Develo** an anticancer platinum (II) compound based on the uniqueness of human serum albumin

Z Zhang, J Zhang, T Yang, S Li, G Xu… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
To develop the next-generation Pt drug with remarkable activity and low toxicity to maximally
inhibit tumor growth, we optimized a Pt (II) thiosemicarbazone compound (C4) with …

Michael addition-driven synthesis of cytotoxic palladium (ii) complexes from chromone thiosemicarbazones: investigation of anticancer activity through in vitro and in …

J Haribabu, N Balakrishnan, S Swaminathan… - New Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Three Pd (II) complexes (1–3) containing tridentate chromone-based thiosemicarbazones
(SVSHL1–3) have been investigated as potential anticancer agents. The complexes of the …

Isosteric Replacement of Sulfur to Selenium in a Thiosemicarbazone: Promotion of Zn (II) Complex Dissociation and Transmetalation to Augment Anticancer Efficacy

B Kaya, M Gholam Azad, M Suleymanoglu… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We implemented isosteric replacement of sulfur to selenium in a novel thiosemicarbazone
(PPTP4c4mT) to create a selenosemicarbazone (PPTP4c4mSe) that demonstrates …

Steric Blockade of Oxy-Myoglobin Oxidation by Thiosemicarbazones: Structure–Activity Relationships of the Novel PPP4pT Series

TP Wijesinghe, B Kaya, MA Gonzálvez… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The di-2-pyridylketone thiosemicarbazones demonstrated marked anticancer efficacy,
prompting progression of DpC to clinical trials. However, DpC induced deleterious oxy …

Targeting lysosomes by design: novel N-acridine thiosemicarbazones that enable direct detection of intracellular drug localization and overcome P-glycoprotein (Pgp) …

B Kaya, H Smith, Y Chen, MG Azad, TM Russell… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Innovative N-acridine thiosemicarbazones (NATs) were designed along with their iron (III),
copper (II), and zinc (II) complexes. Lysosomal targeting was promoted by specifically …

Novel mono-, bi-, tri-and tetra-nuclear copper complexes that inhibit tumor growth through apoptosis and anti-angiogenesis

X Wang, M Zhu, S Li, G Xu, Z Zhang, F Yang - Journal of Inorganic …, 2024 - Elsevier
To develop the next-generation metal agents for efficiently inhibiting tumor growth, a series
of novel mononuclear, binuclear and trinuclear copper (Cu) thiophene-2-formaldehyde …

Differential transmetallation of complexes of the anti-cancer thiosemicarbazone, Dp4e4mT: effects on anti-proliferative efficacy, redox activity, oxy-myoglobin and oxy …

M Dharmasivam, B Kaya, TP Wijesinghe… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The di-2-pyridylthiosemicarbazone (DpT) analogs demonstrate potent and selective anti-
proliferative activity against human tumors. The current investigation reports the synthesis …

Innovative thiosemicarbazones that induce multi-modal mechanisms to down-regulate estrogen-, progesterone-, androgen-and prolactin-receptors in breast cancer

F Shehadeh-Tout, HH Milioli, S Roslan… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The estrogen receptor-α (ER-α) is a key driver of breast cancer (BC) and the ER-antagonist,
tamoxifen, is a central pillar of BC treatment. However, cross-talk between ER-α, other …

A review on zinc, cadmium, and mercury complexes with anticancer activity

ES Moghadam, Z Emamgholipour, A Foroumadi… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the last few years, there has been a surge in interest surrounding the exploration of the
therapeutic benefits of metal-based complexes because of their great potential in treating a …

8-hydroxyquinoline-N-oxide copper (II)-and zinc (II)-phenanthroline and bipyridine coordination compounds: Design, synthesis, structures, and antitumor evaluation

LQ Du, CJ Zeng, DY Mo, QP Qin, MX Tan… - Journal of Inorganic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fourteen novel tumor-targeting copper (II) and zinc (II) complexes,[Cu (ONQ)(QD1)(NO 3)]·
CH 3 OH (NQ3),[Cu (ONQ)(QD2)(NO 3)](NQ2),[Cu (NQ)(QD2) Cl](NQ3),[Cu (ONQ)(QD1) …