Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, United States.
Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, United States.
J Med Chem. 2023 Jun 22;66(12):7868-7879. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00238. Epub 2023 Jun 6.
The preparation of cyclometalated complexes offers a path to stable materials, catalysts, and therapeutic agents. Here, we explore the anticancer potential of novel biphenyl organogold(III) cationic complexes supported by diverse bisphosphine ligands, , toward aggressive glioblastoma and triple negative breast cancer cells (TNBCs). The [C^C] gold(III) complex, , exhibits significant tumor growth inhibition in a metastatic TNBC mouse model. Remarkably, displays promising blood serum stability over a relevant therapeutic window of 24 h and alteration in the presence of excess -GSH. The mechanism-of-action studies show that induces mitochondrial uncoupling, membrane depolarization, and G1 cell cycle arrest and prompts apoptosis. To the best of our knowledge, is the first biphenyl gold-phosphine complex to uncouple mitochondria and inhibit TNBC growth in vivo.
环金属配合物的制备为稳定材料、催化剂和治疗剂提供了一条途径。在这里,我们探索了新型联苯有机金(III)阳离子配合物的抗癌潜力,这些配合物由不同的双膦配体支撑,针对侵袭性神经胶质瘤和三阴性乳腺癌细胞(TNBCs)。[C^C]金(III)配合物,显示出在转移性 TNBC 小鼠模型中显著的肿瘤生长抑制作用。值得注意的是,在相关的 24 小时治疗窗内和存在过量 -GSH 的情况下,表现出良好的血清稳定性。作用机制研究表明,诱导线粒体解偶联、膜去极化和 G1 细胞周期停滞,并促使细胞凋亡。据我们所知,是第一个使线粒体解偶联并抑制体内 TNBC 生长的联苯金-膦配合物。