Binding of Antitumor Ruthenium(III) Complexes to Plasma Proteins. Issue 6 (2000)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Messori Messori, L. L.; Vilchez Vilchez, F. Gonzales F. Gonzales; Vilaplana Vilaplana, R. R.; Piccioli Piccioli, F. F.; Alessio Alessio, E. E.; Keppler Keppler, B. B.
• Is Part Of: Metal-based drugs. Volume 7:Issue 6(2000)
• Page Start: 335
• Page End: 342
• Publication Date: 2000
• Subjects: Metals -- Therapeutic use -- Periodicals; Pharmaceutical chemistry -- Periodicals; Drugs -- Periodicals; Drugs; Metals -- Therapeutic use; Pharmaceutical chemistry; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical -- Periodicals; Metals -- therapeutic use -- Periodicals; Pharmaceutical Preparations -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 615.23
• DOI: 10.1155/MBD.2000.335
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0793-0291

Abstract

Abstract : Presently, there is large interest in analysing the interactions in vitro with plasma proteins of some novel antitumor ruthenium(III) complexes that are in preclinical or clinical phase. The joint application of separation and spectroscopic techniques provides valuable information on the nature and the properties of the resulting ruthenium/protein adducts. Recent work carried out in our laboratory points out that, under physiological conditions, some selected ruthenium(III) complexes bind plasma proteins tightly with a marked preference for surface imidazole groups. Representative examples of interactions of antitumor ruthenium(III) complexes with plasma proteins such as albumin and transferrin are given. Notably the antitumor ruthenium(III) complexes considered here bind proteins much tighter than DNA; it is proposed that protein binding of ruthenium(III) complexes will have a large impact on the biodistribution, the pharmacokinetics and the mechanism of action of these experimental drugs.