Synthesis, characterization, in vitro cytotoxicity and anticancer effects of ruthenium(II) complexes on BEL-7402 cells.

Synthesis, characterization, in vitro cytotoxicity and anticancer effects of ruthenium(II) complexes on BEL-7402 cells. J Inorg Biochem. 2016 Jan 22;157:62-72 Authors: Zhang C, Han BJ, Zeng CC, Lai SH, Li W, Tang B, Wan D, Jiang GB, Liu YJ Abstract Four new ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes [Ru(dmb)2(DQTT)](ClO4)2 (1) (DQTT=12-(1,4-dihydroquinoxalin-6-yl)-4,5,9,14-tetraazabenzo[b]triphenylene, dmb=4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine), [Ru(bpy)2(DQTT)](ClO4)2 (2) (bpy=2,2'-bipyridine), [Ru(phen)2(DQTT)](ClO4)2 (3) (phen=1,10-phenanthroline) and [Ru(dmp)2(DQTT)](ClO4)2 (4) (dmp=2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, ESI-MS, (1)H NMR and (13)C NMR. The cytotoxic activity in vitro of the complexes was evaluated against human BEL-7402, A549, HeLa, HepG-2 and MG-63 cancer cell lines by MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazole)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) method. The IC50 values of complexes 1-4 against BEL-7402 cells are 31.8±1.0, 35.8±1.6, 29.0±0.8 and 25.0±0.9μM, respectively. The morphological apoptosis was investigated with AO/EB (acridine orange/ethidium bromide) and Hoechst 33258 staining methods. The DNA damage was assayed by comet assay. The inhibition of cell migration was evaluated by the wound healing assay. The levels of ROS (reactive oxygen species) and the changes of mitochondrial membrane potential were studied under fluorescent microscope. The percentages in the cells of apopto...
Source: Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Tags: J Inorg Biochem Source Type: research