Combination of ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complex Δ-Ru1 and Taxol enhances the anti-cancer effect on Taxol-resistant cancer cells through Caspase-1/GSDMD …

D Chen, S Guo, X Tang, Y Rong, H Bo, H Shen… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Taxol is the first-line drug for cancer treatment. However, tumor resistance to Taxol is still a
significant challenge in clinical practice. Here, we studied the synergistic effect of a …

Investigation of inducing apoptosis in human lung cancer A549 cells and related mechanism of a ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complex

J Chen, G Li, F Peng, X Jie, G Dongye, Y Zhong… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2016 - Elsevier
Two Ru (II) polypyridyl complexes [Ru (bpy) 2 (pztp)] 2+(Ru1) and [Ru (bpy) 2 (pytp)]
2+(Ru2) were synthesized and characterized. Our data demonstrated that Ru2 displayed …

Development of four ruthenium polypyridyl complexes as antitumor agents: Design, biological evaluation and mechanism investigation

GB Jiang, WY Zhang, M He, YY Gu, L Bai… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ruthenium complexes are expected to be new opportunities for the development of
antitumor agents. Herein, four ruthenium polypyridyl complexes ([Ru (bpy) 2 (CAPIP)](ClO 4) …

Aquation is a crucial activation step for anticancer action of ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complexes to trigger cancer cell apoptosis

M Li, L Lai, Z Zhao, T Chen - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aquation has been proposed as crucial chemical action step for ruthenium (Ru) complexes,
but its effects on the action mechanisms remain elusive. Herein, we have demonstrated the …

Mixed-ligand ruthenium polypyridyl complexes as apoptosis inducers in cancer cells, the cellular translocation and the important role of ROS-mediated signaling

Z Zhao, Z Luo, Q Wu, W Zheng, Y Feng, T Chen - Dalton Transactions, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Ruthenium (Ru) polypyridyl complexes have emerged as leading players among the
potential metal-based candidates for cancer treatment. However, the roles of cellular …

Systematic evaluation of the antitumor activity of three ruthenium polypyridyl complexes

GB Jiang, WY Zhang, M He, YY Gu, L Bai… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ruthenium-containing complexes have emerged as good alternative to the currently used
platinum-containing drugs for malignant tumor therapy. In this work, cytotoxic effects of …

Novel ruthenium (II) triazine complex [Ru (bdpta)(tpy)] 2+ co-targeting drug resistant GRP78 and subcellular organelles in cancer stem cells

B Purushothaman, P Arumugam, H Ju, G Kulsi… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ruthenium (II/III) metal complexes have been widely recognized as the alternative
chemotherapeutic agents to overcome the drug resistance and tumor recurrence associated …

Ruthenium polypyridyl complexes as inducer of ROS-mediated apoptosis in cancer cells by targeting thioredoxin reductase

Z Luo, L Yu, F Yang, Z Zhao, B Yu, H Lai, KH Wong… - Metallomics, 2014 - academic.oup.com
TrxR is an NADPH-dependent selenoenzyme upregulated in a number of cancers. It plays a
pivotal role in cancer progression and represents an increasingly attractive target for …

Synthesis, RNA-sequence and evaluation of anticancer efficacy of ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complexes toward HepG2 cells

H Hu, H Zhang, R Zhong, Y Yang, C Huang… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this article, four new Ru (II) complexes [Ru (dmbpy) 2 (TFBIP)](PF 6) 2 (dmbpy= 4, 4′-
dimethyl-2, 2′-bipyridine, TFPIP= 2-(4′-trifluoromethyl)-[1, 1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-1H-imidazo …

Ruthenium complexes containing heterocyclic thioamidates trigger caspase-mediated apoptosis through MAPK signaling in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells

SP Neves, NC De Carvalho, MM Da Silva… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Herein, ruthenium complexes containing heterocyclic thioamidates [Ru (mmi)(bipy)(dppb)]
PF6 (1),[Ru (tzdt)(bipy)(dppb)] PF6 (2),[Ru (dmp)(bipy)(dppb)] PF6 (3) and [Ru …