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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 2021, Issue 18, Pages 1796-1814Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100154
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Anticancer activity; Bioimaging; Iridium; Paraptosis; Peptides
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The study discusses the design and synthesis of two IPHs, 4 and 5, with different numbers of KKKGG sequences, and found that 3 and 4 are more cytotoxic than 5 against Jurkat cells, indicating a positive relationship between the number of peptide units in 3-5 and their anticancer activity. Additionally, a parallel relationship was observed between the cytotoxicity of 3-5 and Ca2+ overload in mitochondria, suggesting the direct transfer of Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum to mitochondria.
Cyclometalated iridium (Ir) complexes having Ir(tpy)(3) (tpy=2-(4'-tolyl)pyridine) scaffold exhibit promising potential for the diagnosis of cancer, as phosphorescent probes for cellular imaging and in the treatment of cancer, due to their high stability, tunable photophysical properties, and biological activities. We previously reported on the synthesis of some cationic amphiphilic Ir(III) complex-peptide hybrids (IPHs) such as 2 and 3 that contain KK(K)GG peptide units (K: lysine, G: glycine) that are attached via alkyl chain (C2 similar to C16) linkers and induce paraptosis-like cell death in Jurkat (T-lymphocyte leukemia) cancer cells through multiple cell death pathways. Herein, we report on the design and synthesis of two IPHs, 4 and 5, which possess two and one KKKGG sequences, respectively, and an examination of the effect of the number of peptide units on their anticancer activity. Our evaluations of the anticancer properties of 3-5 suggested that 3 and 4 are more cytotoxic than 5 against Jurkat cells, indicating a positive relationship between the number of H2N-KKKGG units in 3-5 and their anticancer activity. In addition, a parallel relationship was observed between the cytotoxicity of 3-5 and Ca2+ overload in mitochondria, suggesting the direct transfer of Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum to mitochondria.
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