Abstract
© 2018 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.Ruthenium polypyridyl complexes have received widespread attention as potential chemotherapeutics in photodynamic therapy (PDT) and in photochemotherapy (PACT). Here, we investigate a series of sixteen ruthenium polypyridyl complexes with general formula [Ru(tpy)(N−N)(L)]+/2+ (tpy=2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine, N−N=bpy (2,2′-bipyridine), phen (1,10-phenanthroline), dpq (pyrazino[2,3-f][1,10]phenanthroline), dppz (dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine, dppn (benzo[i]dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine), pmip (2-(4-methylphenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline), pymi ((E)-N-phenyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)methanimine), or azpy (2-(phenylazo)pyridine), L=Cl− or 2-(2-(2-(methylthio)ethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl-β-d-glucopyranoside) and their potential for either PDT or PACT. We demonstrate that although increased lipophilicity is generally related to increased uptake of these complexes, it does not necessarily lead to increased (photo)cytotoxicity. However, the non-toxic complexes are excellent candidates as PACT carriers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2709-2717 |
Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Feb 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This work was supportedby the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (NWO-CW) with a VIDI grant to S.B. The European Research Council is kindly acknowledged for a Starting Grant to S.B. Prof. E. Bouwman is gratefully acknowledged for her support and input. Fons Lefeber and Dr. Karthick Sai Sankar Gupta are acknowledged for their help with NMR spectroscopy. Gerwin Spijksma is gratefully acknowledged for performing the HRMS measurements.
Funders | Funder number |
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Dutch Organization for Scientific Research | |
NWO-CW | |
H2020 European Research Council | |
European Research Council | |
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek |