ABSTRACT
Complexes [Sb(HAcPh)Cl(2)] (1), [Sb(HAcpClPh)Cl(2)] (2), [Sb(HAcpNO(2)Ph)Cl(2)] (3) and [Bi(HAcPh)Cl(2)] (4), [Bi(HAcpClPh)Cl(2)] (5), [Bi(HAcpNO(2)Ph)Cl(2)] (6) were obtained with 2,6-diacetylpyridine bis(benzoylhydrazone) (H(2)AcPh), 2,6-diacetylpyridine bis(para-chlorobenzoylhydrazone) (H(2)AcpClPh), and 2,6-diacetylpyridine bis(para-nitrobenzoylhydrazone) (H(2)AcpNO(2)Ph). The bis(benzoylhydrazones) were inactive as antimicrobial agents against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and against Candida albicans but upon coordination to antimony(III) and bismuth(III) antimicrobial activity was demonstrated. The studied compounds were tested for their cytotoxic activities against Jurkat and HL60 (leukemia), MCF-7 (breast tumor), HCT-116 (colorectal carcinoma) and peripheral blood mononuclear (PBMC) cells. All bis(benzoylhydrazones) proved to be poorly cytotoxic. Upon coordination of the bis(benzoylhydrazones) to antimony(III) and bismuth(III) cytotoxicity significantly improved. Complex (5) presented high therapeutic indexes (TI = 11-508) against all cell lineages.
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Antimony/chemistry , Bismuth/chemistry , Organometallic Compounds/chemistry , Organometallic Compounds/pharmacology , Pyridines/chemistry , Animals , Anti-Infective Agents/chemical synthesis , Anti-Infective Agents/chemistry , Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Bacteria/drug effects , Candida albicans/drug effects , Cell Line, Tumor , Humans , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Organometallic Compounds/chemical synthesisABSTRACT
Complexes [Au(2)(H(2)Gy3DH)(2)]Cl(2) (1), [Au(H(2)Gy3Me)]Cl(3) (2) and [Au(H(2)Gy3Et)]Cl(3) (3) were obtained with glyoxaldehyde bis(thiosemicarbazone) (H(2)Gy3DH) and its N(3)-methyl (H(2)Gy3Me) and N(3)-ethyl (H(2)Gy3Et) derivatives. The bis(thiosemicarbazones) and their gold(I) and gold(III) complexes exhibited anti-proliferative activity against HL-60, Jurkat (leukemia) and MCF-7 (breast cancer) cells at 10 µmol L(-1). Complex (2) was able to in vitro inhibit thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) activity, which suggests that inhibition of TrxR could be part of its mechanism of action.
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Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Gold/chemistry , Thioredoxin-Disulfide Reductase/metabolism , Thiosemicarbazones/chemistry , Cell Line, Tumor , Electrochemistry , Enzyme Activation/drug effects , HL-60 Cells , HumansABSTRACT
Complexes [Au(H2Ac4DH)Cl]âMeOH (1) [Au(H(2)2Ac4Me)Cl]Cl (2) [Au(H(2)2Ac4Ph)Cl]Clâ2H(2)O (3) and [Au(H(2)2Bz4Ph)Cl]Cl (4) were obtained with 2-acetylpyridine thiosemicarbazone (H2Ac4DH), its N(4)-methyl (H2Ac4Me) and N(4)-phenyl (H2Ac4Ph) derivatives, as well as with N(4)-phenyl 2-benzoylpyridine thiosemicarbazone (H2Bz4Ph). The compounds were cytotoxic to Jurkat (immortalized line of T lymphocyte), HL-60 (acute myeloid leukemia), MCF-7 (human breast adenocarcinoma) and HCT-116 (colorectal carcinoma) tumor cell lines. Jurkat and HL-60 cells were more sensitive than MCF-7 and HCT-116 cells. Upon coordinating to the gold(I) metal centers in complexes (2) and (4), the cytotoxic activity of the H2Ac4Me and H2Bz4Ph ligands increased against the HL-60 and Jurkat tumor cell lines. 2 was more active than auranofin against both leukemia cells. Most of the studied compounds were less toxic than auranofin to peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). All compounds induced DNA fragmentation in HL-60 and Jurkat cells indicating their pro-apoptotic potential. Complex (2) strongly inhibited the activity of thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), which suggests inhibition of TrxR to be part of its mechanism of action.
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Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Coordination Complexes/pharmacology , Gold , Thioredoxin-Disulfide Reductase/antagonists & inhibitors , Thiosemicarbazones/pharmacology , Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry , Auranofin/pharmacology , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Survival , Coordination Complexes/chemical synthesis , Coordination Complexes/chemistry , Crystallography, X-Ray , DNA Fragmentation , DNA, Superhelical/chemistry , Humans , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Leukocytes, Mononuclear/drug effects , Models, Molecular , Molecular Conformation , Thiosemicarbazones/chemical synthesis , Thiosemicarbazones/chemistryABSTRACT
A series of nitroaromatic compounds was synthesized and evaluated as potential antileishmanial and trypanocidal agents. Five compounds exerted significant anti-leishmanial activity in vitro against promastigotes forms of Leishmania (L.) amazonensis, with IC(50) in the range of 23-59 µmol L(-1), but none were active against amastigotes intracellular forms of Trypanosoma cruzi. In vitro cytotoxicity on the proliferation of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) stimulated with phytohemaglutinin (PHA) was also evaluated. Two compounds, 6 and 7, were found to present a promising anti-leishmanial activity with IC(50) values of 59.5 and 50.6 µM, respectively, without affecting the lymphocyte proliferation in PBMCs (selectivity index of 16.1 and 21.7, respectively), indicating low toxicity to human cells.
