title: Cytotoxicity of 2,2':6',2' '-terpyridineplatinum(II) complexes against human ovarian carcinoma.
abstract: 2,2':6',2''-Terpyridineplatinum(II) complexes are shown to possess cytotoxicity against a number of human ovarian tumor cell lines. Many of the complexes show similar activity against cisplatin- and doxorubicin-resistant cell lines as the parental cells suggesting that there is little or no cross-resistance with cisplatin or doxorubicin. The cytotoxicity of bis[2,2':6',2''-terpyridineplatinum(II)] complexes is strongly dependent on the nature of the linker. Bis[2,2':6',2''-terpyridineplatinum(II)] complexes with a flexible linker at the 4'-position show poor cytotoxicity; by contrast bis[2,2':6',2''- terpyridineplatinum(II)] complexes with rigid and short linkers at platinum(II) are strikingly effective. Several of the compounds show greater cytotoxicity against human ovarian cell lines than carboplatin, the therapeutic agent currently advocated for the treatment of human ovarian cancers.
authors.affiliation: Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, U.K.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Droz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vilaivan
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pratt
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tweedale
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Kelland
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D011725:Pyridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D011725:Pyridines