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ArticleJournal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry2025

Disulfide-based 2-pyridyl-hydrazone prochelators induce iron deprivation and oxidative stress in ovarian cancer cells.

Jacob B Fussell, Jake P Shaw, Madison A Grams, Yu-Shien Sung, Ren-Hua Jheng, Andrei V Astashkin, Elisa Tomat

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Jacob B FussellDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ, 85721-0041, USA.
Jake P ShawDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ, 85721-0041, USA.
Madison A GramsDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ, 85721-0041, USA.
Yu-Shien SungDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ, 85721-0041, USA.
Ren-Hua JhengDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ, 85721-0041, USA.
Andrei V AstashkinDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ, 85721-0041, USA.
Elisa TomatDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ, 85721-0041, USA. tomat@arizona.edu.

Funding

VITAMIN AP30CA023074 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Dan Theodorescu · 1985 to 2026
$110.2M
Coordination chemistry approaches to target cellular metal dysregulationR35GM153364 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI TOMAT, ELISA · 2024 to 2025
$723k
NCI NIH HHS CA023074NCI NIH HHS P30 CA023074NIGMS NIH HHS GM153364NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM153364
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alterations of iron homeostasis are characteristic of malignant behavior and have been associated with poor prognosis in ovarian cancer patients. Iron-binding chelators are currently under investigation as potential cancer therapeutics because they allow manipulation of iron availability and redox chemistry. In addition, the design of prochelator systems enables the release of iron-binding chelators upon cell entry and therefore the sequestration of intracellular (rather than systemic) iron. We report the synthesis and biological evaluation of disulfide-based prochelators featuring a 2-pyridyl-hydrazone motif and resulting in a tridentate (S,N,N) donor set as found in several antiproliferative chelators (e.g., Triapine, Dp44mT, DpC, COTI-2). Upon disulfide reduction and iron(II) coordination, the chelators stabilize ferric complexes that are redox-active in neutral aqueous conditions. Symmetric prochelator (PH3-S)

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Antineoplastic AgentsDisulfidesHydrazonesIronIron Chelating AgentsOvarian NeoplasmsOxidative StressPyridinesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleHumansAntineoplastic AgentsDisulfidesHydrazonesIronIron Chelating AgentsPyridinesCancerChelatorIronOxidative stressProchelator

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PMID40591007
PMCPMC12707996

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