cell viability, inducing apoptosis and S-phase cell cycle arrest. The anti-cancer effect is achieved by regulating the expression of proteins involved in the apoptotic signaling pathway. The complex has the potential to be a candidate drug for colorectal cancer treatment.
ANTI-CANCER AGENTS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Cell Biology
Wei Zhou, Zizhen Zhao, Zhenyao Yu, Yixue Hou, Rajendiran Keerthiga, Ailing Fu
Summary: Mitochondrial dysfunction is closely related to tumor growth and malignancy, and mitochondrial transplantation therapy can improve the function of mitochondria-related diseases. The inhibitory mechanism of mitochondrial transplantation on tumor cell proliferation is still unknown. This study found that mitochondria from females have a stronger inhibitory effect on hepatocellular carcinoma, possibly due to their higher activity.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Zhenjiang Ding, Junmin Xi, Miao Zhong, Fan Chen, Huanhuan Zhao, Baoxin Zhang, Jianguo Fang
Summary: The research demonstrates that CYN inhibits PKM2 activity and induces cell cycle arrest, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial damage. However, overexpression of PKM2 attenuates the effects of CYN on cells.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Chaoya Xiong, Hai Chen, Jie Zhang, Hui Deng, Zhihui Feng, Pan Xiang, Yupeng Tian, Lei Chen, Martin R. Gill, Xiaohe Tian
Summary: In this study, a ruthenium(II) bipyridyl complex [Ru(bpy)2L3]PF6 is reported to have the ability to specifically identify 1O2 based on a novel mechanism of action. The non-fluorescent complex can be accurately oxidized by 1O2 to generate a fluorescent substance with a large Stokes shift (184 nm). [Ru(bpy)2L3]PF6 was successfully applied for visualizing the generation process of 1O2 in living cells and monitoring the morphological changes of mitochondria during photodamage. Therefore, [Ru(bpy)2L3]PF6 has the potential to be a useful molecular probe for analyzing physiological processes related to 1O2 in organisms.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Michael Ramek, Jasmina Sabolovic
Summary: This paper investigates the geometries, energy landscapes, and magnetic parameters of copper(II) amino acid compounds using density functional theory calculations. The results show that certain conformers with histaminate-like and glycine-like modes have low Gibbs free energies and high metal-binding affinities. The predicted conformations reproduce the experimental electron paramagnetic resonance parameters.
JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Wei Tian, Wen Zhong, Zengyan Yang, Ling Chen, Shijie Lin, Yanping Li, Yuxing Wang, Peilin Yang, Xing Long
Summary: A series of novel dibutyltin complexes based on salen-like ligands were synthesized and characterized. Complex S03 showed excellent in vitro anticancer activity and induced cancer cell death through multiple mechanisms. This study reveals new mechanisms of organotin complexes and provides new insights into the development of organotin metal complexes as anticancer drugs.
JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Natalie C. Korkola, Martin J. Stillman
Summary: Many proteins require a metal cofactor for their function, and these metals play a role in protein folding. The study found that the metallation rates of different metal binding pathways are influenced by pH, with the less cooperative pathway being more affected by low pH conditions. Specific mixtures of structures are formed in the initial steps of metallation, and unfolding the disordered apo-MT structure hinders the formation of these preliminary structures. The compact conformation of the native apo-MT allows for rapid formation of metal-thiolate structures with high affinity, providing protection from oxidation.
JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Boxuan Yang, Xitong Song, Binju Wang
Summary: The diiron active site plays a crucial role in catalytic transformations in both biological and chemical systems. Recent advancements in the field include the synthesis of biomimetic diiron catalysts inspired by the active structure of soluble methane monooxygenase (sMMO), which have been successfully applied to the dehydrogenation of indolines.
JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Christina N. Banti, Angeliki A. Piperoudi, Catherine P. Raptopoulou, Vassilis Psycharis, Constantinos M. Athanassopoulos, Sotiris K. Hadjikakou
Summary: Two copper(I) polymorphs with mitochondria-targeting properties were successfully prepared via metal ion conjugation. These compounds showed promising activities in DNA binding, enzyme inhibition, and cancer cell inhibition. The molecular mechanisms of action were investigated.
JOURNAL OF INORGANIC BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)