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- Title
Monochalcoplatin: An Actively Transported, Quickly Reducible, and Highly Potent Pt<sup>IV</sup> Anticancer Prodrug.
- Authors
Ma, Lili; Wang, Na; Ma, Rong; Li, Cai; Xu, Zoufeng; Tse, Man‐Kit; Zhu, Guangyu
- Abstract
Abstract: Recently, PtIV prodrugs have attracted much attention as the next generation of platinum‐based antineoplastic drug candidates. Here we report the discovery and evaluation of monochalcoplatin, a monocarboxylated PtIV prodrug that is among the most cytotoxic PtIV prodrugs to date. Compared with its dicarboxylated counterpart chalcoplatin, monochalcoplatin accumulates astonishingly effectively and rapidly in cancer cells, which is not ascribed to its lipophilicity. The prodrug is quickly reduced, causes DNA damage, and induces apoptosis, resulting in superior cytotoxicity with IC50 values in the nanomolar range in both cisplatin‐sensitive and ‐resistant cells; these IC50 values are up to 422‐fold higher than that of cisplatin. A detailed mechanistic study reveals that monochalcoplatin actively enters cells through a transporter‐mediated process. Moreover, monochalcoplatin shows significant antitumor activity in an in vivo colorectal tumor model. Our study implies a practical strategy for the design of more effective PtIV prodrugs to conquer drug resistance by tuning both cellular uptake pathways and activation processes.
- Subjects
PRODRUGS; DNA damage; ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; CANCER cells; DRUG resistance; LIPOPHILICITY
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2018, Vol 130, Issue 29, p9236
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.201804314