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Multitarget-Directed Gallium(III) Tris(acyl-pyrazolonate) Complexes Induce Ferroptosis in Cancer Cells via Dysregulation of Cell Redox Homeostasis and Inhibition of the Mevalonate Pathway

Romani, Daphne
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Marchetti, Fabio
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Di Nicola, Corrado
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February 21, 2023
Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry

A series of Ga(Q(n))(3) coordination compounds have been synthesized, where HQ(n) is 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-RC(=O)-pyrazolo-5-one. The complexes have been characterized through analytical data, NMR and IR spectroscopy, ESI mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, X-ray crystallography, and density functional theory (DFT) studies. Cytotoxic activity against a panel of human cancer cell lines was determined by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, with interesting results in terms of both cell line selectivity and toxicity values compared with cisplatin. The mechanism of action was explored by spectrophotometric, fluorometric, chromatographic, immunometric, and cytofluorimetric assays, SPR biosensor binding studies, and cell-based experiments. Cell treatment with gallium(III) complexes promoted several cell death triggering signals (accumulation of p27, PCNA, PARP fragments, activation of the caspase cascade, and inhibition of the mevalonate pathway) and induced changes in cell redox homeostasis (decreased levels of GSH/GPX4 and NADP(H), increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) and 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), mitochondrial damage, and increased activity of CPR and CcO), identifying ferroptosis as the mechanism responsible for cancer cell death.

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DOI
10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01374
Web of Science ID

WOS:000936318200001

Author(s)
Romani, Daphne
Marchetti, Fabio
Di Nicola, Corrado
Cuccioloni, Massimiliano
Gong, Chunmei
Eleuteri, Anna Maria
Galindo, Agustin
Fadaei-Tirani, Farzaneh  
Nabissi, Massimo
Pettinari, Riccardo
Date Issued

2023-02-21

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Published in
Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry
Subjects

Chemistry, Medicinal

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Pharmacology & Pharmacy

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metal-complexes

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apoptosis

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rationale

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binding

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agents

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roles

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drugs

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nadph

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assay

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