Book of Abstracts - Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Book of Abstracts - Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Book of Abstracts - Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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OP-10<br />
ISBOMC `10 5.7 – 9.7. 2010 <strong>Ruhr</strong>-<strong>Universität</strong> <strong>Bochum</strong><br />
Synthesis, characterization and antiproliferative activity <strong>of</strong> a series <strong>of</strong> Pt(IV)<br />
complexes: a QSAR approach to their cytotoxicity<br />
Domenico Osella, a Paola Gramatica, b Ester Papa, b Mara Luini, b Elena Monti, b Marzia B. Gariboldi, b<br />
Mauro Ravera, a Elisabetta Gabano, a and Luca Gaviglio a<br />
a University <strong>of</strong> Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Department <strong>of</strong> Environmental and Life Sciences,<br />
Viale Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy. b Department <strong>of</strong> Structural and Functional Biology,<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Insubria, Via A. da Giussano 10, 21052 Busto Arsizio (VA), Italy. E-mail:<br />
domenico.osella@mfn.unipmn.it<br />
Octahedral Pt(IV) complexes are usually supposed to behave as antitumor pro-drugs: most <strong>of</strong> them can<br />
be reduced by the hypoxic environment <strong>of</strong> the tumour tissue to square planar Pt(II) via a two electron<br />
reduction and loss <strong>of</strong> axial ligands. Both axial and equatorial ligands play an important role in setting<br />
the redox potential into the biological window and modulating the lipophilicity <strong>of</strong> Pt(IV) complexes,<br />
whereas the two carrier groups (N-based) determine the antiproliferative potency <strong>of</strong> the drug.<br />
A large series <strong>of</strong> Pt(IV) complexes containing different ligands was synthesized, characterized<br />
and tested for in vitro antitumor activity against ovarian carcinoma, A2780, and colon<br />
adenocarcinoma, HCT116, cell lines.<br />
A quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis was performed on this series <strong>of</strong> Pt(IV)<br />
complexes to find a relationship among cytotoxicity (IC50), reduction peak potential (Ep), partition<br />
coefficient (log Po/w) and theoretical molecular descriptors. The whole set <strong>of</strong> descriptors was used as<br />
an input set for modeling, in order to identify different structural features <strong>of</strong> Pt(IV) complexes related<br />
to the in vitro cytotoxicity.<br />
In the resulting models, a lipophilic descriptor (i.e log Po/w or number <strong>of</strong> secondary sp 3 carbon atoms,<br />
nCs) plus an electronic descriptor (Ep, number <strong>of</strong> oxygen atoms, nO, or total polar surface area,<br />
TPSA(NO)) is necessary for the optimal modeling. This results support the general findings that the<br />
biological behavior <strong>of</strong> Pt(IV) complexes is related to their uptake, reduction, and structure <strong>of</strong> the<br />
corresponding Pt(II) metabolites.<br />
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