Paulo António, Cardoso Sofia, Mendes Edgar, Palma Elisa, Raposinho Paula, Belchior Ana
Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear, Estrada Nacional 10, Km 139.7, 2695-066 Bobadela LRS, Portugal.
Departamento de Engenharia e Ciências Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada Nacional 10, Km 139.7, 2695-066 Bobadela LRS, Portugal.
Molecules. 2025 Aug 1;30(15):3240. doi: 10.3390/molecules30153240.
The use of radiosensitizers is a beneficial approach in cancer radiotherapy treatment. However, the enhancement of radiation effects on cancer cells by radiosensitizers involves several different mechanisms, reflecting the chemical nature of the radiosensitizer. G-quadruplex (G4) DNA ligands have emerged in recent years as a potential new class of radiosensitizers binding to specific DNA sequences. Recently, we have shown that the Re(I) tricarbonyl complex PDF-Pz-Re and its pyrazolyl-diamine chelator PDF-Pz, carrying a -methylated pyridostatin (PDF) derivative, act as G4 binders of various G4-forming DNA and RNA sequences. As described in this contribution, these features prompted us to evaluate PDF-Pz-Re and PDF-Pz as radiosensitizers of prostate cancer PC3 cells submitted to concomitant treatment with Co-60 radiation. The compound RHPS4 was also tested, as this G4 ligand was previously shown to exhibit strong radiosensitizing properties in other cancer cell lines. The assessment of the resulting radiobiological effects, namely through clonogenic cell survival, DNA damage, and ROS production assays, showed that PDF-Pz-Re and PDF-Pz were able to radiosensitize PC3 cells despite being less active than RHPS4. Our results corroborate that G4 DNA ligands are a class of compounds with potential interest as radiosensitizers, deserving further studies to optimize their radiosensitization activity and elucidate the mechanisms of action.
放射增敏剂的使用是癌症放射治疗中的一种有益方法。然而,放射增敏剂增强对癌细胞的辐射效应涉及几种不同的机制,这反映了放射增敏剂的化学性质。近年来,G-四链体(G4)DNA配体作为一类潜在的新型放射增敏剂出现,可与特定DNA序列结合。最近,我们已经表明,携带甲基化吡啶并嘧啶(PDF)衍生物的铼(I)三羰基配合物PDF-Pz-Re及其吡唑基二胺螯合剂PDF-Pz可作为各种形成G4的DNA和RNA序列的G4结合剂。如本论文所述,这些特性促使我们评估PDF-Pz-Re和PDF-Pz作为前列腺癌PC3细胞在接受Co-60辐射联合治疗时的放射增敏剂。还测试了化合物RHPS4,因为这种G4配体先前已被证明在其他癌细胞系中表现出强大的放射增敏特性。通过克隆形成细胞存活、DNA损伤和活性氧生成测定对由此产生的放射生物学效应进行评估,结果表明,尽管活性低于RHPS4,但PDF-Pz-Re和PDF-Pz能够使PC3细胞对辐射敏感。我们的结果证实,G4 DNA配体是一类具有潜在放射增敏剂价值的化合物,值得进一步研究以优化其放射增敏活性并阐明其作用机制。
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