PUBLICATION
A Gold(I) Phosphine Complex Containing Naphthalimide Ligand Functions as a TrxR Inhibiting Antiproliferative Agent and Angiogenesis Inhibitor
- Authors
- Ott, I., Qian, X., Xu, Y., Vlecken, D.H., Marques, I.J., Kubutat, D., Will, J., Sheldrick, W.S., Jesse, P., Prokop, A., and Bagowski, C.P.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-090112-2
- Date
- 2009
- Source
- Journal of medicinal chemistry 52(3): 763-770 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Bagowski, Christoph P.
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Organogold Compounds/chemical synthesis*
- Organogold Compounds/pharmacology*
- Animals
- HT29 Cells
- Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis*
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology*
- Tandem Mass Spectrometry
- Maximum Tolerated Dose
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/drug effects
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Humans
- Zebrafish
- Thioredoxin-Disulfide Reductase/antagonists & inhibitors*
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors/chemical synthesis*
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors/pharmacology*
- Microscopy, Confocal
- PubMed
- 19123857 Full text @ J. Med. Chem.
Citation
Ott, I., Qian, X., Xu, Y., Vlecken, D.H., Marques, I.J., Kubutat, D., Will, J., Sheldrick, W.S., Jesse, P., Prokop, A., and Bagowski, C.P. (2009) A Gold(I) Phosphine Complex Containing Naphthalimide Ligand Functions as a TrxR Inhibiting Antiproliferative Agent and Angiogenesis Inhibitor. Journal of medicinal chemistry. 52(3):763-770.
Abstract
The novel luminescent gold(I) complex [N-(N',N'-dimethylaminoethyl)-1,8-naphthalimide-4-sulfide](triethylphosphine)gold(I) was prepared and investigated for its primary biological properties. Cell culture experiments revealed strong antiproliferative effects and induction of apoptosis via mitochondrial pathways. Biodistribution studies by fluorescence microscopy and atomic absorption spectroscopy showed the uptake into cell organelles, an accumulation in the nuclei of tumor cells, and a homogeneous distribution in zebrafish embryos. In vivo monitoring of vascularisation in developing zebrafish embryos revealed a significant anti-angiogenic potency of the complex. Mechanistic experiments indicated that the inhibition of thioredoxin reductase (based on the covalent binding of a gold triethylphosphine fragment) might be involved in the pharmacodynamic behavior of this novel gold species.
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