Platinum (IV) and platinum (II) anticancer complexes with biologically active releasable ligands

P Štarha, R Křikavová - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
The concept of multi-action octahedral platinum (IV) complexes is based on the rational
derivatization of anticancer square-planar platinum (II) compounds (eg, cisplatin or …

The current status in computational exploration of Pt (iv) prodrug activation by reduction

F Ponte, S Scoditti, G Mazzone, E Sicilia - … Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Octahedral PtIV complexes are considered highly promising candidates for overcoming
some shortcomings of clinically approved PtII drugs. PtIV compounds, owing to their inertia …

DFT Computational Analysis of the Mechanism of Action of Ru (II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Photoactivated Chemotherapy Agents: From Photoinduced Ligand …

F Ponte, D Belletto, R Leonetti, N Sanna… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) is a form of target-oriented cancer therapy that
exploits light of the proper wavelength to selectively activate the drug. Among the prodrugs …

Synthesis of a light-responsive platinum curcumin complex, chemical and biological investigations and delivery to tumor cells by means of polymeric nanoparticles

V Vergaro, MM Dell'Anna, HR Shahsavari… - Nanoscale …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Platinum-based anticancer drugs are common in chemotherapy, but problems such as
systemic toxicity and acquired resistance of some tumors hamper their clinical applications …

Curcumin-based ionic Pt (ii) complexes: Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity

R Caligiuri, G Di Maio, N Godbert, F Scarpelli… - Dalton …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of novel cationic curcumin-based Pt (II) complexes with neutral (N^ N) ligands and
triflate anions as counterions,[(N^ N) Pt (curc)] CF3SO3, 1–4, were synthesised and fully …

Cytotoxic Pt (ii) complexes containing alizarin: a selective carrier for DNA metalation

R Caligiuri, L Massai, A Geri, L Ricciardi… - Dalton …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Many efforts have been made in the last few decades to selectively transport antitumor
agents to their potential target sites with the aim to improve efficacy and selectivity. Indeed …

[HTML][HTML] Computational Exploration of the Mechanism of Action of a Sorafenib-Containing Ruthenium Complex as an Anticancer Agent for Photoactivated …

P Barretta, F Ponte, D Escudero, G Mazzone - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complexes are being tested as potential anticancer agents in
different therapies, which include conventional chemotherapy and light-activated …

G-quadruplex DNA selective targeting for anticancer therapy: a computational study of a novel Pt II monofunctional complex activated by adaptive binding

D Belletto, F Ponte, N Sanna, S Scoditti, E Sicilia - Dalton Transactions, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Targeting of G-quadruplex (GQ) nucleic acids, which are helical four-stranded structures
formed from guanine-rich nucleic acid sequences, has emerged in recent years as an …

Noncovalent interactions of antitumor cycloplatinated complexes containing trifluoroacetate ligands as the leaving group with bovine serum albumin. Implications for …

MD Aseman, P Negaresh, Z Shojaeifard… - New Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The biomolecular interactions of two previously reported cycloplatinated complexes,[Pt (C^
N)(SMe2)(OCOCF3)](C^ N= deprotonated benzo [h] quinoline (bhq), 1, or deprotonated 2 …