RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Anticancer Activity of Half-Sandwich Ru, Rh and Ir Complexes with Chrysin Derived Ligands: Strong Effect of the Side Chain in the Ligand and Influence of the Metal A1 Rubio Antolin, Ana Rosa A1 González, Rocío A1 Busto Vázquez, Natalia A1 Vaquero Gutiérrez, Mónica A1 Iglesias, Ana L. A1 Jalón, Félix A. A1 Espino Ordóñez, Gustavo A1 Rodríguez, Ana M. A1 García Ruiz, Begoña A1 Manzano, Blanca R. . K1 Chrysin ligands K1 Iridium K1 Ruthenium K1 Rhodium K1 Cancer K1 Metallodrugs K1 Piperidine K1 Half-sandwich K1 Bioquímica K1 Biochemistry K1 Química inorgánica K1 Chemistry, Inorganic K1 Química física K1 Chemistry, Physical and theoretical AB An important challenge in the field of anticancer chemotherapy is the search for new speciesto overcome the resistance of standard drugs. An interesting approach is to link bioactive ligands tometal fragments. In this work, we have synthesized a set of p-cymene-Ru or cyclopentadienyl-M(M = Rh, Ir) complexes with four chrysin-derived pro-ligands with different -OR substituents atposition 7 of ring A. The introduction of a piperidine ring on chrysin led to the highly cytotoxicpro-ligand HL4 and its metal complexes L4-M (SW480 and A549 cell lines, cytotoxic order: L4-Ir >L4-Ru ≈ L4-Rh). HL4 and its complexes induce apoptosis and can overcome cis-platinum resistance.However, HL4 turns out to be more cytotoxic in healthy than in tumor cells in contrast to its metalcomplexes which displayed higher selectivity than cisplatin towards cancer cells. All L4-M complexesinteract with double stranded DNA. Nonetheless, the influence of the metal is clear because onlycomplex L4-Ir causes DNA cleavage, through the generation of highly reactive oxygen species (1O2).This result supports the hypothesis of a potential dual mechanism consisting of two different chemicalpathways: DNA binding and ROS generation. This behavior provides this complex with a greateffectivity in terms of cytotoxicity PB MDPI SN 1999-4923 YR 2021 FD 2021-09 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6825 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/6825 LA eng NO Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y UniversidadesFEDER (RTI2018-100709-B-C21 and RTI2018-102040-B-100), Junta de Comunidades de CastillaLa Mancha-FEDER (JCCM) (grant SBPLY/19/180501/000260), Junta de Castilla y León-FEDER (BU087G19 and BU305P18), “la Caixa” Foundation (LCF/PR/PR12/11070003), as well as by UCLMFEDER (grants 2019-GRIN-27183 and 2019-GRIN-27209). DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 04-dic-2024