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ArticleInorganic chemistry2024

Exploiting Co(III)-Cyclopentadienyl Complexes To Develop Anticancer Agents.

João Franco Machado, Sandra Cordeiro, Joana N Duarte, Paulo J Costa, Paulo J Mendes, Maria Helena Garcia, Pedro V Baptista, Alexandra R Fernandes, Tânia S Morais

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Article in Inorganic chemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Cobalt complexes in biology and medicine: enzymatic functions, pharmacological applications, and health challenges.Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

João Franco MachadoCentro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
Sandra CordeiroAssociate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal.
Joana N DuarteCentro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
Paulo J CostaBioISI - Instituto de Biosistemas e Ciências Integrativas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0492-6666
Paulo J MendesLAQV-REQUIMTE (Polo de Évora), Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, R. Romão Ramalho 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal.
Maria Helena GarciaCentro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
Pedro V BaptistaAssociate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5255-7095
Alexandra R FernandesAssociate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2054-4438
Tânia S MoraisCentro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-0233-8243
University of Lisbon · PTUniversidade Nova de Lisboa · PTUniversity of Évora · PT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, organometallic complexes have attracted much attention as anticancer therapeutics aiming at overcoming the limitations of platinum drugs that are currently marketed. Still, the development of half-sandwich organometallic cobalt complexes remains scarcely explored. Four new cobalt(III)-cyclopentadienyl complexes containing N,N-heteroaromatic bidentate, and phosphane ligands were synthesized and fully characterized by elemental analysis, spectroscopic techniques, and DFT methods. The cytotoxicity of all complexes was determined in vitro by the MTS assay in colorectal (HCT116), ovarian (A2780), and breast (MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7) human cancer cell lines and in a healthy human cell line (fibroblasts). The complexes showed high cytotoxicity in cancer cell lines, mostly due to ROS production, apoptosis, autophagy induction, and disruption of the mitochondrial membrane. Also, these complexes were shown to be nontoxic in vivo in an ex ovo chick embryo yolk sac membrane (YSM) assay.

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Antineoplastic AgentsCoordination ComplexesOvarian NeoplasmsAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorChick EmbryoCobaltFemaleHumansPlatinumAntineoplastic AgentsCobaltCoordination ComplexesPlatinum

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PMID38502532
PMCPMC10988555
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