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  • Title: Preparation of Rhodium(III) complexes with 2(1H)-quinolinone derivatives and evaluation of their in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity.
    Author: Lu X, Wu YM, Yang JM, Ma FE, Li LP, Chen S, Zhang Y, Ni QL, Pan YM, Hong X, Peng Y.
    Journal: Eur J Med Chem; 2018 May 10; 151():226-236. PubMed ID: 29614419.
    Abstract:
    A series of 2(1H)-quinolinone derivatives and their rhodium (III) complexes were designed and synthesized. All the rhodium (III) complexes exhibited higher in vitro cytotoxicity for Hep G2, HeLa 229, MGC80-3, and NCI-H460 human tumor cell lines than their ligands and cisplatin, and among them complex 9 was found to be selectively cytotoxic to tumor cells. Further investigation revealed that complex 9 caused cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase and induced apoptosis, and inhibited the proliferation of Hep G2 cells by impeding the phosphorylation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and its downstream enzymes. Complex 9 also up-regulated the proapoptotic proteins Bak, Bax, and Bim, which altogether activated caspase-3/9 to initiate cell apoptosis. Notably, complex 9 effectively inhibited tumor growth in the NCI-H460 xenograft mouse model with less adverse effect than cisplatin.
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