Effect of the Metal Center on the Antitumor Activity of the Analogous Dinuclear Spermine Chelates (PdCl2)2(Spermine) and (PtCl2)2(Spermine)

Title: Effect of the Metal Center on the Antitumor Activity of the Analogous Dinuclear Spermine Chelates (PdCl2)2(Spermine) and (PtCl2)2(Spermine)

Volume: 4 Issue: 7

Author(s): Ana S. Soares, Sonia M. Fiuza, M. Joao Goncalves, Luis A.E. Batista de Carvalho, M. Paula M. Marques and Ana M. Urbano

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Keywords: Multinuclear polyamine complexes, Pt(II), Pd(II), Spermine, Cytotoxic Activity, Anticancer potential

Abstract: The cytotoxic activity of (PdCl2)2(spermine) against a human cancer cell line (HSC-3) was evaluated. The results show an activity higher than that of the analogous Pt(II) chelate and, for 24 h incubations, identical to that of cisplatin. They also suggest a faster intracellular uptake and DNA binding relative to cisplatin.

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Soares S. Ana, Fiuza M. Sonia, Goncalves Joao M., Batista de Carvalho A.E. Luis, Marques M. M. Paula and Urbano M. Ana, Effect of the Metal Center on the Antitumor Activity of the Analogous Dinuclear Spermine Chelates (PdCl2)2(Spermine) and (PtCl2)2(Spermine), Letters in Drug Design & Discovery 2007; 4 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157018007781788516