Anticancer activity of ruthenium(II) arene complexes bearing 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline amino alcohol ligands
作者:Madichaba P. Chelopo、Sachin A. Pawar、Mxolisi K. Sokhela、Thavendran Govender、Hendrik G. Kruger、Glenn E.M. Maguire
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2013.05.048
日期:2013.8
Ruthenium complexes offer potential reduced toxicity compared to current platinum anticancer drugs. 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrisoquinoline amino alcohol ligands were synthesised, characterised and coordinated to an organometallic Ru(II) centre. These complexes were evaluated for activity against the cancer cell lines MCF-7, A549 and MDA-MB-231 as well as for toxicity in the normal cell line MDBK. They were observed to be moderately active against only the MCF-7 cells with the best IC50 value of 34 mu M for the cis-diastereomeric complex C4. They also displayed excellent selectivity by being relatively inactive against the normal MDBK cell line with SI values ranging from 2.3 to 7.4. (C) 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.