Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
5 years ago

Ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes: Synthesis, characterization and anticancer activity studies on BEL-7402 cells

Ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes: Synthesis, characterization and anticancer activity studies on BEL-7402 cells
Two new ligand PTTP (2-phenoxy-1,4,8,9-tetraazatriphenylene) and FTTP (2-(3-fluoronaphthalen-2-yloxy)-1,4,8,9-tetraazatriphenylene) and their six ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes [Ru(N-N)2(PTTP)](ClO4)2 and [Ru(N-N)2(FTTP)](ClO4)2 (N-N=dmb: 4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipiridine; dmp: 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline; ttbpy: 4,4′-ditertiarybutyl-2,2′-bipyridine) were synthesized and characterized. The cytotoxic activity of the complexes against cancer cells HeLa, BEL-7402, A549, HepG-2, HOS and normal cell LO2 was evaluated by MTT method. The IC50 values range from 1.5±0.1 to 55.9±7.5μM. Complex 3 shows the highest cytotoxic activity toward BEL-7402 cells (IC50 =1.5±0.1μM). Complex 5 displays most effective inhibition of the cell growth in A549 and HOS cells with low IC50 values of 2.5±0.6 and 2.6±0.1μM, respectively. The apoptosis, reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial membrane potential, DNA damage, autophagy and anti-metastasis assay were investigated under a fluorescent microscope. The cell cycle arrest was assayed by flow cytometry, and the expression of caspases and Bcl-2 family proteins was studied by western blot. The results obtained show that the complexes induce apoptosis in BEL-7402 cells through a ROS-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction pathway.

Publisher URL: www.sciencedirect.com/science

DOI: S0162013417300727

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