Serum-protein interactions with anticancer Ru(III) complexes KP1019 and KP418 characterized by EPR
- 26 August 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry
- Vol. 15 (2), 131-145
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-009-0578-5
Abstract
The compounds imidazolium [trans-[RuCl4(1H-imidazole)2] (KP418) and indazolium [trans-RuCl4(1H-indazole)2] (KP1019) both show significant anticancer activity, with the latter recently having completed phase I clinical trials. An important component of this success has been associated with targeted delivery of the complexes to cancer cells by serum proteins. In this study, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements, combined with incubation under physiological conditions, and separation of protein-bound fractions, have been used to characterize the interactions of these complexes with human serum albumin (hsA), human serum transferrin (hsTf) apoprotein, and whole human serum. The strong EPR signals observed in these experiments demonstrate that both complexes are primarily retained in the 3+ oxidation state in the presence of serum components. Rapid, noncovalent binding of KP1019 was observed in the presence of both hsA and serum, indicating that the predominant interactions occur within the hydrophobic binding sites of hsA. This sequestering process correlates with the low levels of side effects observed in clinical trials of the complex. At longer incubation times, the noncovalently bound complexes are converted slowly to a protein-coordinated form. Noncovalent interactions are not observed in the presence apo-hsTf, where only slow binding of KP1019 via ligand exchange with the protein occurs. By contrast, hydrophobic interactions of KP418 with hsA only occur with the aquated products of the complex, a process that also dominates in serum. In the presence of apo-hsTf, KP418 interacts directly with the protein through exchange of ligands, as observed with KP1019.Keywords
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