Full Structural Characterization of Homoleptic Complexes of Diacetylcurcumin with Mg, Zn, Cu, and Mn: Cisplatin-level Cytotoxicity in Vitro with Minimal Acute Toxicity in Vivo


Por: Meza-Morales, William, Mirian Estevez-Carmona, M., Alvarez-Ricardo, Yair, Obregon-Mendoza, Marco A., Cassani, Julia, Teresa Ramirez-Apan, Maria, Escobedo-Martinez, Carolina, Soriano-Garcia, Manuel, Reynolds, William F., Enriquez, Raul G.

Publicada: 2 abr 2019
Resumen:
At the present time, scientists place a great deal of effort worldwide trying to improve the therapeutic potential of metal complexes of curcumin and curcuminoids. Herein, the synthesis of four homoleptic metal complexes with diacetylcurcumin (DAC), using a ligand designed to prevent the interaction of phenolic groups, rendering metal complexes through the -diketone functionality, is reported. Due to their physiological relevance, we used bivalent magnesium, zinc, copper, and manganese for complexation with DAC. The resulting products were characterized by ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), fluorescence spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy (IR), liquid and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), magnetic moment, mass spectrometry (MS), single crystal, and powder X-ray diffraction (SCXRD and PXRD). Crystallization was achieved in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) or N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as triclinic systems with space group P-1, showing the metal bound to the -diketone function, while the H-1-NMR confirmed the preference of the enolic form of the ligand. Single crystal data demonstrated a 1:2 metal:ligand ratio. The inhibition of lipid peroxidation was evaluated using the thiobarbituric acid reactive substance assay (TBARS). All four metal complexes (Mg, Zn, Cu, and Mn) exhibited good antioxidant effect (IC50 = 2.03 +/- 0.27, 1.58 +/- 0.07, 1.58 +/- 0.15 and 1.24 +/- 0.10 M respectively) compared with butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and -tocopherol. The cytotoxic activity in human cancer cell lines against colon adenocarcinoma (HCT-15), mammary adenocarcinoma (MCF-7), and lung adenocarcinoma (SKLU-1) was found comparable ((DAC)(2)Mg), or ca. 2-fold higher ((DAC)(2)Zn) than cisplatin. The acute toxicity assays indicate class 5 toxicity, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines at doses of 3 g/kg for all complexes. No mortality or changes in the behavior of animals in any of the treated groups was observed. A therapeutic potential can be envisaged from the relevant cytotoxic activity upon human cancer cell lines in vitro and the undetected in vivo acute toxicity of these compounds.

Filiaciones:
Meza-Morales, William:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Quim, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 07340, DF, Mexico

 Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad UniversitariaCDMX CP 07340, Mexico

Mirian Estevez-Carmona, M.:
 Inst Politecn Nacl, Escuela Nacl Ciencias Biol, Wilfrido Massieu SN, Mexico City 07738, DF, Mexico

 Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Wilfrido Massieu SN, CDMX CP 07738, Mexico

Alvarez-Ricardo, Yair:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Quim, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 07340, DF, Mexico

 Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad UniversitariaCDMX CP 07340, Mexico

Obregon-Mendoza, Marco A.:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Quim, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 07340, DF, Mexico

 Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad UniversitariaCDMX CP 07340, Mexico

Cassani, Julia:
 Univ Autonoma Metropolitana, Dept Sistemas Biol, Unidad Xochimilco, Mexico City 04960, DF, Mexico

 Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad XochimilcoCDMX CP 04960, Mexico

Teresa Ramirez-Apan, Maria:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Quim, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 07340, DF, Mexico

Escobedo-Martinez, Carolina:
 Univ Guanajuato, Dept Farm, Div Ciencias Nat & Exactas, Campus Guanajuato, Guanajuato 36050, Mexico

 Departamento de Farmacia, División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Campus Guanajuato, Guanajuato CP, 36050, Mexico

Soriano-Garcia, Manuel:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Quim, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 07340, DF, Mexico

 Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad UniversitariaCDMX CP 07340, Mexico

Reynolds, William F.:
 Univ Toronto, Dept Chem, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada

 Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada

Enriquez, Raul G.:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Quim, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 07340, DF, Mexico

 Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad UniversitariaCDMX CP 07340, Mexico
ISSN: 14203049
Editorial
MDPI AG, POSTFACH, CH-4005 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, Suiza
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 24 Número: 8
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WOS Id: 000467765700153
ID de PubMed: 31018515

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