Evaluation of anticancer activity in vitro and in vivo of iridium(iii) polypyridyl complexes

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (22) ◽  
pp. 8566-8579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miao He ◽  
Qiao-Yan Yi ◽  
Wen-Yao Zhang ◽  
Lan Bai ◽  
Fan Du ◽  
...  

Three new iridium(iii) polypyridyl complexes were synthesized. The cytotoxic activity in vitro and in vivo, apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, mitochondrial membrane potential, ROS and the expression of Bcl-2 family proteins were investigated.

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (31) ◽  
pp. 24534-24543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Li ◽  
Bing-Jie Han ◽  
Jun-Hua Yao ◽  
Guang-Bin Jiang ◽  
Yun-Jun Liu

Four Ru(ii) complexes [Ru(N–N)2(DHBT)](ClO4)2 were synthesized and characterized. The cytotoxicity in vitro, apoptosis, comet assay, cell migration, ROS, mitochondrial membrane potential, cell cycle arrest and expression of proteins were investigated.


2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5131-5136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aied M. Alabsi ◽  
Rola Ali ◽  
Abdul Manaf Ali ◽  
Sami Abdo Radman Al-Dubai ◽  
Hazlan Harun ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 175628481989543
Author(s):  
Amanda Braga Bona ◽  
Danielle Queiroz Calcagno ◽  
Helem Ferreira Ribeiro ◽  
José Augusto Pereira Carneiro Muniz ◽  
Giovanny Rebouças Pinto ◽  
...  

Background: Gastric cancer is one of the most incident types of cancer worldwide and presents high mortality rates and poor prognosis. MYC oncogene overexpression is a key event in gastric carcinogenesis and it is known that its protein positively regulates CDC25B expression which, in turn, plays an essential role in the cell division cycle progression. Menadione is a synthetic form of vitamin K that acts as a specific inhibitor of the CDC25 family of phosphatases. Methods: To better understand the menadione mechanism of action in gastric cancer, we evaluated its molecular and cellular effects in cell lines and in Sapajus apella, nonhuman primates from the new world which had gastric carcinogenesis induced by N-Methyl-N-nitrosourea. We tested CDC25B expression by western blot and RT-qPCR. In-vitro assays include proliferation, migration, invasion and flow cytometry to analyze cell cycle arrest. In in-vivo experiments, in addition to the expression analyses, we followed the preneoplastic lesions and the tumor progression by ultrasonography, endoscopy, biopsies, histopathology and immunohistochemistry. Results: Our tests demonstrated menadione reducing CDC25B expression in vivo and in vitro. It was able to reduce migration, invasion and proliferation rates, and induce cell cycle arrest in gastric cancer cell lines. Moreover, our in-vivo experiments demonstrated menadione inhibiting tumor development and progression. Conclusions: We suggest this compound may be an important ally of chemotherapeutics in the treatment of gastric cancer. In addition, CDC25B has proven to be an effective target for investigation and development of new therapeutic strategies for this malignancy.


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