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<title>Rational design of mitochondria targeted thiabendazole-based Ir(III) biscyclometalated complexes for a multimodal photodynamic therapy of cancer</title>
<creator>Echevarría Poza, Igor</creator>
<creator>Zafon, Elisenda</creator>
<creator>Barrabés, Sílvia</creator>
<creator>Martínez, María Ángeles</creator>
<creator>Ramos Gómez, Sonia</creator>
<creator>Ortega Santamaría, Natividad</creator>
<creator>Manzano, Blanca R.</creator>
<creator>Jalón Sotés, Félix Ángel</creator>
<creator>Quesada Pato, Roberto</creator>
<creator>Espino Ordóñez, Gustavo</creator>
<creator>Massaguer Vall-Llovera, Anna</creator>
<subject>Photodynamic therapy</subject>
<subject>Iridium</subject>
<subject>Cyclometalated complexes</subject>
<subject>Cancer</subject>
<subject>Mitochondria</subject>
<subject>DNA</subject>
<description>Despite their outstanding properties as potential photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT), Ir(III) biscyclometalated complexes need both further developments to overcome remaining limitations and in-depth&#xd;
investigations into their mechanisms of action to reach clinic application in the treatment of cancer. This&#xd;
work describes the synthesis of a family of Ir(III) complexes of general formula [Ir(C^N)2(N^N′&#xd;
)]Cl (N^N′ =&#xd;
thiabendazole-based ligands; C^N = ppy (2-phenylpyridinate) (Series A), or dfppy (2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)pyridinate) (Series B)) and their evaluation as potential PDT agents. These complexes are partially soluble in water&#xd;
and exhibit cytotoxic activity in the absence of light irradiation versus several cancer cell lines. Furthermore, the&#xd;
cytotoxic activity of derivatives of Series A is enhanced upon irradiation, particularly for complexes [1a]Cl and&#xd;
[3a]Cl, which show phototoxicity indexes (PI) above 20. Endocytosis was established as the uptake mechanism&#xd;
for [1a]Cl and [3a]Cl in prostate cancer cells by flow cytometry. These derivatives mainly accumulate in the&#xd;
mitochondria as shown by colocalization confocal microscopy experiments. Presumably, [1a]Cl and [3a]Cl&#xd;
induce death on cancer cells under irradiation through apoptosis triggered by a multimodal mechanism of action,&#xd;
which likely involves damage over mitochondrial DNA and mitochondrial membrane depolarization. Both&#xd;
processes seem to be the result of photocatalytic oxidation processes.</description>
<date>2023-02-13</date>
<date>2023-02-13</date>
<date>2022-06</date>
<type>info:eu-repo/semantics/article</type>
<identifier>0162-0134</identifier>
<identifier>http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7444</identifier>
<identifier>10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.111790</identifier>
<language>eng</language>
<relation>Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 2022, V. 231, 111790</relation>
<relation>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.111790</relation>
<relation>info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RTI2018-100709-B-C21/ES/NUEVOS METALOFARMACOS DISEÑADOS PARA INCREMENTAR LA SELECTIVIDAD EN TRATAMIENTOS CONTRA EL CANCER. USO DE FOTOTERAPIA Y VEHICULIZACION CON LIGANDOS DIRIGIDOS A TUMORES/</relation>
<relation>info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RTI2018-100709-B-C22/ES/NUEVOS METALOFARMACOS DISEÑADOS PARA INCREMENTAR LA SELECTIVIDAD. USO DE FOTOTERAPIA Y VEHICULIZACION CON LIGANDOS DIRIGIDOS A TUMORES/</relation>
<relation>info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RED2018-102471-T/ES/METALOFARMACOS MULTIFUNCIONALES PARA DIAGNOSIS Y TERAPIA/</relation>
<relation>info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/Junta de Castilla y León//BU087G19//Compuestos organometálicos de ir(iii) en terapias antiproliferativas y como sondas químicas deaminas biógenas/</relation>
<relation>info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/JCCM//SBPLY%2F19%2F180501%2F000260/</relation>
<relation>info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/UCLM//2019-GRIN-27183/</relation>
<relation>info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/UCLM//2019-GRIN-27209/</relation>
<relation>info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AGAUR//2021 FI_B 01036/</relation>
<rights>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/</rights>
<rights>info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess</rights>
<rights>Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional</rights>
<publisher>Elsevier</publisher>
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